Alan Fast
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It’s not actually that far from other things Tate has said so it didn’t feel notable enough to debunk yesterday. But now that we’re moving to day two of this circulating, this tweet is fake.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s not actually that far from other things Tate has said so it didn’t feel notable enough to debunk yesterday. But now that we’re moving to day two of this circulating, this tweet is fake.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
EHG belongs in the podcast canon. My weekend is already better knowing that this episode is in my feed. A great way to spend $5.
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I was not familiar with nbc news’s “cost of denial” series but the work Ellison Barber (terrific journalist, a better friend/human) has done for it seems to be yielding some positive action youtu.be/OX6WeFnwI0I?...
Family battles insurance company for surgery coverage
YouTube video by NBC News
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I was not familiar with nbc news’s “cost of denial” series but the work Ellison Barber (terrific journalist, a better friend/human) has done for it seems to be yielding some positive action youtu.be/OX6WeFnwI0I?...
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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Comedian Amber Ruffin’s headlining performance at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner was canceled, a day after a member of the Trump administration accused her of being “hate-filled.”
White House correspondents’ dinner scraps plan for comedian to host
Amber Ruffin was removed after a Trump official accused her of being “hate-filled” and took aim at the White House Correspondents’ Association for booking her.
wapo.st
March 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Comedian Amber Ruffin’s headlining performance at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner was canceled, a day after a member of the Trump administration accused her of being “hate-filled.”
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ok Trump Take Egg masterthread time: bsky.app/profile/mtsw...
February 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ok Trump Take Egg masterthread time: bsky.app/profile/mtsw...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO