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Not a single mention of Saturday's nationwide protests on the frontpage of the print edition @nytimes.com today. One teeny tiny headline at the bottom of the page for @washingtonpost.com, the same amount of space for "Times Square is a tourist trap. LOL"
The legacy press is worthless.
The legacy press is worthless.
April 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Not a single mention of Saturday's nationwide protests on the frontpage of the print edition @nytimes.com today. One teeny tiny headline at the bottom of the page for @washingtonpost.com, the same amount of space for "Times Square is a tourist trap. LOL"
The legacy press is worthless.
The legacy press is worthless.
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It turns out that for one day, at least, America’s democracy was not sold to the highest bidder. That voters cared more about the damage Musk is doing than his offers of cash.
(Big h/t @benwikler.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
(Big h/t @benwikler.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It turns out that for one day, at least, America’s democracy was not sold to the highest bidder. That voters cared more about the damage Musk is doing than his offers of cash.
(Big h/t @benwikler.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
(Big h/t @benwikler.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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Is it Friday yet?
📸 Truffles The Kitty
📸 Truffles The Kitty
April 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is it Friday yet?
📸 Truffles The Kitty
📸 Truffles The Kitty
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What fun America is right now. We've a bunch of insipid lunatics running around the building knocking down load-bearing walls because it'll "open up the space" and now we're all just sitting here waiting for the fucking building to collapse on us.
BREAKING: Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, conducting research, regulating food and drugs.
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching, regulating food
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
bit.ly
April 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
What fun America is right now. We've a bunch of insipid lunatics running around the building knocking down load-bearing walls because it'll "open up the space" and now we're all just sitting here waiting for the fucking building to collapse on us.
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"We don’t want your Nazi cars / take a one-way trip to Mars" is a pretty good chant
March 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"We don’t want your Nazi cars / take a one-way trip to Mars" is a pretty good chant
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Trump’s new EO on voting exceeds his power—elections are conducted by the states. Congress, not Trump, has the power to legislate national standards they have to follow. So why would he do this? It’s about voter suppression & making it more difficult for people like you & me who oppose him to vote.
Trump just signed an exec order purporting to require a passport (or a few other docs) to register to vote. The president doesn't have the power to override a law passed by Congress. This is the SAVE Act but much worse. It is an illegal power grab that would block tens of millions from voting.
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Trump’s new EO on voting exceeds his power—elections are conducted by the states. Congress, not Trump, has the power to legislate national standards they have to follow. So why would he do this? It’s about voter suppression & making it more difficult for people like you & me who oppose him to vote.
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Walton Goggins Unsure How Many HBO Roles It Will Take To Get Free Max Subscription
theonion.com/walton-...
theonion.com/walton-...
March 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Walton Goggins Unsure How Many HBO Roles It Will Take To Get Free Max Subscription
theonion.com/walton-...
theonion.com/walton-...
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This may be the best thing on the internet today.
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This may be the best thing on the internet today.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
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The next time someone says he had a mandate from the "people" - feel free to share this
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The next time someone says he had a mandate from the "people" - feel free to share this
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.bsky.social
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Zero harm and ample upside in Democrats calling for impeachments and a special prosecutor. The VP, the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury, the DNI, and the NSC were all involved in the grossly negligent disclosure of specifics on combat operations.
18 U.S.C. § 793(f) makes it a federal crime to for people entrusted with information related to the national defense to, with gross negligence, disclose it to others in violation of that trust.
March 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Zero harm and ample upside in Democrats calling for impeachments and a special prosecutor. The VP, the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury, the DNI, and the NSC were all involved in the grossly negligent disclosure of specifics on combat operations.
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it's always weird when something happens in US news that would be considered far too absurd for an episode of Veep
March 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
it's always weird when something happens in US news that would be considered far too absurd for an episode of Veep
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if Hegseth and others won't resign, impeach them
House Dems should file impeachment resolutions today
House Dems should file impeachment resolutions today
The Defense Secretary and several others need to resign and face charges. Every member of Congress should demand it. Nothing less is acceptable.
Also, all federal employees, to include FBI special agents, need to remember their oath is to the Constitution, not the president or a cabinet secretary.
Also, all federal employees, to include FBI special agents, need to remember their oath is to the Constitution, not the president or a cabinet secretary.
18 U.S.C. § 793(f) makes it a federal crime to for people entrusted with information related to the national defense to, with gross negligence, disclose it to others in violation of that trust.
March 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
if Hegseth and others won't resign, impeach them
House Dems should file impeachment resolutions today
House Dems should file impeachment resolutions today
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The Trump administration just texted me all of its plans to destroy the country. You can read all about it in my new book, which will appear in February 2029.
March 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Trump administration just texted me all of its plans to destroy the country. You can read all about it in my new book, which will appear in February 2029.
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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Every time I walk past a bank, I face an ethical question. Should I just rob it? It's a stumper.
When Meta started developing its flagship AI model, employees faced an ethical question, Alex Reisner writes. The program would need to be trained on a huge amount of high-quality writing to be competitive with products such as ChatGPT. Should they just pirate it?
Read more: theatln.tc/1P6gPreS
Read more: theatln.tc/1P6gPreS
March 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Every time I walk past a bank, I face an ethical question. Should I just rob it? It's a stumper.
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Postcards from an authoritarian country:
New: Trump rescinds order targeting the law firm Paul Weiss after it agreed to “dedicate the equivalent of $40m in pro bono legal services over the course of President Trump’s term to support the admin’s initiatives” AND “acknowledged the wrongdoing of Mark Pomerantz”
March 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Postcards from an authoritarian country:
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I wonder if there are other parts to it?
The U.S. slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report — 24th — in part because Americans are eating alone more than ever.
Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.
The United States slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report, in part because more Americans are eating alone. Once again, the Finns came out on top.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I wonder if there are other parts to it?
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Education is very impotent!
Musk just posted a meme of Donald Trump burying the Department of Education with the word department misspelled as “departmen”
March 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Education is very impotent!