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Committing to spend $45 billion for detention facilities when the estimated cost to *end homelessness* in this country is $11-30 billion is certifiably unhinged
August 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Committing to spend $45 billion for detention facilities when the estimated cost to *end homelessness* in this country is $11-30 billion is certifiably unhinged
@blankcheck.bsky.social @davidlsims.bsky.social loving the Barton Fink episode and am jumping out of my skin to add Bergman’s The Silence to the haunted hotel list. No way it didn’t influence The Shining, and maybe Barton Fink, too. (Maybe this comes up later than I am in the episode?)
August 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@blankcheck.bsky.social @davidlsims.bsky.social loving the Barton Fink episode and am jumping out of my skin to add Bergman’s The Silence to the haunted hotel list. No way it didn’t influence The Shining, and maybe Barton Fink, too. (Maybe this comes up later than I am in the episode?)
@daveypretension.bsky.social @railoftomorrow.bsky.social loved the needle drop episode as always! My favorite by far was in Queer, and I was excited when the movie finally came up toward the end, but for the wrong song (objectively speaking, of course)
August 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@daveypretension.bsky.social @railoftomorrow.bsky.social loved the needle drop episode as always! My favorite by far was in Queer, and I was excited when the movie finally came up toward the end, but for the wrong song (objectively speaking, of course)
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After President Donald Trump announced last month that the United States would impose a baseline 10-percent tariff on much of the world, economists warned that consumers would feel the impacts on a variety of products, including groceries, coffee, and cars.
It did, and now he's mad.
It did, and now he's mad.
Trump is furious that his tariffs are doing exactly what economists said they'd do
Walmart announced it would raise prices due to tariffs. A Trumpian meltdown ensued.
www.motherjones.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
After President Donald Trump announced last month that the United States would impose a baseline 10-percent tariff on much of the world, economists warned that consumers would feel the impacts on a variety of products, including groceries, coffee, and cars.
It did, and now he's mad.
It did, and now he's mad.
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DIIV share eerie new single "Return of Youth" & video shot in aftermath of LA wildfires www.brooklynvegan.com/diiv-share-e...
DIIV share eerie new single "Return of Youth" & video shot in aftermath of LA wildfires
"When we re-approached this song to finally release it, i couldn't help but hear the song differently in the aftermath," DIIV's Cole Smith says of their new single and the LA wildfires that ...
www.brooklynvegan.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
DIIV share eerie new single "Return of Youth" & video shot in aftermath of LA wildfires www.brooklynvegan.com/diiv-share-e...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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Records show Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 and $5 million worth of Trump Media shares on April 2.
That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging.
www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging.
www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...
www.propublica.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Records show Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 and $5 million worth of Trump Media shares on April 2.
That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging.
www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging.
www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
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Want to know more success stories of federally-funded research and everyday life?
Here is a great collection, started by my colleagues here. Amazing things in here. GPS, at-home pregnancy tests, lasers, medical imaging, improved tornado detection...check it out!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
Here is a great collection, started by my colleagues here. Amazing things in here. GPS, at-home pregnancy tests, lasers, medical imaging, improved tornado detection...check it out!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Want to know more success stories of federally-funded research and everyday life?
Here is a great collection, started by my colleagues here. Amazing things in here. GPS, at-home pregnancy tests, lasers, medical imaging, improved tornado detection...check it out!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
Here is a great collection, started by my colleagues here. Amazing things in here. GPS, at-home pregnancy tests, lasers, medical imaging, improved tornado detection...check it out!
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
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I heard Stephen A. Smith tell CNN yesterday that "people are afraid they're going to lose their job for messing up a pronoun" and it really amazes me how many people don't realize they are awash in intentional propaganda designed to make them afraid of the wrong things and angry at the wrong people
Men are not constantly being told “you’re bad,” they are constantly being told “LEFT WING SJWS THINK YOU’RE BAD” by conservative propaganda. There’s a huge difference.
I have two sons, and I don't think I've ever seen messaging going "Don't be a boy" or "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
May 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I heard Stephen A. Smith tell CNN yesterday that "people are afraid they're going to lose their job for messing up a pronoun" and it really amazes me how many people don't realize they are awash in intentional propaganda designed to make them afraid of the wrong things and angry at the wrong people
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$9 billion a year for NSF is absolute chump change. It's nothing. And yet, cutting it will devastate American science for decades.
God, we're led by a morons, empowered by idiots.
God, we're led by a morons, empowered by idiots.
Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
$9 billion a year for NSF is absolute chump change. It's nothing. And yet, cutting it will devastate American science for decades.
God, we're led by a morons, empowered by idiots.
God, we're led by a morons, empowered by idiots.
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My friend's student asks me to share:
The administration is trying to destroy the Endangered Species Act from within. Public commenting is basically the only way to thwart this rule before getting to court. If you have a few minutes to comment:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FW...
