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Easy Listener
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Mediocre pianoplayer, avid reader on Ao3, fantasy-enthusiast..
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BREAKING: The U.S. economy shrank by 0.5% in Q1 2025, worse than the previously reported 0.2% drop, revised Commerce Dept. data shows. A sharp reversal from 2.4% growth in the last quarter under Biden

Are you tired of winning yet?
June 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I’d like to congratulate President Trump on joining the elite fraternity of historical leaders who have used military force on its own citizens to quell dissent:

Saddam Hussein
Pol Pot
Adolf Hitler
Rafael Molina
Benito Mussolini
Omar Al-Bashir
Donald Trump
June 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Funny how folks like to say that humanities degrees are “useless” while the world is being actively destroyed by people not knowing about history, ethics, media literacy, or how to think critically. But sure, tell me again how STEM alone will save us.
April 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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This morning, Russian cruelty struck again, killing men, women and children in the city of Sumy.

A barbaric attack, made even more vile as people gathered peacefully to celebrate Palm Sunday.
April 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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April 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Et tu, WSJ?
April 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Bates: He inherited an economy that was the best-performing in the world. But in just two months, he’s crashing that economy with the biggest tax increase on middle-class families in 50 years—raising the prices he promised he would lower, and breaking his number one promise to them.
April 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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So proud of American Resisters today!

#Handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We see you all! Incredible turnout so far across the country — current estimates put participation at around 750,000 and counting! More accurate numbers are still coming in, with many events yet to begin.
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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📌Aside from completely wrecking the economy ... It would be great if everybody focused on why no tariffs were placed on Russia.
(Hint: He's compromised.)

-Thanks
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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April 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, is the latest example of questionable data security practices by top national security officials already under fire.

Read more here:
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
wapo.st
April 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”
March 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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These guys inherited one of the most functional state apparatus in the history of the world and they are inhabiting it like a crack house.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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 7:10 PM
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Reminder. Pass it on.
March 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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But her emails!!!
March 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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🇬🇱 🇬🇱
March 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
March 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff assures us that none of these nightly attacks are actually happening because the Kremlin assured him that they are not taking place and “I trust Putin is acting in good faith.”
March 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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March 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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March 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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A pivotal moment for Europe is here.

We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.

We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.

Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓

europa.eu/!T37kVf
March 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM