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This is this administration’s attitude towards human life in a nutshell.
Republican and Democratic administrations have used different estimates of the monetary value of a human life in cost-benefit analyses. But until now, no administration has counted it as zero.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Republican and Democratic administrations have used different estimates of the monetary value of a human life in cost-benefit analyses. But until now, no administration has counted it as zero.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is this administration’s attitude towards human life in a nutshell.
Republican and Democratic administrations have used different estimates of the monetary value of a human life in cost-benefit analyses. But until now, no administration has counted it as zero.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Republican and Democratic administrations have used different estimates of the monetary value of a human life in cost-benefit analyses. But until now, no administration has counted it as zero.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
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We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
Hear ye! Hear ye!
one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
August 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Hear ye! Hear ye!
Trump, John Roberts and the Unsettling of American Politics www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
Opinion | Trump, John Roberts and the Unsettling of American Politics
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August 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump, John Roberts and the Unsettling of American Politics www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
Question: Who’s more to blame for the corruption of American democracy, Trump or John Roberts? Not so easy..,
August 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Question: Who’s more to blame for the corruption of American democracy, Trump or John Roberts? Not so easy..,
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Trump was impeached, twice.
Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
August 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Trump was impeached, twice.
Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
I would put money down that the only reason Collins didn’t cave and vote for the Big Horrible Bill is because Murkowski did. The only truly brave and principled stance would be if she were one of 4 GOP senators voting against it. Anything else is just strategy.
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I would put money down that the only reason Collins didn’t cave and vote for the Big Horrible Bill is because Murkowski did. The only truly brave and principled stance would be if she were one of 4 GOP senators voting against it. Anything else is just strategy.
Incredible.
May 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Incredible.
He doesn’t ALWAYS lie. Sometimes he’s just corrupt.
What he means is "deals" in the sense of exceptions for GOP donors' companies.
RADDATZ: Trump said he's made 200 deals on tariffs. 200 deals? Who has he made deals with? Is there actually any deal at this point?
BESSENT: I believe that he is referring to subdeals within the negotiations we are doing
BESSENT: I believe that he is referring to subdeals within the negotiations we are doing
April 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
He doesn’t ALWAYS lie. Sometimes he’s just corrupt.
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Join me on April 5th
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March 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.