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Former child. Matosinhos by way of Seattle. Zero ambition activist, NFL, Padres, baked goods.
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Where are all those guys who promised me that no one would ever follow an illegal order?
BRENNAN: Do you have confidence in Admiral Bradley?
HIMES: What it raises is what happens when an apparently good man like Admiral Bradley is placed in a context where he knows that if he countermands an order he's uncomfortable with it's very likely he'll be fired
HIMES: What it raises is what happens when an apparently good man like Admiral Bradley is placed in a context where he knows that if he countermands an order he's uncomfortable with it's very likely he'll be fired
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Where are all those guys who promised me that no one would ever follow an illegal order?
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Newsom's morality is his problem. So the only case for him is that "HE CAN WIN."
Much of this lies in his white male bland handsomeness. Centrists think that solves Dems' "cultural issues."
What this gets wrong is that 2028 must be about corruption. And he's on the opposite side of that.
Much of this lies in his white male bland handsomeness. Centrists think that solves Dems' "cultural issues."
What this gets wrong is that 2028 must be about corruption. And he's on the opposite side of that.
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
data4democracy.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Newsom's morality is his problem. So the only case for him is that "HE CAN WIN."
Much of this lies in his white male bland handsomeness. Centrists think that solves Dems' "cultural issues."
What this gets wrong is that 2028 must be about corruption. And he's on the opposite side of that.
Much of this lies in his white male bland handsomeness. Centrists think that solves Dems' "cultural issues."
What this gets wrong is that 2028 must be about corruption. And he's on the opposite side of that.
Ruin a song by changing the lyrics.
“Please let your son go down on me…”
“Please let your son go down on me…”
Ruin a song by changing the lyrics.
"Got a black magic marker.."
"Got a black magic marker.."
Ruin a song by changing the lyrics.
"...wish you were there..."
"...wish you were there..."
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ruin a song by changing the lyrics.
“Please let your son go down on me…”
“Please let your son go down on me…”
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842,000 Americans died from overdoses in the last 25 years, 500,000 from opioids. If we’re hunting narco-terrorists we can probably stop blowing up fishing boats and start blowing up boardrooms.
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
842,000 Americans died from overdoses in the last 25 years, 500,000 from opioids. If we’re hunting narco-terrorists we can probably stop blowing up fishing boats and start blowing up boardrooms.
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What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
“The day laborers outside Lowe’s just wanting to hammer shingles onto your roof are the modern-day Christians thrown to Bovino’s cowardly lions in a Roman circus for Fox News couch potatoes.”
These people by and large rebuilt the city post-Katrina. Read what else Will has to say here
These people by and large rebuilt the city post-Katrina. Read what else Will has to say here
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“The day laborers outside Lowe’s just wanting to hammer shingles onto your roof are the modern-day Christians thrown to Bovino’s cowardly lions in a Roman circus for Fox News couch potatoes.”
These people by and large rebuilt the city post-Katrina. Read what else Will has to say here
These people by and large rebuilt the city post-Katrina. Read what else Will has to say here
For This Prestigious Contest, Photographers Capture the Planet’s Most Stunning Landscapes www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/inte...
For This Prestigious Contest, Photographers Capture the Planet's Most Stunning Landscapes
A panel of judges chose three top winners, with the first place award of Landscape Photographer of the Year presented to J. Fritz Rumpf.
www.thisiscolossal.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Hey, instead of spending tons of money on Christmas lights, maybe donate the money to a food pantry and really do Christmas.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Hey, instead of spending tons of money on Christmas lights, maybe donate the money to a food pantry and really do Christmas.
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Forgot to charge my phone the other day so had to eat my diner breakfast without doomscrolling like a steerage passenger on the Titanic.
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Forgot to charge my phone the other day so had to eat my diner breakfast without doomscrolling like a steerage passenger on the Titanic.
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Spend the money you would've burned on this by buying a subscription to an indie paper or reporter or a book by someone you like and respect.
Put links to your favorites in the comments! Promote your own book! Promote your pub! Have at it!
Put links to your favorites in the comments! Promote your own book! Promote your pub! Have at it!
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Spend the money you would've burned on this by buying a subscription to an indie paper or reporter or a book by someone you like and respect.
Put links to your favorites in the comments! Promote your own book! Promote your pub! Have at it!
Put links to your favorites in the comments! Promote your own book! Promote your pub! Have at it!
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Striking a boat full of unarmed civilians is murder. The first strike was murder. The followup strike was also murder.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Striking a boat full of unarmed civilians is murder. The first strike was murder. The followup strike was also murder.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
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Losing My Perspicacity, December 2, 2025
Another illegal Trump appointee bites the dust
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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It would be nice if @cnn.com acknowledged this story was broken last week by The Handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-emplo...
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It would be nice if @cnn.com acknowledged this story was broken last week by The Handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-emplo...
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If you're planning on shopping this cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I see too many men in motion already going forward at the snap with no flag
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I see too many men in motion already going forward at the snap with no flag
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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This headline and story cannot be too widely shared. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This headline and story cannot be too widely shared. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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greatest English language playwright of the last 100 years
BREAKING: British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love," dies at 88.
Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love" has died
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
greatest English language playwright of the last 100 years
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November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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@profanity.accountant am I the Birbiglia/Bargatze of this site
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@profanity.accountant am I the Birbiglia/Bargatze of this site
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There are multiple strains of economic boycott happening now, including #weaintbuyingit and #blackoutthesystem -- sharing for awareness. Our money has power.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
There are multiple strains of economic boycott happening now, including #weaintbuyingit and #blackoutthesystem -- sharing for awareness. Our money has power.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Hello moths,
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Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hello moths,
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.