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Dependent minors required to have their social media public- wow
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
From the US Embassy in London today.
December 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Dependent minors required to have their social media public- wow
I don't know what this is about- but everyone knows who this is about-
He lies like he breathes
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I don't know what this is about- but everyone knows who this is about-
Chicago Trib hez thots= receives ratio as feedback
Commentary: Billionaires are the result of innovation, value creation and expanded opportunity that has enabled more paths to human flourishing for billions of people across the world.
Gonzalo Schwarz: America needs even more billionaires fueled by the American Dream, not fewer
When criticizing billionaires many forget the quintessential American Dream stories that have made the U.S. the land of opportunity.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Chicago Trib hez thots= receives ratio as feedback
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Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
"Chicago-area Prelate"
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Chicago-area Prelate"
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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November 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
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The architect behind the destruction of the East Wing is James McCrery. Be a shame if McCrery Architects got an earful from The People.
www.dezeen.com/2025/08/06/t...
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www.dezeen.com/2025/08/06/t...
maps.app.goo.gl/8QG7uDEUoghv...
I’ve been in the East Wing. It’s amazingly beautiful. If you were visiting the White House, this was where you’d probably come in.
Trump just totally destroyed it. Knocked it down like a dilapidated garage. Without any approval or oversight.
This is the People’s House. He has NO right to do this.
Trump just totally destroyed it. Knocked it down like a dilapidated garage. Without any approval or oversight.
This is the People’s House. He has NO right to do this.
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The architect behind the destruction of the East Wing is James McCrery. Be a shame if McCrery Architects got an earful from The People.
www.dezeen.com/2025/08/06/t...
maps.app.goo.gl/8QG7uDEUoghv...
www.dezeen.com/2025/08/06/t...
maps.app.goo.gl/8QG7uDEUoghv...
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Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
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The dam has burst
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The dam has burst
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If you want a job at McDonald’s, there’s a good chance you'll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not a human but an AI chatbot that screens applicants. And until recently, the platform that runs her suffered from absurdly basic security flaws.
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’
Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
www.wired.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you want a job at McDonald’s, there’s a good chance you'll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not a human but an AI chatbot that screens applicants. And until recently, the platform that runs her suffered from absurdly basic security flaws.
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Somewhere between cassette tapes, CD’s and Napster, this is the timeline we landed in. And I think I like it 😅 GenX, prepare yourselves for this gem!
youtu.be/gwti7-cEHh8
youtu.be/gwti7-cEHh8
Joe Nichols - Baby Got Back (Official Video)
YouTube video by officialjoenichols
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Somewhere between cassette tapes, CD’s and Napster, this is the timeline we landed in. And I think I like it 😅 GenX, prepare yourselves for this gem!
youtu.be/gwti7-cEHh8
youtu.be/gwti7-cEHh8
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I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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Thoughts and prayers don’t stop mass shootings, and they don’t stop climate disasters either.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
July 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Thoughts and prayers don’t stop mass shootings, and they don’t stop climate disasters either.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.
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One of the oddities of American political life is that Americans often have no real idea how their services work. Few of us seem to comprehend exactly how massive Medicaid cuts won't save much money for most of us, they'll actually result in HIGHER private insurance costs -- because our hospitals
July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the oddities of American political life is that Americans often have no real idea how their services work. Few of us seem to comprehend exactly how massive Medicaid cuts won't save much money for most of us, they'll actually result in HIGHER private insurance costs -- because our hospitals
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Obama worked hard for M4A. Rs pushed back and he settled for the ACA. One side compromises to overcome the worst instincts of the other and make incremental improvements. Yes, some Ds are complicit in propping up health insurers, but don’t pretend both sides are the same.
July 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Obama worked hard for M4A. Rs pushed back and he settled for the ACA. One side compromises to overcome the worst instincts of the other and make incremental improvements. Yes, some Ds are complicit in propping up health insurers, but don’t pretend both sides are the same.
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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends
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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below