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NW Mississippi, Memphis-made, "knows just enough to be absolutely insufferable", if you see Roger Wicker, tell him I said he's no Thad Cochran.
NW Mississippi, Memphis-made, "knows just enough to be absolutely insufferable", if you see Roger Wicker, tell him I said he's no Thad Cochran.
Pinned
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
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I continue to have this question, which is becoming increasingly relevant.
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Has the NY Times ever asked Trump or the many other far-right figures in his circle and in the Republican Party whether they would classify themselves as fascist?
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I continue to have this question, which is becoming increasingly relevant.
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While vaccines for diseases that no longer carry a universal recommendation will still be covered by federal health insurance programs, RFK Jr’s schedule change will increase confusion and distrust in vaccines, lower vaccination rates, and increase disease and death.
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
While vaccines for diseases that no longer carry a universal recommendation will still be covered by federal health insurance programs, RFK Jr’s schedule change will increase confusion and distrust in vaccines, lower vaccination rates, and increase disease and death.
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Most of these countries are having no trouble noting that the Maduro regime was systematically repressive while also pointing out that the U.S. has violated the UN Charter and international law. This is not actually that complicated.
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Most of these countries are having no trouble noting that the Maduro regime was systematically repressive while also pointing out that the U.S. has violated the UN Charter and international law. This is not actually that complicated.
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He’s going with Marco Rubio’s line: there’s no war with Venezuela, this was a law enforcement operation. He explicitly cites the Noriega precedent.
fwiw he could call it a friendly game of capture the flag and it would still be a sovereignty violation
fwiw he could call it a friendly game of capture the flag and it would still be a sovereignty violation
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
He’s going with Marco Rubio’s line: there’s no war with Venezuela, this was a law enforcement operation. He explicitly cites the Noriega precedent.
fwiw he could call it a friendly game of capture the flag and it would still be a sovereignty violation
fwiw he could call it a friendly game of capture the flag and it would still be a sovereignty violation
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I expect Colombia’s statement right now prefigures what we’ll hear from a lot of Latin America states in particular and small states in general: the violation of the UN Charter is unambiguous, and the shadow of past periods of interventionist US foreign policy loom large
January 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I expect Colombia’s statement right now prefigures what we’ll hear from a lot of Latin America states in particular and small states in general: the violation of the UN Charter is unambiguous, and the shadow of past periods of interventionist US foreign policy loom large
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i don't know what to do about a system where people in power believe the antisemitic CSAM generator is too important of a platform to leave because the worst pundits on earth think the platform signals something about free speech
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
i don't know what to do about a system where people in power believe the antisemitic CSAM generator is too important of a platform to leave because the worst pundits on earth think the platform signals something about free speech
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Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
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in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
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Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
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people were furious at establishment dems in pa endorsing lamb. many cases to criticize the dems but fetterman is on the base (me included)
Anyone who believes in democracy needs to renounce Fetterman. And the Democratic Party needs to vet its candidates better.
Fetterman on Fox & Friends: "America is a force of good, order, and democracy. And we are promoting these kinds of values. We are the good guys."
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
people were furious at establishment dems in pa endorsing lamb. many cases to criticize the dems but fetterman is on the base (me included)
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In America the fourth-richest man uses his newspaper to print columns about how the poor have too many sweets
January 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
In America the fourth-richest man uses his newspaper to print columns about how the poor have too many sweets
"Some legal experts say"
Is it legal or not. This can't be something someone says, it's either legal or it's not.
Is it legal or not. This can't be something someone says, it's either legal or it's not.
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"Some legal experts say"
Is it legal or not. This can't be something someone says, it's either legal or it's not.
Is it legal or not. This can't be something someone says, it's either legal or it's not.
It's not neo-royalism, it's not neo-imperialism, it is the Confederacy. Still. Always.
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
It's not neo-royalism, it's not neo-imperialism, it is the Confederacy. Still. Always.
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"As ICE comes to take me away to the reeducation center powered by raytheon, I call on Republicans to finally rise up and shake their index fingers at President for Life Trump" -- Chuck Schumer, sooner than you think
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"As ICE comes to take me away to the reeducation center powered by raytheon, I call on Republicans to finally rise up and shake their index fingers at President for Life Trump" -- Chuck Schumer, sooner than you think
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“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
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So if I have this straight, Axios went out and found a couple of centrist congressional Democrats angry that their party is being critical of the takeover of Venezuela, and these members are so tuned in to the pulse of the voters that they would only speak anonymously
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
So if I have this straight, Axios went out and found a couple of centrist congressional Democrats angry that their party is being critical of the takeover of Venezuela, and these members are so tuned in to the pulse of the voters that they would only speak anonymously
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
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Unanimous Senate confirmation. Unanimous.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Unanimous Senate confirmation. Unanimous.
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6. Paul Singer, thanks to a well-timed transaction, will be one of the largest beneficiaries. In 2024, Singer donated $5 million to Make America Great Again Inc., Trump’s Super PAC.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
6. Paul Singer, thanks to a well-timed transaction, will be one of the largest beneficiaries. In 2024, Singer donated $5 million to Make America Great Again Inc., Trump’s Super PAC.
BBC: Don't say kidnapping.
Trump: Yeah we totally kidnapped him!
Trump: Yeah we totally kidnapped him!
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
BBC: Don't say kidnapping.
Trump: Yeah we totally kidnapped him!
Trump: Yeah we totally kidnapped him!
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Woh. I don't know the story in MN, and I get age fears.
But Walz is one of the better national politicians. He's also the victim of pollsters telling him to ignore his own instincts and a massive right-wing propaganda onslaught. We continue to underestimate Elon's hate machine at our own risk.
But Walz is one of the better national politicians. He's also the victim of pollsters telling him to ignore his own instincts and a massive right-wing propaganda onslaught. We continue to underestimate Elon's hate machine at our own risk.
Walz evidently lost DFL support. Klobuchar, Ellison, or Sec State Simon may run.
www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz...
www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz...
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Woh. I don't know the story in MN, and I get age fears.
But Walz is one of the better national politicians. He's also the victim of pollsters telling him to ignore his own instincts and a massive right-wing propaganda onslaught. We continue to underestimate Elon's hate machine at our own risk.
But Walz is one of the better national politicians. He's also the victim of pollsters telling him to ignore his own instincts and a massive right-wing propaganda onslaught. We continue to underestimate Elon's hate machine at our own risk.
This actually strikes me as the real bottom line.
I think the "war room" photo shoot where we saw them all hunched over a twitter feed, desperately looking to see what people were posting about their kidnapping, tells us all we need to know about their priorities and interests, here.
Sick as it is, they did this to create content for the base.
Sick as it is, they did this to create content for the base.
None of them are on the same page at all, they just make up something on their own for whoever they're talking to at the moment. Maybe there isn't a "real reason," they just posted themselves into it
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This actually strikes me as the real bottom line.
I am never going to forget what they did to this nice man and his family.
News: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces he won’t run for reelection:
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January 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I am never going to forget what they did to this nice man and his family.
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The fuckers decided to destroy this man's life because he rightly pointed out that they're a bunch of perverse, demented shitheels. Contemporary American politics at its finest.
News: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces he won’t run for reelection:
A portion of his statement 👇
A portion of his statement 👇
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The fuckers decided to destroy this man's life because he rightly pointed out that they're a bunch of perverse, demented shitheels. Contemporary American politics at its finest.
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orwellian
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
orwellian