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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."
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Deeply saddened by this dangerous decision made by political appointees, NOT scientists. It's neither evidence based, nor rooted in science.
At a loss for words for the children who will unnecessarily become infected with Hepatitis B, so heres a take on Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (A Dream Deferred)
At a loss for words for the children who will unnecessarily become infected with Hepatitis B, so heres a take on Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (A Dream Deferred)
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Deeply saddened by this dangerous decision made by political appointees, NOT scientists. It's neither evidence based, nor rooted in science.
At a loss for words for the children who will unnecessarily become infected with Hepatitis B, so heres a take on Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (A Dream Deferred)
At a loss for words for the children who will unnecessarily become infected with Hepatitis B, so heres a take on Langston Hughes' "Harlem" (A Dream Deferred)
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median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
I think the same. I hope I am wrong.
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I think the same. I hope I am wrong.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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PEPFAR normally shares annual data around now. (🔗👇)
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
PEPFAR Latest Global Results & Projections Factsheet (Dec. 2024) - United States Department of State
Since 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been steadfast in supporting lifesaving treatment for people living with HIV, saving 26 million lives and enabling 7.8 mill...
www.state.gov
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
PEPFAR normally shares annual data around now. (🔗👇)
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
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Utterly shameless
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Utterly shameless
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And yet...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
December 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
And yet...
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“.. The commutation of Mr. Gentile’s sentence undid years of work by prosecutors in Brooklyn to expose a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, many of whom were older Americans living on fixed incomes.”
@kenvogel.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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@kenvogel.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“.. The commutation of Mr. Gentile’s sentence undid years of work by prosecutors in Brooklyn to expose a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, many of whom were older Americans living on fixed incomes.”
@kenvogel.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
@kenvogel.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
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The Atlantic is trending. It never trends for a good reason.
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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AP on Trump now, and Biden in June 2022.
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
AP on Trump now, and Biden in June 2022.
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
For Trump, declining to 36 percent approval is “good news.”
For Biden, holding steady at 41% is “a source of concern.”
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Perhaps it's just the clips that are making their way to social media, but there seems to be more of an appetite for publicly confronting Noem over obvious lies, which, to channel @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, is a good thing.
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Perhaps it's just the clips that are making their way to social media, but there seems to be more of an appetite for publicly confronting Noem over obvious lies, which, to channel @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, is a good thing.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was taken to a detention center and held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
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Despicable
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Despicable