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Dr. UppityIndian to you
@kartikmithal.bsky.social
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Labeled “Uppity Indian” by department head when I suggested the university’s computer labs should be a place where women feel safe.

Meanwhile, West Coaster. Science believer. Want everyone in the world to get a fair shake.
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From an artist on Reddit.
April 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The golden age of American manufacturing

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From the humor community on Reddit: American Golden Age - Asian meme-makers having a field day
Explore this post and more from the humor community
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April 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Either he is too stupid to understand how tariffs work or he is hoping we are too stupid to understand that we pay the tariffs.

www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/s...
Dow drops 1,500 points, S&P 500 loses 4% as stock market rout on Trump's tariffs worsens: Live updates
Wednesday saw further volatility roil markets as tensions ran high ahead of Trump's announcement, but stocks ultimately ended the session in the green.
www.cnbc.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Given who pays the tariffs, this is a self own.

www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/b...
Trump says any country buying Venezuelan oil will face a 25% tariff | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that purchases oil from Venezuela.
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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How to distract from the war plans group chat fiasco.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
'Full-Blown Meltdown': Trump Flips Out Over A Not-Very-Flattering Official Portrait
The president railed against an image he claims was "purposefully distorted" but was actually commissioned by his own supporters.
www.huffpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Did I mention incompetent?
March 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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I never understood why people would willingly give up their DNA.

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Millions of people’s DNA up for sale as 23andMe goes bankrupt
Customers urged to consider deleting their data after genetic testing company collapses
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Their reporting is awesome and factual. Please consider supporting them.

NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that's coming

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/npr-...
NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming | Opinion
NPR has always been a source of ground-breaking journalistic practices and superb reporting. In mounting a defense, it should look back at its wins and losses.
www.seattletimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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March 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Maybe FElon is the asset and Drumpf is the handler?

www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ma...
Closing USAID will weaken the foundation of American power
Washington is in turmoil as career civil servants across the federal government fear they may be fed into the Department of Government Efficiency wood chipper.
www.washingtontimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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No accountability

www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...
www.cnn.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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The MAGA folks are not going to change their minds. It is hard for people to admit they were wrong.

www.salon.com/2025/03/21/i...
"I don't regret the vote": Why most Trump voters stand by him, even as he ruins their live
It's not totally hopeless: Some swing voters who backed Trump may learn their lesson
www.salon.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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None of this seems legal and might be another farce. Remember when they tried to repeal Obamacare?

finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
Trump signs order to eliminate Department of Education 'once and for all'
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday ordering the Department of Education to wind down its operations so that it can eventually be closed.
finance.yahoo.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Not to worry. He will just jack up the taxes for everyone who is not a billionaire.

fortune.com/2025/03/18/i...
Trump's job cuts are forcing the IRS to cancel several large audits, which could result in tens of billions in lost revenue for the government
That could be good news for corporations and high-wealth individuals.
fortune.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Thank you for stating what we all see. We have a toddler in chief.

newrepublic.com/article/1927...
There Is No Method to Trump’s Madness. He’s Simply Insane.
His defenders try to apply reason to his erratic, nonsensical decisions. That’s a fool’s errand—but fools abound in this administration.
newrepublic.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Seems like you can’t arbitrarily take a sledgehammer to the government…

apnews.com/article/usai...
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Effic...
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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More Trump haters than Trump lovers

www.thedailybeast.com/the-meidasto...
Trump-Hating MeidasTouch Podcast Rockets Past Rogan With Nearly Double the Downloads
The MeidasTouch Podcast sits atop the podcast of the month list for the second time in a row.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Lines are being crossed…

newrepublic.com/post/192876/...
John Roberts Warns Trump After His Call to Impeach Judges
The Supreme Court’s chief justice issued a rare public statement.
newrepublic.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Well… Duh!!! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Pro-life people partly motivated to prevent casual sex, study finds
New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science challenges how most pro-life individuals justify their views on abortion.
www.eurekalert.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Wow. And the Dems are still staying the course.

www.axios.com/2025/03/16/t...
Trump up, Dems down in new polls
More registered voters say the U.S. is heading in the right direction than at any point since early 2004.
www.axios.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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The other side sees compromise as surrender. Any Dems who don’t understand that should resign.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Democratic Party hits new polling low, while its voters want to fight Trump harder
Unlike in Trump’s first term, Democratic voters say 2-to-1 they want party leaders to fight rather than compromise, even at the risk of not getting things done, per the NBC News poll.
www.nbcnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Giving a big “F*ck you” to the Judiciary.

apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration deports hundreds of migrants even as judge orders that removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Pimping on the White House lawn
March 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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When people object to gender affirming care, remember what affirming care this person did
March 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM