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Didn't Tuesday's election results show that it actually WAS working???
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Didn't Tuesday's election results show that it actually WAS working???
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
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Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
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“Americans should model the behavior they hope to foster… Responsible citizens must hold themselves to a higher standard than officials who are acting like grade-schoolers… model mature behavior and demand it in return from people being paid to serve the public”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“Americans should model the behavior they hope to foster… Responsible citizens must hold themselves to a higher standard than officials who are acting like grade-schoolers… model mature behavior and demand it in return from people being paid to serve the public”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.
It looks a lot more like preparation for war.
Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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It sucks that this kind of thing happens so little that it's refreshing to see when it does happen. This should be the norm.
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
October 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It sucks that this kind of thing happens so little that it's refreshing to see when it does happen. This should be the norm.
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"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
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Josh Shapiro: "I was on a Spanish language radio program in the Allentown area and the host said something really chilling to me -- that he now has to think about what topics he's going to discuss because he's fearful he might offend federal regulators of the president."
September 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Josh Shapiro: "I was on a Spanish language radio program in the Allentown area and the host said something really chilling to me -- that he now has to think about what topics he's going to discuss because he's fearful he might offend federal regulators of the president."
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Dylan Roof mass murder, which Rep Kamlager-Dove explained in set-up to her question, was occasion for Obama's most memorable speech as Potus, ten years ago. (www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... )
Even Patel must have heard of this??? (Even Dems have heard of Reagan's main speeches, etc.)
Even Patel must have heard of this??? (Even Dems have heard of Reagan's main speeches, etc.)
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Dylan Roof mass murder, which Rep Kamlager-Dove explained in set-up to her question, was occasion for Obama's most memorable speech as Potus, ten years ago. (www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... )
Even Patel must have heard of this??? (Even Dems have heard of Reagan's main speeches, etc.)
Even Patel must have heard of this??? (Even Dems have heard of Reagan's main speeches, etc.)
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Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
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Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours
September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours
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The fact that right-wingers commit the vast bulk of domestic terrorism in the US is well-established by numerous expert investigations & reports.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
September 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The fact that right-wingers commit the vast bulk of domestic terrorism in the US is well-established by numerous expert investigations & reports.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
But the right *accuses* the left more often, makes more *noise* about it, so they've bullied reporters into framing this as a "both sides" problem.
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I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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I’ll have some words to say about the Charlie Kirk assassination tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social & here are a few preliminaries: open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...
The Struggle is Long
On Charlie Kirk and resisting the momentum of civil war
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’ll have some words to say about the Charlie Kirk assassination tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social & here are a few preliminaries: open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
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The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.
In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.
In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.
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What's next? From today: "Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
September 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What's next? From today: "Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
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My response is that national greatness is not a self-evident good. American leadership in science was not good because it was American, but because of how it structured and promoted science. Unless and until the US reinstates that, the decimation of its leadership is not bad, it's (sad but) good
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My response is that national greatness is not a self-evident good. American leadership in science was not good because it was American, but because of how it structured and promoted science. Unless and until the US reinstates that, the decimation of its leadership is not bad, it's (sad but) good
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Again, a reminder that the law of the United States creates and names executive departments, not the president at any given time.
"The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States." 10 U.S.C § 111
"The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States." 10 U.S.C § 111
NEW: Donald Trump to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War”
“Restoring the name Dept of War will sharpen the focus of the Dept on our national interest and signal to adversaries America’s readiness to wage war to defend its interests.”
“Restoring the name Dept of War will sharpen the focus of the Dept on our national interest and signal to adversaries America’s readiness to wage war to defend its interests.”
September 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Again, a reminder that the law of the United States creates and names executive departments, not the president at any given time.
"The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States." 10 U.S.C § 111
"The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States." 10 U.S.C § 111
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Or, JD, to put it differently, literally NOT terrorists. By the actual definition of the actual code defining what terrorism actually is.
September 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Or, JD, to put it differently, literally NOT terrorists. By the actual definition of the actual code defining what terrorism actually is.
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It’s so strange that pundits are framing this as “Trump will ALSO use troops in blue cities in RED states. Ha, ha! Checkmate libtards.” As if it’s any less troubling to use the military in friendlier political climates.
We should be against the military playing a role in US policing anywhere.
We should be against the military playing a role in US policing anywhere.
President Trump suggested sending federal crime-fighting resources to New Orleans, marking the first time he has floated deploying troops and federal law enforcement to a Republican state as part of his ongoing attempt to crack down on blue-city crime.
Trump floats sending law enforcement to New Orleans, in a friendlier state
The president signaled interest in sending resources to cities where he’ll face less resistance from state authorities.
wapo.st
September 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s so strange that pundits are framing this as “Trump will ALSO use troops in blue cities in RED states. Ha, ha! Checkmate libtards.” As if it’s any less troubling to use the military in friendlier political climates.
We should be against the military playing a role in US policing anywhere.
We should be against the military playing a role in US policing anywhere.
ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Crimson Gary
Crimson Gary
Ruin a movie by making it about Gary.
Typed world according to Garp and autocorrect wanted to type it as World According to Gary.
Whole other movie there.
Whole other movie there.
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
ruin a movie by making it about Gary
Crimson Gary
Crimson Gary