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this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
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Why the fuck are we all so violently allergic to proven and successful policy, why do we insist on punching ourselves in the face over and over and calling it success
It could all be so much BETTER
www.boston.com/news/busines...
It could all be so much BETTER
www.boston.com/news/busines...
Here's how much the new ‘millionaires tax’ has raised this year (it's a lot)
State officials announced Monday that the surtax on high earners had generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue this fiscal year
www.boston.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Why the fuck are we all so violently allergic to proven and successful policy, why do we insist on punching ourselves in the face over and over and calling it success
It could all be so much BETTER
www.boston.com/news/busines...
It could all be so much BETTER
www.boston.com/news/busines...
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
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The only people who endlessly complain about color revolutions are dipshit leftie campists and Q-pilled right-wingers and the thing they have in common is they're both huffing Russian propaganda
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The only people who endlessly complain about color revolutions are dipshit leftie campists and Q-pilled right-wingers and the thing they have in common is they're both huffing Russian propaganda
Hot take: "we'll send Whiskey Pete to the Hague" is a winning message that Dems should run on
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hot take: "we'll send Whiskey Pete to the Hague" is a winning message that Dems should run on
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This is a pretty good slogan
I am voting for Consequences.
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is a pretty good slogan
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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It's not an accident that this kind of thing happens every time Republicans are ascendant in national politics
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It's not an accident that this kind of thing happens every time Republicans are ascendant in national politics
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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I enjoy this because I enjoy the prospect of JD vaporizing every single good thing in his life to floss his teeth with the pubes of Dear Leader in exchange for the opportunity to place third in the 2028 GOP presidential primaries
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I enjoy this because I enjoy the prospect of JD vaporizing every single good thing in his life to floss his teeth with the pubes of Dear Leader in exchange for the opportunity to place third in the 2028 GOP presidential primaries
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
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Welcome to the resistance Norse death metal
So this is happening outside of the Heritage Foundation right now
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Welcome to the resistance Norse death metal
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Iowa City made its buses free. Traffic cleared. So did the air. That's because fossil fuels are massively polluting.
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Iowa City made its buses free. Traffic cleared. So did the air. That's because fossil fuels are massively polluting.
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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The problem with cancel culture is that we aren't doing it. In a better era all of these slimeballs would struggle to find a pizza place that would take their money, yet their careers only ascend as the decadent and depraved elite society invites them to all the best events. Bring back Consequences.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The problem with cancel culture is that we aren't doing it. In a better era all of these slimeballs would struggle to find a pizza place that would take their money, yet their careers only ascend as the decadent and depraved elite society invites them to all the best events. Bring back Consequences.
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Shame is good when applied to shameful behavior, and should return in a big way.
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes
The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.
Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Shame is good when applied to shameful behavior, and should return in a big way.
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i think that it is critically important to retaliate.
Trump will not just be four years of bad management. The culture of these organizations will be fucked for a long time. The pressure to retaliate and clean house will be strong, and no-one wants to work in a war zone.
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
i think that it is critically important to retaliate.
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“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
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tax the rich, they will whine and bitch and moan and they will pay their damn taxes because where else are they going to go, fucking Florida? it’s not Massachusetts and it’s certainly not New York City
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
tax the rich, they will whine and bitch and moan and they will pay their damn taxes because where else are they going to go, fucking Florida? it’s not Massachusetts and it’s certainly not New York City
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Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
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The New York Times should apologize to the country and just close in shame. For the last 10+ years, everything they printed was two-faced shit. There's great work there — all tainted by shit.
These emails are shittily written and so gross and repulsive as to be near unreadable.
Bring them all down
These emails are shittily written and so gross and repulsive as to be near unreadable.
Bring them all down
I just want to mention that this was a New York Times reporter Epstein was talking to, and the NYT has never disclosed these emails or any photos conveyed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The New York Times should apologize to the country and just close in shame. For the last 10+ years, everything they printed was two-faced shit. There's great work there — all tainted by shit.
These emails are shittily written and so gross and repulsive as to be near unreadable.
Bring them all down
These emails are shittily written and so gross and repulsive as to be near unreadable.
Bring them all down
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT