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Eugene Robinson is leaving the Washington Post after 45 years following Jeff Bezos' "significant shift" to the paper's opinion section
Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' 'Significant Shift' to Opinion Section
"I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you. I won't be a stranger," the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo
www.thewrap.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Eugene Robinson is leaving the Washington Post after 45 years following Jeff Bezos' "significant shift" to the paper's opinion section
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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remember how Wile E. Coyote used to hold up a little sign saying ‘help’ or ‘oh no’ or some such just before the huge boulder crushed him
March 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
remember how Wile E. Coyote used to hold up a little sign saying ‘help’ or ‘oh no’ or some such just before the huge boulder crushed him
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Nothing Left, by Adolph Reed Jr.
The long, slow surrender of American liberals
harpers.org
February 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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AP straight up stole my story with zero credit lol
January 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
AP straight up stole my story with zero credit lol
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Robert F. Kenney got into Harvard by submitting an application that was a single page long and consisted entirely of his name. Here's why it's time to end DEI.
January 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Robert F. Kenney got into Harvard by submitting an application that was a single page long and consisted entirely of his name. Here's why it's time to end DEI.
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Was the hundreds of millions of dollars we've burned through wisely allocated? Perhaps not. But did we learn a valuable lesson? Also no.
January 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Was the hundreds of millions of dollars we've burned through wisely allocated? Perhaps not. But did we learn a valuable lesson? Also no.
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“We’re obviously in a bit of disarray,” a Democratic senator told Semafor. “I don’t think people are really completely sure about what lesson is to be learned in this election.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
January 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“We’re obviously in a bit of disarray,” a Democratic senator told Semafor. “I don’t think people are really completely sure about what lesson is to be learned in this election.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
“Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin also said. “This is brand new.”
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Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
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JFC
Exclusive: An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her.
Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
JFC
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Join the fight to protect democracy. And stay informed.
January 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Join the fight to protect democracy. And stay informed.
Mount Rainier in the distance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Mount Rainier in the distance.
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
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Here is a thread of California animal welfare orgs who need donations to help deal with the wildfire crisis (but they VERY DESPERATELY need adopters and foster homes too if you live close enough to help in that way):
1. Los Angeles County Animal Care: ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co/page/FUNAFLE...
1. Los Angeles County Animal Care: ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co/page/FUNAFLE...
Help Stop Animal Suffering
Your gift to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation will help sustain programs that benefit animals in so many ways. From emergency rescue to life-saving medical care and adoption programs, you...
ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co
January 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here is a thread of California animal welfare orgs who need donations to help deal with the wildfire crisis (but they VERY DESPERATELY need adopters and foster homes too if you live close enough to help in that way):
1. Los Angeles County Animal Care: ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co/page/FUNAFLE...
1. Los Angeles County Animal Care: ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co/page/FUNAFLE...
Harvey photographs well.
January 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Harvey photographs well.
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Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the @latimes. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: www.latimes.com/california/l...
January 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the @latimes. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: www.latimes.com/california/l...
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Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:
bit.ly/LAaid
bit.ly/LAaid
L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders
These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...
bit.ly
January 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:
bit.ly/LAaid
bit.ly/LAaid
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Your periodic reminder that if you need to get out of your house FAST, do not bother trying to stuff your cats into carriers, just scoop them up in pillowcases. (You can drop said squirming rage sacks into carriers for added security if you have time.)
January 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Your periodic reminder that if you need to get out of your house FAST, do not bother trying to stuff your cats into carriers, just scoop them up in pillowcases. (You can drop said squirming rage sacks into carriers for added security if you have time.)
Harvey at rest. When he's not at rest he's usually eating or whining about eating. 23 years young.
December 28, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Harvey at rest. When he's not at rest he's usually eating or whining about eating. 23 years young.
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Here is the latest Goat Simulator 3 YouTube Short. It is my The Final Ramp Jump in Goat Simulator 3 Honest Short:
youtube.com/shorts/6ZhBK...
#goatsimulator3
#XboxSeriesX
#XboxGamePass
#Xbox
youtube.com/shorts/6ZhBK...
#goatsimulator3
#XboxSeriesX
#XboxGamePass
#Xbox
The Final Ramp Jump in Goat Simulator 3 Honest Short
YouTube video by Lord Fenton Gaming
youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Here is the latest Goat Simulator 3 YouTube Short. It is my The Final Ramp Jump in Goat Simulator 3 Honest Short:
youtube.com/shorts/6ZhBK...
#goatsimulator3
#XboxSeriesX
#XboxGamePass
#Xbox
youtube.com/shorts/6ZhBK...
#goatsimulator3
#XboxSeriesX
#XboxGamePass
#Xbox
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What if they just periodically had to sit in their office closets while someone simulated being a shooter in the corridor, like my grade school children do?
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
What if they just periodically had to sit in their office closets while someone simulated being a shooter in the corridor, like my grade school children do?
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1958
December 15,1958
December 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1958
December 15,1958
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Please tell me who first posted this so I can properly credit, bc it made me laugh hard this morning
December 13, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Please tell me who first posted this so I can properly credit, bc it made me laugh hard this morning