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I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How corrosive it is that public figures are--more and more shamelessly--ripping the copper wiring out of the walls. Integrity is for suckers. Abusing power is fun. Caring about anything bigger than yourself is lame. An elite class of evil toddlers
I continue to think that one of the reasons this country is falling apart is the wholesale abandonment of public virtue as a broadly shared aspiration. Or even something people should be embarrassed about if they don’t have it.
Fuckin yikes, man
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How corrosive it is that public figures are--more and more shamelessly--ripping the copper wiring out of the walls. Integrity is for suckers. Abusing power is fun. Caring about anything bigger than yourself is lame. An elite class of evil toddlers
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
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July 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
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If you follow golf, you probably know LIV is the product of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, and has been massively overpaying golfers to leave the PGA tour. Rates nowhere close to what they are worth as athletes, and all to normalize business relations between the US and the Kingdom.
May 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If you follow golf, you probably know LIV is the product of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, and has been massively overpaying golfers to leave the PGA tour. Rates nowhere close to what they are worth as athletes, and all to normalize business relations between the US and the Kingdom.
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It bears mentioning that currently, approx 6% of our population are birthright citizens… a number that would have been higher in 1941-45… which means at least ONE MILLION troops would have been birthright citizens.
Our troops in WWII also included 300,000 un-naturalized immigrants.
FUCK THIS GUY.
Our troops in WWII also included 300,000 un-naturalized immigrants.
FUCK THIS GUY.
May 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It bears mentioning that currently, approx 6% of our population are birthright citizens… a number that would have been higher in 1941-45… which means at least ONE MILLION troops would have been birthright citizens.
Our troops in WWII also included 300,000 un-naturalized immigrants.
FUCK THIS GUY.
Our troops in WWII also included 300,000 un-naturalized immigrants.
FUCK THIS GUY.
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Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.
May 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.
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Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
May 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
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this is not true either legally or in a colloquial sense, but an NYT reporter says it like he's telling you the weather.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this is not true either legally or in a colloquial sense, but an NYT reporter says it like he's telling you the weather.
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If you think suspending Habeas Corpus "just for undocumented immigrants" is acceptable, remember that there would be NO HEARINGS and NO LEGAL RECOURSE for ANYONE detained in this way
So all they have to do is CLAIM that YOU are an undocumented immigrant to DISAPPEAR YOU
So all they have to do is CLAIM that YOU are an undocumented immigrant to DISAPPEAR YOU
May 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you think suspending Habeas Corpus "just for undocumented immigrants" is acceptable, remember that there would be NO HEARINGS and NO LEGAL RECOURSE for ANYONE detained in this way
So all they have to do is CLAIM that YOU are an undocumented immigrant to DISAPPEAR YOU
So all they have to do is CLAIM that YOU are an undocumented immigrant to DISAPPEAR YOU
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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
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As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe.
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe.
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
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Yes, Vikings execs say that their nine-year-old stadium is in such dire shape that it needs $300m in upgrades, so it needs a steady flow of tax money to pay for it. What else is an NFL franchise worth $5B that turns an annual $111m profit to do?
Vikings execs want $20m a year in tax money for upgrades of 9-year-old stadium
Hey, remember how the state of Minnesota approved using revenues from electronic pulltab gambling (basically bingo apps on iPads) to help fund $500 million in Vikings stadium expenses back in 2012, an...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Yes, Vikings execs say that their nine-year-old stadium is in such dire shape that it needs $300m in upgrades, so it needs a steady flow of tax money to pay for it. What else is an NFL franchise worth $5B that turns an annual $111m profit to do?
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Imagine the damage a digital Gestapo — knowing everything the US govt knows about us — could do. Elon’s ‘Musk-rats’ reportedly aim to amass such a Panopticon database, a nexus for control lacking even a pretense of privacy safeguards. They must be stopped. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Imagine the damage a digital Gestapo — knowing everything the US govt knows about us — could do. Elon’s ‘Musk-rats’ reportedly aim to amass such a Panopticon database, a nexus for control lacking even a pretense of privacy safeguards. They must be stopped. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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In Alberta, premier Danielle Smith fuels separatism while while violating treaty rights and sidelining Indigenous communities.
In Manitoba, premier Wab Kinew leads the search for the remains of missing indigenous sisters.
What a contrast in leadership!!
In Manitoba, premier Wab Kinew leads the search for the remains of missing indigenous sisters.
What a contrast in leadership!!
May 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In Alberta, premier Danielle Smith fuels separatism while while violating treaty rights and sidelining Indigenous communities.
In Manitoba, premier Wab Kinew leads the search for the remains of missing indigenous sisters.
What a contrast in leadership!!
In Manitoba, premier Wab Kinew leads the search for the remains of missing indigenous sisters.
What a contrast in leadership!!
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seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control
The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to stop work.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
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It only costs $1.60 per person for every American to have access to fact-based news & educational content.
If you support kids’ access to educational programming, you support public broadcasting. If you support families getting information during natural disasters, you support public broadcasting.
If you support kids’ access to educational programming, you support public broadcasting. If you support families getting information during natural disasters, you support public broadcasting.
May 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It only costs $1.60 per person for every American to have access to fact-based news & educational content.
If you support kids’ access to educational programming, you support public broadcasting. If you support families getting information during natural disasters, you support public broadcasting.
If you support kids’ access to educational programming, you support public broadcasting. If you support families getting information during natural disasters, you support public broadcasting.
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A U.S. citizen 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors.
What has happened to our country?
What has happened to our country?
April 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A U.S. citizen 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors.
What has happened to our country?
What has happened to our country?
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April 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
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"Coming off of the Clinton 2016 and Harris 2024 losses, the party needs a come to Jesus moment, a full-throated fight to determine what, if anything, it stands for and how it intends to conduct itself in the future." www.oliverexplains.com/p/aoc-2028-b...
AOC 2028: Because Why The Hell Not?
Just Do It
www.oliverexplains.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Coming off of the Clinton 2016 and Harris 2024 losses, the party needs a come to Jesus moment, a full-throated fight to determine what, if anything, it stands for and how it intends to conduct itself in the future." www.oliverexplains.com/p/aoc-2028-b...
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.