Bob
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It's all ketchup on the wall
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A great song that is very relevant to the times we find ourselves in.

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John Prine - Some Humans Ain't Human - Fair & Square
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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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"taking jobs from Americans" really gives away the game. This guy just hates immigrants and thinks they don't belong here, and can be treated as sub-humans.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.

10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C

20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C

So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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P.S. I really, really, really, really want to know who else in the national media establishment knew what Epstein et al was up to and helped cover it up or stayed quiet.

We need a media industry cleansing post-haste of perverted enablers. It didn’t happen with Weinstein, but it needs to happen now.
Reading the advice emails released today show “journalist” Michael Wolff gave Epstein about how to use Trump actions to control him and thinking about all the media men and women who’ve covered for predators. I touched on that horrific reality in below essay.
Re-upping my Epstein essay from August as new information emerges today.

Caution: disturbing descriptions of my and others’ sexual assaults.

Release all the damn files. This is the ultimate test of this nation’s useless partisanship.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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(Reuters) - The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s.

@reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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“I don’t really know him”
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’

It was originally ‘ekename.’

‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”

Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.

Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Democrats' 2025 election wins go beyond the big races:

In Pennsylvania, Dems swept the top "row offices" in Bucks County, electing the county's first-ever Democratic DA and defeating an incumbent Republican sheriff.

Dems notched victories in county executive races in Erie, Lehigh and Northampton.
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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9-10 November 1938 | The November Pogrom – a pogrom against the Jews throughout Nazi Germany. Hundreds were killed (or died by suicide), 30,000 men arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps, over 1,000 synagogues burnt, over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged.
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Signature matching is junk science that has been used to disenfranchise lawful voters. It’s shameful that Democratic controlled states still use this. Voters should not have to spend time correcting the states mistakes or risk having their legal votes tossed out.
Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.

kce.wiki/SignatureCha...

Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
Signature challenges - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The country
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
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Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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BREAKING:

A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.

Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Employment lawyer here: the number of male employers who genuinely believe they should be able to sleep with their female employees and pay working mothers less than working fathers is most of them. They genuinely believe that it is an injustice against them that they might face repercussions.
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Looking forward to the op-eds calling on Republicans to moderate their policies, or profiles of anti-Trump voters.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Be advised, we have seized the VA governors mansion, early reports are that we have captured several GA states seats. It appears that we’ve overrun the entire NJ GOP, who have fled…and sir…we have a united front
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia.
BREAKING:

NBC News projects: Abigail Spanberger (D) wins Virginia Governor. Democrat Gain.
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Not just Democratic moderates frankly. There are a range of pols who think the ticket to success is to tell voters that the Democratic Party sucks shit every chance they get and then turn around & wonder why the Democratic Party has such low favorables with voters
She'll win tomorrow and that's a good thing. On most policy issues she's basically fine. But Democratic moderates really need to figure out that making voters hate their party is bad for the party and bad for them personally. It's just terrible strategy.
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The Trump shutdown cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this weekend, leaving millions of families short of what they need to put food on the table.

If you have the means, one thing you can do to help is donate to a local food bank. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM