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If it's not about you, don't make it about you.
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A year ago today, @kamalaharris.com took on the impossible task of trying to win a presidential election in just 107 days, just 77 days until early voting began, while building the campaign while she was running it & introducing herself to voters. She nearly made the impossible possible. 1/
July 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Joe Davidson, longtime Washpost columnist, quit due to editing restrictions. He couldn't call a pay raise for fed'l employees "well deserved" or say that a hallmark of Trump’s "turbulent months in office is his widespread, ominous attack on thought, belief & speech”

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July 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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June 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Who is your shepherd?
June 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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But NYT has decided this is just not newsworthy.
June 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
How far they have fallen. Today’s GOP has become the CCP. Trump is their Mao. When the tanks start rolling over peaceful protesters MAGA will be behind the wheel. museums.cnd.org/China89/intr...
China '89 Introduction
museums.cnd.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Zelenskyy’s speech should be recognized as one of the great speeches of history. Unlike Vance, he spoke to the important geopolitical truths facing Europeans today. Many who complained about Brussels will, from today, remember the mantra: If not Brussels, then Moscow.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_tC_...
“If it's not Brussels, then it's Moscow": Zelenskyy's Statement at MSC 2025 | BR24
YouTube video by BR24
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February 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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🔥 @ninajankowicz.com to the European Parliament: "Before I describe the details of Russia's recent online influence campaigns, I would like to call upon you to stand firm against another autocracy: The United States of America."
April 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reminder for those who've read ahead and remember where this is going.
March 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Might want to download a copy to have one after the book burnings start. resistir.info/livros/s_lew...
February 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy Chinese New Year
January 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
What they said…
if you are in a weird place of "i kind of want to know what's happening but I also need to avoid it for my mental health"

this was a huge help to me during the first four years he was in

concise paragraphs, with multiple sources when possible
Political News for Normal People.
Your essential guide to the shock and awe in national politics. A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news.
whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
There are still a lot of people who think it was a book about disease. Yes, but it isn't about the disease they are thinking of.
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
January 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One Yes or No question the media needs to ask every Republican. (Share if you agree.)
December 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Here's a graphic explaining how the Big Lie was seeded and mobilized into the events of January 6, 2021 through a kind of "participatory disinformation" process. Trump's "war on drugs" refrain could catalyze a similar kind of participatory propaganda and mobilization cycle.
November 28, 2024 at 4:18 PM
When you know how it works you can do anything you want.
November 27, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Given my first post, I’m unsure what Bluesky will censor. When connecting dots it’s important to remember that they sometimes just dots.
November 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Are we ready?
November 19, 2024 at 3:28 AM