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I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...
June 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...
The GOP are a bunch of feckless cowardly sycophantic lickspittles.
"... It’s tempting to compare Republicans to Prussian aristocrats in 1930s Germany. But Prussian aristocrats were more responsible. ... What’s their excuse? ...”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"... It’s tempting to compare Republicans to Prussian aristocrats in 1930s Germany. But Prussian aristocrats were more responsible. ... What’s their excuse? ...”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The GOP are a bunch of feckless cowardly sycophantic lickspittles.
"... It’s tempting to compare Republicans to Prussian aristocrats in 1930s Germany. But Prussian aristocrats were more responsible. ... What’s their excuse? ...”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"... It’s tempting to compare Republicans to Prussian aristocrats in 1930s Germany. But Prussian aristocrats were more responsible. ... What’s their excuse? ...”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Found the article for this Asmiov quote. bit.ly/4gZoILH
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way ..., nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way ..., nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
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January 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Found the article for this Asmiov quote. bit.ly/4gZoILH
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way ..., nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way ..., nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
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Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys.
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys.
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
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Isaac Asimov was born on this day in 1920. This quotation from 1980 holds up:
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
January 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Isaac Asimov was born on this day in 1920. This quotation from 1980 holds up:
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”