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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.
Also, release the damn Epstein files already.
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Broadview police are investigating.
CBS reports ICE agents have repeatedly made fake 911 calls. Each time, police found no threat. In Illinois, that’s a felony.
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Broadview police are investigating.
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Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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To those who weren’t born yet or those like me who didn’t remember, this is why we have the EPA.
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
Today in history, 1969: The heavily polluted Cuyahoga River catches fire due to trapped debris and oil slicks, likely ignited by a passing train. It was not unusual, extinguished quickly and caused little damage, but it became a symbol for the Clean Water movement. /1
June 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
To those who weren’t born yet or those like me who didn’t remember, this is why we have the EPA.
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Schwarzenegger winning seemed like the most embarrassing thing that would ever happen in politics at the time and now he’s to the left of every elected Republican and a few Democrats and just makes videos going “young men, my fadda was a Nazi and he was a contemptible loosah”
April 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Schwarzenegger winning seemed like the most embarrassing thing that would ever happen in politics at the time and now he’s to the left of every elected Republican and a few Democrats and just makes videos going “young men, my fadda was a Nazi and he was a contemptible loosah”
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
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Wisconsin peeps… please vote Susan Crawford! VOTE!
March 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Wisconsin peeps… please vote Susan Crawford! VOTE!
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This needs to be said more and loudly.
X is not worth 33 billion. He basically just paid himself $33B from another company, presumably to pay off his debts from the initial buy because he knows he'll never be able to raise the capital from X itself.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
March 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This needs to be said more and loudly.
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The number of employees that may be subject to this RIF has been estimated to be as many as 80% of the staff in Region 5. This would leave vital services, such as the Great Lakes National Program Office and Enforcement inspections, understaffed.
March 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The number of employees that may be subject to this RIF has been estimated to be as many as 80% of the staff in Region 5. This would leave vital services, such as the Great Lakes National Program Office and Enforcement inspections, understaffed.
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We are also extremely disappointed at the lack of back bone in the Democratic Party during the passing of the March CR. Some very harmful items were included.
Stand up lawmakers.
Sometimes disruption is the only thing that will get peoples attention.
Stand up lawmakers.
Sometimes disruption is the only thing that will get peoples attention.
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We are also extremely disappointed at the lack of back bone in the Democratic Party during the passing of the March CR. Some very harmful items were included.
Stand up lawmakers.
Sometimes disruption is the only thing that will get peoples attention.
Stand up lawmakers.
Sometimes disruption is the only thing that will get peoples attention.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a “f‑‑‑ing liar” and demanded his resignation, after the top military official repeatedly insisted he did not share classified information and war plans in an unsecured group text message.
thehill.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a “f‑‑‑ing liar” and demanded his resignation, after the top military official repeatedly insisted he did not share classified information and war plans in an unsecured group text message.
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Louis DeJoy may be gone, but Musk and Trump are still gunning to privatize the Postal Service.
That would mean higher postage prices, lower service quality, and the gutting of thousands of good-paying union jobs — all to enrich Wall Street investors.
We cannot let it happen.
That would mean higher postage prices, lower service quality, and the gutting of thousands of good-paying union jobs — all to enrich Wall Street investors.
We cannot let it happen.
March 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Louis DeJoy may be gone, but Musk and Trump are still gunning to privatize the Postal Service.
That would mean higher postage prices, lower service quality, and the gutting of thousands of good-paying union jobs — all to enrich Wall Street investors.
We cannot let it happen.
That would mean higher postage prices, lower service quality, and the gutting of thousands of good-paying union jobs — all to enrich Wall Street investors.
We cannot let it happen.
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JQA was a real one. basically the jimmy carter of antebellum american politics.
Was just reading John Quincy Adams' oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Amistad case and this part seems, uh, pretty relevant
March 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
JQA was a real one. basically the jimmy carter of antebellum american politics.
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Everything we said would happen is happening with RFK Jr. When I say we, I mean tens of thousands of scientists and healthcare workers. RFK Jr. has hyped vitamin A over vaccines for measles, and now some kids in Texas are being treated for liver damage from vitamin A toxicity, thanks to RFK Jr.
March 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Everything we said would happen is happening with RFK Jr. When I say we, I mean tens of thousands of scientists and healthcare workers. RFK Jr. has hyped vitamin A over vaccines for measles, and now some kids in Texas are being treated for liver damage from vitamin A toxicity, thanks to RFK Jr.
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Cartoonists stepping up.
Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Cartoonists stepping up.
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As thousands continue to sign the petition demanding Senate Democrats replace Mr. Schumer as leader, Newsweek has taken notice of the effort. By tomorrow evening, the petition could be at well over 20,000 signatures.
www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...
www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...
Over 16K sign Democrat petition against Chuck Schumer: "Enough is enough"
"I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time," Charlotte Clymer, the Democrat behind the petition, said.
www.newsweek.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
As thousands continue to sign the petition demanding Senate Democrats replace Mr. Schumer as leader, Newsweek has taken notice of the effort. By tomorrow evening, the petition could be at well over 20,000 signatures.
www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...
www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...
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The government funding bill was the 2nd Trump signed into law. Not the second that day, the 2nd bill Congress has sent to the president all year.
March 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The government funding bill was the 2nd Trump signed into law. Not the second that day, the 2nd bill Congress has sent to the president all year.
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Here's the full email about the classified and personnel records destruction, which just hit the public record in labor groups' litigation against the Trump admin.
The groups say:
"Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation."
The groups say:
"Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation."
March 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's the full email about the classified and personnel records destruction, which just hit the public record in labor groups' litigation against the Trump admin.
The groups say:
"Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation."
The groups say:
"Defendants are, as this motion is being filed, destroying documents with potential pertinence to this litigation."
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“trump and white house officials have been telling GOP holdouts that they will take their constitutional power to make spending decisions”
Politico: "Trump and White House officials have been telling GOP holdouts who want more spending cuts that the administration will pursue impoundment...according to two Republicans who were in a recent meeting with the president." www.politico.com/newsletters/...
March 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“trump and white house officials have been telling GOP holdouts that they will take their constitutional power to make spending decisions”
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On Musk accusing Sen. Kelly of treason:
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
Maybe the Sleepy President Wasn’t So Bad!
When Trump said he would lower costs, we didn’t realize he meant the cost of stocks.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Musk accusing Sen. Kelly of treason:
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
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Facts
This Repub CR, that they claim will keep the government open, is a perfect example of why you must read bills.
Inside the text, you’ll find cuts everywhere, and so much money taken from vets you wouldn’t believe it. These guys are frauds.
Nice try! Hard NO! Throw it in the 🗑️
Inside the text, you’ll find cuts everywhere, and so much money taken from vets you wouldn’t believe it. These guys are frauds.
Nice try! Hard NO! Throw it in the 🗑️
March 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Facts
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I didn't survive the Cold War to be killed by measles.
(If you're vintage like us, get your titres checked)
(If you're vintage like us, get your titres checked)
I didn’t survive disco to be killed by measles.
Quick little health-related thread:
There are measles outbreaks happening in the US & Canada because of pockets of very low vaccination rates.
I wondered if maybe I might need an update to my vaccines. I got them in the usual way as a kid, but sometimes immunity doesn’t last. So I asked my doctor.
There are measles outbreaks happening in the US & Canada because of pockets of very low vaccination rates.
I wondered if maybe I might need an update to my vaccines. I got them in the usual way as a kid, but sometimes immunity doesn’t last. So I asked my doctor.
March 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I didn't survive the Cold War to be killed by measles.
(If you're vintage like us, get your titres checked)
(If you're vintage like us, get your titres checked)