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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
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Heavy rains have deepened Gaza's misery, flooding tents in which many thousands of people are huddled, exposed to winter. A baby recently died of hypothermia.
Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, including tents. Nothing but silence from Trump. We must not forget Gaza.
Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, including tents. Nothing but silence from Trump. We must not forget Gaza.
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Heavy rains have deepened Gaza's misery, flooding tents in which many thousands of people are huddled, exposed to winter. A baby recently died of hypothermia.
Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, including tents. Nothing but silence from Trump. We must not forget Gaza.
Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, including tents. Nothing but silence from Trump. We must not forget Gaza.
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President Connolly hosted a visit from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin today, while also greeting runners taking part in a Gaza solidarity fundraiser organised by a member of Kneecap in the Phoenix Park
jrnl.ie/6907081
jrnl.ie/6907081
President Connolly hosted Greta Thunberg at the Áras (and waved on a Kneecap-led Gaza fundraiser)
Connolly, an avid runner herself, waved on a fundraiser run led by rapper Móglaí Bap as it passed by the back of the Áras.
jrnl.ie
December 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
President Connolly hosted a visit from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to Áras an Uachtaráin today, while also greeting runners taking part in a Gaza solidarity fundraiser organised by a member of Kneecap in the Phoenix Park
jrnl.ie/6907081
jrnl.ie/6907081
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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When I said FIFA should give Trump Nobel Prize it was a joke. Whoever writes this reality took it as a challenge.
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
When I said FIFA should give Trump Nobel Prize it was a joke. Whoever writes this reality took it as a challenge.
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absolutely incredible stuff on Fox Business as hosts transition from lecturing Americans about personal debt to showing off Kevin O'Leary's $5 million watch *in the same segment*!
'FINANCIAL GRAVE': Kevin O’Leary issues warning to holiday shoppers
YouTube video by Fox Business
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
absolutely incredible stuff on Fox Business as hosts transition from lecturing Americans about personal debt to showing off Kevin O'Leary's $5 million watch *in the same segment*!
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There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
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These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
These 2,900 individual billionaires could lose 75% of their wealth and still be richer than 4 billion people.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
Inequality is eating the whole world alive.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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There is virtually no fed criminal law for wealthy people in America right now. Doesn’t exist. Trump’s DOJ either drops their charges or he pardons them. Anyone can buy their way out of prison for the right price on any charge, with crime victims left shattered with no justice.
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
There is virtually no fed criminal law for wealthy people in America right now. Doesn’t exist. Trump’s DOJ either drops their charges or he pardons them. Anyone can buy their way out of prison for the right price on any charge, with crime victims left shattered with no justice.
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Conway: This is a criminal government. Unless you are willing to say that, you’re basically fighting on their terms. They get to lie, and they win that battle because people say, “We shouldn’t use that kind of language.”
But you get to use that language when it’s fucking true.
But you get to use that language when it’s fucking true.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Conway: This is a criminal government. Unless you are willing to say that, you’re basically fighting on their terms. They get to lie, and they win that battle because people say, “We shouldn’t use that kind of language.”
But you get to use that language when it’s fucking true.
But you get to use that language when it’s fucking true.
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Language may change, but people don’t, and the mirror Dante holds up in his Divine Comedy has made him a constant contemporary. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/dante-the-essential-commedia-prue-shaw-book-review
Where Dante Guides Us
The Divine Comedy, the poet’s tour of the Christian afterlife, is filled with strikingly modern touches—and a poetic energy rooted in the imperfectly human.
www.newyorker.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Language may change, but people don’t, and the mirror Dante holds up in his Divine Comedy has made him a constant contemporary. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/dante-the-essential-commedia-prue-shaw-book-review
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So denaturalize and deport Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, both of whom are public charges and security risks who undermine domestic tranquility and routinely promote radical foreign ideologies incompatible with America's pluralistic, scholarly, and secular traditions.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So denaturalize and deport Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, both of whom are public charges and security risks who undermine domestic tranquility and routinely promote radical foreign ideologies incompatible with America's pluralistic, scholarly, and secular traditions.
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Me about to piss off the capitalists even more: I actually think investing money in genAI and all its data centres should be banned until it proves it does not harm the environment (spoiler, it will not) and also proves it is actually useful (spoiler, it is not).
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Me about to piss off the capitalists even more: I actually think investing money in genAI and all its data centres should be banned until it proves it does not harm the environment (spoiler, it will not) and also proves it is actually useful (spoiler, it is not).
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Me about to piss off a bunch of capitalists: If Bezos doesn’t want to pay his fair share in corporate taxes, I don’t see why we shouldn’t nationalise Amazon and make it a subsidiary of the post office.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Me about to piss off a bunch of capitalists: If Bezos doesn’t want to pay his fair share in corporate taxes, I don’t see why we shouldn’t nationalise Amazon and make it a subsidiary of the post office.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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there's a whole Tom Scott on it - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYgi...
The long-forgotten history of the British moon spacesuit
YouTube video by Tom Scott
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
there's a whole Tom Scott on it - www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYgi...
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real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
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Really cool that Biden's DOJ handled everything to do with investigating and eventually prosecuting Trump with extra soft kid gloves so that they could avoid looking "political" only to have Trump re-elected so that he could launch investigations of...Barack Obama
Nice work. Good job all around
Nice work. Good job all around
Jeebus. Just look at this shit:
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really cool that Biden's DOJ handled everything to do with investigating and eventually prosecuting Trump with extra soft kid gloves so that they could avoid looking "political" only to have Trump re-elected so that he could launch investigations of...Barack Obama
Nice work. Good job all around
Nice work. Good job all around
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Called my both of my US Senators to express my opinion that they should demand Schumer and Durbin step down from their leadership positions immediately.
You can do the same by dialing the US Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. An operator will connect you directly with your Senator's office.
You can do the same by dialing the US Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. An operator will connect you directly with your Senator's office.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Called my both of my US Senators to express my opinion that they should demand Schumer and Durbin step down from their leadership positions immediately.
You can do the same by dialing the US Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. An operator will connect you directly with your Senator's office.
You can do the same by dialing the US Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. An operator will connect you directly with your Senator's office.
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Sounds about right…
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sounds about right…