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Also the entire news media. There's really not that many Democrats on the anti-Mamdani beat but curiously virtually all of them are getting prime slots on cable news shows as if they speak for all Democrats. It makes you think!
I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget
June 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Also the entire news media. There's really not that many Democrats on the anti-Mamdani beat but curiously virtually all of them are getting prime slots on cable news shows as if they speak for all Democrats. It makes you think!
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When Black people told you that it is a normal occurrence for police to lie about protest and assaulting officers now you see ... the test run for the justification of authoritarianism always begins in communities of color
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
When Black people told you that it is a normal occurrence for police to lie about protest and assaulting officers now you see ... the test run for the justification of authoritarianism always begins in communities of color
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Yeah I guess LeBron putting up a 22.6 PER is pretty special, but it's not that impressive when you compare him to people rolling out of bed and firing off something like this at age 86.
June 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Yeah I guess LeBron putting up a 22.6 PER is pretty special, but it's not that impressive when you compare him to people rolling out of bed and firing off something like this at age 86.
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If you want to understand why this country is in the state it’s in, and why we have no real functioning opposition party, consider this:
Rubio has been the most dangerous and dictatorial member of the Trump cabinet.
And yet every single Senate Democrat voted Yes to confirm him.
Rubio has been the most dangerous and dictatorial member of the Trump cabinet.
And yet every single Senate Democrat voted Yes to confirm him.
May 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you want to understand why this country is in the state it’s in, and why we have no real functioning opposition party, consider this:
Rubio has been the most dangerous and dictatorial member of the Trump cabinet.
And yet every single Senate Democrat voted Yes to confirm him.
Rubio has been the most dangerous and dictatorial member of the Trump cabinet.
And yet every single Senate Democrat voted Yes to confirm him.
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Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
April 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
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if there’s one thing a bunch of people I recently talked to about the U.S. in Asia agreed on, it’s “the average American has had so little to fear from their own government, compared to people from many other nations, that they’ve convinced themselves they don’t need to pay attention to politics.”
April 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
if there’s one thing a bunch of people I recently talked to about the U.S. in Asia agreed on, it’s “the average American has had so little to fear from their own government, compared to people from many other nations, that they’ve convinced themselves they don’t need to pay attention to politics.”
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Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
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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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Here is the top comment on this article: “You are advising responsible honest people who have worked hard, saved all their lives… to scale down their retirement dreams because a one person has decided to destroy the US economy. Why not write an article about how to get rid of the real problem?”
How to Protect Your Retirement Savings Now as Markets Plunge
If you’re within five years of retiring, either before or after, you’re at your most vulnerable financially. Here are steps to weather the volatility.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Here is the top comment on this article: “You are advising responsible honest people who have worked hard, saved all their lives… to scale down their retirement dreams because a one person has decided to destroy the US economy. Why not write an article about how to get rid of the real problem?”
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imagine what marginalized people could do if they got 10% of the benefit of the doubt that the media gives these white guys
March 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
imagine what marginalized people could do if they got 10% of the benefit of the doubt that the media gives these white guys
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“We’re just locking people up and inventing the term ‘collateral arrest’ because that sounds better than kidnapping” is some Nazi shit
Tom Homan admits that a number of people ICE just arrested in Boston are "collateral arrests" and hence not criminals (city officials are urging ICE to release the names of all the people arrested)
March 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“We’re just locking people up and inventing the term ‘collateral arrest’ because that sounds better than kidnapping” is some Nazi shit
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This, I think, is what smart people have such trouble accepting: that morons can succeed perfectly well in US politics. When a GW Bush or a Trump rises all the way to the top, it doesn't mean they're secretly smart, it means our corrupt, desiccated system is defenseless against venal morons.
March 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This, I think, is what smart people have such trouble accepting: that morons can succeed perfectly well in US politics. When a GW Bush or a Trump rises all the way to the top, it doesn't mean they're secretly smart, it means our corrupt, desiccated system is defenseless against venal morons.
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also if j edgar hoover came back from hell to check out things at the fbi i'm not sure if he'd be more offended by the tie or by the fact that a nonwhite person has his job
March 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
also if j edgar hoover came back from hell to check out things at the fbi i'm not sure if he'd be more offended by the tie or by the fact that a nonwhite person has his job
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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The Democrats are the most passive party in American history and the entire organization needs to effectively be dismantled and rebuilt/replaced
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Democrats are the most passive party in American history and the entire organization needs to effectively be dismantled and rebuilt/replaced
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The best time to have done the comms work of explaining to people how the government works was any time in the past.
The second best time is now.
The second best time is now.
I'm amazed some progressive bro hasn't already started a podcast interviewing government workers who've lost their jobs.
February 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The best time to have done the comms work of explaining to people how the government works was any time in the past.
The second best time is now.
The second best time is now.
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Good morning
He’s only been in office 2 weeks. Dems have to show up at every govt office he has shut down or restricted. Make a spectacle. Get on every local news, Sue in every court, block every appointment. Stop thinking this a normal presidency
He’s only been in office 2 weeks. Dems have to show up at every govt office he has shut down or restricted. Make a spectacle. Get on every local news, Sue in every court, block every appointment. Stop thinking this a normal presidency
February 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Good morning
He’s only been in office 2 weeks. Dems have to show up at every govt office he has shut down or restricted. Make a spectacle. Get on every local news, Sue in every court, block every appointment. Stop thinking this a normal presidency
He’s only been in office 2 weeks. Dems have to show up at every govt office he has shut down or restricted. Make a spectacle. Get on every local news, Sue in every court, block every appointment. Stop thinking this a normal presidency
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"what could the democrats do?"
1. Talking filibuster of every single trump nominee
2. file articles of impeachment every day
3. hold a press conference every morning detailing the crimes the trump regime committed the previous day
1. Talking filibuster of every single trump nominee
2. file articles of impeachment every day
3. hold a press conference every morning detailing the crimes the trump regime committed the previous day
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"what could the democrats do?"
1. Talking filibuster of every single trump nominee
2. file articles of impeachment every day
3. hold a press conference every morning detailing the crimes the trump regime committed the previous day
1. Talking filibuster of every single trump nominee
2. file articles of impeachment every day
3. hold a press conference every morning detailing the crimes the trump regime committed the previous day
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If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
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When a commercial space is both big and expensive, the tenants tend to be deep-pocketed corporations. So instead of an independent perfumer, you get Sephora. Instead of an brand selling niche workwear, you get J. Crew. This leads to homogenization in fashion (and culture).
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
When a commercial space is both big and expensive, the tenants tend to be deep-pocketed corporations. So instead of an independent perfumer, you get Sephora. Instead of an brand selling niche workwear, you get J. Crew. This leads to homogenization in fashion (and culture).
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So how does this shit work? Y'all start putting me in value packs and whatnot?
November 26, 2024 at 7:55 PM
So how does this shit work? Y'all start putting me in value packs and whatnot?