Patrick Fenelon
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Foreign Policy. NBA. Democratic Socialism. Cats. i will fight Elon Musk in Outer Space
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Psychologists should figure out how much wealth a person can have before they have thought patterns that are indistinguishable from the brain damage one gets after getting kicked in the head by a horse.
Whatever dollar amount that is, that's the most amount of money anyone should be able to have
Whatever dollar amount that is, that's the most amount of money anyone should be able to have
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
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Is there any question that is more annoying to read close to 20 years after they started making these damn movies?
Is there any franchise that's made more money and had less impact on wider culture than Avatar?
Looks like Avatar's got a good shot at a $2 billion total globally when all is said and done. It's arguably a more bankable franchise than the Avengers at this point.
December 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Is there any question that is more annoying to read close to 20 years after they started making these damn movies?
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
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i was specifically told the opposite of this
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
i was specifically told the opposite of this
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They won’t leave. But the fact they moan about shows the level of their greed. They couldn’t spend their money, minus the taxes, in multiple lifetimes.
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
They won’t leave. But the fact they moan about shows the level of their greed. They couldn’t spend their money, minus the taxes, in multiple lifetimes.
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Frankly, I have always wondered why more campaigns didn't do this. Constituent services are such an important part of good politics.
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This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Frankly, I have always wondered why more campaigns didn't do this. Constituent services are such an important part of good politics.
Watching Michael Clayton. It very much holds up.
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Watching Michael Clayton. It very much holds up.
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🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
The Hague would be nice www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
What’s next for Jake Sullivan, a Minnesotan and Biden’s former National Security Advisor
As National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan helped shape Biden’s foreign policy agenda and was involved in the U.S. response to events like the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Hague would be nice www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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Triumph’s of liberal architecture are just taken for granted as existing that way by default. Liberalism delivered everything from the neo-classical and greek revivals up to the most modern buildings. The unifying substrate of liberal architecture is informed taste.
It's easy to dunk on liberals with something like 'why can't liberalism build anything as interesting as Soviet towers or Mussolini's monuments' but the more interesting question is the opposite, why does everyone with strong opinions on monumental architecture turn out to be politically insane.
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Triumph’s of liberal architecture are just taken for granted as existing that way by default. Liberalism delivered everything from the neo-classical and greek revivals up to the most modern buildings. The unifying substrate of liberal architecture is informed taste.
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Find New Deal buildings and art near you with The Living New Deal
livingnewdeal.org/map/
livingnewdeal.org/map/
The New Deal Map
livingnewdeal.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Find New Deal buildings and art near you with The Living New Deal
livingnewdeal.org/map/
livingnewdeal.org/map/
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also like. we did. the us is scattered with new deal monumental architecture
It's easy to dunk on liberals with something like 'why can't liberalism build anything as interesting as Soviet towers or Mussolini's monuments' but the more interesting question is the opposite, why does everyone with strong opinions on monumental architecture turn out to be politically insane.
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
also like. we did. the us is scattered with new deal monumental architecture
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They didn't leave Massachusett.
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
They didn't leave Massachusett.
No they won't.
They already tried moving to Texas and they hated it so much that they started leaving after about 2-3 years.
They already tried moving to Texas and they hated it so much that they started leaving after about 2-3 years.
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
No they won't.
They already tried moving to Texas and they hated it so much that they started leaving after about 2-3 years.
They already tried moving to Texas and they hated it so much that they started leaving after about 2-3 years.
I'm still giggling to myself at the phrase "Michael Clayton Bigsby"
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I'm still giggling to myself at the phrase "Michael Clayton Bigsby"
Vance is either completely insane, or the most cynical POS imaginable, & is acting as a mouthpiece for genuine lunatics.
It's not great either way.
It's not great either way.
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Vance is either completely insane, or the most cynical POS imaginable, & is acting as a mouthpiece for genuine lunatics.
It's not great either way.
It's not great either way.
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Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate.
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
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at a deep instinctive level they can't recognise popular ideas or take them seriously
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
at a deep instinctive level they can't recognise popular ideas or take them seriously
Hey look, it's Stancil going after a woman on the left again & being super weird about it.
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hey look, it's Stancil going after a woman on the left again & being super weird about it.
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bill nye is short for william new year’s eve
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
bill nye is short for william new year’s eve
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Every time billionaires say they’re gonna leave if you raise their taxes, outlets like the Times credulously regurgitate the propaganda. Meanwhile they don’t move cause these guys WANT to live in California and Manhattan and not Podunk and Bumfuck where the taxes are nonexistent.
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Every time billionaires say they’re gonna leave if you raise their taxes, outlets like the Times credulously regurgitate the propaganda. Meanwhile they don’t move cause these guys WANT to live in California and Manhattan and not Podunk and Bumfuck where the taxes are nonexistent.
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This was an absolute banger of an invention.
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This was an absolute banger of an invention.
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.