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· Jul 19
Joe Biden was the best president of my entire lifetime, it’s not even all that close, and that’s terrible.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
Lost in the discourse of how big developers are forced to be shitty to extract more money from gamers who refuse to pay >$60 is that there is no reason to believe they would stop if paid more. EA or Paradox going “oh, they paid $120, no upsells on this title” is not a real thing that would happen.
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Lost in the discourse of how big developers are forced to be shitty to extract more money from gamers who refuse to pay >$60 is that there is no reason to believe they would stop if paid more. EA or Paradox going “oh, they paid $120, no upsells on this title” is not a real thing that would happen.
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It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
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November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Keep in mind that broadly speaking if investors lose confidence in Altman, there is like a 1 in 3 chance the U.S. stock market explodes
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Keep in mind that broadly speaking if investors lose confidence in Altman, there is like a 1 in 3 chance the U.S. stock market explodes
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Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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We're not really talking enough about how the tariff reversals on fruits and nuts and spices is an admission by Trump that his entire economic program is a miserable failure.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
Tariff relief at the grocery store
The affordability crisis has worsened since the imposition of steep import taxes.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We're not really talking enough about how the tariff reversals on fruits and nuts and spices is an admission by Trump that his entire economic program is a miserable failure.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
I Want You to Understand Chicago
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November 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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It needs to be made explicitly clear and not forgotten or memory holed or “blue no matter who” excused six months from now that a “vote on ACA subsidies later” means you’re caving on ACA subsidies. That vote will not pass. Everyone knows this.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It needs to be made explicitly clear and not forgotten or memory holed or “blue no matter who” excused six months from now that a “vote on ACA subsidies later” means you’re caving on ACA subsidies. That vote will not pass. Everyone knows this.
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I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.
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No one has yet given a satisfactory answer to how ICE continues to operate in a 'shut down', given that, far from being essential workers, they are unneeded by anyone at any time
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
No one has yet given a satisfactory answer to how ICE continues to operate in a 'shut down', given that, far from being essential workers, they are unneeded by anyone at any time
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People are supposed to get hurt when they misallocate capital, the one exception is depository institutions because they have demand deposits in them.
my hot AI take is that regardless of how we feel about it, bailing out the big AI companies may be *necessary* to avoid long-term systemic harm to real people
as always, the system acts too late to contain the blast radius
as always, the system acts too late to contain the blast radius
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
People are supposed to get hurt when they misallocate capital, the one exception is depository institutions because they have demand deposits in them.
Sitting here in a midwestern diner if any NYT or WaPo reporters want to chat about how Republicans need to moderate and reconnect with the concerns of everyday Americans.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sitting here in a midwestern diner if any NYT or WaPo reporters want to chat about how Republicans need to moderate and reconnect with the concerns of everyday Americans.
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This should be the biggest news story in the world right now
Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue
Satellite images show most el-Fasher civilians likely still trapped
Latest images suggest that majority of 260,000 civilians still in captured city, as mass RSF killings continue
www.middleeasteye.net
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This should be the biggest news story in the world right now
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An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
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As of today, November 1, 2025, federal funding has lapsed because the Trump Admin and USDA decided not to use the funds they have set aside for emergencies such as this shutdown. 🧵
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As of today, November 1, 2025, federal funding has lapsed because the Trump Admin and USDA decided not to use the funds they have set aside for emergencies such as this shutdown. 🧵
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there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
Making up a Democratic Party to be mad at
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Making up a Democratic Party to be mad at