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it's not the most important issue right now but I would *really* like to see Democrats who want to be president announcing in no uncertain terms that anything this goober manages to carve his name on, it comes off. anything he builds, it gets torn down.
Trump: "There's a big event on Friday at the Trump-Kennedy Center-- op -- excuse me, at the Kennedy Center"
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
it's not the most important issue right now but I would *really* like to see Democrats who want to be president announcing in no uncertain terms that anything this goober manages to carve his name on, it comes off. anything he builds, it gets torn down.
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cleansing fire of a thousand primaries
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
cleansing fire of a thousand primaries
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Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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Weirdly, this is all part of a 50-year-long plan to get their parents back together
The identical twin brother of MAGA Texas Rep. Troy Nehls is hoping to replace his brother in Congress after Nehls announced his retirement on Saturday.
MAGA Rep. Tries to Hand Seat to Literally Identical Successor
Trever Nehls is hoping to replace his brother, Texas Rep. Troy Nehls, in Congress.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Weirdly, this is all part of a 50-year-long plan to get their parents back together
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
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i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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If you're going to rely on "strong assurances" from Republicans then you're stupid and weak and you should resign.
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If you're going to rely on "strong assurances" from Republicans then you're stupid and weak and you should resign.
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
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left wing intellectuals on having kids: wow look at all these little joys, i am gonna make a special scrap book of why the family matters...omg is this conservativism?
right wing intellectuals on having kids: look we have to start getting teens pregnant if we're gonna outbreed all the undesireables
right wing intellectuals on having kids: look we have to start getting teens pregnant if we're gonna outbreed all the undesireables
October 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
left wing intellectuals on having kids: wow look at all these little joys, i am gonna make a special scrap book of why the family matters...omg is this conservativism?
right wing intellectuals on having kids: look we have to start getting teens pregnant if we're gonna outbreed all the undesireables
right wing intellectuals on having kids: look we have to start getting teens pregnant if we're gonna outbreed all the undesireables
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George Santos, member of the Beatles and survivor of the Challenger disaster, is finally going free 🔥
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
George Santos, member of the Beatles and survivor of the Challenger disaster, is finally going free 🔥
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You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
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there absolutely must be reverberating consequences for engaging in this fantasy when order is restored
Hard to see Republican governors in the South salivating at invading blue states in the North and not think that these neo-Confederates have been jonesing for re-run of the Civil War ever since
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
there absolutely must be reverberating consequences for engaging in this fantasy when order is restored
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CHOTINER: And you thought it would be funny to do a fake interview by me?
ME: A lot of people have, so
CHOTINER: You were looking for engagement?
ME: Well, to make someone laugh I guess
CHOTINER: How many likes and reposts did it get?
ME: That's, uh, not really the metric...look can we start over
ME: A lot of people have, so
CHOTINER: You were looking for engagement?
ME: Well, to make someone laugh I guess
CHOTINER: How many likes and reposts did it get?
ME: That's, uh, not really the metric...look can we start over
September 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
CHOTINER: And you thought it would be funny to do a fake interview by me?
ME: A lot of people have, so
CHOTINER: You were looking for engagement?
ME: Well, to make someone laugh I guess
CHOTINER: How many likes and reposts did it get?
ME: That's, uh, not really the metric...look can we start over
ME: A lot of people have, so
CHOTINER: You were looking for engagement?
ME: Well, to make someone laugh I guess
CHOTINER: How many likes and reposts did it get?
ME: That's, uh, not really the metric...look can we start over
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Chotiner: and then you didn't send him to jail, and he ran again?
USA: I mean yes but we do have pretty robust institutions, you know, the supreme court and so on
Chotiner: I see. So they were able to stop the worst of it?
USA: Well now it um the thing you have to understand
USA: I mean yes but we do have pretty robust institutions, you know, the supreme court and so on
Chotiner: I see. So they were able to stop the worst of it?
USA: Well now it um the thing you have to understand
I briefly visualized Chotiner sitting down to interview the USA
so for future reference if you're too embarrassed by what you've done to ever show your face in public again but as a whole-ass country, how does that work? just logistically
September 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Chotiner: and then you didn't send him to jail, and he ran again?
USA: I mean yes but we do have pretty robust institutions, you know, the supreme court and so on
Chotiner: I see. So they were able to stop the worst of it?
USA: Well now it um the thing you have to understand
USA: I mean yes but we do have pretty robust institutions, you know, the supreme court and so on
Chotiner: I see. So they were able to stop the worst of it?
USA: Well now it um the thing you have to understand