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What follows is a version of a short thread I posted some time ago on the bad place.
I really believe it gets at something important that I've never seen discussed anywhere. It's simply this: REGARDLESS of what Republicans *say*, there's a powerful reason for them to WANT big deficits. Follow along…
I really believe it gets at something important that I've never seen discussed anywhere. It's simply this: REGARDLESS of what Republicans *say*, there's a powerful reason for them to WANT big deficits. Follow along…
More encouraging news about Alzheimer's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUm...
Like most things about human metabolism, it's a complicated story, but one very interesting takeaway is that ketogenic diets *might* combat and even reverse Alzheimer's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUm...
Like most things about human metabolism, it's a complicated story, but one very interesting takeaway is that ketogenic diets *might* combat and even reverse Alzheimer's.
A New Hope: NAD+ Boosting Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease!
YouTube video by Physionic
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
More encouraging news about Alzheimer's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUm...
Like most things about human metabolism, it's a complicated story, but one very interesting takeaway is that ketogenic diets *might* combat and even reverse Alzheimer's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUm...
Like most things about human metabolism, it's a complicated story, but one very interesting takeaway is that ketogenic diets *might* combat and even reverse Alzheimer's.
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And tonight all the main news broadcasts in america will not even mention that their president is unhinged, demented and clearly unfit to lead anything at all. They are so afraid of the truth.
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
And tonight all the main news broadcasts in america will not even mention that their president is unhinged, demented and clearly unfit to lead anything at all. They are so afraid of the truth.
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This is all about the
Epstein files.
And Congress knows it.
Epstein files.
And Congress knows it.
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
This is all about the
Epstein files.
And Congress knows it.
Epstein files.
And Congress knows it.
Texas frackers live and die on the oil price. If Trump makes good on his promise to drive prices down with oil stolen from Venezuela, they could be decimated. Fossil fuels are the heart of the state’s economy.
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/20/d...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/20/d...
Trump wants cheaper oil. Texas could pay a price.
A possible flood of South American oil would hinder the state’s production of fuel, some experts say, making it hard to break even on costs.
www.texastribune.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Texas frackers live and die on the oil price. If Trump makes good on his promise to drive prices down with oil stolen from Venezuela, they could be decimated. Fossil fuels are the heart of the state’s economy.
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/20/d...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/20/d...
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Trump was never going to stop at Mark Kelly, Jerome Powell, Letitia James, or me.
Targeting Minnesota officials is just Trump’s latest abuse of the DOJ, and his most recent attempt to silence and intimidate those who stand up to him. 🧵
Targeting Minnesota officials is just Trump’s latest abuse of the DOJ, and his most recent attempt to silence and intimidate those who stand up to him. 🧵
Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Trump was never going to stop at Mark Kelly, Jerome Powell, Letitia James, or me.
Targeting Minnesota officials is just Trump’s latest abuse of the DOJ, and his most recent attempt to silence and intimidate those who stand up to him. 🧵
Targeting Minnesota officials is just Trump’s latest abuse of the DOJ, and his most recent attempt to silence and intimidate those who stand up to him. 🧵
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From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
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Greenland’s prime minister has warned residents to prepare for the possibility of a U.S. invasion. It’s surreal to even be here. Not only is Trump continuing to tear at the fabric of our own country, but now this reckless and imperial-style rhetoric is spilling outward everywhere.
Greenland Leader Tells People to Prepare for Possible Invasion
Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as President Donal...
www.bloomberg.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Greenland’s prime minister has warned residents to prepare for the possibility of a U.S. invasion. It’s surreal to even be here. Not only is Trump continuing to tear at the fabric of our own country, but now this reckless and imperial-style rhetoric is spilling outward everywhere.
Type 2 diabetes doesn't have to be a lifelong affliction. It is reversible: apple.news/AeFFH1f49TTa...
The most important changes: lose a lot of weight and avoid sugar and other high glycemic index carbs.
The most important changes: lose a lot of weight and avoid sugar and other high glycemic index carbs.
Diabetes can now be easily reversed. Here’s how — BBC Science Focus Magazine
With the right steps, it’s possible to put type 2 diabetes into remission and restore healthy blood glucose levels. But what does it take to get there?
apple.news
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Type 2 diabetes doesn't have to be a lifelong affliction. It is reversible: apple.news/AeFFH1f49TTa...
The most important changes: lose a lot of weight and avoid sugar and other high glycemic index carbs.
The most important changes: lose a lot of weight and avoid sugar and other high glycemic index carbs.
As more countries start moving away from the U.S. dollar, this puts upward pressure on interest rates. But Trump needs *low* rates to maintain the illusion that his economy is doing well. If he forces them down, inflation will soar.
Wasn’t a good idea to piss off our allies! #25thAmendmentNow
Wasn’t a good idea to piss off our allies! #25thAmendmentNow
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As more countries start moving away from the U.S. dollar, this puts upward pressure on interest rates. But Trump needs *low* rates to maintain the illusion that his economy is doing well. If he forces them down, inflation will soar.
