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I would suggest taking the words “Complete Rebuilding” literally and seriously.
Or we can just be surprised when aerial photos show it being demolished some day.
Or we can just be surprised when aerial photos show it being demolished some day.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I would suggest taking the words “Complete Rebuilding” literally and seriously.
Or we can just be surprised when aerial photos show it being demolished some day.
Or we can just be surprised when aerial photos show it being demolished some day.
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Actually, our entire political culture seems to have been Gamergate.
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Actually, our entire political culture seems to have been Gamergate.
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Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
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these people do not know what an IP address is, clearly
I can’t even tell what IP addresses they think they’re asking for
I can’t even tell what IP addresses they think they’re asking for
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
these people do not know what an IP address is, clearly
I can’t even tell what IP addresses they think they’re asking for
I can’t even tell what IP addresses they think they’re asking for
Tax and spend is far more democratic. We the people using elected officials to collectively decide where the money should go. Philanthropy on this scale is just plain oligarchy.
Or we could tax them more and fund social programs that would allow poor kids to have food and shelter and better schools now.
apnews.com/article/mich...
apnews.com/article/mich...
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts'
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tax and spend is far more democratic. We the people using elected officials to collectively decide where the money should go. Philanthropy on this scale is just plain oligarchy.
Important but missed in many posts. The student’s mom is a lawyer who represented J6 rioters AND the instructor who was put on leave is Trans. There was nothing random about this.
I taught composition and technical writing at OU for three years. This decision is a disgrace. If instructors are expected to treat personal beliefs as formal “evidence,” then why even bother offering courses?
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Important but missed in many posts. The student’s mom is a lawyer who represented J6 rioters AND the instructor who was put on leave is Trans. There was nothing random about this.
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"the essay sucks ass" is no doubt true, couldn't be bothered to read it, but consider that the essay may have been written to receive an F in order to instigate a campaign against the trans TA. in any case it's not a great dunk because this isn't about the essay, it's about purging trans ppl
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"the essay sucks ass" is no doubt true, couldn't be bothered to read it, but consider that the essay may have been written to receive an F in order to instigate a campaign against the trans TA. in any case it's not a great dunk because this isn't about the essay, it's about purging trans ppl
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Fascinating and thorough dive into SPS history. Looking forward to reading more (and getting angry all over again at how badly some billionaires screwed over the district).
New episode!
In 1995, Seattle hired a retired Army general to run its schools.
In just three years, John Stanford reshaped the district — and his ghost still lingers in its policies today.
www.rainydayrecess.org/2230213/epis...
In 1995, Seattle hired a retired Army general to run its schools.
In just three years, John Stanford reshaped the district — and his ghost still lingers in its policies today.
www.rainydayrecess.org/2230213/epis...
A Forensic Analysis of SPS with Vivian Van Gelder, Part 1 - Rainy Day Recess
In this first installment of our three-part series unpacking Left to Chance: Student Outcomes in Seattle Public Schools (2024), hosts Christie Robertson and Jasmine Pulido sit down with report author ...
www.rainydayrecess.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Fascinating and thorough dive into SPS history. Looking forward to reading more (and getting angry all over again at how badly some billionaires screwed over the district).
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
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Yep. Politicians who mindlessly promote data centers are buying into a political liability. Data centers are even worse than the old 'subsidize my factory' scam, creating fewer jobs and draining local water & energy supplies, problems that will get increasingly worse under Trump's bad policies.
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yep. Politicians who mindlessly promote data centers are buying into a political liability. Data centers are even worse than the old 'subsidize my factory' scam, creating fewer jobs and draining local water & energy supplies, problems that will get increasingly worse under Trump's bad policies.
