@hitchcoffee.bsky.social
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
It cannot save the few who are rich.
-JFK
It cannot save the few who are rich.
-JFK
BILLIONAIRES: The Symptom And Cause Of America’s Decay
They’re the ultimate manifestation of a deeper sickness. And worse - they’re spreading it like a disease.
www.tealandorangereport.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
It cannot save the few who are rich.
-JFK
It cannot save the few who are rich.
-JFK
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Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)
March 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man (1964)
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One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
Study found that 7% of Americans have been present at a scene of a mass shooting and 2% had been injured in one
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting, a new study shows, revealing the depth and impact of the epidemic of gun violence that has…
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One in 15 Americans has witnessed a mass shooting – study
Trump burns down financial watchdog agency to spite Liz Warren
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Trump burns down financial watchdog agency to spite Liz Warren
And if it lets Elon get his payments app started without federal regulation, even better!
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Trump burns down financial watchdog agency to spite Liz Warren
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Don't get distracted by their bluster and clownish antics.
The real oligarch takeover is well underway.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The real oligarch takeover is well underway.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Don't get distracted by their bluster and clownish antics.
The real oligarch takeover is well underway.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The real oligarch takeover is well underway.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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A Trump supporter saying they "should've been better informed" was not on our bingo card
January 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A Trump supporter saying they "should've been better informed" was not on our bingo card
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This is fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine.
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine.
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Ketamine is a hell of a drug.
January 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ketamine is a hell of a drug.
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JUST IN: At 12:01 pm on Inauguration Day, Veterans, Teachers, Public Health Professionals, Consumer Advocates, and Watchdog Groups File Suit Challenging the DOGE’s Secret Operations
READ COMPLAINT HERE: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
READ COMPLAINT HERE: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
January 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
JUST IN: At 12:01 pm on Inauguration Day, Veterans, Teachers, Public Health Professionals, Consumer Advocates, and Watchdog Groups File Suit Challenging the DOGE’s Secret Operations
READ COMPLAINT HERE: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
READ COMPLAINT HERE: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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Today we mourn the passing of Texas Icon Cecile Richards, we extend our deepest condolences to her family. Texans will continue to honor her fight for justice, equality and restoring reproductive freedom. 🤍
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today we mourn the passing of Texas Icon Cecile Richards, we extend our deepest condolences to her family. Texans will continue to honor her fight for justice, equality and restoring reproductive freedom. 🤍
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Donald Trump's return to power will mark a new era steeped in rule-breaking, authoritarian tendencies, and a deep hostility to civic institutions. And according to him, a herculean portion of this agenda will kick into gear immediately.
Here's what to expect on Day One.
Here's what to expect on Day One.
What Trump promises to do on day one of his return to power
Our reporters track the president-elect's sweeping list of Day One pledges.
www.motherjones.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Donald Trump's return to power will mark a new era steeped in rule-breaking, authoritarian tendencies, and a deep hostility to civic institutions. And according to him, a herculean portion of this agenda will kick into gear immediately.
Here's what to expect on Day One.
Here's what to expect on Day One.
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This essay has gone viral. I didn't anticipate the response it has gotten! Thanks to all those who've read and shared it, and welcome to the new followers of this feed!
The Truth About Musk, From His Biographer
A viral Bluesky thread introduced tens of thousands around the world to a first glimpse of a forthcoming biography of Elon Musk. Here—in a single essay—is some of what the world just learned.
sethabramson.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
This essay has gone viral. I didn't anticipate the response it has gotten! Thanks to all those who've read and shared it, and welcome to the new followers of this feed!
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕
December 16, 2024 at 11:25 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕
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On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.
A Kamala Harris Canvasser’s Education
Even on my first day, I sensed dissonance between the campaign’s celebrity-inflected exuberance and the raw divisions I saw in the streets.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.
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President Biden appointing 61 Black LIFETIME judges during his time in office is a serious flex.
He understood the damn assignment.
He understood the damn assignment.
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 AM
President Biden appointing 61 Black LIFETIME judges during his time in office is a serious flex.
He understood the damn assignment.
He understood the damn assignment.
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This will mean higher gas prices, higher alcohol prices, higher food prices, higher building prices, higher car prices, higher pharmaceutical prices, etc. Trump is about to teach Americans who *actually* pays for tariffs (the consumers do).
November 26, 2024 at 2:51 AM
This will mean higher gas prices, higher alcohol prices, higher food prices, higher building prices, higher car prices, higher pharmaceutical prices, etc. Trump is about to teach Americans who *actually* pays for tariffs (the consumers do).
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He did it! Congrats to Derek Tran!!
November 26, 2024 at 3:30 AM
He did it! Congrats to Derek Tran!!
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He watched democracy die in his home country of Hungary. Here is his advice to Americans getting ready for a second Trump term.
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:41 PM
He watched democracy die in his home country of Hungary. Here is his advice to Americans getting ready for a second Trump term.
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Know 👏🏽 your 👏🏽 worth! 👏🏽
finally a reasonable take
November 24, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Know 👏🏽 your 👏🏽 worth! 👏🏽
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