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Wait, GWAR are democrats?
Grand Woke Army of the Republic
This is a reading comprehension test and many people are failing it.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is a reading comprehension test and many people are failing it.
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James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
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This. It would be really, really great if Democrats would start *consistently* calling out the way that the media is led around like f'ing children by the right-wing hate machine.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This. It would be really, really great if Democrats would start *consistently* calling out the way that the media is led around like f'ing children by the right-wing hate machine.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
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me in any conversation about anything lately:
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
me in any conversation about anything lately:
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M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Looks like Chicago teen hero to me.
over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Looks like Chicago teen hero to me.
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
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i think the real answer is "don't be president when two back to back global supply chain implosions happen"
would love to hear AOC talk about where and why Bidenism failed both abroad and at home, and how she thinks we can do different
this is lowkey the posturing of bidenism abroad
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
i think the real answer is "don't be president when two back to back global supply chain implosions happen"
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This is why we need to outlaw the word ‘neoliberalism’ until people are willing to give it an actual policy definition
Neo-liberalism is the status quo. Biden did not ditch the status quo. If these extra things he did besides maintaining the status quo count towards “ditching neo-liberalism” then neo-liberalism was ditched during George H.W. Bush.
Either way, Biden did not “ditch neo-liberalism”.
Either way, Biden did not “ditch neo-liberalism”.
February 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is why we need to outlaw the word ‘neoliberalism’ until people are willing to give it an actual policy definition
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you have to treat people like this with the same seriousness as you would a guy screaming at you about the lizard people on the street; they have a similar relationship with reality.
there would be no real concrete effects of an AOC presidency that would be materially different from a JD Vance presidency because they all work for the capitalist ruling class and not for us, yes including AOC. we don't need a different president we need a dictatorship of the proletariat.
This is about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
you have to treat people like this with the same seriousness as you would a guy screaming at you about the lizard people on the street; they have a similar relationship with reality.
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Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
DETROIT, MI - Billionaire Matthew Moroun, whose family recently lobbied the Trump administration to publicly threaten the Gordie Howe International Bridge which competes with their interests, has prai...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
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there is no aspect of DHS that couldn’t be independent, nested under another agency, or eliminated entirely www.dhs.gov/organization...
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
there is no aspect of DHS that couldn’t be independent, nested under another agency, or eliminated entirely www.dhs.gov/organization...
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Public health should never be politicized — and the courts agreed tonight.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump is stripping critical public health funding with one goal in mind: harming states he doesn’t like.
It’s a slap in the face to Illinoisans.
We will not stand by idly as Trump illegally cancels the Congressionally-allocated funding we are owed.
It’s a slap in the face to Illinoisans.
We will not stand by idly as Trump illegally cancels the Congressionally-allocated funding we are owed.
Illinois AG sues to prevent Trump admin. from cutting $600M in public health funds from 4 states
Illinois' attorney general is suing to block the Trump administration from cutting public health funding. Among the $600 million in cuts would be a $5.2 million program at Lurie Children's Hospital.
abc7chicago.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Public health should never be politicized — and the courts agreed tonight.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
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The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
Donald Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens
Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
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NEW - An internal poll from Daniel Biss in #IL09 shows him with a double digit lead over Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh who are tied at 18
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
NEW - An internal poll from Daniel Biss in #IL09 shows him with a double digit lead over Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh who are tied at 18
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
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Man there’s a lot of people replying to @liberalcurrents.com horrified that @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com said the phrase “open borders.” Please re-traumatize them by sharing this widely www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Man there’s a lot of people replying to @liberalcurrents.com horrified that @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com said the phrase “open borders.” Please re-traumatize them by sharing this widely www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
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If you suspect random prominent Jewish people of being agents for Israel, that is literally antisemitism. How is this not obvious
Lol. You’re equating criticism of the state of Israel with antisemitism. You know what you’re doing and why you get criticism.
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
If you suspect random prominent Jewish people of being agents for Israel, that is literally antisemitism. How is this not obvious
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i like it when people are both robust progressives and good soldiers for the party
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
i like it when people are both robust progressives and good soldiers for the party
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not me though. i feel pretty good about that actually
AOC was Biden’s strongest soldier is a madness rune for people in every faction of the party
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
not me though. i feel pretty good about that actually
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I liked it when I saw Walz calling Republicans “weird” all the time and they seemed on the back foot about it. But 1) it stopped being novel, so it didn’t matter how much they still said it (they did keep saying it), it wouldn’t get as much play, and 2) if it had, it would have felt old and stale
If I’d seen “weird” constantly on my TL for 3 months it would have made everything good and I definitely wouldn’t have started complaining that it seems like this “weird” thing was all they had to say.
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I liked it when I saw Walz calling Republicans “weird” all the time and they seemed on the back foot about it. But 1) it stopped being novel, so it didn’t matter how much they still said it (they did keep saying it), it wouldn’t get as much play, and 2) if it had, it would have felt old and stale
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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the AIPAC candidate is very openly Fine, and neither Duckworth nor Biss get AIPAC money, it’s hard to read this as something other than “the Jew money bought her off for the Jew”
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February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
the AIPAC candidate is very openly Fine, and neither Duckworth nor Biss get AIPAC money, it’s hard to read this as something other than “the Jew money bought her off for the Jew”
