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@jtnephew.bsky.social
Living on Lake Superior and blessedly close to Canada.
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I got to thinking: "What if it's not about the contradiction between the Hernandez pardon and the air strikes, but about the consistency between them?"
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I got to thinking: "What if it's not about the contradiction between the Hernandez pardon and the air strikes, but about the consistency between them?"
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department by removing a well-respected, Republican US Attorney and appointing a loyalist who will target his political opponents over the objection of career prosecutors.
It’s a threat to the justice system and the rule of law.
It’s a threat to the justice system and the rule of law.
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department by removing a well-respected, Republican US Attorney and appointing a loyalist who will target his political opponents over the objection of career prosecutors.
It’s a threat to the justice system and the rule of law.
It’s a threat to the justice system and the rule of law.
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President Donald Trump said licensed television networks are "not allowed to" criticize him, suggesting that the federal government could take their licenses away.
September 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
President Donald Trump said licensed television networks are "not allowed to" criticize him, suggesting that the federal government could take their licenses away.
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
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Just so I'm clear:
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
September 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just so I'm clear:
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
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The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
www.cnn.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
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Have no fear, Republicans will bail you out at some point with a huge chunk of taxpayer money to pay you for not being able to sell your products because of their policies. Then you can post on social media that you’re voting for them because you are against socialism.
September 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Have no fear, Republicans will bail you out at some point with a huge chunk of taxpayer money to pay you for not being able to sell your products because of their policies. Then you can post on social media that you’re voting for them because you are against socialism.
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This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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I think about this @tomscocca.bsky.social post like once a week.
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I think about this @tomscocca.bsky.social post like once a week.
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Cleaner than you.
This Is the Cleanest Lake in the U.S.—and It Has Crystal-clear Waters and Zero Pollution
Lake Superior’s clear, mineral-light water earned it the top spot on Lake.com’s ranking of America’s cleanest lakes.
www.travelandleisure.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Cleaner than you.
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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While Trump's OBBBA may have stopped short of selling off public lands, it did end some public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting those funds to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. @mnhaggerty.bsky.social and @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social explain:
Congressional Republicans’ Big Shift on Public Land Payments to Counties
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may have stopped short of selling off public lands, it did end some public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting those funds to…
www.americanprogress.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
While Trump's OBBBA may have stopped short of selling off public lands, it did end some public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting those funds to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. @mnhaggerty.bsky.social and @jennyrowlandshea.bsky.social explain:
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This a great read.
"In terms of its underlying causes, the current homelessness crisis is very nearly the opposite of the 20th century urban crime wave. It is a product of affluence, inequality, and political sclerosis." publiccomment.blog/p/notes-on-a...
Notes On a Nonexistent Crime Wave
If American cities aren't war zones, they must be turned into war zones
publiccomment.blog
August 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This a great read.
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Protests continue in Georgia, despite facing severe repression themselves, people nationwide showed their solidarity for Ukraine this week. Both countries are under attack by Russia's regressive fascism. #GeorgiaProtests #StandWithUkraine
August 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Protests continue in Georgia, despite facing severe repression themselves, people nationwide showed their solidarity for Ukraine this week. Both countries are under attack by Russia's regressive fascism. #GeorgiaProtests #StandWithUkraine
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Fighting fascism is going to take every person willing to stand up and spit in Trump's face. Sometimes that means teaming up with people whose politics suck. But one battle at a time. Not everyone fighting for good is a saint, and a lot more people need to figure that out if we hope to fight back.
Newsom has proved that he will set aside every liberal ideal you think he holds for the sake of power. You simply can’t trust him. I don’t object to him forcefully opposing Trump where he can, but the reason people qualify their support is that he’s a snake.
Why does everyone praising Newsom feel the need to add that that they don't especially like him? There's a freaking rapist in the WH and fascism is taking root. We need someone with cajones, smarts, and the willingness to harness power. It's not a popularity contest, people.
August 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fighting fascism is going to take every person willing to stand up and spit in Trump's face. Sometimes that means teaming up with people whose politics suck. But one battle at a time. Not everyone fighting for good is a saint, and a lot more people need to figure that out if we hope to fight back.
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since Kennedy Center is no more, lemme bring back a magical moment that happened there
possibly the best cover for any song in any time in the entire human history.
and I am not even exaggerating.
(I am obviously not)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_...
and I am not even exaggerating.
(I am obviously not)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_...
Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD
YouTube video by Mark Pakula
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
since Kennedy Center is no more, lemme bring back a magical moment that happened there
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I can’t help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.
August 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I can’t help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.
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The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
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A big reason the Epstein story is a fiasco for Trump is that it wrecks his core narrative: That he's a member of the elite using his inside status to expose elite self-dealing/perfidy and avenge "the people." He's now in on the elite cover-up.
Some thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1981...
Some thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1981...
July 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A big reason the Epstein story is a fiasco for Trump is that it wrecks his core narrative: That he's a member of the elite using his inside status to expose elite self-dealing/perfidy and avenge "the people." He's now in on the elite cover-up.
Some thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1981...
Some thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1981...
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What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
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EPSTEIN-Trump is playing games. He’s seeking disclosure of grand jury material but that requires court approval which the law is VERY hard to satisfy. But the government TODAY can disclose all the other investigative material on its own without court approval. Why isn’t it doing that?
July 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
EPSTEIN-Trump is playing games. He’s seeking disclosure of grand jury material but that requires court approval which the law is VERY hard to satisfy. But the government TODAY can disclose all the other investigative material on its own without court approval. Why isn’t it doing that?
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#BrokenTimes lead story is a hot mess: interviewing psychosis is like chatting with a broken LLM; it gives credence to religious hallucination; it gives an assassin what he wants: attention--all wrong.
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#BrokenTimes lead story is a hot mess: interviewing psychosis is like chatting with a broken LLM; it gives credence to religious hallucination; it gives an assassin what he wants: attention--all wrong.
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
Vance Boelter’s Life Before the Minnesota Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
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Within the first 7 months, Trump has managed to add trillions to the deficit, eviscerate agencies, rattle the economy, shake our strongest alliances, build concentration camps for his deportation program, and strip popular social programs like Medicaid from millions.
Devastating New Poll Shows Almost Everyone Is Unhappy Under Trump
Donald Trump has gotten a brutal performance review.
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Within the first 7 months, Trump has managed to add trillions to the deficit, eviscerate agencies, rattle the economy, shake our strongest alliances, build concentration camps for his deportation program, and strip popular social programs like Medicaid from millions.