Where did we go wrong . .
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“This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.”
― T.S. Eliot
Hitchens' razor: That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
― T.S. Eliot
Hitchens' razor: That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Pinned
If Rasputin was bald, clean shaven and wore a suit.
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He pretends that sexually assaulting women is normal…
That cheating on your taxes is normal…
taking bribes is normal…
corruption is normal…
racism is normal…
fascism is normal…
Now, that pedophilia is normal.
None of it is normal.
That cheating on your taxes is normal…
taking bribes is normal…
corruption is normal…
racism is normal…
fascism is normal…
Now, that pedophilia is normal.
None of it is normal.
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
His ordinary scandal management techniques are not working.
www.publicnotice.co
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
He pretends that sexually assaulting women is normal…
That cheating on your taxes is normal…
taking bribes is normal…
corruption is normal…
racism is normal…
fascism is normal…
Now, that pedophilia is normal.
None of it is normal.
That cheating on your taxes is normal…
taking bribes is normal…
corruption is normal…
racism is normal…
fascism is normal…
Now, that pedophilia is normal.
None of it is normal.
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The Kyiv Independent celebrates its 4-year anniversary and launches its largest membership campaign to reach 25,000 paying members by the end of 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Kyiv Independent celebrates its 4-year anniversary and launches its largest membership campaign to reach 25,000 paying members by the end of 2025.
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Pretty clear what’s going on here!
Pay your tribute and your legal problems go away!
Hey 77 million Americans that voted for a felon, this is the corruption that you apparently wanted!
And thank you Congress and the media for totally normalizing presidential extortion!
🤬🤬
#ProudBlue
Pay your tribute and your legal problems go away!
Hey 77 million Americans that voted for a felon, this is the corruption that you apparently wanted!
And thank you Congress and the media for totally normalizing presidential extortion!
🤬🤬
#ProudBlue
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pretty clear what’s going on here!
Pay your tribute and your legal problems go away!
Hey 77 million Americans that voted for a felon, this is the corruption that you apparently wanted!
And thank you Congress and the media for totally normalizing presidential extortion!
🤬🤬
#ProudBlue
Pay your tribute and your legal problems go away!
Hey 77 million Americans that voted for a felon, this is the corruption that you apparently wanted!
And thank you Congress and the media for totally normalizing presidential extortion!
🤬🤬
#ProudBlue
And remember, next election day anyone DJ Bonespurs endorses is not your friend, and will not be good for the country.
Politicians: Watch what they do, be wary of what they say.
Politicians: Watch what they do, be wary of what they say.
This #VeteransDay, our gratitude is with all who served, and our hearts are with the families of the fallen. We honor their sacrifice not just with words, but with action. That means fighting to protect the benefits they were promised and committing to end #ForeverWars.
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And remember, next election day anyone DJ Bonespurs endorses is not your friend, and will not be good for the country.
Politicians: Watch what they do, be wary of what they say.
Politicians: Watch what they do, be wary of what they say.
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THIS VETERANS DAY
Stand with Vets and Take Action against Corruption and Tyranny.
Join an event near you:
aboutfaceveterans.org
www.vetssayno.org
maydaystrong.org
Stand with Vets and Take Action against Corruption and Tyranny.
Join an event near you:
aboutfaceveterans.org
www.vetssayno.org
maydaystrong.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
THIS VETERANS DAY
Stand with Vets and Take Action against Corruption and Tyranny.
Join an event near you:
aboutfaceveterans.org
www.vetssayno.org
maydaystrong.org
Stand with Vets and Take Action against Corruption and Tyranny.
Join an event near you:
aboutfaceveterans.org
www.vetssayno.org
maydaystrong.org
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
The Hateful 8 -
Tim, Tim, Tim - you really didn't want to be part of this club - no amount of spin will ever clean this up.
Tim, Tim, Tim - you really didn't want to be part of this club - no amount of spin will ever clean this up.
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Hateful 8 -
Tim, Tim, Tim - you really didn't want to be part of this club - no amount of spin will ever clean this up.
Tim, Tim, Tim - you really didn't want to be part of this club - no amount of spin will ever clean this up.
Oh, that is guffaw funny . . .
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Oh, that is guffaw funny . . .
More of this please . .
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
More of this please . .
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This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.
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A government run by the crooks for the crooks.
The most corrupt President in American history.
