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When a clown enters the palace, he does not become the king. The palace becomes a circus
When a clown enters the palace, he does not become the king. The palace becomes a circus
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If DHS had nothing to hide about this $200 million ad campaign, why keep the name of the consulting firm off the public documents about it?
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If DHS had nothing to hide about this $200 million ad campaign, why keep the name of the consulting firm off the public documents about it?
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Viewing the "culture war" of the past ten years as being Gamergate vs MeToo doesn't cover everything, but it covers a lot if we are being honest.
it didn't even really provide me with any new information but that one email between epstein and some other random rich elite saying "when will the madness end" about the metoo movement felt like a key unlocking my brain that will explain every unforced institutional capitulation we've seen
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Viewing the "culture war" of the past ten years as being Gamergate vs MeToo doesn't cover everything, but it covers a lot if we are being honest.
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Must read
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Must read
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
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Didn't the Nazis basically do this exact thing to Jews?
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Didn't the Nazis basically do this exact thing to Jews?
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I am loathed to comment on another country’s proposed cruelty as my own government commits crimes against humanity on a regular basis, but I cannot imagine how stripping asylum seekers of their few precious belongings does anything but make cruelty a policy goal. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am loathed to comment on another country’s proposed cruelty as my own government commits crimes against humanity on a regular basis, but I cannot imagine how stripping asylum seekers of their few precious belongings does anything but make cruelty a policy goal. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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this should be a major red flag. the fix is already in. we know the FBI was directed to scrub his name.
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
this should be a major red flag. the fix is already in. we know the FBI was directed to scrub his name.
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Over the last decade, the number of e-book users at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library has increased 223%. But the cost of those materials has grown nearly three times faster, or 634%, in the same period.
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library faces rising costs as e-book demand soars
Over the last decade, the number of e-book users at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library has increased 223%. But the cost of those materials has grown nearly three times faster, or 634%, in the same period.
buffalonews.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Over the last decade, the number of e-book users at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library has increased 223%. But the cost of those materials has grown nearly three times faster, or 634%, in the same period.
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Here we go again?
President Trump wants Seth Meyers fired. The FCC chair amplified the message
President Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has "no talent" and called for NBC to fire him.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Here we go again?
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Nebraska's statute of limitations laws prevented Erin Gibbs from making her case against Boys Town, which, she says, failed to protect her from sexual abuse while she was a resident.
A woman says she was raped as a teen. A Nebraska judge says she took too long to sue
Nebraska's statute of limitations laws prevented Erin Gibbs from making her case against Boys Town, which, she says, failed to protect her from sexual abuse while she was a resident.
buffalonews.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nebraska's statute of limitations laws prevented Erin Gibbs from making her case against Boys Town, which, she says, failed to protect her from sexual abuse while she was a resident.
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"I was never in the country illegally."
"I was legal from day one."
"I was taken to the first detention center in chains."
"They asked us to strip naked in front of each other."
"One of the girls had her period and there was blood everywhere."
"I was legal from day one."
"I was taken to the first detention center in chains."
"They asked us to strip naked in front of each other."
"One of the girls had her period and there was blood everywhere."
Opinion | We Came Here Legally. ICE Locked Us Up Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"I was never in the country illegally."
"I was legal from day one."
"I was taken to the first detention center in chains."
"They asked us to strip naked in front of each other."
"One of the girls had her period and there was blood everywhere."
"I was legal from day one."
"I was taken to the first detention center in chains."
"They asked us to strip naked in front of each other."
"One of the girls had her period and there was blood everywhere."
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It's Monday morning. Where are you getting your coffee?
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
a great strike captain once said “anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great” and we're putting that into practice on the picket line. we’re on national ULP strike to demand higher pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting at starbucks 🐁✊ #nocontractnocoffee
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's Monday morning. Where are you getting your coffee?
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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My favorite coffee shops in Buffalo that are better than Starbucks: Undergrounds, Sevens, Overwinter, Tipico, Third Space
It's Monday morning. Where are you getting your coffee?
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Because it best not be from Starbucks.
Don't. Cross. The. Picket. Line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
a great strike captain once said “anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great” and we're putting that into practice on the picket line. we’re on national ULP strike to demand higher pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting at starbucks 🐁✊ #nocontractnocoffee
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My favorite coffee shops in Buffalo that are better than Starbucks: Undergrounds, Sevens, Overwinter, Tipico, Third Space
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“.. Law enforcement can’t cope with the overwhelming amount of illicit activity in the space,” said Julia Hardy. “It can’t go on like this.”
@nytimes.com #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
@nytimes.com #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“.. Law enforcement can’t cope with the overwhelming amount of illicit activity in the space,” said Julia Hardy. “It can’t go on like this.”
@nytimes.com #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
@nytimes.com #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Tom Nichols: you see you can’t call this fascist because for one, he’s allowing his blood and soil rant to be taped, and two, he’s not a threat to me personally.
Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Tom Nichols: you see you can’t call this fascist because for one, he’s allowing his blood and soil rant to be taped, and two, he’s not a threat to me personally.
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Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Think about how much the press obsessed over Barack Obama’s “relationship” with former Weatherman Bill Ayers, a relationship that consisted of their serving on the same nonprofit board of directors for three years.
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Coons: "Trump ran on lowering costs, making America health again, & avoiding new foreign wars. He's broken the first, broken the second, & seems to be sleepwalking into breaking the third. It's causing concern not just throughout Congress, but in the MAGA base that Trump is marching us toward war."
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Coons: "Trump ran on lowering costs, making America health again, & avoiding new foreign wars. He's broken the first, broken the second, & seems to be sleepwalking into breaking the third. It's causing concern not just throughout Congress, but in the MAGA base that Trump is marching us toward war."
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La crisi idrica in Iran è la peggiore da decenni
La crisi idrica in Iran è la peggiore da decenni
Da fine settembre a Teheran è caduto solo un millimetro di pioggia: l'acqua è già razionata e molti bacini artificiali sono secchi
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November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
La crisi idrica in Iran è la peggiore da decenni
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“I really don’t need to be remembered,” said Jeff Buckley. “I hope the music’s remembered.”
He would have turned 59 today.
#RIP
“Last Goodbye” (1994)
He would have turned 59 today.
#RIP
“Last Goodbye” (1994)
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“I really don’t need to be remembered,” said Jeff Buckley. “I hope the music’s remembered.”
He would have turned 59 today.
#RIP
“Last Goodbye” (1994)
He would have turned 59 today.
#RIP
“Last Goodbye” (1994)
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Actually I was lying here because Google Maps says South of the Border is 117 miles by car from Charlotte. More seriously, here's a map of border enforcement regions in the U.S. -- pretty sure that Charlotte is not in it. Grounds for a lawsuit?
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Actually I was lying here because Google Maps says South of the Border is 117 miles by car from Charlotte. More seriously, here's a map of border enforcement regions in the U.S. -- pretty sure that Charlotte is not in it. Grounds for a lawsuit?