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Its nice to know that even if Dick Cheney hadn’t died this morning tonight might have killed him
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Its nice to know that even if Dick Cheney hadn’t died this morning tonight might have killed him
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Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
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There is no difference between Trump destroying the East Wing and using a wrecking ball on the Washington Monument or Smithsonian. Just because he (temporarily) lives there doesn't give him the right to demolish the White House without Congressional approval.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There is no difference between Trump destroying the East Wing and using a wrecking ball on the Washington Monument or Smithsonian. Just because he (temporarily) lives there doesn't give him the right to demolish the White House without Congressional approval.
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For the record, the judges and staff of our federal courts are working without pay,
but Congress is being paid without working.
I am infuriated by the preposterousness of these ridiculous times.
but Congress is being paid without working.
I am infuriated by the preposterousness of these ridiculous times.
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
For the record, the judges and staff of our federal courts are working without pay,
but Congress is being paid without working.
I am infuriated by the preposterousness of these ridiculous times.
but Congress is being paid without working.
I am infuriated by the preposterousness of these ridiculous times.
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President Trump reduces trade surplus in profitable export industry that provides middle-class jobs all across America.
New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
International student arrivals to the US fall by 19%
The US recorded a 20% drop in student visa arrivals this August, though the full picture remains unclear amid contradictory datasets.
thepienews.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
President Trump reduces trade surplus in profitable export industry that provides middle-class jobs all across America.
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These think they've got a "gotcha" on a reporter who wrote about her past problems when they happily overlook the fact that our Mayor pointed a gun at a pregnant lady over a parking spot, lied about it to a cop, and lied about it to the public.
Bruce Harrell's supporters dug up some great dirt on me: Did you know that, 18 years ago, I got caught trying to lift a bottle of wine? If you do know, that's probably because I talk about it often as part of my recovery story, including in my book. Here's the story they're angry about.
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett D’Vonne Pickett, the owner of The Postman mailing and shipping store and in the Central District,…
publicola.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
These think they've got a "gotcha" on a reporter who wrote about her past problems when they happily overlook the fact that our Mayor pointed a gun at a pregnant lady over a parking spot, lied about it to a cop, and lied about it to the public.
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I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.
That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.
October 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.
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A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
October 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
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Incredible achievement that the one price that the Trump administration has brought down notably is "cocaine."
The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
September 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Incredible achievement that the one price that the Trump administration has brought down notably is "cocaine."
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Imagine being a historian in 100 years, reading about the US imposing enormous tariffs that destroyed what little manufacturing remained, immiserated consumers, & isolated the US from int'l trade. They'll ask, "whyyyyyy?"
And there will literally be no answer! Trump felt like it. That's it.
And there will literally be no answer! Trump felt like it. That's it.
September 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Imagine being a historian in 100 years, reading about the US imposing enormous tariffs that destroyed what little manufacturing remained, immiserated consumers, & isolated the US from int'l trade. They'll ask, "whyyyyyy?"
And there will literally be no answer! Trump felt like it. That's it.
And there will literally be no answer! Trump felt like it. That's it.
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NO, he didn't.
He argued in a way that got trans folks, Black folks, immigrants, disabled folks doxxed, harassed, stalked, harmed, abused, killed.
That is NOT civility
And you, defending this, are neither civil nor respectable. You're enabling fascism. That makes you an abuser too.
He argued in a way that got trans folks, Black folks, immigrants, disabled folks doxxed, harassed, stalked, harmed, abused, killed.
That is NOT civility
And you, defending this, are neither civil nor respectable. You're enabling fascism. That makes you an abuser too.
He argued with civility. It's a start.
What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?
September 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NO, he didn't.
He argued in a way that got trans folks, Black folks, immigrants, disabled folks doxxed, harassed, stalked, harmed, abused, killed.
That is NOT civility
And you, defending this, are neither civil nor respectable. You're enabling fascism. That makes you an abuser too.
He argued in a way that got trans folks, Black folks, immigrants, disabled folks doxxed, harassed, stalked, harmed, abused, killed.
That is NOT civility
And you, defending this, are neither civil nor respectable. You're enabling fascism. That makes you an abuser too.
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Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.