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1/ It was the height of the pandemic, but Phoebe Putney Memorial had good news: At 99 years old, Maude Burke was the oldest COVID-19 patient they were discharging.
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
In a video, staff waved balloons, celebrating Burke beating the disease.
There was one issue: It wasn’t true. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
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This is just one more step towards the dehumanization of immigrants. One step closer to justifying inhumane actions.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is just one more step towards the dehumanization of immigrants. One step closer to justifying inhumane actions.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
If we want to stop crime, why am I, a white man, not the prime demographic under scrutiny!? Oh, that's right. This isn't about crime. It hasn't been, ever.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, advice columnist R. Eric Thomas reminds us that it's "really, really important to make gratitude an active practice" in our lives.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On this Thanksgiving Day, advice columnist R. Eric Thomas reminds us that it's "really, really important to make gratitude an active practice" in our lives.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
During his conversation with @amnanawaz.bsky.social, he shares what that means.
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
Artists respond to a cultural squeeze during the 'Fall of Freedom'
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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The fact there are indexes that track Congress, and they do *quite well*, that alone is damning.
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The fact there are indexes that track Congress, and they do *quite well*, that alone is damning.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
Good.
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Good.
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For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters
Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work
msmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
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We could lose 1/3 of our farms by next year and farmer suicides are through the roof.
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We could lose 1/3 of our farms by next year and farmer suicides are through the roof.
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I am sick of the nonstop political content on here, so tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this "One Day We Will Wake Up To His Obituary" towel. It's a good apolitical towel that could be referring to anyone. We all didn't immediately think of one specific person when we saw this.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I am sick of the nonstop political content on here, so tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this "One Day We Will Wake Up To His Obituary" towel. It's a good apolitical towel that could be referring to anyone. We all didn't immediately think of one specific person when we saw this.
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
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If you’re a GOP member of congress, don’t you worry about “hey the GOP president actively fought SNAP funding” messaging next year? That seems inevitable, likely pervasive, and powerful.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If you’re a GOP member of congress, don’t you worry about “hey the GOP president actively fought SNAP funding” messaging next year? That seems inevitable, likely pervasive, and powerful.
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What the hell are we doing?
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What the hell are we doing?
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Even the idea of a lifetime debt is pure insanity
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Even the idea of a lifetime debt is pure insanity
Cruelty is the point. Not governing "for the people" nor "by the people." These thugs in office are taking every step possible to inflict pain and suffering. Mob leadership, and oligarchs in effect, extracting what they want from the government.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cruelty is the point. Not governing "for the people" nor "by the people." These thugs in office are taking every step possible to inflict pain and suffering. Mob leadership, and oligarchs in effect, extracting what they want from the government.
Read this. You'll be better for it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read this. You'll be better for it.
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So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?