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Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
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remember when elon musk was still in government and DOGE still active and they pretended for like a week rampent social security fraud was happening, and then it turned out they just didn’t understand that databases would include people who passed away and we never heard about this “fraud” again lol
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
remember when elon musk was still in government and DOGE still active and they pretended for like a week rampent social security fraud was happening, and then it turned out they just didn’t understand that databases would include people who passed away and we never heard about this “fraud” again lol
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My husband dragged me to this yesterday and I loved it! The preview doesn’t do it justice.
"One Battle After Another," Paul Thomas Anderson's widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance, opened with $22.4 million in ticket sales from North American theaters over the weekend.
'One Battle After Another' opens with $22.4 million
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s widely acclaimed American epic of rebellion and resistance, opened with $22.4 million in ticket sales from North American theaters over the weekend.
bit.ly
September 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My husband dragged me to this yesterday and I loved it! The preview doesn’t do it justice.
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Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
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great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system
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I love and fear the haunted internet
July 3, 2023 at 9:04 PM
I love and fear the haunted internet
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The scary part is, I don't even think the people uploading hundreds of ai-generated things to the archive think they're doing anything problematic.
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The scary part is, I don't even think the people uploading hundreds of ai-generated things to the archive think they're doing anything problematic.
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
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I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
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this from Yael is great if you’re thinking about phones at protests
I wrote a bit about options for phones at protests, explaining the benefits and drawbacks, and added some security tips at the end.
Options for Phones at Protests
Simply showing up to a protest leaves you susceptible to all sorts of surveillance, including cameras, drones, facial recognition, and more. There's not always a lot you can do about pernicious street...
blog.yaelwrites.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this from Yael is great if you’re thinking about phones at protests
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The movies don't really get into it, but it's worth remembering that Denethor went crazy because he spent too much time doomscrolling on the Palantír and it cooked his brain
September 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The movies don't really get into it, but it's worth remembering that Denethor went crazy because he spent too much time doomscrolling on the Palantír and it cooked his brain
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“When you look at the factors weighing down Democrats, it’s not crime or trans rights or wokeness. It’s the deep-seated belief among independents and Democratic voters that Democrats are weak and feckless.”
The Dem Senate leadership's unbelievable negotiating position is that they will give Trump everything he wants except that they demand: an extension of Obamacare subsidies so that they expire right after the midterms, not before. This sounds like political malpractice on several levels.
There’s a New Budget Showdown. Senate Dems’ Current Plan Is Bullshit
I agonized for a bit about the point I’m about to discuss....
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“When you look at the factors weighing down Democrats, it’s not crime or trans rights or wokeness. It’s the deep-seated belief among independents and Democratic voters that Democrats are weak and feckless.”
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so close! that is a field
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
so close! that is a field
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It’s that time again
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s that time again
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Cybersecurity is political.
AND
Cybersecurity is non partisan.
Both of these are true if you believe that protecting Democracy is part of cybersecurity’s purpose in protecting national security & critical infrastructure, & that all political parties in a Democratic society should support Democracy.
AND
Cybersecurity is non partisan.
Both of these are true if you believe that protecting Democracy is part of cybersecurity’s purpose in protecting national security & critical infrastructure, & that all political parties in a Democratic society should support Democracy.
August 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Cybersecurity is political.
AND
Cybersecurity is non partisan.
Both of these are true if you believe that protecting Democracy is part of cybersecurity’s purpose in protecting national security & critical infrastructure, & that all political parties in a Democratic society should support Democracy.
AND
Cybersecurity is non partisan.
Both of these are true if you believe that protecting Democracy is part of cybersecurity’s purpose in protecting national security & critical infrastructure, & that all political parties in a Democratic society should support Democracy.
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Partying with NIN (they're just out of frame)
August 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Partying with NIN (they're just out of frame)
It is a really good museum and well worth the trip!
Go see the Af-Am museum, while you can.
And, because God knows what the MAGAs will try to do it, be ABSOLUTELY SURE to see the "Legacy Museum" in Montgomery, AL, while it is there. The most powerful museum display about American history (or almost anything) I have ever seen.
And, because God knows what the MAGAs will try to do it, be ABSOLUTELY SURE to see the "Legacy Museum" in Montgomery, AL, while it is there. The most powerful museum display about American history (or almost anything) I have ever seen.
August 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It is a really good museum and well worth the trip!
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Trump assembled one majority, but that does not preclude his opponents from assembling another. We often talk about elections as if we are baking a cake — with the outcome fixed and irreducible — but it is more akin to building a Lego model. The pieces can be arranged a different way.
August 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump assembled one majority, but that does not preclude his opponents from assembling another. We often talk about elections as if we are baking a cake — with the outcome fixed and irreducible — but it is more akin to building a Lego model. The pieces can be arranged a different way.
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My job title directly before "Counter-Threat Operations & Security Monitoring Lead" was "Desktop Support Specialist" lol
Annual reminder that titles are wildly inconsistent across the industry.
I’m currently a Senior software engineer. 4 years before this role I was a Staff software engineer. Last year I was offered a Senior Principal role at a different company.
The rules are made up and the points don’t matter.
I’m currently a Senior software engineer. 4 years before this role I was a Staff software engineer. Last year I was offered a Senior Principal role at a different company.
The rules are made up and the points don’t matter.
August 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My job title directly before "Counter-Threat Operations & Security Monitoring Lead" was "Desktop Support Specialist" lol