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Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by forcing ordinary Americans to pay more for electricity.
We're paying a high price for Donald Trump's obsession with killing windmills deanbaker22.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Wants Us to Pay More for Electricity Because He Is Angry at Windmills
Air is cheap, the hot air from Donald Trump is very expensive
deanbaker22.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by forcing ordinary Americans to pay more for electricity.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
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NEW: Romney pushed tax cuts for his fellow moguls, vilified the bottom 47% as tax scofflaws & fortified a rigged system.
He now published a NYT oped calling for tax hikes, but offers no apology for his record.
Why do the powerful only change after they have no power to fix crises they created?
He now published a NYT oped calling for tax hikes, but offers no apology for his record.
Why do the powerful only change after they have no power to fix crises they created?
Confessions Of The Retired And Powerless
Mitt Romney’s reversal on taxes comes only after he's given up the power to fix the problem he fortified.
www.levernews.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEW: Romney pushed tax cuts for his fellow moguls, vilified the bottom 47% as tax scofflaws & fortified a rigged system.
He now published a NYT oped calling for tax hikes, but offers no apology for his record.
Why do the powerful only change after they have no power to fix crises they created?
He now published a NYT oped calling for tax hikes, but offers no apology for his record.
Why do the powerful only change after they have no power to fix crises they created?
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Plenty of US presidents have done worse things than Donald Trump (at least so far). But I don't think the US will ever recover from the way he encourages all of us to be the absolute worst version of ourselves.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Plenty of US presidents have done worse things than Donald Trump (at least so far). But I don't think the US will ever recover from the way he encourages all of us to be the absolute worst version of ourselves.
Cripes!
Yet more proof that Elon Musk and "freedom of speech" don't belong in the same sentence russbaker.substack.com/p/a-free-spe...
A Free-Speech Nobel Nomination for Musk and Other Head-Slapping Absurdities
Elon decides whose voice is heard.
russbaker.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Cripes!
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you do not need a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun. you just need very restrictive gun laws and proper enforcement to get rid of the guns.
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
you do not need a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun. you just need very restrictive gun laws and proper enforcement to get rid of the guns.
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The fascist moment is global. Models self on Trump, reveres Pinochet, is a gender nationalist. Oh and his dad was a Nazi. Literally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff
Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but compulsory voting could create volatility
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The fascist moment is global. Models self on Trump, reveres Pinochet, is a gender nationalist. Oh and his dad was a Nazi. Literally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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A mass shooting now occurs every 17 hours in America and our political leaders assure us they will continue to do nothing about the problem.
December 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A mass shooting now occurs every 17 hours in America and our political leaders assure us they will continue to do nothing about the problem.
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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Governors, mayors, elected utility regulators and candidates running for those offices:
Make a simple pledge to block residential electricity rate hikes that finance cheap power for Big Tech companies’ data centers.
Steal this idea — and campaign on it.
Make a simple pledge to block residential electricity rate hikes that finance cheap power for Big Tech companies’ data centers.
Steal this idea — and campaign on it.
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Governors, mayors, elected utility regulators and candidates running for those offices:
Make a simple pledge to block residential electricity rate hikes that finance cheap power for Big Tech companies’ data centers.
Steal this idea — and campaign on it.
Make a simple pledge to block residential electricity rate hikes that finance cheap power for Big Tech companies’ data centers.
Steal this idea — and campaign on it.
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I've aged 15 years in the 5 years since launching @levernews.com from scratch. It's been a tough slog, but every now & then I step back & am blown away by our team's original reporting that breaks huge stories you can't find anywhere else. Look at our front page right now. Amazing.
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I've aged 15 years in the 5 years since launching @levernews.com from scratch. It's been a tough slog, but every now & then I step back & am blown away by our team's original reporting that breaks huge stories you can't find anywhere else. Look at our front page right now. Amazing.
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JUST NOW: Trump now openly says he is trying to force CNN into the hands of his allies to stop the network from criticizing him.
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
JUST NOW: Trump now openly says he is trying to force CNN into the hands of his allies to stop the network from criticizing him.
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Turns out Elon Musk's chainsaw was not very effective in rooting out waste and fraud. (Anyone seen their DOGE dividend check?). Careful analysis, what the GAO does, is a much better route themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: The Right Way to Root Out Waste and Fraud
The GAO knows how to do it. Elon Musk and DOGE? Not so much.
themoneytrail.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Turns out Elon Musk's chainsaw was not very effective in rooting out waste and fraud. (Anyone seen their DOGE dividend check?). Careful analysis, what the GAO does, is a much better route themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
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Most things we worry about don’t happen, which is unfair because I really put in the hours.
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Most things we worry about don’t happen, which is unfair because I really put in the hours.
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“I Factchecked Trump’s Big Politico Interview – Because Politico Didn’t!”
15 lies listed and debunked. Read my critique of the Trump interview:
15 lies listed and debunked. Read my critique of the Trump interview:
I Factchecked Trump’s Big Politico Interview – Because Politico Didn’t!
Interviewer Dasha Burns allowed the president to tell lie after lie, and also failed to push back on his racism. So here is a rebuttal from Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“I Factchecked Trump’s Big Politico Interview – Because Politico Didn’t!”
15 lies listed and debunked. Read my critique of the Trump interview:
15 lies listed and debunked. Read my critique of the Trump interview:
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ICE is out of control. They're operating with impunity. They're doing things and getting away with stuff that regular cops, even your typical federal agents, can't do.
And we're just sitting back and taking it all in why?
ICE must be destroyed.
And we're just sitting back and taking it all in why?
ICE must be destroyed.
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
ICE is out of control. They're operating with impunity. They're doing things and getting away with stuff that regular cops, even your typical federal agents, can't do.
And we're just sitting back and taking it all in why?
ICE must be destroyed.
And we're just sitting back and taking it all in why?
ICE must be destroyed.
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Trump is completely wrong on the economy, which is why the Fed should and will lower rates tomorrow cepr.net/publications...
Trump Is Wrong About the Economy; the Fed Should Lower Rates
Weak jobs data, rising unemployment, and tariff-driven inflation show a slowing economy, making a Fed rate cut likely despite Trump’s exaggerated claims.
cepr.net
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump is completely wrong on the economy, which is why the Fed should and will lower rates tomorrow cepr.net/publications...
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NEW: A report released Tuesday says Trump's return to power has accompanied — and in some cases, directly aided — a global slide toward repression. www.theredoubt.net/new-and-star...
'New and startling': Trump's return drives global decline in civic freedoms
A new report says dismantling USAID helped fuel an international assault on free expression.
www.theredoubt.net
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
NEW: A report released Tuesday says Trump's return to power has accompanied — and in some cases, directly aided — a global slide toward repression. www.theredoubt.net/new-and-star...
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maybe platforming the most idiotic racist misogynistic turds among us was not a good idea? waiting for more data.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
maybe platforming the most idiotic racist misogynistic turds among us was not a good idea? waiting for more data.
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Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us | Nesrine Malik
Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us | Nesrine Malik
There is a bread and circuses feel to this scandal. A wise public would see red flags; instead it sees entertainment, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us | Nesrine Malik