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· Oct 23
Just going to pin these 2 graphs until the Republican Party reconciles itself with democracy.
I know, I’m going to wait for a long while
I know, I’m going to wait for a long while
The @nytimes.com will not even publish a word about how Trump is *directly*—emphasis on directly—regurgitating the Kremlin’s narrative almost verbatim.
I only heard Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva unashamedly repeat Putin’s talking-point verbatim.
I only heard Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva unashamedly repeat Putin’s talking-point verbatim.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The @nytimes.com will not even publish a word about how Trump is *directly*—emphasis on directly—regurgitating the Kremlin’s narrative almost verbatim.
I only heard Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva unashamedly repeat Putin’s talking-point verbatim.
I only heard Vladimir Solovyov and Olga Skabeyeva unashamedly repeat Putin’s talking-point verbatim.
The Trump administration, FEMA, is refusing to process buyouts for mortgages on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene’s in NC. All of these homes are no longer livable since the storm.
If this happened under a Democratic administration, FOXNews, & most media, would be “Democrats hate rural America”
If this happened under a Democratic administration, FOXNews, & most media, would be “Democrats hate rural America”
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved. — The Washington Post
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
apple.news
December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Trump administration, FEMA, is refusing to process buyouts for mortgages on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene’s in NC. All of these homes are no longer livable since the storm.
If this happened under a Democratic administration, FOXNews, & most media, would be “Democrats hate rural America”
If this happened under a Democratic administration, FOXNews, & most media, would be “Democrats hate rural America”
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Again, sure, but it was neither the president’s nor the AG’s job to do the Senate’s job for it. It all should have been over in February 2021, & the people everyone is actually angry at are all Republican Senators. Total failure of Article I of the Constitution. Presidentialism was a grave mistake.
December 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Again, sure, but it was neither the president’s nor the AG’s job to do the Senate’s job for it. It all should have been over in February 2021, & the people everyone is actually angry at are all Republican Senators. Total failure of Article I of the Constitution. Presidentialism was a grave mistake.
Surrendering territories to Putin should be the red line.
On top of being insulting to Ukrainians’ sacrifice & honor, surrendering territories to an invader is an extremely dangerous precedent to set.
On top of being insulting to Ukrainians’ sacrifice & honor, surrendering territories to an invader is an extremely dangerous precedent to set.
Reuters: The talks in Florida between Zelenskyy and Trump will face major friction. Kyiv rejects demands to surrender Donbas or Zaporizhzhia NPP, while Russia keeps pushing maximalist terms. Ukraine’s 20 point plan is 90% ready, but territory remains the red line
(Noelreports)
This is a GIVEN.
(Noelreports)
This is a GIVEN.
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Surrendering territories to Putin should be the red line.
On top of being insulting to Ukrainians’ sacrifice & honor, surrendering territories to an invader is an extremely dangerous precedent to set.
On top of being insulting to Ukrainians’ sacrifice & honor, surrendering territories to an invader is an extremely dangerous precedent to set.
Foreseeable, of course.
Not forceable (I need an edit button, please)
Not forceable (I need an edit button, please)
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Foreseeable, of course.
Not forceable (I need an edit button, please)
Not forceable (I need an edit button, please)
The anti-vaxxers will kill us all
How bad is the flu? Worst since NY health dept began recording in 2004. Current: 189,312 positive cases in NY so far.
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
New York State Department of Health Confirms Most Flu Cases Ever Recorded in One Week
www.health.ny.gov
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The anti-vaxxers will kill us all
Again, nothing that wasn’t forceable
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Again, nothing that wasn’t forceable
Oy 😐🤣
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
December 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Oy 😐🤣
And when Dean Martin’s father & Frank Sinatra’s father immigrated to the US, Italy was a “Third World” country.
It’s amazing how America’s extreme right & conservatives are deeply ignorant of America’s past & culture.
It’s amazing how America’s extreme right & conservatives are deeply ignorant of America’s past & culture.
Who’s going to tell him that he was watching a show starring the sons of 2 immigrants?
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And when Dean Martin’s father & Frank Sinatra’s father immigrated to the US, Italy was a “Third World” country.
It’s amazing how America’s extreme right & conservatives are deeply ignorant of America’s past & culture.
It’s amazing how America’s extreme right & conservatives are deeply ignorant of America’s past & culture.
Who’s going to tell him that he was watching a show starring the sons of 2 immigrants?
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Who’s going to tell him that he was watching a show starring the sons of 2 immigrants?
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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This is the answer to Trump’s litigation threats. Not capitulation. Discovery.
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This is the answer to Trump’s litigation threats. Not capitulation. Discovery.
200 posts one day.
Totally normal stuff 🤷♂️
Totally normal stuff 🤷♂️
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
200 posts one day.
Totally normal stuff 🤷♂️
Totally normal stuff 🤷♂️
The corruption of this administration is blinding.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The corruption of this administration is blinding.
