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so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now?
May 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now?
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GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit
But, on the other hand, it will kill many children.
But, on the other hand, it will kill many children.
GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit
The figure is expected to intensify a national debate over spending and tax levels as President Donald Trump tries to push the legislation through Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit
But, on the other hand, it will kill many children.
But, on the other hand, it will kill many children.
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“Deeply creepy” indeed: 1932, say hello to 2025.
May 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“Deeply creepy” indeed: 1932, say hello to 2025.
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JFC - the people sending the pizzas are not just telling judges they know where they live. They are using the name of a a family member of a Judge who was murdered.
May 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
JFC - the people sending the pizzas are not just telling judges they know where they live. They are using the name of a a family member of a Judge who was murdered.
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This is bananas. 🍌
May 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is bananas. 🍌
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“.. reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwell’s 1984 of ‘Big Brother.’”
@the-independent.com
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@the-independent.com
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May 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“.. reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwell’s 1984 of ‘Big Brother.’”
@the-independent.com
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@the-independent.com
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SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
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“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
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May 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
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An X USER, to Grok: “Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted?” 🤡
May 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
An X USER, to Grok: “Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted?” 🤡
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Would have the addition salubrious effect of aiding the newspapers.
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
May 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Would have the addition salubrious effect of aiding the newspapers.
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WARZEL: Trump’s corruption alters “the very texture of our shared reality. .. A system that is healthy does not produce a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit. Such units are reserved for the dumbest timeline, which is the one we’re currently living in.”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Fully Operational Mobile McDonald’s Unit Has Short-Circuited My Brain
Happy Meal Team Six
www.theatlantic.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
WARZEL: Trump’s corruption alters “the very texture of our shared reality. .. A system that is healthy does not produce a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit. Such units are reserved for the dumbest timeline, which is the one we’re currently living in.”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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AXIOS: Grok has begun to respond to users with “misleading claims” about South African “white genocide” — even if the user query is completely unrelated. 🤡
@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/m...
@axios.com
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May 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
AXIOS: Grok has begun to respond to users with “misleading claims” about South African “white genocide” — even if the user query is completely unrelated. 🤡
@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/m...
@axios.com
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This quote by Frederick Douglas, says it all. It's where we are today...
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This quote by Frederick Douglas, says it all. It's where we are today...
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since we can't post the entire video on bluesky, here's a snippet:
May 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
since we can't post the entire video on bluesky, here's a snippet:
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DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
May 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
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this fucking psychopath has no business leading the agency responsible for the nation’s health. it’s ridiculous!
RFK Jr refuses to say if he would vaccinate his children today for polio
May 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
this fucking psychopath has no business leading the agency responsible for the nation’s health. it’s ridiculous!
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May 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
May 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
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The emoluments clause of the Constitution makes no specific mention of Qatar or the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, so it's hard to understand why the Democrat Party is denouncing this incredible gift to our president.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
May 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The emoluments clause of the Constitution makes no specific mention of Qatar or the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, so it's hard to understand why the Democrat Party is denouncing this incredible gift to our president.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
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I guess what this confirms for us is that there’s only a very limited pool of loyal Trumpers who are familiar with these things called “books”
Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
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Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House f...
apnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I guess what this confirms for us is that there’s only a very limited pool of loyal Trumpers who are familiar with these things called “books”
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“.. In short, a foreign government might give the president of the United States a $400 million personal gift. Not a bad haul at a time when Trump is asking American children to do with fewer dolls and pencils.”
@theatlantic.com #TwoDolls
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@theatlantic.com #TwoDolls
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May 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“.. In short, a foreign government might give the president of the United States a $400 million personal gift. Not a bad haul at a time when Trump is asking American children to do with fewer dolls and pencils.”
@theatlantic.com #TwoDolls
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
@theatlantic.com #TwoDolls
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs ..”
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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May 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs ..”
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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Your kids still get two dolls. And five pencils. 🤡
May 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Your kids still get two dolls. And five pencils. 🤡
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Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
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So many layers of corruption.
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So many layers of corruption.
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Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
May 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?