The most corrupt President in American history.
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker and his aide, who were convicted on federal corruption charges
Glen Casada, a Republican, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A government run by the crooks for the crooks.
The most corrupt President in American history.
The most corrupt President in American history.
Our Dotard in Chief.
Dr Oz talking about weight loss & the perils - including dementia -of being fat. Meanwhile Trump slept on-
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our Dotard in Chief.
Like school yard bullies:
What is with Dems letting Reps take their lunch money time after time.
It probably started before - but since the Bush/Gore fiasco the wonks have been getting creamed by the entitled preppies.
What is with Dems letting Reps take their lunch money time after time.
It probably started before - but since the Bush/Gore fiasco the wonks have been getting creamed by the entitled preppies.
25 years ago today: the most consequential presidential election of my lifetime. 36 days later, it was effectively decided by the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who voted with the majority, would later she regretted that the court accepted the case.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Like school yard bullies:
What is with Dems letting Reps take their lunch money time after time.
It probably started before - but since the Bush/Gore fiasco the wonks have been getting creamed by the entitled preppies.
What is with Dems letting Reps take their lunch money time after time.
It probably started before - but since the Bush/Gore fiasco the wonks have been getting creamed by the entitled preppies.
How on earth can Kim Davis be considered to have standing on this much larger question? Yeah, I get she is trying to avoid the $penalty, but she lost on that. How did this even make the docket at SCOTUS?
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Supreme Court weighs appeal to overturn ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices' closed-door conference.
www.pbs.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
How on earth can Kim Davis be considered to have standing on this much larger question? Yeah, I get she is trying to avoid the $penalty, but she lost on that. How did this even make the docket at SCOTUS?
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Liberals finally coming to this conclusion after decades of telling progressives and Leftists to stay silent at the dinner table & family gatherings to avoid tension with family members that are now supporting fascists is a welcome change.
Also, they are late to the party.
Also, they are late to the party.
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Liberals finally coming to this conclusion after decades of telling progressives and Leftists to stay silent at the dinner table & family gatherings to avoid tension with family members that are now supporting fascists is a welcome change.
Also, they are late to the party.
Also, they are late to the party.
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"It’s still the case that your vote does improve our chances of not having a king, and your vote is worth much more than the time it takes to cast it." (from July 2024) www.liberalcurrents.com/elections-ar...
Elections Are Purely Practical
Don’t be vain about your vote.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"It’s still the case that your vote does improve our chances of not having a king, and your vote is worth much more than the time it takes to cast it." (from July 2024) www.liberalcurrents.com/elections-ar...
I was pretty sure that the last thing you want to do with a New Yorker is try and tell them what they MUST do. Pretty much true of most Americans, but really true for Gotham.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
Trump tells New York ‘you must vote’ for Cuomo over Mamdani on eve of mayoral election
President Trump also threatened to withhold federal funds from New York if Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wins Tuesday's election.
www.cnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I was pretty sure that the last thing you want to do with a New Yorker is try and tell them what they MUST do. Pretty much true of most Americans, but really true for Gotham.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/t...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids
According to his lawyer, immigration officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
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Let's just lay it out. Epstein was a glorified pimp who used and sold the services of children to the wealthy, the elite, and the powerful. His clients will destroy anything and everything to stay hidden. They will even starve poor people. They have no bottom and no conscience.
November 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Let's just lay it out. Epstein was a glorified pimp who used and sold the services of children to the wealthy, the elite, and the powerful. His clients will destroy anything and everything to stay hidden. They will even starve poor people. They have no bottom and no conscience.
If you are curious about the mechanics of the right wing takeover, her comments are right on and point to the ProPublica article for the inner details.
What struck me most about that ProPublica piece wasn’t just what Paul Newby did, but how he did it quietly, procedurally, and wrapped in religious language to give it moral cover.
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you are curious about the mechanics of the right wing takeover, her comments are right on and point to the ProPublica article for the inner details.
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Mike Johnson and the Trump Administration are blocking Adelita Grijalva from being sworn in– because they know her vote would force the release of the Epstein files. They're hiding the truth and silencing the people of AZ-07.
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Release the Epstein Files
The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mike Johnson and the Trump Administration are blocking Adelita Grijalva from being sworn in– because they know her vote would force the release of the Epstein files. They're hiding the truth and silencing the people of AZ-07.
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