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You know that time that a major British news organisation mistakenly sought out a random dude who happened to share a name with a former New York mayor in order to go after a left wing New York mayoral candidate? Did anyone resign?
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
You know that time that a major British news organisation mistakenly sought out a random dude who happened to share a name with a former New York mayor in order to go after a left wing New York mayoral candidate? Did anyone resign?
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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There are times when I think Nick Sirianni is a pretty good coach who just gets too much hate because he looks and acts like a punchable doofus
Then there are games like this when he makes the dumbest decision possible and barely gets away with it
Then there are games like this when he makes the dumbest decision possible and barely gets away with it
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
There are times when I think Nick Sirianni is a pretty good coach who just gets too much hate because he looks and acts like a punchable doofus
Then there are games like this when he makes the dumbest decision possible and barely gets away with it
Then there are games like this when he makes the dumbest decision possible and barely gets away with it
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Nick Sirianni should be arrested. Go birds.
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Nick Sirianni should be arrested. Go birds.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Malachy Clerkin: Gianni Infantino inventing the Fifa Peace Prize for Trump is humiliating all round
Malachy Clerkin: Gianni Infantino inventing the Fifa Peace Prize for Trump is humiliating all round
Any child can tell the difference between a real prize and a fake one – how is the US president not dying of sheer mortification?
www.irishtimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Malachy Clerkin: Gianni Infantino inventing the Fifa Peace Prize for Trump is humiliating all round
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Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The sandwich thrower was wrong. But Jeanine Pirro was, too.
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
Ding-dong!
Cheney and Watson both pass on this week. These things are supposed to come in threes.
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Cheney and Watson both pass on this week. These things are supposed to come in threes.
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Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ding-dong!
Cheney and Watson both pass on this week. These things are supposed to come in threes.
🤞
Cheney and Watson both pass on this week. These things are supposed to come in threes.
🤞
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It's not Drake Maye?
Congratulations to First Lady Melania Trump for winning Fox Nation's “Patriot of the Year” award
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's not Drake Maye?
Witcher: S4 is awful.
It isn't just Cavill's departure. The writing has become awful.
I'm reminded of the last seasons of Game of Thrones. Who are these writers and why are they so terrible?
I feel bad for the main cast. The show used to be so much better.
It isn't just Cavill's departure. The writing has become awful.
I'm reminded of the last seasons of Game of Thrones. Who are these writers and why are they so terrible?
I feel bad for the main cast. The show used to be so much better.
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Witcher: S4 is awful.
It isn't just Cavill's departure. The writing has become awful.
I'm reminded of the last seasons of Game of Thrones. Who are these writers and why are they so terrible?
I feel bad for the main cast. The show used to be so much better.
It isn't just Cavill's departure. The writing has become awful.
I'm reminded of the last seasons of Game of Thrones. Who are these writers and why are they so terrible?
I feel bad for the main cast. The show used to be so much better.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Me, I was unaware that ICE murdered someone. Fuck.
Practically every day we encounter someone who still has no idea ICE shot and killed someone in Chicago already. This happened before many people tuned in (and many have already tuned out again).
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Me, I was unaware that ICE murdered someone. Fuck.
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If you aren't following @boltsmag.org you don't deserve all the nice things we got last night.
Folks, my team at @boltsmag.org is bringing you all the results all night... but they're not at 100K followers yet.
Let's get it there! If you've been enjoying our election coverage, press that follow button!
Let's get it there! If you've been enjoying our election coverage, press that follow button!
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you aren't following @boltsmag.org you don't deserve all the nice things we got last night.
Looks like Jay Jones is going to win.
This should have been a slam dunk for Republicans. The text messages he sent were awful. Given his race and VA's recent history of voting for Youngkin, I thought he had no chance.
Perhaps the worm has turned.
This should have been a slam dunk for Republicans. The text messages he sent were awful. Given his race and VA's recent history of voting for Youngkin, I thought he had no chance.
Perhaps the worm has turned.
The AP has not yet called Virginia's attorney general race, but if you're following at home, here's where we're at:
Jay Jones is up by 3.6% with an estimated 83% reporting.
Half of Arlington, 10% of Fairfax, two-thirds of Hampton are still out; that's a lot of blue territory.
Jay Jones is up by 3.6% with an estimated 83% reporting.
Half of Arlington, 10% of Fairfax, two-thirds of Hampton are still out; that's a lot of blue territory.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Looks like Jay Jones is going to win.
This should have been a slam dunk for Republicans. The text messages he sent were awful. Given his race and VA's recent history of voting for Youngkin, I thought he had no chance.
Perhaps the worm has turned.
This should have been a slam dunk for Republicans. The text messages he sent were awful. Given his race and VA's recent history of voting for Youngkin, I thought he had no chance.
Perhaps the worm has turned.
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Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
If Jay Jones can win AG race in VA, that's exceptionally bad news for Republicans.
Keeping an eye on it.
Keeping an eye on it.
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If Jay Jones can win AG race in VA, that's exceptionally bad news for Republicans.
Keeping an eye on it.
Keeping an eye on it.
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A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
Thought I'd watch the Manning Cast on the off chance the Cowboys would lose.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Thought I'd watch the Manning Cast on the off chance the Cowboys would lose.
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They're not hiding the corruption.
Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...
Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened
Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
They're not hiding the corruption.
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Another day, another impeachable offense.
Trump has officially endorsed Cuomo today. He says if Zohran Mandani wins, he will pull federal funds from NY.
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Another day, another impeachable offense.
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I really am just working from the basic premise of political science that public opinion isn’t just measurable — you can and should CREATE it.
This never stops being true, but I’m not sure Ds have ever, at least in my lifetime, learned to apply it for good. *Creating* public opinion either never occurs to them, or if it does, offends their sensibilities? It’s exasperating
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I really am just working from the basic premise of political science that public opinion isn’t just measurable — you can and should CREATE it.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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So CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit where he frivolously sued because they edited Kamala Harris’s interview so it would fit into their air time.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit where he frivolously sued because they edited Kamala Harris’s interview so it would fit into their air time.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.
They aired 28 of 73 minutes.
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As someone who doesn't watch sports but does love human suffering, I'm having a great night
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
As someone who doesn't watch sports but does love human suffering, I'm having a great night