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November Papa
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Former theatre kid, current engineer

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our brains have just been permanently warped to see the world of the period shortly after the war as normal because of the cultural impact of those decades, so we're constantly readjusting based on an unusual mirage
the sheer cultural power of the 50s, 60s, and 70s is going to last long after all of us are dead
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I know it’s a little late in the year for autumnal fare but it isn’t TECHNICALLY winter until the solstice so
December 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.

*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.

*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
i will amend my earlier tweet. whichever party solves the prices of housing *and child care* will rule america for a generation
December 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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this is a fantastic point that I hadn’t thought about: when antivaxx was associated with crunchy Marin libs and caused an outbreak at Disneyland what happened? Dems fought back and passed stronger vaccine requirements

now that antivaxxers are republicans they instantly took over the party
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Brian Lanza (a member of Trump’s team), who once advised Ukrainians to surrender, is now serving as an adviser to sanctioned Russian oil company Lukoil.

But of course it's just a coincidence. No questions whatsoever about his motivation.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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We're completely screwed if our response to measles is going to be asking antivaxxers - the most selfish and stupid people in our society - to voluntarily self-report and quarantine for 21 days each every time they get exposed
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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fortunately for trump, the administration has a bag of carrots they're about to hand out, like

[taps earpiece] i'm getting word that the administration's bag is once again full of sticks
lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The most crucial thing about this scandal remains that Nuzzi wanted to suppress damaging information to both help Trump *and* to protect Kennedy's chances of becoming the Secretary of Child Murder should he win, and it worked: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/a-ma...
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The popular commentary on drones is too focused on "wow, cool drones!" rather than "why did the U.S. and partners fail to secure other, more effective forms of long-range fires for Ukraine?"
Wow impressively wrong again
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Hail to the thief
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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How many pieces came out in the New York Times and the Atlantic accusing trans people of erasing the word woman. Here's the Trump administration literally banning the use of the word and not a peep.
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Just showing prices isn’t gonna help shit. Seeing the price of gas or the price of groceries or, a more apt analogy, the price of utilities does not LOWER those prices. It’s healthcare. You pay what they demand for what you need because the alternative is paying for a funeral.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.

It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Btw, the ballet dancer who posts every year on TikTok their rat costume for the Nutcracker is already posting their yearly Rat Season.
Credit: @belle_urwin on TikTok
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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The Kremlin is welcoming US President Trump's move to stop calling Russia a direct threat and says his new national security strategy, which portrays European powers as in decline, largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions. www.straitstimes.com/world/eu...
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
MOSCOW, Dec 7 - The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's move to stop calling Russia a direct threat and said his new national security strategy, which portrays European powers as in decline, largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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We're no strangers to loss, you know the pattern and so do I...
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM