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When Hillary said “Nero would be proud” of Trump for withholding food stamps from his Golden House, she was right—again.
But every millennium or so, the moral polarity of the world flips. One of those times was 64 CE—when Nero persecuted the Christians.
www.mind-war.com/p/nero-switc...
But every millennium or so, the moral polarity of the world flips. One of those times was 64 CE—when Nero persecuted the Christians.
www.mind-war.com/p/nero-switc...
Nero Switch: Why Trump May Flip the Moral Polarity
From Nero to the Crusades, every millennium or so, the moral pendulum of the world swings back—hard.
www.mind-war.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When Hillary said “Nero would be proud” of Trump for withholding food stamps from his Golden House, she was right—again.
But every millennium or so, the moral polarity of the world flips. One of those times was 64 CE—when Nero persecuted the Christians.
www.mind-war.com/p/nero-switc...
But every millennium or so, the moral polarity of the world flips. One of those times was 64 CE—when Nero persecuted the Christians.
www.mind-war.com/p/nero-switc...
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Whenever Ken Starr returns to the news, it's fun to remember that one deputy investigating Bill Clinton (and Vice Foster) was ... Brett Kavanaugh!
Extra fun to remember that GWBush FL Recount team in 2000 included Brett K, J Roberts, AC Barrett.
Plus help from FL gov Jeb Bush. Good times!
Extra fun to remember that GWBush FL Recount team in 2000 included Brett K, J Roberts, AC Barrett.
Plus help from FL gov Jeb Bush. Good times!
Ken Starr emailing with Epstein in 2018 is a really interesting thing to learn about!!!!!!
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Whenever Ken Starr returns to the news, it's fun to remember that one deputy investigating Bill Clinton (and Vice Foster) was ... Brett Kavanaugh!
Extra fun to remember that GWBush FL Recount team in 2000 included Brett K, J Roberts, AC Barrett.
Plus help from FL gov Jeb Bush. Good times!
Extra fun to remember that GWBush FL Recount team in 2000 included Brett K, J Roberts, AC Barrett.
Plus help from FL gov Jeb Bush. Good times!
Dog bites man.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1211202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1211202...
ConocoPhillips Wants to Explore for Oil in an Arctic Wilderness - Inside Climate News
The oil company is proposing exploratory drilling and seismic testing beyond the borders of its Willow project, in areas home to caribou and other wildlife that provide sustenance for Alaska Natives.
insideclimatenews.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Dog bites man.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1211202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1211202...
My stepfather always said it was “immoral” to pay one penny in taxes beyond what you legitimately owe. For these guys, it’s immoral how they don’t even *pay* the taxes that they legitimately owe...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My stepfather always said it was “immoral” to pay one penny in taxes beyond what you legitimately owe. For these guys, it’s immoral how they don’t even *pay* the taxes that they legitimately owe...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” Adam Serwer argues. https://theatln.tc/cmuUQ5Rh
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” Adam Serwer argues. https://theatln.tc/cmuUQ5Rh
Great piece.
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That.
It’s great that voters have turned against Trump. But they turned against Biden. They keep turning against presidents. Here’s how Democrats can deal with that.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Great piece.
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
The Senate’s "Great Cave-in” has robbed the wind from our sails. Now we’re stalling out again. The best way I can see for us to get the wind at our backs again is for Chuck Schumer to resign (or be removed) from his role as Minority Leader: a very public course correction—an apology, if you will.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Senate’s "Great Cave-in” has robbed the wind from our sails. Now we’re stalling out again. The best way I can see for us to get the wind at our backs again is for Chuck Schumer to resign (or be removed) from his role as Minority Leader: a very public course correction—an apology, if you will.
This os excellent, well worth watching.
new video up at my youtube page on the history of the filibuster and why it’s Bad. watch/share/subscribe/etc!
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
What's the deal with the filibuster?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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November 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This os excellent, well worth watching.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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These feckers are so fully invested in being themselves it's almost inspiring.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
These feckers are so fully invested in being themselves it's almost inspiring.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
It’s not enough. Say the minimum interpretation for Trump’s “hundreds of billions” is $300B. There are ~260,000,000 adults in America. That adds up to about $1154 each—barely enough to cover meds and office visits, let alone a surgery. Totes agree about the “moneysucking Insurance Companies” though.
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It’s not enough. Say the minimum interpretation for Trump’s “hundreds of billions” is $300B. There are ~260,000,000 adults in America. That adds up to about $1154 each—barely enough to cover meds and office visits, let alone a surgery. Totes agree about the “moneysucking Insurance Companies” though.
Too right.
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Too right.
So apparently he gets it? Yet will scream bloody murder if we try to tax him more, and advocate for replacing democracy with technocracy......
fortune.com/2025/11/08/p...
fortune.com/2025/11/08/p...
Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you 'proletarianize the young people,' don't be surprised they end up communist | Fortune
"Capitalism is not working for a lot of people in New York City. It’s not working for young people."
fortune.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So apparently he gets it? Yet will scream bloody murder if we try to tax him more, and advocate for replacing democracy with technocracy......
fortune.com/2025/11/08/p...
fortune.com/2025/11/08/p...
Weird. It almost sounds kinda white supremacish if you think about it. Wonder if they realize that? 🧐
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa as Trump repeats claims about treatment of Afrikaners
President Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit before saying that no U.S. government officials would go.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Weird. It almost sounds kinda white supremacish if you think about it. Wonder if they realize that? 🧐
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-offi...
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I think Sherril is great, but she gets to declare an emergency on day one because she won. Dems are reduced to strongly worded letters because they lost.
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www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsn...
Mikie Sherrill on why there's too much "caution" and "mediocrity" in the Democratic Party
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that voters "wanted to see an agenda to get their costs down."
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November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I think Sherril is great, but she gets to declare an emergency on day one because she won. Dems are reduced to strongly worded letters because they lost.
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The fundamental problem here is the cooccurrence of these two words in the same sentence: "killed" and "alleged". The "kill" part is not supposed to happen BEFORE the status of the "alleged" part is resolved. At least, that used to be the American way...
www.cbsnews.com/news/2-kille...
www.cbsnews.com/news/2-kille...
2 killed in latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific, Hegseth says
Dating back to early September, the Trump administration has reported well over a dozen such strikes in the waters of the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean off South America.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The fundamental problem here is the cooccurrence of these two words in the same sentence: "killed" and "alleged". The "kill" part is not supposed to happen BEFORE the status of the "alleged" part is resolved. At least, that used to be the American way...
www.cbsnews.com/news/2-kille...
www.cbsnews.com/news/2-kille...
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
Another supermoon? Isn’t that like the 11th this year?
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/biggest...
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/biggest...
Biggest, brightest Moon of the year? Here's what this week's supermoon will really look like | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The November supermoon is the biggest, brightest full Moon of 2025. Is it really worth the hype? We separate the science from the fiction.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Another supermoon? Isn’t that like the 11th this year?
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/biggest...
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/biggest...