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*stares off into the distance*
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
*stares off into the distance*
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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Listening to these pathetic rationalizations from King, Hassan, Shaheen, whoever else they have queued up.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Listening to these pathetic rationalizations from King, Hassan, Shaheen, whoever else they have queued up.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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In a world of Jeffs, be like MacKenzie.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In a world of Jeffs, be like MacKenzie.
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What this country desperately needs to stop doing is adoring insane wealth and luxury. Elon Musk's pay package, Trump's gala, and the extravagant weddings of celebrities...the only sensible reaction is disgust, and the only thing they should feel is embarrassment.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What this country desperately needs to stop doing is adoring insane wealth and luxury. Elon Musk's pay package, Trump's gala, and the extravagant weddings of celebrities...the only sensible reaction is disgust, and the only thing they should feel is embarrassment.
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It is good care to have notes around a house to help people with dementia know where they are and what things are.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It is good care to have notes around a house to help people with dementia know where they are and what things are.
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Katyal is merciless. He is embarrassing Alito’s fanciful hypos and Alito is getting mad. But Katyal is unfazed and instead going in for the kill. Wow. Well done.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Katyal is merciless. He is embarrassing Alito’s fanciful hypos and Alito is getting mad. But Katyal is unfazed and instead going in for the kill. Wow. Well done.
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WHOA. Via @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social, it looks like Democrats just flipped BOTH *statewide* Public Service Commissioner seats in Georgia.
That seems...significant.
That seems...significant.
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
WHOA. Via @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social, it looks like Democrats just flipped BOTH *statewide* Public Service Commissioner seats in Georgia.
That seems...significant.
That seems...significant.
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White House Maid Shrieks After Spotting Melania On Ceiling
White House Maid Shrieks After Spotting Melania On Ceiling
WASHINGTON—Expressing horror as an unidentified slimy substance dripped on her shoulder from above, White House maid Carla Ovares reportedly shrieked Tuesday after spotting first lady Melania Trump on...
theonion.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
White House Maid Shrieks After Spotting Melania On Ceiling
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Trump will forever be known as the president who weaponized hunger and defied a court order telling him to stop.
What a garbage human being.
What a garbage human being.
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump will forever be known as the president who weaponized hunger and defied a court order telling him to stop.
What a garbage human being.
What a garbage human being.
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Smith says he has “tons of evidence” that Trump willingly retained the classified documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago and tried “to obstruct the investigation.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Smith says he has “tons of evidence” that Trump willingly retained the classified documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago and tried “to obstruct the investigation.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
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Look at this magnificent goober. In praise of snow leopards they basically react this way to literally any new stimuli not just pumpkins
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Look at this magnificent goober. In praise of snow leopards they basically react this way to literally any new stimuli not just pumpkins
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Camera traps at new heights. 📸
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Camera traps at new heights. 📸
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!
Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.
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BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.
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"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
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recently discovered that wikipedia volunteers have a hilariously high bar for what constitutes "unusual death"
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
recently discovered that wikipedia volunteers have a hilariously high bar for what constitutes "unusual death"
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All staff supporting ACIP was laid off, & most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, & it could halt new vaccines in pipeline.
Featuring our @drdemetre.bsky.social
Written by @melodyschreiber.com
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, & it could halt new vaccines in pipeline.
Featuring our @drdemetre.bsky.social
Written by @melodyschreiber.com
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
All staff supporting ACIP was laid off, & most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, & it could halt new vaccines in pipeline.
Featuring our @drdemetre.bsky.social
Written by @melodyschreiber.com
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, & it could halt new vaccines in pipeline.
Featuring our @drdemetre.bsky.social
Written by @melodyschreiber.com
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No, Bezos, millions of us will not be living in space.
No numbers back that up, you muppet.
No numbers back that up, you muppet.
Lunacy. tech.yahoo.com/science/arti...
Jeff Bezos Says He Doesn't Understand Why Anybody Alive Now Would Be 'Discouraged'—Because Soon, 'Millions Of People Will Be Living In Space'
Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he "doesn't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now." Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025 earlier this month with Ferrari and Stellantis chair...
tech.yahoo.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
No, Bezos, millions of us will not be living in space.
No numbers back that up, you muppet.
No numbers back that up, you muppet.
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"It’s not going to be an easy long haul, or a good long haul—that people’s careers are gonna be affected and people’s lives are gonna be affected—but that we can come out the other side with something that’s more resilient" - Demetre Daskalakis www.thebulwark.com/p/cdc-diaspo...
The CDC Diaspora Fights Back
How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself.
www.thebulwark.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"It’s not going to be an easy long haul, or a good long haul—that people’s careers are gonna be affected and people’s lives are gonna be affected—but that we can come out the other side with something that’s more resilient" - Demetre Daskalakis www.thebulwark.com/p/cdc-diaspo...