Base Clogger
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Movies, baseball and raging against the corrupt oligarchy about to destroy the country.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
I was thinking of a short, snarky way to perfectly explain to people how embarrassing this is. Can’t top this!
a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I was thinking of a short, snarky way to perfectly explain to people how embarrassing this is. Can’t top this!
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This short passage from a Politico afternoon newsletter captures a huge amount of the advantage gained by lying at scale and the why the DC press corps remains wired for the GOP.
October 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This short passage from a Politico afternoon newsletter captures a huge amount of the advantage gained by lying at scale and the why the DC press corps remains wired for the GOP.
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this is one of the best responses I've ever seen a politician give to any question, let alone one this aggressive
generational political talent
generational political talent
Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.
October 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
this is one of the best responses I've ever seen a politician give to any question, let alone one this aggressive
generational political talent
generational political talent
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If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it.
This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.
This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.
September 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it.
This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.
This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.
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Braids are a great way to keep your hair out of your face, especially when ICE teargasses you.
Also they don’t get caught in a respirator. 10/10 would recommend.
Also they don’t get caught in a respirator. 10/10 would recommend.
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Braids are a great way to keep your hair out of your face, especially when ICE teargasses you.
Also they don’t get caught in a respirator. 10/10 would recommend.
Also they don’t get caught in a respirator. 10/10 would recommend.
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Always fun to watch @paulalanlevy.bsky.social dismantle a copyright troll bully.
Copyright Troll Backfires: Has To Pay Up To Get Out Of Its Lawsuit Of Lies
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the…
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the…
Copyright Troll Backfires: Has To Pay Up To Get Out Of Its Lawsuit Of Lies
It's been a good while since we've had an old-fashioned copyright troll nonsense story around here, and boy do we have a doozy for you today. Regular Techdirt readers know that we've covered Paul Levy's work for years—the man who the Washingtonian once dubbed "the web bully's worst enemy" has been taking down copyright trolls with surgical precision for over a decade.
www.techdirt.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Always fun to watch @paulalanlevy.bsky.social dismantle a copyright troll bully.
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Survivors of the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell respond to FBI director Patel’s testimony:
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Survivors of the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell respond to FBI director Patel’s testimony:
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Also:
The Third Reich didn't last a 1,000 years...because of a horrific war and tremendous sacrifice.
Pinochet lasted decades - and there were many horrors in those years.
He's got a point: it's not over and done. But turning back the tide might come with some very heavy costs.
The Third Reich didn't last a 1,000 years...because of a horrific war and tremendous sacrifice.
Pinochet lasted decades - and there were many horrors in those years.
He's got a point: it's not over and done. But turning back the tide might come with some very heavy costs.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Also:
The Third Reich didn't last a 1,000 years...because of a horrific war and tremendous sacrifice.
Pinochet lasted decades - and there were many horrors in those years.
He's got a point: it's not over and done. But turning back the tide might come with some very heavy costs.
The Third Reich didn't last a 1,000 years...because of a horrific war and tremendous sacrifice.
Pinochet lasted decades - and there were many horrors in those years.
He's got a point: it's not over and done. But turning back the tide might come with some very heavy costs.
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This rules lmao
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This rules lmao
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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😢 🖤
Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
September 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
😢 🖤
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not an exaggeration to say I am WEEPING with laughter at this reply from someone who hadn't seen that Robert Redford died today
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
not an exaggeration to say I am WEEPING with laughter at this reply from someone who hadn't seen that Robert Redford died today
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Breaking — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Colt Hagmaier just resigned in an email to staff. He's worked at the agency for more than a decade.
Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk.
Text of his email shared with me:
Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk.
Text of his email shared with me:
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Breaking — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Colt Hagmaier just resigned in an email to staff. He's worked at the agency for more than a decade.
Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk.
Text of his email shared with me:
Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk.
Text of his email shared with me:
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This was a word AND he cussed 😂
September 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This was a word AND he cussed 😂
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Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
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An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the 16-year-old shooter are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.
www.denverpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
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Historians will cite Kirk’s inflammatory statements followed by the media’s hagiography to condemn both.
the media rush to canonize charlie kirk is legitimately maybe one of the weirdest things of this nature i have ever seen in my life
September 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Historians will cite Kirk’s inflammatory statements followed by the media’s hagiography to condemn both.
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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The effort to paint Charlie Kirk as some sort of model for practicing politics and a beloved figure across the spectrum is bizarre.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
September 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The effort to paint Charlie Kirk as some sort of model for practicing politics and a beloved figure across the spectrum is bizarre.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
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It isn’t “grace” to pretend to hand-wring over a man who called for violence, praised gun culture, dehumanized trans folks, and led young people into violent nationalism. It is disingenuousness at best, rank cowardice at worst. And it does harm.
If your words whitewash a fascist, stop speaking.
If your words whitewash a fascist, stop speaking.
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It isn’t “grace” to pretend to hand-wring over a man who called for violence, praised gun culture, dehumanized trans folks, and led young people into violent nationalism. It is disingenuousness at best, rank cowardice at worst. And it does harm.
If your words whitewash a fascist, stop speaking.
If your words whitewash a fascist, stop speaking.