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The richest country in the world won’t care for their own, and the richest people in that country defend it.
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The richest country in the world won’t care for their own, and the richest people in that country defend it.
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Medicare Advantage is nothing more than a scam to enrich insurance companies at the expense of it participants. It is a nefarious plan to eventually replace original Medicare. It is marketed to seniors with false promises and more often than not marketed as if it were indeed original Medicare.
December 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Medicare Advantage is nothing more than a scam to enrich insurance companies at the expense of it participants. It is a nefarious plan to eventually replace original Medicare. It is marketed to seniors with false promises and more often than not marketed as if it were indeed original Medicare.
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Medicare Advantage is a backdoor into privatizing true Medicare. Don’t fall for it.
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Medicare Advantage is a backdoor into privatizing true Medicare. Don’t fall for it.
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Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.
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Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
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Politics is not fan culture—none of these people are your friends. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Politics is not fan culture—none of these people are your friends. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
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Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
December 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
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For the second year running, Boston’s commercial buildings are worth less than the year before… www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/b...
For the second year running, Boston’s commercial buildings are worth less than the year before - The Boston Globe
Boston's commercial tax base is taking a hit as buildings sell for less than their current owners paid for them.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For the second year running, Boston’s commercial buildings are worth less than the year before… www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/b...
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Banking deals worth around $47bn have been announced so far in 2025, more than twice the amount in 2023 and 2024 combined. And the pace is only accelerating
Wall Street is drooling over bank mergers
The world’s most fragmented financial industry faces dramatic change
econ.st
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Banking deals worth around $47bn have been announced so far in 2025, more than twice the amount in 2023 and 2024 combined. And the pace is only accelerating
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Unlike Trump & Witkoff, most Americans aren’t seeking “amazing business opportunities” for US billionaires in Russia. We just want them to stop indiscriminately bombing civilians & end their barbarian war of aggression with their horde of convicts, rapists & foreign mercenaries.
December 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Unlike Trump & Witkoff, most Americans aren’t seeking “amazing business opportunities” for US billionaires in Russia. We just want them to stop indiscriminately bombing civilians & end their barbarian war of aggression with their horde of convicts, rapists & foreign mercenaries.
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Trump invites the press into the meeting in violation of the agreed protocol. Then he kicks them out. Pure chaos, as usual.
Trump tells the press as he meets with Zelenskyy, "I think you could sit outside and have some food. Would you like to have food or do you consider that a bribe, and therefore you cannot write honestly? ... Margo, take them outside and tell the chef to serve them good lunch."
December 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trump invites the press into the meeting in violation of the agreed protocol. Then he kicks them out. Pure chaos, as usual.
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It's always a smart idea to check in with your boss after a strategy meeting
Trump says he's going to talk to Putin on the phone *again* after he meets with Zelenskyy
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's always a smart idea to check in with your boss after a strategy meeting
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So an ICE supervisor had previous domestic abuse convictions, yet still was a law enforcement officer?
Yet at the state level, a clean background check is mandatory for employment.
Trump emptied the jails straight into employment as his private army.
Yet at the state level, a clean background check is mandatory for employment.
Trump emptied the jails straight into employment as his private army.
December 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So an ICE supervisor had previous domestic abuse convictions, yet still was a law enforcement officer?
Yet at the state level, a clean background check is mandatory for employment.
Trump emptied the jails straight into employment as his private army.
Yet at the state level, a clean background check is mandatory for employment.
Trump emptied the jails straight into employment as his private army.
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Can't believe I have to say this, but it's 2025 still and apparently this is how this year has gone:
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Amid Holiday Travel: Health Officials
The non-NJ resident was in at least two terminals while infected with measles, officials said.
patch.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Can't believe I have to say this, but it's 2025 still and apparently this is how this year has gone:
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
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This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
bsky.app/profile/donm...
bsky.app/profile/donm...
Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
bsky.app/profile/donm...
bsky.app/profile/donm...
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Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?
December 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?
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MAGA was sold by Trump on four big promises: putting ‘America First,’ lowering the cost of living, carrying out mass deportations, and releasing the ‘truth’ about Epstein. One by one, those promises have collapsed. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/maga-unrav...
The Great Unraveling
MAGA is turning on Trump, in large part because of four big broken promises
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
MAGA was sold by Trump on four big promises: putting ‘America First,’ lowering the cost of living, carrying out mass deportations, and releasing the ‘truth’ about Epstein. One by one, those promises have collapsed. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/maga-unrav...
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
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An engineering student has reverse-engineered the Tesla Robotaxi app to track the service's availability. The tracker details 32 Tesla Model Ys used in the Robotaxi network in Austin, which is far from Musk's earlier claims of having 1000 Robotaxis in Austin.
Tesla's Austin Robotaxi Project Is Smaller Than Elon Musk's Claims: Report
Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) pilot Robotaxi operations' scale in Austin could reportedly be smaller than what CEO Elon Musk has claimed. Tesla Robotaxi Tracker An engineering student at Texas A&M Univer...
finance.yahoo.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
An engineering student has reverse-engineered the Tesla Robotaxi app to track the service's availability. The tracker details 32 Tesla Model Ys used in the Robotaxi network in Austin, which is far from Musk's earlier claims of having 1000 Robotaxis in Austin.
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I think this is called a robbery.
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Trump’s immigration agents are doing whatever they want.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I think this is called a robbery.
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A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in pursuing a human smuggling case against him. n.pr/3L3sZng
Judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted
A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in pursuing a human smuggling case against him.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in pursuing a human smuggling case against him. n.pr/3L3sZng
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Rosie Blau’s father was on the last boat from Poland before the Nazis invaded, and never spoke about the family he left behind. Listen to the story again as you spend time with family over Christmas
The last boat
And the legacy of survival
econ.st
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Rosie Blau’s father was on the last boat from Poland before the Nazis invaded, and never spoke about the family he left behind. Listen to the story again as you spend time with family over Christmas
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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that will force social media platforms to display warning labels about the impact their features can have on young users' mental health.
New York to Introduce Mental Health Warning Labels for Social Media
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that will force social media platforms to display warning labels about the impact their features can have on young users’ mental health.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that will force social media platforms to display warning labels about the impact their features can have on young users' mental health.
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Trump is insane
And they all know
Vance knows
his Cabinet knows
Republicans in Congress know
Even his most ardent supporters know
And not one of them will say a thing because they are all getting theirs
And they all know
Vance knows
his Cabinet knows
Republicans in Congress know
Even his most ardent supporters know
And not one of them will say a thing because they are all getting theirs
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump is insane
And they all know
Vance knows
his Cabinet knows
Republicans in Congress know
Even his most ardent supporters know
And not one of them will say a thing because they are all getting theirs
And they all know
Vance knows
his Cabinet knows
Republicans in Congress know
Even his most ardent supporters know
And not one of them will say a thing because they are all getting theirs