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Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm…
www.propublica.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
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I disagree with Republican policy of planned economy where all industries & businesses are controlled by president. I think we should return to capitalism, by reducing uncertainty & corruption of presidential authoritarianism and allowing market to dictate, it produces both more wealth & equity.
August 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I disagree with Republican policy of planned economy where all industries & businesses are controlled by president. I think we should return to capitalism, by reducing uncertainty & corruption of presidential authoritarianism and allowing market to dictate, it produces both more wealth & equity.
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Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.
August 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.
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Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July"
Explore the speech "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" delivered by Frederick Douglass in 1852, including full text and historical context.
www.blackpast.org
July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
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Older technologies have aided and perhaps enfeebled writers. “But with A.I. we’re so thoroughly able to outsource our thinking that it makes us more average, too,” Kyle Chayka writes.
A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts
Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.
www.newyorker.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Older technologies have aided and perhaps enfeebled writers. “But with A.I. we’re so thoroughly able to outsource our thinking that it makes us more average, too,” Kyle Chayka writes.
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“Inside the book, things are starting to move.” A poem by Éireann Lorsung.
June 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“Inside the book, things are starting to move.” A poem by Éireann Lorsung.
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With or without Musk, DOGE is still a violation of the Art II Appointments clause.
These remaining Muskites have functioned as officers exercising executive power (e.g. directly shutting off payments) w/o Congress creating their offices & w/o lawful appointment:
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
These remaining Muskites have functioned as officers exercising executive power (e.g. directly shutting off payments) w/o Congress creating their offices & w/o lawful appointment:
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries th...
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
With or without Musk, DOGE is still a violation of the Art II Appointments clause.
These remaining Muskites have functioned as officers exercising executive power (e.g. directly shutting off payments) w/o Congress creating their offices & w/o lawful appointment:
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
These remaining Muskites have functioned as officers exercising executive power (e.g. directly shutting off payments) w/o Congress creating their offices & w/o lawful appointment:
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.
The world's most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.
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“A woman can't hold all that storm in her head” A poem by Carmen Giménez.
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“A woman can't hold all that storm in her head” A poem by Carmen Giménez.
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It's pretty notable that mainstream, establishment discourse never ever ever considers giving liberal politicians credit for crime reductions. It's almost axiomatic that if crime goes down under a center-left leader it's either unremarked upon, or must be driven by something else.
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's pretty notable that mainstream, establishment discourse never ever ever considers giving liberal politicians credit for crime reductions. It's almost axiomatic that if crime goes down under a center-left leader it's either unremarked upon, or must be driven by something else.
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American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms reut.rs/3SWHz09
American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms
The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking an order that would bar the White House from pursuing what the ABA called a campaign of intimidation against major law firms.
reut.rs
June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms reut.rs/3SWHz09
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“It will disappear if I look away.” A poem by Lisa Russ Spaar.
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“It will disappear if I look away.” A poem by Lisa Russ Spaar.
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No one knows where the power needed to run the data centers popping up all over the United States will come from.
We’re Not Ready for the AI Power Surge
No one knows where the power needed to run the data centers popping up all over the United States will come from.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
No one knows where the power needed to run the data centers popping up all over the United States will come from.
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Well he wants $1,000,000,000,000 to continue the violence. Immigration enforcement spending is already extreme.🩸This admin is diverting thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement agencies and much of the military to enforcing immigration and border law."
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
Deportations to Add Almost $1 Trillion in Costs to the “Big Beautiful Bill”
Properly considered, the actual cost of H.R. 1’s immigration enforcement spending is nearly $1 trillion more than the CBO estimates. When seen in the context of the overall costs of the bill, mass dep...
www.cato.org
June 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Well he wants $1,000,000,000,000 to continue the violence. Immigration enforcement spending is already extreme.🩸This admin is diverting thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement agencies and much of the military to enforcing immigration and border law."
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
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Declaration of Independence, Grievance #16-19:
"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury"
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury"
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
June 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Declaration of Independence, Grievance #16-19:
"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury"
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury"
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
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Declaration of Independence, Grievance #11:
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Declaration of Independence, Grievance #11:
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
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The sea did not speak by sentences but by verses.
— Jack Kerouac
— Jack Kerouac
June 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The sea did not speak by sentences but by verses.
— Jack Kerouac
— Jack Kerouac
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Happy ANTIFA Day to those who celebrate.
June 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy ANTIFA Day to those who celebrate.
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Thomas Fugate, who has no apparent management or anti-terrorism experience, replaced an Army veteran with more than two decades of national security experience who resigned in March when the administration began cutting his staff.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating…
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thomas Fugate, who has no apparent management or anti-terrorism experience, replaced an Army veteran with more than two decades of national security experience who resigned in March when the administration began cutting his staff.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social