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Hopfully ths link will work its Ronan Farrow in conversation w Jake Tapper youtu.be/WLbHs_S-Fzc
Ronan Farrow explains how your phone could be used to spy on you
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Hopfully ths link will work its Ronan Farrow in conversation w Jake Tapper youtu.be/WLbHs_S-Fzc
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Miller is a propagandist at heart and his goal is manufacturing consent and shaping the narrative. The next four years will be a battle of propaganda as much as anything.
Stephen Miller says Trump's mass deportation will begin the second he's sworn in
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Miller is a propagandist at heart and his goal is manufacturing consent and shaping the narrative. The next four years will be a battle of propaganda as much as anything.
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Just an incredible sentence to appear in a news story about the man who might be the next attorney general.
November 19, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Just an incredible sentence to appear in a news story about the man who might be the next attorney general.
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No one’s style touches Tilda Swinton’s. And I love that she smiles not out of an obligation to be pleasing but when she goddamn feels like it.
November 19, 2024 at 1:39 AM
No one’s style touches Tilda Swinton’s. And I love that she smiles not out of an obligation to be pleasing but when she goddamn feels like it.
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This keeps happening.
November 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
This keeps happening.
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‘Don’t go to Blue Sky, it’s just an echo chamber!’
So is Twitter now, and I’d rather echo kindness and democracy over Nazi shit any day of the week.
So is Twitter now, and I’d rather echo kindness and democracy over Nazi shit any day of the week.
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM
‘Don’t go to Blue Sky, it’s just an echo chamber!’
So is Twitter now, and I’d rather echo kindness and democracy over Nazi shit any day of the week.
So is Twitter now, and I’d rather echo kindness and democracy over Nazi shit any day of the week.
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Truth be told, it does seem kind of silly to have the FBI do background checks on presidential appointees when the president is a convicted criminal and an adjudicated digital rapist.
November 18, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Truth be told, it does seem kind of silly to have the FBI do background checks on presidential appointees when the president is a convicted criminal and an adjudicated digital rapist.
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"I don’t think there’s a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there’s a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that’s led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump." www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers
"All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."
www.status.news
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
"I don’t think there’s a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there’s a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that’s led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump." www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
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Good news: Ben Wikler is seriously considering a run for DNC chair, a source familiar with his thinking tells me.
(confirming Natasha Korecki tweet)
Ben would be a great DNC chair: Fully committed to deep organizing and avoids the pitfalls of factional squabbles and finger-pointing.
(confirming Natasha Korecki tweet)
Ben would be a great DNC chair: Fully committed to deep organizing and avoids the pitfalls of factional squabbles and finger-pointing.
November 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Good news: Ben Wikler is seriously considering a run for DNC chair, a source familiar with his thinking tells me.
(confirming Natasha Korecki tweet)
Ben would be a great DNC chair: Fully committed to deep organizing and avoids the pitfalls of factional squabbles and finger-pointing.
(confirming Natasha Korecki tweet)
Ben would be a great DNC chair: Fully committed to deep organizing and avoids the pitfalls of factional squabbles and finger-pointing.
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and the reason this is important is that politics have not stopped happening. trump is set to squander whatever goodwill he has with the voting public and this is an opportunity
incredible number of you do not seem to understand the difference between trump’s base and the marginal trump voter, i.e. “the people who gave trump the win.”
November 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
and the reason this is important is that politics have not stopped happening. trump is set to squander whatever goodwill he has with the voting public and this is an opportunity
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I’ve been thinking about the human emotion of regret. I wonder how soon Americans who voted for a Trump dictatorship will regret their decision. They probably don’t realize yet how bad it will get, but it will be obvious soon. I wrote this thread about regret and the lessons of history. 1/13
November 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I’ve been thinking about the human emotion of regret. I wonder how soon Americans who voted for a Trump dictatorship will regret their decision. They probably don’t realize yet how bad it will get, but it will be obvious soon. I wrote this thread about regret and the lessons of history. 1/13
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Getting a lot of replies along the lines of "oh, you rube, you still think the law matters" and it feels strategically foolish to just concede that it doesn't. Contest everything. Expose the hypocrisy.
November 18, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Getting a lot of replies along the lines of "oh, you rube, you still think the law matters" and it feels strategically foolish to just concede that it doesn't. Contest everything. Expose the hypocrisy.
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I usually listen to historical podcasts when doing house chores, so now I am actually looking forward to unloading/loading the dishwasher because I want to know what happened during the French Revolution. No spoilers!
Incidentally, "The rest is history" is a great podcast.
Incidentally, "The rest is history" is a great podcast.
