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A deal that eight Senate Democrats cut with Republicans to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity, and has upset both progressives and centrists in the Democratic base.
youtube.com/watch?v=pvs7...
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These 8 senators face anger from Democrats on government shutdown deal
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A deal that eight Senate Democrats cut with Republicans to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity, and has upset both progressives and centrists in the Democratic base.
youtube.com/watch?v=pvs7...
youtube.com/watch?v=pvs7...
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Good question, Junior!
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Good question, Junior!
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Average power bills in America are up around 40% since 2019, well above inflation. Are data centres to blame? In Georgia, the main culprit is more prosaic
The data-centre backlash is brewing in America
But don’t blame them for higher electricity bills—at least, not yet
econ.st
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Average power bills in America are up around 40% since 2019, well above inflation. Are data centres to blame? In Georgia, the main culprit is more prosaic
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More than half a million people in Gaza are experiencing “extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths”, according to a new analysis. The catastrophic situation is getting worse by the day
The evolution of famine in Gaza, in maps and charts
For the first time, catastrophic levels of hunger have been confirmed in the strip
econ.st
August 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
More than half a million people in Gaza are experiencing “extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths”, according to a new analysis. The catastrophic situation is getting worse by the day
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Mike Waltz has left the chat.
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mike Waltz has left the chat.
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In Minnesota, freedom is a birthright.
April 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In Minnesota, freedom is a birthright.
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"It's time for people to stop pretending it isn't happening!"
If you're struggling to keep all of the different immigration/deportation cases straight, I've got a post for you: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
April 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"It's time for people to stop pretending it isn't happening!"
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“It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising…. Trump is about power. The only way he’s going to be stopped is if he’s confronted by some movement that possesses rival power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising…. Trump is about power. The only way he’s going to be stopped is if he’s confronted by some movement that possesses rival power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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McGovern: "How is any company supposed to forecast for their future, build a plant, hire workers, if they have no idea what the hell this president is gonna do in his next tweet? ... I need a neck brace to be able to get through all this."
April 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
McGovern: "How is any company supposed to forecast for their future, build a plant, hire workers, if they have no idea what the hell this president is gonna do in his next tweet? ... I need a neck brace to be able to get through all this."
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No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
April 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
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This about sums it up.
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This about sums it up.
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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
April 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
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Israeli minister openly admits to using starvation against Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-minister-openly-admits-using-starvation-against-gaza
Israeli minister openly admits to using starvation against Gaza
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<p data-end="543" data-start="272">His comments came in response to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth, which revealed that the Israeli military was preparing to allow aid into Gaza—even without a prisoner exchange deal.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
April 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Israeli minister openly admits to using starvation against Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-minister-openly-admits-using-starvation-against-gaza
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Gaza air strikes follow heaviest rocket fire by Hamas in months
Gaza air strikes follow heaviest rocket fire by Hamas in months
A journalist is reportedly killed in a strike at a hospital compound after 10 rockets are fired into Israel.
www.bbc.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Gaza air strikes follow heaviest rocket fire by Hamas in months
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490 children killed by Israeli forces in 20 days: Gaza media office - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/490-children-killed-israeli-forces-20-days-gaza-media-office
490 children killed by Israeli forces in 20 days: Gaza media office
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<p data-end="401" data-start="262">The shocking figures highlight the horrific toll on Gaza’s civilian population, as the death and destruction continue with no end in sight.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
April 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
490 children killed by Israeli forces in 20 days: Gaza media office - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/490-children-killed-israeli-forces-20-days-gaza-media-office
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Booker: "I've never seen an administration in my lifetime do something so monumentally wrong and that so staggering hurts American people."
April 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Booker: "I've never seen an administration in my lifetime do something so monumentally wrong and that so staggering hurts American people."
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BREAKING: The Pentagon's acting inspector general announces an investigation into Pete Hegseth's use of a Signal chat for Houthi attack plans.
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
bit.ly
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: The Pentagon's acting inspector general announces an investigation into Pete Hegseth's use of a Signal chat for Houthi attack plans.
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It has now been 30 days with NO humanitarian aid getting into Gaza.
No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel.
That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.
No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel.
That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.
April 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It has now been 30 days with NO humanitarian aid getting into Gaza.
No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel.
That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.
No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel.
That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.
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Dark Pence is back.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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"That's a lie ... they were plans for the attack. They were texted before the attack" -- Jeffrey Goldberg on Hegseth's denial of texting war plans
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"That's a lie ... they were plans for the attack. They were texted before the attack" -- Jeffrey Goldberg on Hegseth's denial of texting war plans
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Made a mistake on the interest payment numbers. I took short term debt that needs to be refinanced and incorrectly extrapolated. So the interest savings won't be as significant as I stated.
Their bet is that if rates fall to 1%, mortgages get cheap, businesses borrow cheap , but more importantly for Elon and his boys, it's easy to raise capital. It's easy for PE to find capital to buy their businesses. Stocks go up. Business valuations go up. It's UBI for asset owners.
March 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Made a mistake on the interest payment numbers. I took short term debt that needs to be refinanced and incorrectly extrapolated. So the interest savings won't be as significant as I stated.