Tooold4ob
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I’m boring but I have interesting friends.
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Can we nip this "Alligator Alcatraz" shit in the bud? We don't need to adopt their cutesy marketing when talking about the concentration camp in the Florida Everglades
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Can we nip this "Alligator Alcatraz" shit in the bud? We don't need to adopt their cutesy marketing when talking about the concentration camp in the Florida Everglades
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Photographed in colour 115 years ago, I have cleaned-up this gorgeous autochrome plate by Julien Gérardin, photographed in France in 1910. It is original colour, not colourised.
May 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Photographed in colour 115 years ago, I have cleaned-up this gorgeous autochrome plate by Julien Gérardin, photographed in France in 1910. It is original colour, not colourised.
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It should be a legal requirement for mattresses to have handles.
June 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It should be a legal requirement for mattresses to have handles.
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The pattern we're apparently not yet tired of:
1. Trump announces dumb thing that hurts ppl
2. Trump totally caves on dumb thing
3. Entire world laughs at Trump
4. Trump loudly declares victory
5. Men who can’t spell “you’re” praise Trump’s genius
1. Trump announces dumb thing that hurts ppl
2. Trump totally caves on dumb thing
3. Entire world laughs at Trump
4. Trump loudly declares victory
5. Men who can’t spell “you’re” praise Trump’s genius
Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy abcnews.go.com/US/graduatio...
Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy
The Trump administration has backtracked on Harvard, giving the school 30 days to challenge the administration's revocation of its ability to host international students.
abcnews.go.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The pattern we're apparently not yet tired of:
1. Trump announces dumb thing that hurts ppl
2. Trump totally caves on dumb thing
3. Entire world laughs at Trump
4. Trump loudly declares victory
5. Men who can’t spell “you’re” praise Trump’s genius
1. Trump announces dumb thing that hurts ppl
2. Trump totally caves on dumb thing
3. Entire world laughs at Trump
4. Trump loudly declares victory
5. Men who can’t spell “you’re” praise Trump’s genius
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For everyone who said “We need to keep the filibuster to stop bad Republican bills!” the Republicans just casually nuked the filibuster to pass a bad bill they wanted.
Agreed to 51-46, Thune point of order on shall points of order be in order under the CRA.
May 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
For everyone who said “We need to keep the filibuster to stop bad Republican bills!” the Republicans just casually nuked the filibuster to pass a bad bill they wanted.
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In a world where anyone might be shipped to a foreign prison without a hearing, some advice if approached by ICE:
1. Don't say anything.
2. Don't sign anything.
3. Talk to a lawyer ASAP.
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1. Don't say anything.
2. Don't sign anything.
3. Talk to a lawyer ASAP.
Gift link: wapo.st/3SbvLqA
Opinion | What you — yes, you — should know about interacting with ICE
A legal expert explains the rights immigrants — and U.S. citizens — have when facing immigration officials.
wapo.st
May 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In a world where anyone might be shipped to a foreign prison without a hearing, some advice if approached by ICE:
1. Don't say anything.
2. Don't sign anything.
3. Talk to a lawyer ASAP.
Gift link: wapo.st/3SbvLqA
1. Don't say anything.
2. Don't sign anything.
3. Talk to a lawyer ASAP.
Gift link: wapo.st/3SbvLqA
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If @msnbc is going to have random physicians who have never treated Biden speculating about him, maybe they can find some to speculate about Trump’s apparent medical issues.
May 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If @msnbc is going to have random physicians who have never treated Biden speculating about him, maybe they can find some to speculate about Trump’s apparent medical issues.
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Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
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Opinion | Is that guy with a gun an ICE officer — or just a guy with a gun?
Masked federal agents aren’t exactly Trump’s secret police. But they are hiding from accountability.
wapo.st
May 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
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Gift link: wapo.st/438r062
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Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
And when enough people let them get away with it.
It’s not that they don’t know what the constitution says. They know what it says. Just like they knew what it said when they asked Pence to ignore it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
They just don’t care.
They believe it can be rewritten by bending it to their will, if enough of them decide to do it.
May 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And when enough people let them get away with it.
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Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
May 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
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once again: just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
Ahh, there's the Brooks we know and don't love
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
April 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
once again: just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
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if high food prices under a Democratic president led the DNC to suggest people adapt by eating more tofu you would run 187 think pieces about how out of touch with Real Americans they are
April 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
if high food prices under a Democratic president led the DNC to suggest people adapt by eating more tofu you would run 187 think pieces about how out of touch with Real Americans they are
Putin breaking his own truce?
Wait. Let me find my shocked face.