November 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I usually listen to historical podcasts when doing house chores, so now I am actually looking forward to unloading/loading the dishwasher because I want to know what happened during the French Revolution. No spoilers!
Incidentally, "The rest is history" is a great podcast.
Incidentally, "The rest is history" is a great podcast.
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Fueling up before you and your bros land on an island to hunt a man whose debts will be cleared if he can survive for 24 hours
November 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Fueling up before you and your bros land on an island to hunt a man whose debts will be cleared if he can survive for 24 hours
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The Trumpists keep coming out with plans that indicate their belief that they'll be in power for much longer than 4 years. They are doing this before actually consolidating power.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 AM
The Trumpists keep coming out with plans that indicate their belief that they'll be in power for much longer than 4 years. They are doing this before actually consolidating power.
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Perhaps the CEO of this company is not the person we want fiddling with government agencies and regulations.
Tesla Has Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands: Study
Tesla vehicles suffer fatal accidents at a rate that's twice the industry average, according to a new report.
www.roadandtrack.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Perhaps the CEO of this company is not the person we want fiddling with government agencies and regulations.
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With an authoritarian everything is a loyalty test.
He is nominating the most unqualified sycophantic clowns to see which Republicans in Congress dare to oppose him.
He is nominating the most unqualified sycophantic clowns to see which Republicans in Congress dare to oppose him.
November 13, 2024 at 9:55 PM
With an authoritarian everything is a loyalty test.
He is nominating the most unqualified sycophantic clowns to see which Republicans in Congress dare to oppose him.
He is nominating the most unqualified sycophantic clowns to see which Republicans in Congress dare to oppose him.
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He needs another puzzle piece: The Justice Department. Watch for the AG nomination, and then for him to move out Wray.
DJT proposes an ‘outside’ board that can clear out top military leaders who he doesn’t like. He nominates a loyalist news host as SecDef who’ll replace them. Can we call this what it is: gaining control over the military so that it can’t stop him from taking complete authoritarian control?
November 13, 2024 at 1:57 AM
He needs another puzzle piece: The Justice Department. Watch for the AG nomination, and then for him to move out Wray.
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fun day to remember that the political media decided it was more important to tell the public about tim walz' retirement from the national guard than trump's former chief of staff and four star general saying he was a fascist who didn't respect US soldiers ("caught and killed" by the NYT)
November 13, 2024 at 2:47 AM
fun day to remember that the political media decided it was more important to tell the public about tim walz' retirement from the national guard than trump's former chief of staff and four star general saying he was a fascist who didn't respect US soldiers ("caught and killed" by the NYT)
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there has to be a better way than sounding an alarm every single time a deranged trump-related story drops. it's unhealthy and unsustainable. we need to find a way to stay informed without spiking cortisol and without losing sight of the bigger picture. i'm just...not sure how.
November 12, 2024 at 10:23 PM
there has to be a better way than sounding an alarm every single time a deranged trump-related story drops. it's unhealthy and unsustainable. we need to find a way to stay informed without spiking cortisol and without losing sight of the bigger picture. i'm just...not sure how.
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Just as in 2016, Trump voters are the angriest winners I've ever seen.
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November 10, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Just as in 2016, Trump voters are the angriest winners I've ever seen.
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looking at some unweighted dfp data by how much attention voters pay to political news
-a great deal: harris +8
-a lot: harris +5
-a moderate amount: trump +1
-a little: trump +8
-none at all: trump +15
-a great deal: harris +8
-a lot: harris +5
-a moderate amount: trump +1
-a little: trump +8
-none at all: trump +15
November 8, 2024 at 9:35 PM
looking at some unweighted dfp data by how much attention voters pay to political news
-a great deal: harris +8
-a lot: harris +5
-a moderate amount: trump +1
-a little: trump +8
-none at all: trump +15
-a great deal: harris +8
-a lot: harris +5
-a moderate amount: trump +1
-a little: trump +8
-none at all: trump +15
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Hillary Clinton: "We have two old candidates. One is old and effective, has passed legislation that I think is gonna put America on such a strong footing for the future, is compassionate, cares about people ... the other is old and dangerous. I mean, why is that a hard choice for people?"
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Clinton on her message to disillusioned voters: "Think about the future you want, what country you want to live in. Whether you value freedom or whether you want to give it up ... when people ask me.....
www.threads.net
May 9, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Hillary Clinton: "We have two old candidates. One is old and effective, has passed legislation that I think is gonna put America on such a strong footing for the future, is compassionate, cares about people ... the other is old and dangerous. I mean, why is that a hard choice for people?"