uncle of the second class
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I have just read Against the Day, and I will not be taking questions at this time. Chicago, he/him.
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Priests being arrested
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Priests being arrested
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Well well well
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Well well well
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Neocon-turned-democratic-Cassandra Robert Kagan saw America’s turn toward illiberalism coming. What he fails to recognize, Richard A. Greenwald writes, is that a predisposition for populist revenge has been part of the country from its founding.
The Politics of Humiliation | Richard A. Greenwald
The liberal jeremiad warns that democracy is fragile, institutions must be defended, and that vigilance is the price of liberty.
thebaffler.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Neocon-turned-democratic-Cassandra Robert Kagan saw America’s turn toward illiberalism coming. What he fails to recognize, Richard A. Greenwald writes, is that a predisposition for populist revenge has been part of the country from its founding.
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Immigration agents in military-style gear have conducted sweeps across Chicago over three months, resulting in shootings, pepper spray, and tear gas incidents. Experts cite insufficient training and restraint, with arrests of both undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens.
Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’
chicago.suntimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Immigration agents in military-style gear have conducted sweeps across Chicago over three months, resulting in shootings, pepper spray, and tear gas incidents. Experts cite insufficient training and restraint, with arrests of both undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens.
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There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
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As a long time Summers hater, i feel like they wrote this one for my personal benefit theonion.com/no-not-larry...
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As a long time Summers hater, i feel like they wrote this one for my personal benefit theonion.com/no-not-larry...
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Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
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There's a lot we have not visualized in a useful way.
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
The fascist's unemployment solution: hiring some people to terrorize and cage others
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-hir...
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-hir...
U.S. Hires 50,000 Federal Workers Under Trump, Boosting Immigration Roles
The bulk of the new hires, reported first by Reuters, work at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There's a lot we have not visualized in a useful way.
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
JD really out there doing the people's work.
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
JD really out there doing the people's work.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
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Under Trump 2.0, tech platforms have proven to be much more responsive to the demands of a rising authoritarian than to pressure from workers, users, or civil society, writes @davekarpf.bsky.social. If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we to have to do it ourselves, he says.
The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0 | TechPolicy.Press
If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we are going to have to do it ourselves, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Under Trump 2.0, tech platforms have proven to be much more responsive to the demands of a rising authoritarian than to pressure from workers, users, or civil society, writes @davekarpf.bsky.social. If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we to have to do it ourselves, he says.
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country.
Illinois lawmakers press feds for $3B in stalled lead pipe replacement funds
chicago.suntimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that supply drinking water to homes across the country.
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In the last week, we’ve seen federal officials threaten or scheme to arrest a governor, federal judges, and a former president.
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
In the last week, we’ve seen federal officials threaten or scheme to arrest a governor, federal judges, and a former president.
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“Israeli settlers burned a mosque in the occupied West Bank on Thursday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
West Bank Mosque Is Burned as Israeli Settler Violence Surges
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“Israeli settlers burned a mosque in the occupied West Bank on Thursday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
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He said he had a bit of a Nazi streak and the president then offered him a different job
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the GSA.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
He said he had a bit of a Nazi streak and the president then offered him a different job
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Like gravity is a theory.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Like gravity is a theory.
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The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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People who did not grow up here will never understand the tears that just erupted seeing TOM SKILLING's name on this
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
People who did not grow up here will never understand the tears that just erupted seeing TOM SKILLING's name on this
Still amazes me that Republicans manage to get non-billionaires to vote for them. Aspirational votes perhaps.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Still amazes me that Republicans manage to get non-billionaires to vote for them. Aspirational votes perhaps.
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Great opportunity here for a billionaire who wants to be remembered fondly when they die. Just maintain a top-10 payroll and don’t do anything stupid or cheap.
Seidler family exploring sale of Padres
Process of ‘evaluating future’ expected to lead to a change in ownership
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great opportunity here for a billionaire who wants to be remembered fondly when they die. Just maintain a top-10 payroll and don’t do anything stupid or cheap.
Can't believe they held this woman for a week even.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Can't believe they held this woman for a week even.