The administration is trying to destroy the Endangered Species Act from within. Public commenting is basically the only way to thwart this rule before getting to court. If you have a few minutes to comment:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FW...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
April 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My friend's student asks me to share:
The administration is trying to destroy the Endangered Species Act from within. Public commenting is basically the only way to thwart this rule before getting to court. If you have a few minutes to comment:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FW...
The administration is trying to destroy the Endangered Species Act from within. Public commenting is basically the only way to thwart this rule before getting to court. If you have a few minutes to comment:
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FW...
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I simply do not understand how a NEWS ORGANIZATION is basically existing in a stage of siege but very rarely conveys in its political coverage that we are in a state of emergency
NYTimes Publisher AG Sulzberger tells a Columbia conference that his company spends 10X as much on security as it did before Trump won his first term.
April 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I simply do not understand how a NEWS ORGANIZATION is basically existing in a stage of siege but very rarely conveys in its political coverage that we are in a state of emergency
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Elon Musk has cut somewhere between 0% and 3% of what he promised—and most of what was cut was not waste or fraud or abuse, but simply expenditures Mr. Musk did not personally favor for partisan reasons.
DOGE is the biggest program failure in the history of American government.
DOGE is the biggest program failure in the history of American government.
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Elon Musk has cut somewhere between 0% and 3% of what he promised—and most of what was cut was not waste or fraud or abuse, but simply expenditures Mr. Musk did not personally favor for partisan reasons.
DOGE is the biggest program failure in the history of American government.
DOGE is the biggest program failure in the history of American government.
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Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽
April 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽
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My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music.
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
April 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music.
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity
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Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
April 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
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He's less free to say trans women are women (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to say Free Palestine (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to advocate diversity in his workplace (just like the rest of us).
But he can't imagine wanting to use his speech for that in the first place.
He's less free to say Free Palestine (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to advocate diversity in his workplace (just like the rest of us).
But he can't imagine wanting to use his speech for that in the first place.
April 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
He's less free to say trans women are women (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to say Free Palestine (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to advocate diversity in his workplace (just like the rest of us).
But he can't imagine wanting to use his speech for that in the first place.
He's less free to say Free Palestine (just like the rest of us).
He's less free to advocate diversity in his workplace (just like the rest of us).
But he can't imagine wanting to use his speech for that in the first place.
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ICYMI.
This is how these sneaky bastards end Social Security without Congress. 👇
Starting on 4/14, millions of Social Security applicants & recipients will no longer to be able to receive assistance or enroll via phone.
(Not just Seniors, but survivors/children & disabled Americans, too.)
This is how these sneaky bastards end Social Security without Congress. 👇
Starting on 4/14, millions of Social Security applicants & recipients will no longer to be able to receive assistance or enroll via phone.
(Not just Seniors, but survivors/children & disabled Americans, too.)
April 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
ICYMI.
This is how these sneaky bastards end Social Security without Congress. 👇
Starting on 4/14, millions of Social Security applicants & recipients will no longer to be able to receive assistance or enroll via phone.
(Not just Seniors, but survivors/children & disabled Americans, too.)
This is how these sneaky bastards end Social Security without Congress. 👇
Starting on 4/14, millions of Social Security applicants & recipients will no longer to be able to receive assistance or enroll via phone.
(Not just Seniors, but survivors/children & disabled Americans, too.)
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
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This hypocritical loser said people with AIDS deserved to die. She was appointed by Scott Walker after donating to his campaign.
She's up for re-election in 2026.
She's up for re-election in 2026.
April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This hypocritical loser said people with AIDS deserved to die. She was appointed by Scott Walker after donating to his campaign.
She's up for re-election in 2026.
She's up for re-election in 2026.
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Paid protesters and out-of-state agitators
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Paid protesters and out-of-state agitators
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1. The Social Security Administration and DOGE are GASLIGHTING AMERICANS.
They are telling millions of beneficiaries that reports they were closing SSA field offices were fake news.
Actually, these closures were PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED and LEASES WERE CANCELED.
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They are telling millions of beneficiaries that reports they were closing SSA field offices were fake news.
Actually, these closures were PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED and LEASES WERE CANCELED.
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How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.
popular.info
March 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
1. The Social Security Administration and DOGE are GASLIGHTING AMERICANS.
They are telling millions of beneficiaries that reports they were closing SSA field offices were fake news.
Actually, these closures were PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED and LEASES WERE CANCELED.
🧵
They are telling millions of beneficiaries that reports they were closing SSA field offices were fake news.
Actually, these closures were PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED and LEASES WERE CANCELED.
🧵
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The people who said “wokeness” was totalitarian are applauding as dhs sends agents to college campus to apprehend students for thoughtcrime
March 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The people who said “wokeness” was totalitarian are applauding as dhs sends agents to college campus to apprehend students for thoughtcrime
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The Trump Administration: Protecting Tesla dealers more fiercely than they protected the Capitol.
Pam Bondi: "If you're gonna touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you."
March 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Trump Administration: Protecting Tesla dealers more fiercely than they protected the Capitol.