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For those who lament the continued erosion of journalistic integrity at the NYT, WAPO, the LA Times, and countless other news outlets, consider subscribing to The Guardian. Here’s why (thread) -
The Simpsons chapter of Fortnite is full of bugs. Disappointing.
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Rarely is a metaphor this obvious.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For those who lament the continued erosion of journalistic integrity at the NYT, WAPO, the LA Times, and countless other news outlets, consider subscribing to The Guardian. Here’s why (thread) -
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Correct & @kmjeezy.bsky.social been told y’all these kids about to be hooked up…
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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what ezra doesn't seem willing to accept is that charlie kirk was part of a political movement that does not think that "we are going to have to live here with each other" and is fact very interested in the elimination and/or subjugation of many, many people
"All I can say for me in the work I do is that I want to create a space that takes our disagreements seriously, that takes the stakes of them seriously, the consequences for people seriously, but does so without deepening our divisions irreparably. We are going to have to live here with each other"
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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this doesn't look like a normal distribution
September 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Please consider signing this petition for a Leahy law review of military aid to Israel: sign.moveon.org/petitions/tr...
End Military Support to Israel. Trigger a Leahy Law Review of the Israeli Military — Now
Because U.S. taxpayer money is being used to kill civilians. We have the power, the legal mechanisms and the legal obligation, to stop it. I recently worked in Gaza as an emergency physician. I treate...
sign.moveon.org
July 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed

LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So much of my adult life involves constantly moving the laundry along
July 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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"To be white in America is not to have to think about it," R.W. Terry wrote in 1981. Everyone else needs to be attentive to their race — not only as they understand it but also as White people do.
Gift link: wapo.st/40HTp2j
Opinion | The useful political lesson from Zohran Mamdani’s college application
America’s understanding of race and ethnicity is still woefully simplistic.
wapo.st
July 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Once police think of themselves as domestic intelligence agents rather than law enforcement sworn to protect the public, it creates this attitude that the public doesn’t have a right to know what they’re doing.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: A judge was lobbying for a seat on the federal bench. After he sided with the president in a defamation case, Donald Trump gave him one.
A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.
Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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I can’t imagine being active duty military and being asked to go to war by someone too lazy to attend their daily intel briefing.
June 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Must Read: In federalizing the California National Guard over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Trump is asserting broad powers that could be used against any state, legal scholars and national security experts told Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
'Fuel on the fire': Trump’s National Guard Memo Goes Far Beyond California
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the Yeti 42oz tumbler holds a whole bottle of Pinot Gris. With room. You’re welcome.
June 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Kombucha is basically sangria for angry people
June 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Backdrop to weekend errands music.apple.com/us/album/sal...
Salvation by The Limiñanas on Apple Music
Song · 2012 · Duration 3:21
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April 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Amazing track. What Would You Call Yourself? appears in episode one of Your Friends & Neighbors

music.apple.com/us/album/wha...
What Would You Call Yourself by Fink on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 5:27
music.apple.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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The ship is taking on water, and rather than grab a pail and bail, the president is tearing at the open hull.
April 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Watching euphoria over again because it’s less fucked up than the news in 2025
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Men are too emotional for politics.
Trump on why he announced a tariffs pause: "I thought people were jumping a bit out of line. They were getting a little bit yipee."
April 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM