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Because he is, in effect, a nullity, because there's nothing to him, because he is transparent, it follows that anyone who sees content, sees depth, is capable of being surprised, is *projecting*.
This is why Trump is useful & somewhat fascinating: he is a blank canvas upon which people project.
This is why Trump is useful & somewhat fascinating: he is a blank canvas upon which people project.
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Because he is, in effect, a nullity, because there's nothing to him, because he is transparent, it follows that anyone who sees content, sees depth, is capable of being surprised, is *projecting*.
This is why Trump is useful & somewhat fascinating: he is a blank canvas upon which people project.
This is why Trump is useful & somewhat fascinating: he is a blank canvas upon which people project.
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
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We are truly in the dumbest timeline.
'Mr. Rubio said that switching back to the use of Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.”'
'Mr. Rubio said that switching back to the use of Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.”'
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We are truly in the dumbest timeline.
'Mr. Rubio said that switching back to the use of Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.”'
'Mr. Rubio said that switching back to the use of Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.”'
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"Before You" is a short film (15 mins, available at link) that follows a couple dealing with the grief of ending a complicated planned pregnancy. The film has been selected by several Oscar-qualifying festivals.
‘Before You’ Filmmaker Lauren Melinda Talks The Importance Of Destigmatizing Women’s Healthcare & Collaborating With Planned Parenthood
Flimmaker Lauren Melinda talks to Deadline about Simbelle Productions and her latest short film 'Before You'
deadline.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Before You" is a short film (15 mins, available at link) that follows a couple dealing with the grief of ending a complicated planned pregnancy. The film has been selected by several Oscar-qualifying festivals.
"Make the Court fear the people" is exactly the right way to frame this. That's the slogan, y'all.
The Supreme Court is completely compromised with right-wing hacks who have been groomed by billionaires and white Christian nationalists.
It's time for fighters to emerge and embrace accountability, reform and EXPANDING THE COURT.
Make the Court fear the people.
It's time for fighters to emerge and embrace accountability, reform and EXPANDING THE COURT.
Make the Court fear the people.
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Make the Court fear the people" is exactly the right way to frame this. That's the slogan, y'all.
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"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
The only way to assure individual liberty is to hand unprecedented governmental power to the guy engaged in blatant democratic backsliding
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: A deep-dive into our 43 (!!) red-to-blue flips, including trends we identified & what's scalable to everywhere in 2026 & beyond. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: A deep-dive into our 43 (!!) red-to-blue flips, including trends we identified & what's scalable to everywhere in 2026 & beyond. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
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It is amazing that, under the surface of all the dogshit news this year, there have been groundbreaking medical breakthroughs happening as well that deserver more attention.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is amazing that, under the surface of all the dogshit news this year, there have been groundbreaking medical breakthroughs happening as well that deserver more attention.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Yep. Some go into journalism to have access to power, to be power's handmaiden & PR. Others go into journalism to question & illuminate the operation of power & how some norms/systems hurt the powerless. Wolff just 1 of many examples showing--again--the former is very common& usu far more lucrative.
Aside from every other repulsive thing about these Epstein emails, they offer direct confirmation of Michael Wolff as one of the sketchiest creeps in a teeming universe of gross behavior
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Yep. Some go into journalism to have access to power, to be power's handmaiden & PR. Others go into journalism to question & illuminate the operation of power & how some norms/systems hurt the powerless. Wolff just 1 of many examples showing--again--the former is very common& usu far more lucrative.
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I can only imagine that people are still using gmail out of convenience or they don't know about alternatives.
Now is the time, folks. Check out Proton Mail and all of their other privacy related apps, including an encrypted Drive replacement.
Abandon Google. The price for convenience is too high.
Now is the time, folks. Check out Proton Mail and all of their other privacy related apps, including an encrypted Drive replacement.
Abandon Google. The price for convenience is too high.
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I can only imagine that people are still using gmail out of convenience or they don't know about alternatives.
Now is the time, folks. Check out Proton Mail and all of their other privacy related apps, including an encrypted Drive replacement.
Abandon Google. The price for convenience is too high.
Now is the time, folks. Check out Proton Mail and all of their other privacy related apps, including an encrypted Drive replacement.
Abandon Google. The price for convenience is too high.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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This is ever so good and a look into a pressing current topic, which is what drives elite scientists into unscientific reactionary politics
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is ever so good and a look into a pressing current topic, which is what drives elite scientists into unscientific reactionary politics
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
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They really stuck the landing on this one.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They really stuck the landing on this one.
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Anyway, long live the work of Rosalind Franklin! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Anyway, long live the work of Rosalind Franklin! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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📸 1990: Nancy Pelosi, 50, and Elizabeth Taylor, 58, testifying before congress for funding for those impacted by AIDS.
Pelosi was a member of the House of Representatives at the time and has a long history of prioritising legislation to combat AIDS.
From an AIDS survivor, thank you Nancy. 💚
Pelosi was a member of the House of Representatives at the time and has a long history of prioritising legislation to combat AIDS.
From an AIDS survivor, thank you Nancy. 💚
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
📸 1990: Nancy Pelosi, 50, and Elizabeth Taylor, 58, testifying before congress for funding for those impacted by AIDS.
Pelosi was a member of the House of Representatives at the time and has a long history of prioritising legislation to combat AIDS.
From an AIDS survivor, thank you Nancy. 💚
Pelosi was a member of the House of Representatives at the time and has a long history of prioritising legislation to combat AIDS.
From an AIDS survivor, thank you Nancy. 💚
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I cried the first time she held the Speaker's gavel. She has done tremendous things for California and America.
But she is also a warning to her generation: Invest in what comes after you and graciously step aside before your legacy is in danger.
But she is also a warning to her generation: Invest in what comes after you and graciously step aside before your legacy is in danger.
Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection.
Here’s a look back at her historic career as shown in Chronicle pictures.
Here’s a look back at her historic career as shown in Chronicle pictures.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I cried the first time she held the Speaker's gavel. She has done tremendous things for California and America.
But she is also a warning to her generation: Invest in what comes after you and graciously step aside before your legacy is in danger.
But she is also a warning to her generation: Invest in what comes after you and graciously step aside before your legacy is in danger.
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a great point. it sometimes gets forgotten that pelosi took the keys away after J6. it was an extra-constitutional action in a time of extreme crisis, but she knew there was no choice. she led when the men could not. stay mad, douthat
And she understood exactly what Trump was trying on Jan 6. Someone else in her place that day and he might have succeeded in his coup attempt.
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
a great point. it sometimes gets forgotten that pelosi took the keys away after J6. it was an extra-constitutional action in a time of extreme crisis, but she knew there was no choice. she led when the men could not. stay mad, douthat
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she was a generational political talent. i owe her my life thanks to her getting the ACA passed. she’s led some really bad votes too, but i still think our country is a much better place in a lot of different ways, largely thanks to her leadership and ceiling breaking
I’ve said it many times — Pelosi wasn’t that great at the PR aspects of the job but where it really mattered, handling a fractious caucus and getting votes with thin margins, no one was better
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
she was a generational political talent. i owe her my life thanks to her getting the ACA passed. she’s led some really bad votes too, but i still think our country is a much better place in a lot of different ways, largely thanks to her leadership and ceiling breaking
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I have my various beefs with Pelosi, but this is something to always keep in mind about her legacy. The right wouldn’t hate her so much if she wasn’t doing some real good, even if she has her own flaws.
Putting aside Pelosi the speaker/leader for a second: Pelosi was one of the most queer friendly politicians in american history. When gay politicians in the 80s refused to talk about AIDS, Pelosi did. When no gay elected official would even talk about the trans community or trans rights....
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have my various beefs with Pelosi, but this is something to always keep in mind about her legacy. The right wouldn’t hate her so much if she wasn’t doing some real good, even if she has her own flaws.
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BREAKING: Men who can’t even keep the government open write letter to a third man, whose high court regularly publishes anonymous orders, to complain about anonymous criticism from lower court judges.
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
BREAKING: Men who can’t even keep the government open write letter to a third man, whose high court regularly publishes anonymous orders, to complain about anonymous criticism from lower court judges.
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And if you've never watched Lina Khan, I'd encourage you to check out @hcrichardson.bsky.social's interview with her last week. She's refreshing, whip-smart, and everything we need more of as a party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
A Conversation with Lina Khan, Former Commissioner of the FTC
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
And if you've never watched Lina Khan, I'd encourage you to check out @hcrichardson.bsky.social's interview with her last week. She's refreshing, whip-smart, and everything we need more of as a party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...