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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I've seen people reference the claim that RFK Jr. believes the 1918 influenza came from lab research, but since no one provided a link, I was skeptical that even he could be that stupid. Boy, was I wrong.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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December 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I've seen people reference the claim that RFK Jr. believes the 1918 influenza came from lab research, but since no one provided a link, I was skeptical that even he could be that stupid. Boy, was I wrong.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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December 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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where’s this paper at? let’s see this pos
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
where’s this paper at? let’s see this pos
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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This is excellent. This is the kind of guidance needed in the face of a lawless regime.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is excellent. This is the kind of guidance needed in the face of a lawless regime.
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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
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The US isn’t “at risk of losing” its measles elimination status. Just at risk of admitting it.
Canada lost its status earlier this month, and people treated it like an international embarrassment. But let’s be clear:
Canada still has functioning disease-surveillance. The US does not.
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Canada lost its status earlier this month, and people treated it like an international embarrassment. But let’s be clear:
Canada still has functioning disease-surveillance. The US does not.
(1/3)
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The US isn’t “at risk of losing” its measles elimination status. Just at risk of admitting it.
Canada lost its status earlier this month, and people treated it like an international embarrassment. But let’s be clear:
Canada still has functioning disease-surveillance. The US does not.
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Canada lost its status earlier this month, and people treated it like an international embarrassment. But let’s be clear:
Canada still has functioning disease-surveillance. The US does not.
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
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Seems kinda huge:
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
The latest episode of The Breakdown on @meidastouch.com is up! You can watch for free here: www.youtube.com/live/49HUqKI...
LIVE: WOW! Trump PULLS PLUG on KEY INVESTIGATION Into THE FILES
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November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Seems kinda huge:
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
"Epstein survivors have confirmed with democrats in congress that they participated in a massive Biden-era investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators, but Trump and Pam Bondi closed it."
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A retired LEO in Tennessee has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.
He can't afford his $2 million bail.
www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...
"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.
He can't afford his $2 million bail.
www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...
Liberal ex-cop jailed on $2M bond after quoting Trump on Facebook: report
A Tennessee man has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting President Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.Larry Bushart, a retired law enforcement of...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A retired LEO in Tennessee has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.
He can't afford his $2 million bail.
www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...
"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.
He can't afford his $2 million bail.
www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...
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Area developer finally gets his wish: the ability to fire all the inspectors. 🤡
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October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Area developer finally gets his wish: the ability to fire all the inspectors. 🤡
@ddiamond.bsky.social
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The Senate voted 52-48 tonight to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats to support the Tim @kaine.senate.gov - led resolution:
• Collins
• McConnell
• Murkowski
• Paul
• Tillis
Resolution passes.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats to support the Tim @kaine.senate.gov - led resolution:
• Collins
• McConnell
• Murkowski
• Paul
• Tillis
Resolution passes.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Senate voted 52-48 tonight to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats to support the Tim @kaine.senate.gov - led resolution:
• Collins
• McConnell
• Murkowski
• Paul
• Tillis
Resolution passes.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats to support the Tim @kaine.senate.gov - led resolution:
• Collins
• McConnell
• Murkowski
• Paul
• Tillis
Resolution passes.
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In case facts still matter
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In case facts still matter
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"When you get a President of the United States elected who clearly contradicts himself, or denies that he said things that we can all play tapes of him saying, it's an astonishing situation," Wales said. "This is part of the reason I think trust is so important."
www.rawstory.com/wikipedia/
www.rawstory.com/wikipedia/
'An astonishing situation': Wikipedia co-founder bashes Trump's latest attacks on trust
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales bashed President Donald Trump's attacks on the American press and the truth during an interview with Times Radio on Sunday. Wales, who co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 wit...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"When you get a President of the United States elected who clearly contradicts himself, or denies that he said things that we can all play tapes of him saying, it's an astonishing situation," Wales said. "This is part of the reason I think trust is so important."
www.rawstory.com/wikipedia/
www.rawstory.com/wikipedia/
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What happens when rightwing populists take power? An analysis from 1900—2020 found that on average, after 15 yrs, gross domestic product per head tends to be 10% lower in countries run by populist leaders than in similar economies with more mainstream regimes. But the extremely wealthy get wealthier
Do populists always crash the economy?
Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What happens when rightwing populists take power? An analysis from 1900—2020 found that on average, after 15 yrs, gross domestic product per head tends to be 10% lower in countries run by populist leaders than in similar economies with more mainstream regimes. But the extremely wealthy get wealthier
Ahh- good times
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Brent Teichman was 29 years old when he died in 2019 from flu complications. His father, Dr. Jeb Teichman, said his son’s only risk factor for severe illness was that he didn’t receive a flu shot.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
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Is it time for your flu shot? What to know about effectiveness and how long it lasts
This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Brent Teichman was 29 years old when he died in 2019 from flu complications. His father, Dr. Jeb Teichman, said his son’s only risk factor for severe illness was that he didn’t receive a flu shot.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
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I think every employee should be the same percent of their earnings in company stock as the ceo.
And you don't think that capping CEO salaries to a substantially smaller multiplierof lowest paid employee while raising employee wages, and changing laws to ensure the first duty is to employees and not shareholders would, in fact, get more people more money?
October 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think every employee should be the same percent of their earnings in company stock as the ceo.