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NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.
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The generals are calling them “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” because of how badly they bombed.
September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The generals are calling them “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” because of how badly they bombed.
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This week, leaders from @rankmivote.bsky.social have been interviewed by radio stations across the state – spreading the word about their campaign to put #RankedChoiceVoting on Michigan's 2026 ballot.
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Michigan ranked choice voting campaign makes waves in the news - FairVote
Ranked choice voting would solve problems in Michigan elections. Rank MI Vote is leading a campaign to put it on the November 2026 ballot.
fairvote.org
September 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This week, leaders from @rankmivote.bsky.social have been interviewed by radio stations across the state – spreading the word about their campaign to put #RankedChoiceVoting on Michigan's 2026 ballot.
Learn more ⬇️
Learn more ⬇️
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Hello, everyone. Today, thanks to @sbg1.bsky.social and @newyorker.com, I learned a new word.
The word is:
"butt-snorkeler."
The word is:
"butt-snorkeler."
August 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hello, everyone. Today, thanks to @sbg1.bsky.social and @newyorker.com, I learned a new word.
The word is:
"butt-snorkeler."
The word is:
"butt-snorkeler."
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
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As Republicans inevitably blame mental health and not the guns for yet another school shooting - kindly remind them that 205 of them voted AGAINST a bill to expand school-based mental health services.
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As Republicans inevitably blame mental health and not the guns for yet another school shooting - kindly remind them that 205 of them voted AGAINST a bill to expand school-based mental health services.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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So Donald Trump is going to send the national guard to Washington DC today when the people of DC don’t need them, after refusing to deploy them on January 6, when the people of Washington DC did.
August 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So Donald Trump is going to send the national guard to Washington DC today when the people of DC don’t need them, after refusing to deploy them on January 6, when the people of Washington DC did.
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Jesse Watters doesn’t understand which party drew the maps in Texas.
August 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Jesse Watters doesn’t understand which party drew the maps in Texas.
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"Rather than shape *who* won the NYC Dem mayoral primary, #RankedChoiceVoting helped shape *how* Zohran Mamdani won.
The race provides a useful case study for how RCV incentivizes better candidate behavior."
– @jhmadison.bsky.social of @rstreet.bsky.social
The race provides a useful case study for how RCV incentivizes better candidate behavior."
– @jhmadison.bsky.social of @rstreet.bsky.social
NYC and RCV: Changing Behavior, Not Outcomes - R Street Institute
Despite the strong polling lead and prolific name recognition of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani secured a surprise victory in the Democratic primary for mayor…
www.rstreet.org
July 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Rather than shape *who* won the NYC Dem mayoral primary, #RankedChoiceVoting helped shape *how* Zohran Mamdani won.
The race provides a useful case study for how RCV incentivizes better candidate behavior."
– @jhmadison.bsky.social of @rstreet.bsky.social
The race provides a useful case study for how RCV incentivizes better candidate behavior."
– @jhmadison.bsky.social of @rstreet.bsky.social
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Obama Claps Back! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾
July 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Obama Claps Back! 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾
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Oh man, Jon Stewart lit up CBS, Fox and Dumpster. It’s worth a watch. Also, they didn’t sensor Jon’s language. Not for sensitive ears!!
youtu.be/TwOLo_U6bTw?...
youtu.be/TwOLo_U6bTw?...
Jon Stewart Reacts to Colbert's Cancellation & Trump's "Bawdy" Epstein Doodles | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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July 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Oh man, Jon Stewart lit up CBS, Fox and Dumpster. It’s worth a watch. Also, they didn’t sensor Jon’s language. Not for sensitive ears!!
youtu.be/TwOLo_U6bTw?...
youtu.be/TwOLo_U6bTw?...
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers had side-splitting hilarious monologues tonight
Hope the White House has a lot of paper towels on hand to clean up the Ketchup that's about to be thrown 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hope the White House has a lot of paper towels on hand to clean up the Ketchup that's about to be thrown 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
July 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers had side-splitting hilarious monologues tonight
Hope the White House has a lot of paper towels on hand to clean up the Ketchup that's about to be thrown 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hope the White House has a lot of paper towels on hand to clean up the Ketchup that's about to be thrown 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump
#mythofantiwartrump
July 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump
#mythofantiwartrump
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It took Netanyahu 29 years, but he finally found an American president who was itching to go to war with him against Iran.
June 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It took Netanyahu 29 years, but he finally found an American president who was itching to go to war with him against Iran.
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Ripping up the deal worked really well, right?
June 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ripping up the deal worked really well, right?
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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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The energy provisions in the Trump BBB are really bad too — more expensive electricity, less innovation, dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-bea...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-bea...
Trump's "beautiful" bill wrecks our energy future
This legislation is terrible!
www.slowboring.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The energy provisions in the Trump BBB are really bad too — more expensive electricity, less innovation, dirtier air.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-bea...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-bea...
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"Why do Cows wear bells?"
"Because their horns don't work."
"Because their horns don't work."
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"Why do Cows wear bells?"
"Because their horns don't work."
"Because their horns don't work."
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The country is being run by narcissistic psychopaths.
June 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The country is being run by narcissistic psychopaths.
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(🎁) GIFT LINK to a stunning but also inarguable New York Times piece that says in no uncertain terms that America is no longer a democracy but an autocracy.
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
(🎁) GIFT LINK to a stunning but also inarguable New York Times piece that says in no uncertain terms that America is no longer a democracy but an autocracy.
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DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
May 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
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Trump takes aim at sinking key export sector, makes big progress cepr.net/publications...
Trump Attacks Leading Export Sector: Tourism and Universities
Analyze the relationship between Trump's trade deficit claims and the effects on tourism and universities in the United States.
cepr.net
May 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump takes aim at sinking key export sector, makes big progress cepr.net/publications...