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"Every day I have to marvel at what the billionaires and Fox News pulled off. They got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, free healthcare and the power to fight back against big banks & big corps."
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Actual "pro-life":
"A low-income resident of San Francisco lives so much longer that it's equivalent to San Francisco curing cancer.
All these statistics come from a massive new project on life expectancy and inequality that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
"A low-income resident of San Francisco lives so much longer that it's equivalent to San Francisco curing cancer.
All these statistics come from a massive new project on life expectancy and inequality that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
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April Fonseca tried to report on the eviction of a homeless camp. Medford officers arrested her—and strip-searched her. Clear-cut? We think so. But when the district court denied qualified immunity, the officers sought an immediate appeal. We told the Ninth Circuit they should pound sand.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
April Fonseca tried to report on the eviction of a homeless camp. Medford officers arrested her—and strip-searched her. Clear-cut? We think so. But when the district court denied qualified immunity, the officers sought an immediate appeal. We told the Ninth Circuit they should pound sand.
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listening to some of their victims tonight made me even more certain that the single best thing any of us can do to bring about justice for DHS is make sure that in three years everybody you know is ready to demand nuremburg type stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
listening to some of their victims tonight made me even more certain that the single best thing any of us can do to bring about justice for DHS is make sure that in three years everybody you know is ready to demand nuremburg type stuff.
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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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BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
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In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
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Trump has known Schumer forever and is obviously confident he’s got his number, which is probably a fair assessment. Throw a wild card at him.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Trump has known Schumer forever and is obviously confident he’s got his number, which is probably a fair assessment. Throw a wild card at him.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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“Listen, we have to get past these internal recriminations.” - me when my boss asks why I haven’t gotten anything done in 7 weeks
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“Listen, we have to get past these internal recriminations.” - me when my boss asks why I haven’t gotten anything done in 7 weeks
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Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
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Also important to note that since last year South Africa has had a coalition government, and for the first time since the end of Apartheid the parties with a majority of Afrikaner voters are in power right now alongside the ANC. The view Trump has taken on this is deranged.
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Also important to note that since last year South Africa has had a coalition government, and for the first time since the end of Apartheid the parties with a majority of Afrikaner voters are in power right now alongside the ANC. The view Trump has taken on this is deranged.
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"some people spread happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go"
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"some people spread happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go"
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
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We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
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so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
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"truly it was out of curiosity"
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"truly it was out of curiosity"
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Hate to elevate x crap here, but think about this self-pitying asshole, personally responsible for 600,000 deaths by killing USAID, hundreds of thousands of them children, calling someone else "mean." It's almost as if he wants people to have empathy (just for him).
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hate to elevate x crap here, but think about this self-pitying asshole, personally responsible for 600,000 deaths by killing USAID, hundreds of thousands of them children, calling someone else "mean." It's almost as if he wants people to have empathy (just for him).
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One of the most wonderful things about this Joyce Carol Oates takedown of Musk is how simple and gentle it is, and how completely accurate of course.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
One of the most wonderful things about this Joyce Carol Oates takedown of Musk is how simple and gentle it is, and how completely accurate of course.
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elon musk is incalculably richer, more famous and more powerful than joyce carol oates. she has nothing that could hurt him. except the truth
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
elon musk is incalculably richer, more famous and more powerful than joyce carol oates. she has nothing that could hurt him. except the truth
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watching the PBS Frontline episode on the rise of AfD, and they have a clip from Elon speaking to the AfD convention at the very start
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
watching the PBS Frontline episode on the rise of AfD, and they have a clip from Elon speaking to the AfD convention at the very start
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
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he basically cannot communicate
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
he basically cannot communicate
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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LOT going on here obviously so i will add my own specialist knowledge, which is the penguin classics versions of the odyssey and iliad are terrible prose translations that do not benefit from being read aloud
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
LOT going on here obviously so i will add my own specialist knowledge, which is the penguin classics versions of the odyssey and iliad are terrible prose translations that do not benefit from being read aloud
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also it never really occurred to me before that marc clearly went through a cycle of "i need an avatar that acknowledges my oddly shaped head but not one that makes me feel bad about it" and settled on charlie brown
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
also it never really occurred to me before that marc clearly went through a cycle of "i need an avatar that acknowledges my oddly shaped head but not one that makes me feel bad about it" and settled on charlie brown
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Charlie Brown, famously flag-waving alpha
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Charlie Brown, famously flag-waving alpha
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is