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"It has been my observation that one of the prices of giving people freedom of choice is that sometimes they make the wrong choice."
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God the conservative think tank guys are such incessant whiners, shut the fuck up
March 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
God the conservative think tank guys are such incessant whiners, shut the fuck up
That smell of a recently run old lawn tractor inside a garage when the air is cool and crisp.
March 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
That smell of a recently run old lawn tractor inside a garage when the air is cool and crisp.
That one teacher that would say stuff like "This class is the light of my day. That 5th period class though. I don't know what's wrong with them."
March 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That one teacher that would say stuff like "This class is the light of my day. That 5th period class though. I don't know what's wrong with them."
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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Opinion | It's time to end DEI. No one should have a career based on their skin color.
by Kid Rock
by Kid Rock
March 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Opinion | It's time to end DEI. No one should have a career based on their skin color.
by Kid Rock
by Kid Rock
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Whether it's the Navajo code talkers helping to defeat the Nazis or it's Nazis removing all mention of the Navajo code talkers from the US military's website, the conflict between Nazis and Navajo code talkers has continued for over 80 years.
March 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Whether it's the Navajo code talkers helping to defeat the Nazis or it's Nazis removing all mention of the Navajo code talkers from the US military's website, the conflict between Nazis and Navajo code talkers has continued for over 80 years.
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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"Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
March 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
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Yup
If people are mad about the way Jennings treats people on television here is the way to solve it. Quit agreeing to appear with him. That's it. There can't be a panel fight if there is no panel for him. www.mediaite.com/tv/scott-jen...
Scott Jennings Blows a Gasket at ‘Condescending’ Neera Tanden: ‘Let Me Educate You!’
Scott Jennings lost it on former Biden administration official Neera Tanden on Tuesday's edition of CNN NewsNight.
www.mediaite.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yup
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Tomorrow, my bill repealing the ban on same sex marriage will be heard in House Judiciary at 8am.
The ban on same sex marriage has remained in our state constitution since the early 2000s, despite being deemed unconstitutional for the last decade. It's time to remove it.
The ban on same sex marriage has remained in our state constitution since the early 2000s, despite being deemed unconstitutional for the last decade. It's time to remove it.
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tomorrow, my bill repealing the ban on same sex marriage will be heard in House Judiciary at 8am.
The ban on same sex marriage has remained in our state constitution since the early 2000s, despite being deemed unconstitutional for the last decade. It's time to remove it.
The ban on same sex marriage has remained in our state constitution since the early 2000s, despite being deemed unconstitutional for the last decade. It's time to remove it.
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Thank you, Council VP LaShay Harris for leading on this report and this issue. It’s a valuable effort and I look forward to studying in detail.
New report details key causes of childhood poverty in Rochester
The report's findings reflect months of work within the community from leaders, including speaking to those who experienced childhood poverty themselves.
spectrumlocalnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you, Council VP LaShay Harris for leading on this report and this issue. It’s a valuable effort and I look forward to studying in detail.
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So it wasn't the US Marshals at all. It was the DC Metro police who provided DOGE with the muscle to roust the staff of the US Institute for Peace out fo their offices. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-me...
DC Metro Police Roust Staff of Indy Agency At DOGE’s Request
In background over the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to find...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So it wasn't the US Marshals at all. It was the DC Metro police who provided DOGE with the muscle to roust the staff of the US Institute for Peace out fo their offices. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-me...
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This is ... not what I was expecting.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser needs to get on top of this.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser needs to get on top of this.
So it wasn't the US Marshals at all. It was the DC Metro police who provided DOGE with the muscle to roust the staff of the US Institute for Peace out fo their offices. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-me...
DC Metro Police Roust Staff of Indy Agency At DOGE’s Request
In background over the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to find...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is ... not what I was expecting.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser needs to get on top of this.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser needs to get on top of this.
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"Data show a 10% drop in Canadian patrons so far this month compared to last year — translating to about 800 fewer people. The slump was notable as schools in Ontario were off last week for mid-winter break."
Fewer Canadians are coming to the Museum of Play. But is it a bellwether or a blip?
The Rochester tourism draw is seeing 10% fewer visits from our northern neighbors — a downturn that was evident as Ontario schools closed last week for mid-winter break.
www.wxxinews.org
March 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Data show a 10% drop in Canadian patrons so far this month compared to last year — translating to about 800 fewer people. The slump was notable as schools in Ontario were off last week for mid-winter break."
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CDC issues a health advisory notice on dengue. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been battling outbreaks, along with detections in California, Florida, and Texas.
March 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
CDC issues a health advisory notice on dengue. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been battling outbreaks, along with detections in California, Florida, and Texas.
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need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
Immigration. 🌎
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 1/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: unsure but </= 4/16
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 1/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: unsure but </= 4/16
Immigration. 🌎
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 2/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 4/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 4/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: 4/16
Your turn.👇
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 2/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 4/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 4/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: 4/16
Your turn.👇
March 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Immigration. 🌎
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 1/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: unsure but </= 4/16
What would our community look like without it?
▶ Number of parents were born in the U.S.: 1/2
▶ Number of grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/4
▶ Number of great-grandparents were born in the U.S.: 2/8
▶ Number of great-great grandparents born in the U.S.: unsure but </= 4/16
There go Dems, forfeiting their leverage once again
Breaking news: The Senate voted 54-46 to pass a Republican funding bill, averting a government shutdown that was set start at 12:01 a.m. The bill heads to President Donald Trump to sign.
Follow our live coverage:
Follow our live coverage:
Live updates: Trump-backed bill passes Senate, averting a government shutdown
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
There go Dems, forfeiting their leverage once again
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Beshear: Trump’s tariffs are going to increase the price of gas. The amount it increases it, that is the Trump tax.
It's going to increase the price of food in your grocery store. The amount it increases it is the Trump tax.
It's going to increase the price of food in your grocery store. The amount it increases it is the Trump tax.
March 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Beshear: Trump’s tariffs are going to increase the price of gas. The amount it increases it, that is the Trump tax.
It's going to increase the price of food in your grocery store. The amount it increases it is the Trump tax.
It's going to increase the price of food in your grocery store. The amount it increases it is the Trump tax.
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AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
March 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
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Cherry picking false readings of studies and the anti-trans right, name a better duo.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender service member ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.
abcnews.go.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Cherry picking false readings of studies and the anti-trans right, name a better duo.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
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I keep finding myself thinking, ‘it can’t go on like this’ but then I remember my first trip to Zimbabwe in 2012, where everyone told me they had been thinking that since 1987
March 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I keep finding myself thinking, ‘it can’t go on like this’ but then I remember my first trip to Zimbabwe in 2012, where everyone told me they had been thinking that since 1987
To the right - Fraud seems to mean the government doing anything. At all. Anything at all.
March 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To the right - Fraud seems to mean the government doing anything. At all. Anything at all.
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A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to at least temporarily halt the unprecedented penalties it levied on a powerful law firm that has represented clients whom President Donald Trump considers his political enemies.
Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send 'chills down my spine’
The Trump administration was ordered to halt, at least temporarily, parts of its executive order punishing the law firm Perkins Coie.
wapo.st
March 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to at least temporarily halt the unprecedented penalties it levied on a powerful law firm that has represented clients whom President Donald Trump considers his political enemies.