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📌“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
December 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM
📌“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
― Lyndon B. Johnson
*(One of the most prescient things ever said by anybody.)
Things like this are easy to say but they put zero thought into how much time it would take to actually dismantle the USPS and the crazy shitshow/backlash that would ensue
The president-elect said the government shouldn’t subsidize the loss-making organization.
Trump Eyes Privatizing US Postal Service, Washington Post Says
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in privatizing the US Postal Service, the Washington Post reported.
www.bloomberg.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Things like this are easy to say but they put zero thought into how much time it would take to actually dismantle the USPS and the crazy shitshow/backlash that would ensue
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December 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
People aren’t smart collectively
If I had to express my deep sense of dislocation about this political moment and the national mood, I’d put it this way: I feel like the murder of a healthcare CEO probably has wider support than *actual* single payer healthcare.
December 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
People aren’t smart collectively
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12-Year-Old Spends Entire Hiking Trip Fantasizing About Which Video Game He’ll Play When He Gets Home
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December 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
12-Year-Old Spends Entire Hiking Trip Fantasizing About Which Video Game He’ll Play When He Gets Home
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Nancy Mace lied about being assaulted.
I keep saying this but she still hasn't sued me for defamation.
I keep saying this but she still hasn't sued me for defamation.
December 13, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Nancy Mace lied about being assaulted.
I keep saying this but she still hasn't sued me for defamation.
I keep saying this but she still hasn't sued me for defamation.
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I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
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Polio survivor Leader McConnell responds to RFK Jr aide Aaron Siri — who has called for the authorization for the Polio vaccine to be pulled — reviewing candidates for top jobs at HHS
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
December 13, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Polio survivor Leader McConnell responds to RFK Jr aide Aaron Siri — who has called for the authorization for the Polio vaccine to be pulled — reviewing candidates for top jobs at HHS
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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Whoever this is, they’re tragically right.
December 13, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Whoever this is, they’re tragically right.
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The chain of contradictions in Trump’s economic policy
https://www.ft.com/content/79708cf0-687d-4134-8cd5-ed99a75f07b2
https://www.ft.com/content/79708cf0-687d-4134-8cd5-ed99a75f07b2
The chain of contradictions in Trump’s economic policy
His team is promising high growth, low inflation and control of government spending — all at once
www.ft.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:37 AM
The chain of contradictions in Trump’s economic policy
https://www.ft.com/content/79708cf0-687d-4134-8cd5-ed99a75f07b2
https://www.ft.com/content/79708cf0-687d-4134-8cd5-ed99a75f07b2
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Donald Trump blames a "middleman" that "nobody knows who they are" for the price of medicine in this country instead of the drug companies.
JFC.
JFC.
December 8, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Donald Trump blames a "middleman" that "nobody knows who they are" for the price of medicine in this country instead of the drug companies.
JFC.
JFC.
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Get a clue NYT no one GAF
December 3, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Get a clue NYT no one GAF
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A group of elderly women brought a DVD copy of 2,000 Mules to my office and asked to pray over it with me. Kind, decent people believed every word and it terrified them. Grifters like Dinesh didn’t care that he lied, hurt people, and made them distrust everything and everyone around them.
NEW:
Dinesh D’Souza is issuing an apology over his election conspiracy film “2,000 Mules.”
While largely blaming the group True the Vote, D’Souza admits that the heart of the film - surveillance footage of vote drop boxes supposedly showing illegal “ballot trafficking” - is false and misleading.
Dinesh D’Souza is issuing an apology over his election conspiracy film “2,000 Mules.”
While largely blaming the group True the Vote, D’Souza admits that the heart of the film - surveillance footage of vote drop boxes supposedly showing illegal “ballot trafficking” - is false and misleading.
December 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
A group of elderly women brought a DVD copy of 2,000 Mules to my office and asked to pray over it with me. Kind, decent people believed every word and it terrified them. Grifters like Dinesh didn’t care that he lied, hurt people, and made them distrust everything and everyone around them.
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Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
"Even a cursory reading of the country’s founding documents and great speeches makes clear that America is a political organization with a reliance on our values." How many of us can really say what they are?
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
I Helped the Army Remember Its Values. I Wish I Could Do the Same for the Country.
The virtues we uphold define who we are as soldiers or civilians, individuals or a nation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
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SEC Media spent two full weeks bashing Indiana only to see three top-15 SEC teams lose to 5-5 Florida, 5-5 Oklahoma and 4-6 Auburn.
Winning is hard!
Winning is hard!
November 24, 2024 at 4:47 AM
SEC Media spent two full weeks bashing Indiana only to see three top-15 SEC teams lose to 5-5 Florida, 5-5 Oklahoma and 4-6 Auburn.
Winning is hard!
Winning is hard!
Now do here
Under-16s in Australia are set to be banned from social media, in a push to protect their mental health.
This week’s Bloomberg Australia Podcast asks: Will Australia succeed where other countries have struggled? www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/ser...
This week’s Bloomberg Australia Podcast asks: Will Australia succeed where other countries have struggled? www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/ser...
November 21, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Now do here
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Lots of stories about how mass deportations will spike food prices and cause inflation. But as Tom Bonier noted, only one published before Election Day...
November 19, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Lots of stories about how mass deportations will spike food prices and cause inflation. But as Tom Bonier noted, only one published before Election Day...
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ALL OF THIS!
“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice.” - Roxane Gay
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice.” - Roxane Gay
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:19 AM
ALL OF THIS!
“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice.” - Roxane Gay
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice.” - Roxane Gay
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...