mkb
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really just want to be in a forest with my dog. CO (ex-VA, DC, GA, NJ, etc). pivoting from webdev/digital to geospatial. fka @ClinicEscort. bodily autonomy is still a human right. I liked your post but I'll never Like your post
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
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Did women ruin the Epstein files?
Boebert and MTG and Mace voted to release the files and it shocked me 3 separate times
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Did women ruin the Epstein files?
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This is very bad for a country
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is very bad for a country
the USCCB *and* Lauren Boebert taking correct and principled stands, both on the same day? I can only assume I was hit by a bus and I'm dreaming all of this from within an absolutely delightful coma
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
the USCCB *and* Lauren Boebert taking correct and principled stands, both on the same day? I can only assume I was hit by a bus and I'm dreaming all of this from within an absolutely delightful coma
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
... then released on a personal recognizance bond. gift link: www.denverpost.com/2025/11/12/a...
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
... then released on a personal recognizance bond. gift link: www.denverpost.com/2025/11/12/a...
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Honestly you're all experiencing what women and POC experience all the fucking time which is watching how no one will actually make a white man accountable for his actions when his actions involve harming someone who is not also a white man. Isn't it frustrating?
This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Honestly you're all experiencing what women and POC experience all the fucking time which is watching how no one will actually make a white man accountable for his actions when his actions involve harming someone who is not also a white man. Isn't it frustrating?
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a famous wealthy rapist was enthusiastic to put another famous wealthy rapist on the Supreme Court, where he would go on to give the famous wealthy rapist who appointed him total immunity from prosecution
What the hell man Epstein helped seat a supreme court justice?!
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
a famous wealthy rapist was enthusiastic to put another famous wealthy rapist on the Supreme Court, where he would go on to give the famous wealthy rapist who appointed him total immunity from prosecution
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EVERGREEN
If a man calls a woman “crazy” please know that it’s actually code for “she is reasonably upset by the compounded experiences of injustice that her mere existence has subjected her to and I don’t want to acknowledge it or I fear I will realize I’ve benefited from the culture of it.” Hope that helps!
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
EVERGREEN
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Epistemic violence against sexual abuse accusers—smearing them as deluded, crazy, or incompetent—is something rapists know works, and they conspire to do it.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Epistemic violence against sexual abuse accusers—smearing them as deluded, crazy, or incompetent—is something rapists know works, and they conspire to do it.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
do I know any Wyoming journalism job wanters?
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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please. My wets
Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in the U.S. too costly.
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
on.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
please. My wets
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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LMAO
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
LMAO
Called my Senators again to ask if they still support the failed leadership of Schumer and Durbin after last night's all-timer screwup of a vote. Had to leave voicemail for Hickenlooper. Bennett's office says—paraphrasing—"hmm idk good question." I think more people ought to ask it. (202) 224-3121!
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Called my Senators again to ask if they still support the failed leadership of Schumer and Durbin after last night's all-timer screwup of a vote. Had to leave voicemail for Hickenlooper. Bennett's office says—paraphrasing—"hmm idk good question." I think more people ought to ask it. (202) 224-3121!
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
it's giving "John, I'll give you D.C. abortion."
oh yes I *am* still mad at your favorite progressive hero about it. I am and I'm not sorry
oh yes I *am* still mad at your favorite progressive hero about it. I am and I'm not sorry
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
it's giving "John, I'll give you D.C. abortion."
oh yes I *am* still mad at your favorite progressive hero about it. I am and I'm not sorry
oh yes I *am* still mad at your favorite progressive hero about it. I am and I'm not sorry
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Yall it hasn't even been a week since Tuesday! You didn't even ride it for a week! I never want to hear a democratic consultant or anyone talk to me about public opinion polls, or votes because apparently none of that mattered tonight.
Actually none of it mattered!
Actually none of it mattered!
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Yall it hasn't even been a week since Tuesday! You didn't even ride it for a week! I never want to hear a democratic consultant or anyone talk to me about public opinion polls, or votes because apparently none of that mattered tonight.
Actually none of it mattered!
Actually none of it mattered!
the vibes are rancid so here’s the dog and his captivating new water buffalo horn.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
the vibes are rancid so here’s the dog and his captivating new water buffalo horn.
'please take this briefcase full of unmarked bills, and hey, if you're so inclined, go on and shoot the hostage too'
i don’t play pundit and try to guess how stuff will play to voters whose politics generally make no sense to me, but if ending the shutdown was about the important business of getting SNAP benefits and air travel back online, it also rewards hostage taking in a way that seems pretty ominous to me
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
'please take this briefcase full of unmarked bills, and hey, if you're so inclined, go on and shoot the hostage too'
your self-employed solo practitioner pals [it me] are screwed for healthcare. we of Colorado get a brief reprieve bc state-level Dems did a bill in special session to offset this... for 2026 only. can I hoover up the rest of my life's worth of healthcare services in calendar 2026? 1 way 2 find out!!
To which I will reply “sorry, all of my donation money will now be going to my healthcare premiums”
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
your self-employed solo practitioner pals [it me] are screwed for healthcare. we of Colorado get a brief reprieve bc state-level Dems did a bill in special session to offset this... for 2026 only. can I hoover up the rest of my life's worth of healthcare services in calendar 2026? 1 way 2 find out!!
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They really had ONE JOB
A week, they couldn't even let us feel hopeful and optimistic for a single week!
We JUST awarded and co-signed their current strategy 5 days ago!
We JUST awarded and co-signed their current strategy 5 days ago!
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
They really had ONE JOB
concepts of a vote
Can't believe they did all that for a promise to think about thinking about a vote
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
concepts of a vote