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A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
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Frankenstein was so explication- heavy. No action could come without an English Literature 101’s amount of monologue and symbolism that could be seen from space. It was so beautifully lit and costumed and all of that but oh my god how much tearful explaining does one exhausted monster have to do
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Frankenstein was so explication- heavy. No action could come without an English Literature 101’s amount of monologue and symbolism that could be seen from space. It was so beautifully lit and costumed and all of that but oh my god how much tearful explaining does one exhausted monster have to do
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Turns out the Golden Age of MAGA was an Epstein cover-up, 600,000 Chinese students, H1-B jobs for Indians, massive deficits, pardons for fraudsters & drug traffickers, blowing up boats, 50 year mortgages, tariffs on everything, higher prices, a ballroom, & al-Qaeda in the Oval.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Turns out the Golden Age of MAGA was an Epstein cover-up, 600,000 Chinese students, H1-B jobs for Indians, massive deficits, pardons for fraudsters & drug traffickers, blowing up boats, 50 year mortgages, tariffs on everything, higher prices, a ballroom, & al-Qaeda in the Oval.
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The thing is, the list of men connected with Epstein is not infinite - it's the same 20 or so names over and over. Wexner, Clinton, Trump, Dershowitz, Andrew... no one (even on the fringe right) has ever tied Biden, Bush, or Obama to Epstein. It's a limited group, and their names are already known.
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The thing is, the list of men connected with Epstein is not infinite - it's the same 20 or so names over and over. Wexner, Clinton, Trump, Dershowitz, Andrew... no one (even on the fringe right) has ever tied Biden, Bush, or Obama to Epstein. It's a limited group, and their names are already known.
A good tar-and-feathering would wipe that smirk right off Kevin Hassett's smug face. Can we get "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" guy to teach this guy the economics of an ass whipping?
COLLINS: When Trump says grocery prices are down, what numbers is he basing that off given it's not true?
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A good tar-and-feathering would wipe that smirk right off Kevin Hassett's smug face. Can we get "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" guy to teach this guy the economics of an ass whipping?
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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He had a heart attack during the 2020 primaries. Why do people keep making it like that didn’t happen.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
He had a heart attack during the 2020 primaries. Why do people keep making it like that didn’t happen.
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Necessary to show that Republicans were willing to let people go hungry and never cared about reopening the government.
You're right. It makes much more sense to make them suffer for forty days before loudly folding, making the whole exercise pointless.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Necessary to show that Republicans were willing to let people go hungry and never cared about reopening the government.
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I get the question why do it if it was doomed to fail... After sleeping on it I think pulling plug was right call.
I don’t think there was a viable path to get R’s to agree to anything, and ultimately this subsidy decision was made in Nov of ‘24 by the American people.
I don’t think there was a viable path to get R’s to agree to anything, and ultimately this subsidy decision was made in Nov of ‘24 by the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I get the question why do it if it was doomed to fail... After sleeping on it I think pulling plug was right call.
I don’t think there was a viable path to get R’s to agree to anything, and ultimately this subsidy decision was made in Nov of ‘24 by the American people.
I don’t think there was a viable path to get R’s to agree to anything, and ultimately this subsidy decision was made in Nov of ‘24 by the American people.
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"A couple million people should just go without paychecks for however long it takes until either the Republican party decides it no longer hates the ACA or the 120th Congress is sworn" is not a viable or serious theory of victory, as more than a couple of us pointed out in Sept
Then why do the shutdown at all? What did it accomplish? The Democrats knew going into the shutdown that it would mean federal workers eat shit indefinitely - Republicans even cited it as a reason Democrats would break: and they were right!