Wait. Let me find my shocked face.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Accuses Vladimir Putin Of Breaking His Own 'Easter Truce'
He said the Russian president "is attempting to create the general impression of a ceasefire" while continuing to attack Ukraine
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/volody...
He said the Russian president "is attempting to create the general impression of a ceasefire" while continuing to attack Ukraine
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/volody...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Accuses Vladimir Putin Of Breaking His Own 'Easter Truce'
He said the Russian president "is attempting to create the general impression of a ceasefire" while continuing to attack Ukraine.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Putin breaking his own truce?
Wait. Let me find my shocked face.
Wait. Let me find my shocked face.
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You guys are rock stars and have already donated enough to hit the first goal, which will cover all of Mom’s vet bills and end-of-life care for Davy. GoFundMe automatically extended the goal amount, so anything over will help mom catch up on bills.
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Donate to Help Vicki with Vet Bills for Beloved Davy, organized by Eric Vespe
My name is Eric Vespe and I'm setting up this GoFundMe for my mom, Vicki. She's … Eric Vespe needs your support for Help Vicki with Vet Bills for Beloved Davy
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April 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You guys are rock stars and have already donated enough to hit the first goal, which will cover all of Mom’s vet bills and end-of-life care for Davy. GoFundMe automatically extended the goal amount, so anything over will help mom catch up on bills.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-vicki...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-vicki...
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A top anti-abortion leader in the state says abortion patients should be prosecuted under his new bill to classify having an abortion as homicide: “Women openly boasting about abortions...those women are not victims. Nobody by nature of being a woman should be immune from prosecution.”
“Remember, every cruel anti-abortion law on the books today started out as a bill that many people thought was too extreme to pass," a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights said.
www.jezebel.com/now-alabama-...
www.jezebel.com/now-alabama-...
Now Alabama Wants to Charge Abortion Patients With Homicide
“Remember, every cruel anti-abortion law on the books today started out as a bill that many people thought was too extreme to pass," a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights said.
www.jezebel.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A top anti-abortion leader in the state says abortion patients should be prosecuted under his new bill to classify having an abortion as homicide: “Women openly boasting about abortions...those women are not victims. Nobody by nature of being a woman should be immune from prosecution.”
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these same assholes wouldve called this “trump derangement syndrome” a week ago
FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
these same assholes wouldve called this “trump derangement syndrome” a week ago
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Evergreen reminder that academic acumen is no indication of any other kind of acumen.
I've known academics whose scientific prowess left everyone in the dust - people I looked up to as a junior researcher - who were also staunch climate change deniers.
Rationality doesn't always travel.
I've known academics whose scientific prowess left everyone in the dust - people I looked up to as a junior researcher - who were also staunch climate change deniers.
Rationality doesn't always travel.
Just the most startling collapse in basic intellectual standards. He literally campaigned on tariffs you mad obsolete bastard. You didn't need to deploy any sophisticated political analysis, just listen with your human ears.
Of course, not all of them felt this way. Niall Ferguson, for example, projected a serene confidence that I found somewhat shocking
April 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Evergreen reminder that academic acumen is no indication of any other kind of acumen.
I've known academics whose scientific prowess left everyone in the dust - people I looked up to as a junior researcher - who were also staunch climate change deniers.
Rationality doesn't always travel.
I've known academics whose scientific prowess left everyone in the dust - people I looked up to as a junior researcher - who were also staunch climate change deniers.
Rationality doesn't always travel.
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Just the most startling collapse in basic intellectual standards. He literally campaigned on tariffs you mad obsolete bastard. You didn't need to deploy any sophisticated political analysis, just listen with your human ears.
Of course, not all of them felt this way. Niall Ferguson, for example, projected a serene confidence that I found somewhat shocking
April 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Just the most startling collapse in basic intellectual standards. He literally campaigned on tariffs you mad obsolete bastard. You didn't need to deploy any sophisticated political analysis, just listen with your human ears.
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Absolutely this. Congress’ role- what it should be and what it actually is- is being very overlooked
Congress could stop Trump’s tariff policy at a stroke.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
April 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Absolutely this. Congress’ role- what it should be and what it actually is- is being very overlooked
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Senator Cory Booker has now broken the record for the longest Senate Floor speech, previously held by Strom Thurmond (24 hours 18 minutes).
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Senator Cory Booker has now broken the record for the longest Senate Floor speech, previously held by Strom Thurmond (24 hours 18 minutes).
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Peter Capaldi's album "Sweet Illusions" is really good.
March 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Peter Capaldi's album "Sweet Illusions" is really good.
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Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...