Wasn’t a good idea to piss off our allies! #25thAmendmentNow
Wasn’t a good idea to piss off our allies! #25thAmendmentNow
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Gee if only the USA had like an amendment to get rid of obviously demented presidents
I mean it could have been invoked at least a dozen times already
I mean it could have been invoked at least a dozen times already
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gee if only the USA had like an amendment to get rid of obviously demented presidents
I mean it could have been invoked at least a dozen times already
I mean it could have been invoked at least a dozen times already
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 The Republican Party could end the madness today…
They are the enablers…
They are the enablers…
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
🇨🇦🇺🇸 The Republican Party could end the madness today…
They are the enablers…
They are the enablers…
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Stephen Colbert: “Where are the Epstein Files? We were told there would be Epstein Files." https://t.co/rLAbud3BJC
January 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Stephen Colbert: “Where are the Epstein Files? We were told there would be Epstein Files." https://t.co/rLAbud3BJC
Stumbled across this 2014 piece by one of my very favorite observers, Thomas Frank.
He decries the rampaging inequality that was eating the country back then, as evidenced by the boom in McMansions.
Of course, it's gotten much worse since then.
Well worth a look: www.salon.com/2014/04/13/l...
He decries the rampaging inequality that was eating the country back then, as evidenced by the boom in McMansions.
Of course, it's gotten much worse since then.
Well worth a look: www.salon.com/2014/04/13/l...
Let them eat McMansions! The 1 percent, income inequality, and new-fashioned American excess - Salon.com
We have sprawl, wars over cheap gas, stagnant wages and longer hours because your boss wants this awful, ugly house
www.salon.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Stumbled across this 2014 piece by one of my very favorite observers, Thomas Frank.
He decries the rampaging inequality that was eating the country back then, as evidenced by the boom in McMansions.
Of course, it's gotten much worse since then.
Well worth a look: www.salon.com/2014/04/13/l...
He decries the rampaging inequality that was eating the country back then, as evidenced by the boom in McMansions.
Of course, it's gotten much worse since then.
Well worth a look: www.salon.com/2014/04/13/l...
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www.thedailybeast.com/trump-demand...
You can try to tell me and others this "man" is sane but no-one is going to believe you.
Mad King Donald I . . .
trump has been stark, raving insane for years and now he is demented.
You can try to tell me and others this "man" is sane but no-one is going to believe you.
Mad King Donald I . . .
trump has been stark, raving insane for years and now he is demented.
Trump Demands Bonkers 'Ceremony' in Front of Global Elite
The last-minute push comes just hours after admitting he’s ready to blow up the world order because he wasn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-demand...
You can try to tell me and others this "man" is sane but no-one is going to believe you.
Mad King Donald I . . .
trump has been stark, raving insane for years and now he is demented.
You can try to tell me and others this "man" is sane but no-one is going to believe you.
Mad King Donald I . . .
trump has been stark, raving insane for years and now he is demented.
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I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
By *any* measure, wealth concentration in the U.S. continues to increase by leaps and bounds, in spite of the fact that higher taxes on the rich has been overwhelmingly popular for decades…even among Republicans.
Our politicians—Democrat and Republican alike—do nothing. They act like…
Our politicians—Democrat and Republican alike—do nothing. They act like…
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
By *any* measure, wealth concentration in the U.S. continues to increase by leaps and bounds, in spite of the fact that higher taxes on the rich has been overwhelmingly popular for decades…even among Republicans.
Our politicians—Democrat and Republican alike—do nothing. They act like…
Our politicians—Democrat and Republican alike—do nothing. They act like…
China's population crash is gathering speed.
Last year, the country had the fewest births (7.9M) and the most deaths (11.3M) ever.
Since they eliminated the "one child" rule 10 years ago, births have *fallen* by more than half.
Question is: why?
sherwood.news/culture/desp...
Last year, the country had the fewest births (7.9M) and the most deaths (11.3M) ever.
Since they eliminated the "one child" rule 10 years ago, births have *fallen* by more than half.
Question is: why?
sherwood.news/culture/desp...
Despite the government’s best efforts, China’s birth rate just hit a new low
Deaths in the nation, meanwhile, have never been higher in the 21st century....
sherwood.news
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
China's population crash is gathering speed.
Last year, the country had the fewest births (7.9M) and the most deaths (11.3M) ever.
Since they eliminated the "one child" rule 10 years ago, births have *fallen* by more than half.
Question is: why?
sherwood.news/culture/desp...
Last year, the country had the fewest births (7.9M) and the most deaths (11.3M) ever.
Since they eliminated the "one child" rule 10 years ago, births have *fallen* by more than half.
Question is: why?
sherwood.news/culture/desp...
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)
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I really don't like to say it, but it's time for all American allies to force close ALL American military bases in their respective countries. Maybe that would send a powerful enough message to the Felon in chief.
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I really don't like to say it, but it's time for all American allies to force close ALL American military bases in their respective countries. Maybe that would send a powerful enough message to the Felon in chief.
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it is not the most important thing here but how much of this “8 wars” stuff is just him mindlessly repeating what his handlers tell him when they hand him stuff to sign
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
it is not the most important thing here but how much of this “8 wars” stuff is just him mindlessly repeating what his handlers tell him when they hand him stuff to sign
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There’s too much time between now and the midterms. Either the military needs to not follow his illegal, unconstitutional, international law violating actions OR Congress needs to STOP him.We are at a breaking point.
#impeach #military #coup #endthis
Military leaders, please stop this madman!
#impeach #military #coup #endthis
Military leaders, please stop this madman!
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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We have a president who is literally selling pardons and commutations and this impotent Congress and this meaningless Senate does nothing.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We have a president who is literally selling pardons and commutations and this impotent Congress and this meaningless Senate does nothing.
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Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Gosh, if only there were a constitutional mechanism for removing a president who is mentally ill and unfit to hold office.