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It's so hard to see the bad people win.

I just hope that we're still in the second act of the movie, followed by a third act in which the Ewoks defeat the stormtroopers, and Darth Vader realizes he's made some mistakes and throws the Emperor off the edge of something really high up.
September 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Last week I paid my first tariff!

My kids bought me a personalized birthday gift for around $0. They didn't realize it came from another country. But when the UPS man came by to deliver it, he sheepishly asked me for $39.60, for the tariff.

Just doing my part to make Trump feel like a big man.
September 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just gave here. Please consider giving if you can afford to, and if you want to encourage peace among Israelis and Palestinians:

www.standing-together.org/en
English | standing-together
standing-together is a progressive grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against the occupation and for peace, equality, and social justice. We know that the majorit...
www.standing-together.org
August 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Meanwhile, the only mention of Epstein on foxnews.com right now...
July 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Whoa. Will the white supremacists abandon Trump?

It's worth visiting to Twitter just one more time for this one.

x.com/FuentesUpdat...
Fuentes Updates on X: ""We need to burn our MAGA hats, that's the only language Trump will understand. He needs to be abandoned at this point." - Nick Fuentes https://t.co/KHul2GGpWL" / X
"We need to burn our MAGA hats, that's the only language Trump will understand. He needs to be abandoned at this point." - Nick Fuentes https://t.co/KHul2GGpWL
x.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"A record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country"

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated
The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S.
news.gallup.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just when we thought things couldn't get any stranger:

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

Yes, Nick Adams, the right-wing pro-Trump Twitter troll who, among other things, posts fantasies with clearly homoerotic endings.
Trump Nominates ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Ambassador to Malaysia
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
www.wfpusa.org/gaza/

Today, No Kings Day protest, the tail end of a bar mitzvah - and, for balance, while eating some delicious hummus, giving so maybe some Gazans can eat too.
Gaza - World Food Program USA
WFP is providing emergency food supplies to people in Gaza and the West Bank who’ve been impacted by the sudden escalation of conflict.
www.wfpusa.org
June 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 Breaking news: US President Trump is a blobfish 🚨
June 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Yay, all back to normal on NJ Transit
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I was not waiting for this, but perhaps I should have been
May 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just when you thought Trumpworld couldn't get any weirder: the new President of Romania may well be Mr. Bean
May 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Probably unpopular opinion - but certain Hole songs are much better than certain Nirvana songs
May 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In many countries, May 1 is a national holiday to celebrate labor.

This year, over here, it's National Day of Prayer. Seems appropriate.
May 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
time.com/7280114/dona...

I think he's come to genuinely believe this view of how the world works,even though it's simplified, fictional, and also wrong.

His brain is now Reagan-like.
Read the Full Transcript of Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Interview
President Trump discussed his trade war and the economy, immigration, presidential power, and more
time.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Would you trust this man?
April 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mike Lee: "Trump could go down as the most pro-trade, pro-growth president in modern U.S. history if he uses this moment as an opportunity to reduce trade barriers."

Is there a word for a grovel/flatter/warning combo?
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I, for one, am tired of winning
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is what happens when you fire lots of employees, leaving just enough people to maintain the app. You're going to have more outages, and more trouble fending off attackers.

www.techradar.com/news/live/x-...
X is down again – Elon Musk confirms 'massive cyberattack' as former Twitter site hit by fourth outage today
X is having a bad day that appears to be getting worse
www.techradar.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Many things in our world are changing so fast - but good old-fashioned solid reporting can still shine a light on the truth.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wow. Sarah Cooper has outdone herself

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
The History of Wealth Throughout History
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM