Hope Dave Don't Say "Balls Nasty"❌👑
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GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of a conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of a conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
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My all time top 10 albums, in chronological order, and a very long mix at the end with much of the runners' up selections.
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They're so close to getting it.
Well...maybe not.
Well...maybe not.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
They're so close to getting it.
Well...maybe not.
Well...maybe not.
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Pay close attention: the GOP and Trump are going to go hard against abortion rights. This maneuver on ACA subsidies is just the beginning.
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
Senate Republicans tie healthcare subsidies to abortion limits
The government shutdown is on track to end with no resolution for expiring healthcare subsidies, and Democrats say Republicans want an abortion ban.
www.upi.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Pay close attention: the GOP and Trump are going to go hard against abortion rights. This maneuver on ACA subsidies is just the beginning.
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
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You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
These crooks should've been stopped long ago and were enabled by our MAGAt supermajority. As it is, I expect no refund for years yet. #Ohio #Corruption
Ohioans save $400M after Supreme Court power case
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal, letting stand a ruling that will save Ohioans an estimated $400 million on electric bills.
signalohio.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
These crooks should've been stopped long ago and were enabled by our MAGAt supermajority. As it is, I expect no refund for years yet. #Ohio #Corruption
Something happened way too quick
Bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquer
It's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquer
Well, I expect I won't be heard
'Cause my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
Bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquer
It's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquer
Well, I expect I won't be heard
'Cause my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
Divide And Conquer
YouTube video by Husker Du - Topic
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Something happened way too quick
Bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquer
It's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquer
Well, I expect I won't be heard
'Cause my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
Bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquer
It's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquer
Well, I expect I won't be heard
'Cause my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
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Some context: Trump is referring to those who fight and die for their country in military service. Those he told John Kelly were “suckers” and “losers.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Some context: Trump is referring to those who fight and die for their country in military service. Those he told John Kelly were “suckers” and “losers.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
#HuskerDu live album new release "1985: The Miracle Year" - this is so good I think it could potentially replace studio albums in rotation. Well, sometimes.
The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
YouTube video by Husker Du - Topic
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#HuskerDu live album new release "1985: The Miracle Year" - this is so good I think it could potentially replace studio albums in rotation. Well, sometimes.
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Vance has been harder on his wife than he is on the Hitler lover, who often refers to him as "fat boy" and his wife by a racial slur. Makes Ted Cruz look like Costner in The Bodyguard.
Vance shares a strange immunity with Trump.
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
JD Vance now leads the GOP. And he wants the party to welcome Hitler lovers.
And the press refuses to reckon with what this means.
www.thefarce.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vance has been harder on his wife than he is on the Hitler lover, who often refers to him as "fat boy" and his wife by a racial slur. Makes Ted Cruz look like Costner in The Bodyguard.
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
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The Trump administration’s systematic targeting of US knowledge infrastructure spans the entire production chain, from soup to nuts. Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
www.techpolicy.press
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Trump administration’s systematic targeting of US knowledge infrastructure spans the entire production chain, from soup to nuts. Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
Forget how it looks, here's a direct link to it. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Forget how it looks, here's a direct link to it. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
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Olivia Nuzzi pulling up to the Kennedy compound for their date and realizing RFK has a bunch of flowers in one hand and a dead raccoon in the other
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Olivia Nuzzi pulling up to the Kennedy compound for their date and realizing RFK has a bunch of flowers in one hand and a dead raccoon in the other
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"what's the point of standards" is a hilarious thing to say out loud where people can hear you
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"what's the point of standards" is a hilarious thing to say out loud where people can hear you
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Had to write about Angus King's declaration that "standing up to Trump didn't work" because I've never heard anything bleaker in my life.
badfaithtimes.com/were-not-ask...
badfaithtimes.com/were-not-ask...
We’re Not Asking For Much, Angus
"Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work."
badfaithtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Had to write about Angus King's declaration that "standing up to Trump didn't work" because I've never heard anything bleaker in my life.
badfaithtimes.com/were-not-ask...
badfaithtimes.com/were-not-ask...
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After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the 1st human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free. RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
We can hope.
every one of these ass-kissing sessions has the cadence of the deathbed
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We can hope.
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Okay no, absolutely not. We are not doing "Jar Jar Binks is woke, actually"
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Okay no, absolutely not. We are not doing "Jar Jar Binks is woke, actually"