Mark Payton
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“Nuremberg”, a new film directed by James Vanderbilt, is a timely reminder of the stakes of holding villainy to account
A new film about the Nuremberg trials is gripping but bloodless
And it has an unsettling contemporary message
econ.st
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“Nuremberg”, a new film directed by James Vanderbilt, is a timely reminder of the stakes of holding villainy to account
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Check out this crowd shot we got in Portland.
What a hellhole, amirite?
What a hellhole, amirite?
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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Donald Trump is, in theory, the president who wants to bring back manufacturing and attract foreign investment. In Georgia, Hyundai was doing exactly that
The ICE raid at Hyundai was a massive own goal
Georgia spent years wooing the foreign carmaker
econ.st
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Donald Trump is, in theory, the president who wants to bring back manufacturing and attract foreign investment. In Georgia, Hyundai was doing exactly that
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Now is not the time to be throttling cheap wind and solar. Electricity prices are up 6.5% in the past year with major jumps in places as diverse as Maine (+36%), Utah (+15%), and Louisiana (+14%). See here:
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Now is not the time to be throttling cheap wind and solar. Electricity prices are up 6.5% in the past year with major jumps in places as diverse as Maine (+36%), Utah (+15%), and Louisiana (+14%). See here:
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Probably not the highest and best use of the National Guard.
Litter is definitely a massive emergency that warrants mobilizing units from several states’ National Guard, arming them heavily and sending them into the streets of the capital.
National Guard troops to pick up trash in DC, work on ‘beautification' projects
Members of the National Guard deployed to D.C. will pick up trash and work on dozens of “beautification and restoration” projects, the military task force overseeing all troops in the District said Mo...
www.nbcwashington.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Probably not the highest and best use of the National Guard.
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Schools
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Schools
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
Theaters
Concerts
Malls
Churches
Synagogues
Mosques
Parks
Nightclubs
Offices
Festivals
Stores
Military Bases
Bars
Post Offices
Yoga Studios
Super Bowl parades
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
So inspiring! youtu.be/lNu6CC-rKXA?...
A Conversation With California Governor Gavin Newsom
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
So inspiring! youtu.be/lNu6CC-rKXA?...
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So inspiring
Senator Cory Booker, his voice still booming after more than a day spent on the Senate floor railing against the Trump administration, surpassed Strom Thurmond for the longest Senate speech on record, in an act of astonishing stamina that he framed as a call to action. nyti.ms/4iXMx8m
April 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
So inspiring
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Facebook started taking down posts of historian Heather Cox Richardson, a national voice. This is outrageous! You can follow her here on Bluesky. But, to see her wonderful posts at Letters From an American, you can subscribe at this link. There is no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Facebook started taking down posts of historian Heather Cox Richardson, a national voice. This is outrageous! You can follow her here on Bluesky. But, to see her wonderful posts at Letters From an American, you can subscribe at this link. There is no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Just gross government corruption…all out in the open.
The Commerce Secretary of the US is telling people to go out and buy stock in a specific company on national television.
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Just gross government corruption…all out in the open.
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Call to action those in Portland and Salem, Oregon. March 4 demonstration.
March 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Call to action those in Portland and Salem, Oregon. March 4 demonstration.
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This is the way.
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is the way.
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Rep Tom Suozzi: “Very simple. Putin is a dictator. Zelenskyy is not.” What’s so hard to understand about that?
February 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Rep Tom Suozzi: “Very simple. Putin is a dictator. Zelenskyy is not.” What’s so hard to understand about that?
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Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.