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If liberals like Ezra are saying that someone who called for Gay people to be stoned, trans people to be lynched, Black people to accept police violence and women to obey did politics "the right way", that is in some respects more alarming that the bloviation of the far right. Bend that knee, Ezra.
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If liberals like Ezra are saying that someone who called for Gay people to be stoned, trans people to be lynched, Black people to accept police violence and women to obey did politics "the right way", that is in some respects more alarming that the bloviation of the far right. Bend that knee, Ezra.
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Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.
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Again we see the incoherence of right-wing policy. Rounding up homeless people and imprisoning them *is* housing them! Punitive solutions to this problem also cost a shitload and require a massive bureaucracy.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
This is the line of thinking. Prevent states and localities from being more protective of the unhoused than SCOTUS. Do it through financial coercion.
July 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Again we see the incoherence of right-wing policy. Rounding up homeless people and imprisoning them *is* housing them! Punitive solutions to this problem also cost a shitload and require a massive bureaucracy.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
They are fine with providing housing, but only if it is ineffective and dehumanizing.
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Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.
July 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.
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I think @keithedwards.bsky.social nails it here, with the next step being Republicans like MTG and Burchett rallying around Trump for "exposing the Democrats."
July 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think @keithedwards.bsky.social nails it here, with the next step being Republicans like MTG and Burchett rallying around Trump for "exposing the Democrats."
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When are media outlets going to stop reporting Trump’s claims about his “trade deals” before they actually get to see the deals in writing?
July 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When are media outlets going to stop reporting Trump’s claims about his “trade deals” before they actually get to see the deals in writing?
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For my money, the Senate Democratic caucus seems to be one of the most serious foreseeable hurdles to any project of constitutional restoration. Not because of a pivotal member or two getting cold feet, but rather a pervasive sclerotic disbelief at what time it is.
Notable: Trump UN nominee Mike Waltz was on track to fail by a tie vote in committee, but Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen cast a decisive vote to rescue him. 12-10, he advances to the full Senate.
July 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For my money, the Senate Democratic caucus seems to be one of the most serious foreseeable hurdles to any project of constitutional restoration. Not because of a pivotal member or two getting cold feet, but rather a pervasive sclerotic disbelief at what time it is.
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Absolutely correct and I include the military in this. The institution that those who still refuse to say that we have full fascist executive control at the Federal level keep saying we have to 'wait to see' about. We've seen that the military obeys unlawful orders too. We're living under fascism.
I guess I just want to say that Trump has captured every single institution. You can track variation in, say, court decisions or changing positions on tariffs but even conceding those things accepts that his whims run institutions’ priorities. Not a single one of them really stood.
July 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Absolutely correct and I include the military in this. The institution that those who still refuse to say that we have full fascist executive control at the Federal level keep saying we have to 'wait to see' about. We've seen that the military obeys unlawful orders too. We're living under fascism.
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Look, you can say a lot about Hogan's legacy: he was racist, he was terrible to his colleagues, he put himself above other people, he firmly believed in the supremacy of white people, he was a bad wrestler, his life was a net negative for society.
That's it. That's the post.
That's it. That's the post.
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Look, you can say a lot about Hogan's legacy: he was racist, he was terrible to his colleagues, he put himself above other people, he firmly believed in the supremacy of white people, he was a bad wrestler, his life was a net negative for society.
That's it. That's the post.
That's it. That's the post.
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South Park went after CBS and Paramount too.
July 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
South Park went after CBS and Paramount too.
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As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
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While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
July 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
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Getting lost in Jeffrey Epstein file is that Pam Bondi was the Attorney General of Florida (2011 to 2019) when Epstein was running his child sex ring in Florida. What is in the Epstein files about Pam Bondi? Did she protect Epstein as Florida AG?!! Did she protect Trump? More reasons we need file!
July 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Getting lost in Jeffrey Epstein file is that Pam Bondi was the Attorney General of Florida (2011 to 2019) when Epstein was running his child sex ring in Florida. What is in the Epstein files about Pam Bondi? Did she protect Epstein as Florida AG?!! Did she protect Trump? More reasons we need file!
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I think about this constantly
July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I think about this constantly
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Gender affirming care for cis folks gets celebrated.
Health clinics across America are serving up injections of testosterone. Men younger than 35 are the most eager customers
American men are hungry for injectable testosterone
A legion of new health clinics are serving it up
econ.st
July 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Gender affirming care for cis folks gets celebrated.
Never, ever, ever again do I want to hear the words "social media isn't real life". Accusations of nutpicking completely fail when the current administration is taking the very worst right-wing psychos from Twitter and giving them major roles. The Twitter right *is* real life. There is no boundary.
July 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I'm really asking everyone to please stop using Alligator Alcatraz. This is not a descriptor that makes sense. These are concentration camps.
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm really asking everyone to please stop using Alligator Alcatraz. This is not a descriptor that makes sense. These are concentration camps.
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Update: At this morning’s daily meeting, FEMA Acting Administrator Richardson spoke briefly only to say he has an upcoming trip to…Peru. No mention of Texas.
Staff at FEMA haven't received any internal communications from the agency or department leadership since the deadly floods in Texas, which is unheard of in the wake of a major disaster.
Acting Administrator David Richardson is "nowhere to be found."
Acting Administrator David Richardson is "nowhere to be found."
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Update: At this morning’s daily meeting, FEMA Acting Administrator Richardson spoke briefly only to say he has an upcoming trip to…Peru. No mention of Texas.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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It's a fascist regime, folks. You have to start treating it like such. You need all hands on deck and a remarkable change in attitude, language and tactics to confront Trump and MAGA.
The old guard ain't gonna cut it.
The old guard ain't gonna cut it.
July 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's a fascist regime, folks. You have to start treating it like such. You need all hands on deck and a remarkable change in attitude, language and tactics to confront Trump and MAGA.
The old guard ain't gonna cut it.
The old guard ain't gonna cut it.
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Excruciatingly embarrassing
July 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Excruciatingly embarrassing
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So many media people lost their minds over 'censorship' when the Biden admin. asked social media companies to not platform Covid disinfo.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Trump Suggests He'll Pressure CNN, NYT Reporters On Iran
Trump suggested reporters could be pressured into giving up sources on recent stories about the military strike on Iran — and the sources could be prosecuted.
www.mediaite.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
So many media people lost their minds over 'censorship' when the Biden admin. asked social media companies to not platform Covid disinfo.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
Where are they now when the current president says he plans to force reporters to disclose their sources? Crickets.
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Hakeem Jeffries is so skilled at being a disappointment. The worst opposition leader possible. I am so sick of rank careerism and incompetence.
June 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is so skilled at being a disappointment. The worst opposition leader possible. I am so sick of rank careerism and incompetence.