Not that there's a bunch of us, but I think a contingent of feds on here have been incentivized to just block 50% of the users here tonight, because man "you should eat shit indefinitely for undetermined reasons so I can poast about The Revolution" is a taek I guess, but not one I want to see
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"A couple million people should just go without paychecks for however long it takes until either the Republican party decides it no longer hates the ACA or the 120th Congress is sworn" is not a viable or serious theory of victory, as more than a couple of us pointed out in Sept
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Honestly I think the NYT reporting on Bat Boy would probably be more honest journalism at this point.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Honestly I think the NYT reporting on Bat Boy would probably be more honest journalism at this point.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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If you believe that Dem leadership is fighting for you, ask them what they did when the Supreme Court took away the human rights of 50% of the nation, when two thirds of Americans disagreed with the Court’s decision, and we had the presidency. More than 3 years later. Ask how they’ve fought.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
If you believe that Dem leadership is fighting for you, ask them what they did when the Supreme Court took away the human rights of 50% of the nation, when two thirds of Americans disagreed with the Court’s decision, and we had the presidency. More than 3 years later. Ask how they’ve fought.
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like as much as this site is in a fit of justified anger over this, the GOP... does not actually win anything by fucking over insurance markets
if they don't fix Obamacare credits and/or fuck it by replacing it with HSAs, next year is going to be uhhhh a healthcare election
I still kinda think it’s going to be D+12 in a year because the orange god king is determined to to be a blansas sized political suicide bomber
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
like as much as this site is in a fit of justified anger over this, the GOP... does not actually win anything by fucking over insurance markets
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The message for Democrats is, "Republicans held food for kids hostage so they could make sure your healthcare costs skyrocket."
Angry as I am with Hassan, Shaheen, et al., the GOP is trying to deny SNAP payments to recipients and to block states' efforts to pay them. They are literally determined to starve the people they see as undeserving.
I've made my position very clear tonight that I think the healthcare fight is too important to leave to a "maybe" future vote but this is absolutely right.
And it's why blame MUST be placed first and foremost on the GOP and their merciless hostage-taking.
And it's why blame MUST be placed first and foremost on the GOP and their merciless hostage-taking.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The message for Democrats is, "Republicans held food for kids hostage so they could make sure your healthcare costs skyrocket."
Tens of thousands of people stuck at airports right now would gladly pay money to horsewhip this SOB.
#Incompetent
#Incompetent
Duffy: "Can I make one other point about POTUS before we're out of time? I have never seen someone work so hard. All day long he's moving, he's meeting, he's thinking. Dinners he's usually meeting with people. And then at night he's still on the phone calling people! He doesn't stop. He's a machine"
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tens of thousands of people stuck at airports right now would gladly pay money to horsewhip this SOB.
#Incompetent
#Incompetent
Tell me again how Pete was out of his depth at DOT. Sean Duffy should be tarred and feathered and run back to Wisconsin on a rail.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tell me again how Pete was out of his depth at DOT. Sean Duffy should be tarred and feathered and run back to Wisconsin on a rail.
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
This strategy mystifies me. The best result Dems can hope for is that voters remember that Trump's GOP budget cost them big. Will voters punish Republicans if Dems protect the ACA?
A future vote on the ACA tax credits is not enough.
The American people about to lose their health care need results, not votes.
The American people about to lose their health care need results, not votes.
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This strategy mystifies me. The best result Dems can hope for is that voters remember that Trump's GOP budget cost them big. Will voters punish Republicans if Dems protect the ACA?
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. Markwayne really does set new standards for dull-witted dishonesty, Oklahoma style.
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. Markwayne really does set new standards for dull-witted dishonesty, Oklahoma style.
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"isn't that just the conversation we've been having now for years, which is how does someone look the American people in the eye and lie to them? How should you respond as someone in the media? And how should I respond as an economist?"
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"isn't that just the conversation we've been having now for years, which is how does someone look the American people in the eye and lie to them? How should you respond as someone in the media? And how should I respond as an economist?"
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Expect thousands of Christians around the world to die as the direct consequence of Trump's decision to slam the asylum door in their face says the head of Christian World Relief. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
Trump’s Refugee Policy ‘Is Slamming the Door on Persecuted Christians’ - Christianity Today
Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Expect thousands of Christians around the world to die as the direct consequence of Trump's decision to slam the asylum door in their face says the head of Christian World Relief. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...