madfinch
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Francophile who has lived all over the US — #LFK, #NorCal, #MNYK — and now finds herself in Philly. I love to ride my bike.
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What the blue wave election says about Joe Biden's health
by Jake Tapper
by Jake Tapper
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What the blue wave election says about Joe Biden's health
by Jake Tapper
by Jake Tapper
this is some crazy shit
👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
this is some crazy shit
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BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.
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RESULT: Democrats have won a seat in the New Hampshire House, in the night's most important legislative special.
Democrat Billie Butler has won a special election for the NH House by a 55-45 margin, very close to Harris' 55-44 margin in 2024.
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans.
Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
June 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
RESULT: Democrats have won a seat in the New Hampshire House, in the night's most important legislative special.
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Feels like an acknowledgment that none of this had anything to do with the national interests of AMERICA
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
President Trump, who announced the "very successful attacks" on Truth Social, told Axios in a brief phone call that “Israel is much safer now”
Trump tells Axios after U.S. strike on Iran: "Israel is much safer now"
Trump's direct intervention marks a historic escalation in the Middle East.
www.axios.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Feels like an acknowledgment that none of this had anything to do with the national interests of AMERICA
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
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My only working explanatory hypothesis right now is that billionaires and authoritarians *Literally* thrive on human misery; that if people aren't suffering then all their money and power don't actually sustain them, and that cruelty & sheer horror are the only things that flow through their veins.
June 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My only working explanatory hypothesis right now is that billionaires and authoritarians *Literally* thrive on human misery; that if people aren't suffering then all their money and power don't actually sustain them, and that cruelty & sheer horror are the only things that flow through their veins.
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Increasingly fed up with the Democrats
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
Hakeem Jeffries says “the risk of war has now dramatically increased”
How is this not already war???
How is this not already war???
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Increasingly fed up with the Democrats
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
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Yep that’s the story today. And the next story is how we funnel these millions of new people into sustained local organizing in service of democracy.
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Yep that’s the story today. And the next story is how we funnel these millions of new people into sustained local organizing in service of democracy.
I can’t believe that, as a Pennsylvanian, I need to reapply every year for a mail-in ballot. What a waste of time and money!
February 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I can’t believe that, as a Pennsylvanian, I need to reapply every year for a mail-in ballot. What a waste of time and money!
Oh this is just so good
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Oh this is just so good
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The Super Bowl felt like a “get off the mat” moment for those of us who don’t share Trump's dark vision for America. From the ads to the pregame show to Kendrick Lamar’s flag to the team that won, this was a day that reminded us where the real power in America is.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Opinion: Super Bowl a rejection of Trump's vision for America
New Orleans jazz, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, even the Philadelphia Eagles' victory a reminder of all that's good in America.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Super Bowl felt like a “get off the mat” moment for those of us who don’t share Trump's dark vision for America. From the ads to the pregame show to Kendrick Lamar’s flag to the team that won, this was a day that reminded us where the real power in America is.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Don't fucking elect cops.
Justice Dept. to Seek Dismissal of Federal Corruption Case Against Adams
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...
Justice Dept. to Seek Dismissal of Federal Corruption Case Against Adams (Gift Article)
The New York City mayor cultivated a close relationship with President Trump, who said they had both been persecuted.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Don't fucking elect cops.
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We are going to see political investigations and prosecutions.
The question is whether the public, the courts and the media will recognize and call them out as political. Will they stand up against them or will people stay silent and allow them to continue.
The question is whether the public, the courts and the media will recognize and call them out as political. Will they stand up against them or will people stay silent and allow them to continue.
February 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We are going to see political investigations and prosecutions.
The question is whether the public, the courts and the media will recognize and call them out as political. Will they stand up against them or will people stay silent and allow them to continue.
The question is whether the public, the courts and the media will recognize and call them out as political. Will they stand up against them or will people stay silent and allow them to continue.
Exactly. It’s the racism, stupid. It’s always the racism.
With all the attacks on DEI, I think about this 2016 quote from Barack Obama a lot. It could be more direct, but it gets to the core of how idiotically self-destructive racists are. They would rather starve than see Black people get a chance to be equal.
January 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Exactly. It’s the racism, stupid. It’s always the racism.
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Sen. Kevin Cramer touts $16 billion in cuts to the transportation budget 12 hours after the deadliest plane crash in America in 24 years
January 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sen. Kevin Cramer touts $16 billion in cuts to the transportation budget 12 hours after the deadliest plane crash in America in 24 years
Yes!! It’s TIME TO FIGHT
Yes please
To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
January 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Yes!! It’s TIME TO FIGHT
This reads like the outline of a dystopian novel. Some scary stuff here
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This reads like the outline of a dystopian novel. Some scary stuff here
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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The Air Force confirmed it has dropped a training video with the famed Tuskegee Airmen following Trump’s DEI crackdown
Air Force drop videos with Tuskegee Airmen after Trump’s DEI crackdown
The Tuskegee Airmen were the country’s first all-Black military airmen who fought during World War II.
www.whatimreading.net
January 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Air Force confirmed it has dropped a training video with the famed Tuskegee Airmen following Trump’s DEI crackdown
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'This Week in Democracy' – A New Series From Zeteo Documenting the Authoritarianism of the Trump Presidency
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'This Week in Democracy' – A New Series From Zeteo Documenting the Authoritarianism of the Trump Presidency
Week 1: Donald Trump signs a record number of executive actions limiting constitutional rights and freedoms, and escalates his rhetorical attacks on the press.
zeteo.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
'This Week in Democracy' – A New Series From Zeteo Documenting the Authoritarianism of the Trump Presidency
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I heard RFK Jr. is floating the banning of the polio vaccine so seems like a good time to remind folks that RFK Jr. was vaccinated with this same vaccine & therefore is at no risk of harm himself
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
December 14, 2024 at 2:21 AM
I heard RFK Jr. is floating the banning of the polio vaccine so seems like a good time to remind folks that RFK Jr. was vaccinated with this same vaccine & therefore is at no risk of harm himself
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