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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
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Trump, Sept. 20, in reference to Erik Siebert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia: “He didn’t quit, I fired him!”
Trump’s deputy AG, three months later: Siebert wasn’t fired, he quit.
These guys keep assuming that we all have bad memories.
Trump’s deputy AG, three months later: Siebert wasn’t fired, he quit.
These guys keep assuming that we all have bad memories.
WELKER: Is the DOJ taking directions about who to prosecute from President Trump?
BLANCHE: No. Of course we're not. And also, Mr. Siebert wasn't fired because he refused to bring cases. He resigned.
BLANCHE: No. Of course we're not. And also, Mr. Siebert wasn't fired because he refused to bring cases. He resigned.
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump, Sept. 20, in reference to Erik Siebert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia: “He didn’t quit, I fired him!”
Trump’s deputy AG, three months later: Siebert wasn’t fired, he quit.
These guys keep assuming that we all have bad memories.
Trump’s deputy AG, three months later: Siebert wasn’t fired, he quit.
These guys keep assuming that we all have bad memories.
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Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.
Johnson: “If you’re going to restore the people’s faith in the justice system, you have to show them that there are serious consequences for people like Jack Smith who abuses that system.”
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.
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Long story, but worth the read.
According to this, Epstein got his wealth as a con man, charming the rich and powerful then leveraging new connections to more wealth and power. Often, he outright stole money & did not suffer repercussions.
Trump and Epstein, griftness recognizing griftness.
According to this, Epstein got his wealth as a con man, charming the rich and powerful then leveraging new connections to more wealth and power. Often, he outright stole money & did not suffer repercussions.
Trump and Epstein, griftness recognizing griftness.
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Long story, but worth the read.
According to this, Epstein got his wealth as a con man, charming the rich and powerful then leveraging new connections to more wealth and power. Often, he outright stole money & did not suffer repercussions.
Trump and Epstein, griftness recognizing griftness.
According to this, Epstein got his wealth as a con man, charming the rich and powerful then leveraging new connections to more wealth and power. Often, he outright stole money & did not suffer repercussions.
Trump and Epstein, griftness recognizing griftness.
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As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.
Trump: "Remember -- global warming! And then the temperature started going down like a rock. Remember? Remember?"
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
As a climate scientist, the most charitable thing I can say is that this guy's a fucking moron.
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When you ask how Germans became immune to the horrors of Nazism during the 30s, remember that this is now 2025 and this crap is being said in the greatest democracy on the planet.
Fox’s Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: “It's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it”
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When you ask how Germans became immune to the horrors of Nazism during the 30s, remember that this is now 2025 and this crap is being said in the greatest democracy on the planet.
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As everyone here has been saying, this is not an echo chamber
November 18, 2024 at 5:25 PM
As everyone here has been saying, this is not an echo chamber
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November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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This should get a Pulitzer. It's going to be an all-time classic.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This should get a Pulitzer. It's going to be an all-time classic.
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Editor: You get those photos of the white supremacist?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what
Which photo editor at the New York Times decided to go with this glamour shot?
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Editor: You get those photos of the white supremacist?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what
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I hope future generations recognize how quickly and strangely the contours of what counts as a political scandal changed for this president.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I hope future generations recognize how quickly and strangely the contours of what counts as a political scandal changed for this president.
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Here is the full text of Adams' tweet to Trump
He wants the **PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO ADMINISTER AN IV**
I deeply sympathize with Adams' plight & his battle with healthcare services here, but JFC if this isn't exactly everything wrong with America right now
He wants the **PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO ADMINISTER AN IV**
I deeply sympathize with Adams' plight & his battle with healthcare services here, but JFC if this isn't exactly everything wrong with America right now
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Here is the full text of Adams' tweet to Trump
He wants the **PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO ADMINISTER AN IV**
I deeply sympathize with Adams' plight & his battle with healthcare services here, but JFC if this isn't exactly everything wrong with America right now
He wants the **PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL SOMEONE TO TELL THEM TO ADMINISTER AN IV**
I deeply sympathize with Adams' plight & his battle with healthcare services here, but JFC if this isn't exactly everything wrong with America right now
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Hmmm.
Reminds me of the massive corporations raking in BILLIONS that “can’t afford” to pay us a living wage. 🤔
Reminds me of the massive corporations raking in BILLIONS that “can’t afford” to pay us a living wage. 🤔
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hmmm.
Reminds me of the massive corporations raking in BILLIONS that “can’t afford” to pay us a living wage. 🤔
Reminds me of the massive corporations raking in BILLIONS that “can’t afford” to pay us a living wage. 🤔
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This statement by JD Vance is no different from the people who claimed it’s “totally reasonable and acceptable” for white folks to not want Black people in their neighborhoods
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This statement by JD Vance is no different from the people who claimed it’s “totally reasonable and acceptable” for white folks to not want Black people in their neighborhoods
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
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Worth remembering…
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Worth remembering…
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oh just straight up gutter racism!
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
oh just straight up gutter racism!
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...