Also, IS in Nigeria represents no national security threat whatsoever against the US. They have no projection capabilities, & the analysts in the CIA & DNI know that extremely well.
Having said that, way to ruin Christmas, you as*h*le!
Having said that, way to ruin Christmas, you as*h*le!
Also, Trump violating Nigeria’s sovereignty to strike IS in Nigeria is a pure wage the dog operation.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
Nigeria is not a failed state. It is a founding member of ECOWAS, for God’s sake.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
December 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Also, IS in Nigeria represents no national security threat whatsoever against the US. They have no projection capabilities, & the analysts in the CIA & DNI know that extremely well.
Having said that, way to ruin Christmas, you as*h*le!
Having said that, way to ruin Christmas, you as*h*le!
Also, Trump violating Nigeria’s sovereignty to strike IS in Nigeria is a pure wage the dog operation.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
Nigeria is not a failed state. It is a founding member of ECOWAS, for God’s sake.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Also, Trump violating Nigeria’s sovereignty to strike IS in Nigeria is a pure wage the dog operation.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
He’s trying to appease the crazy evangelical wing of his base because they might desert him because of the revelations in the Epstein files.
Nigeria is not a failed state. It is a founding member of ECOWAS, for God’s sake.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Nigeria is not a failed state. It is a founding member of ECOWAS, for God’s sake.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
There is no domestic security problem in Nigeria that Nigeria cannot solve. Do they need help or cooperation with a big power? Yes. But conducting strikes on them like this is an utter violation of their sovereignty.
This is going to generate more diplomatic tensions (than there already are), & a whole lot of debate about colonialism in general.
“Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations.”
“Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations.”
Algeria's parliament approves law declaring France's colonisation a crime
Lawmakers unanimously approve a law, which demands an apology and reparations from the former colonial power.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is going to generate more diplomatic tensions (than there already are), & a whole lot of debate about colonialism in general.
“Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations.”
“Algeria's parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France's colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations.”
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This is some real “war is peace, freedom is slavery” stuff. Except she’s not bright enough to see that’s what she’s doing.
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is some real “war is peace, freedom is slavery” stuff. Except she’s not bright enough to see that’s what she’s doing.
I am making a big batch of tiramisu for tomorrow.
Yup, this is my first attempt. It’s either yum 😋 or eww 😩
Yup, this is my first attempt. It’s either yum 😋 or eww 😩
a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom
ALT: a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I am making a big batch of tiramisu for tomorrow.
Yup, this is my first attempt. It’s either yum 😋 or eww 😩
Yup, this is my first attempt. It’s either yum 😋 or eww 😩
JFC!
Amazing stuff
You voted (or didn’t vote & this helped him to get elected) for this.
FOR. THIS👇
Amazing stuff
You voted (or didn’t vote & this helped him to get elected) for this.
FOR. THIS👇
Trump: "I called up the heads of the countries. As an example, France, I spoke to a very good man -- President Macron of France. And I said 'Emmanuel, you have to raise your drug prices.' He said, 'No no no, we will not do that.' I said, 'You have to.'"
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
JFC!
Amazing stuff
You voted (or didn’t vote & this helped him to get elected) for this.
FOR. THIS👇
Amazing stuff
You voted (or didn’t vote & this helped him to get elected) for this.
FOR. THIS👇
Soon, you will fill up your prescription and the pharmacist would hand you a bunch of 100 dollar bills.
Trump: "We're bringing down drug prices at a level that has never been thought of -- think of it, by 1,000% ... 1,400% in some cases"
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Soon, you will fill up your prescription and the pharmacist would hand you a bunch of 100 dollar bills.
She found a way to turn herself into the victim. It is one of her greatest talent. Always the aggressor, forever the victim.
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
She found a way to turn herself into the victim. It is one of her greatest talent. Always the aggressor, forever the victim.
Great investigative journalism.
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Great investigative journalism.
She has *always* been a propagandist. She’s been a propagandist ever since she was protesting outside the classrooms of professors who taught Politics/history/anthropology, etc of the Middle East.
She’s a zealot & an extremist, & as well extremists, she’s bad at assessing risk.
She’s a zealot & an extremist, & as well extremists, she’s bad at assessing risk.
the shitstorm that’s already brewing because of Bari’s decision to spike this story is going to end up being vastly more damaging to her and to the admin than allowing the story to air would have been
she’s an evil propagandist hack but she is also very bad at doing it in a way that isn’t hamfisted
she’s an evil propagandist hack but she is also very bad at doing it in a way that isn’t hamfisted
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
She has *always* been a propagandist. She’s been a propagandist ever since she was protesting outside the classrooms of professors who taught Politics/history/anthropology, etc of the Middle East.
She’s a zealot & an extremist, & as well extremists, she’s bad at assessing risk.
She’s a zealot & an extremist, & as well extremists, she’s bad at assessing risk.