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📌Just heard an interview with John Mellencamp.
Jack, in "Jack and Diane" was written as a black dude. They were an interracial couple. Thing is, the music producers didn't like that back then, so it wasn’t sold that way.
Mellencamp was asked why.
"Because America is racist as hell, that’s why ..."
Jack, in "Jack and Diane" was written as a black dude. They were an interracial couple. Thing is, the music producers didn't like that back then, so it wasn’t sold that way.
Mellencamp was asked why.
"Because America is racist as hell, that’s why ..."
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📌Just heard an interview with John Mellencamp.
Jack, in "Jack and Diane" was written as a black dude. They were an interracial couple. Thing is, the music producers didn't like that back then, so it wasn’t sold that way.
Mellencamp was asked why.
"Because America is racist as hell, that’s why ..."
Jack, in "Jack and Diane" was written as a black dude. They were an interracial couple. Thing is, the music producers didn't like that back then, so it wasn’t sold that way.
Mellencamp was asked why.
"Because America is racist as hell, that’s why ..."
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I don’t know what they put in that MAGA kool aid. But it’s a helluva drug.
Kelly Loeffler: "I don't think small business owners have ever been so excited to pay their taxes thanks to President Trump."
December 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I don’t know what they put in that MAGA kool aid. But it’s a helluva drug.
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It drives me nuts when a terrible person dies, and we are all supposed to pretend they were great, like telling the truth is somehow uncouth.
Brigette Bardot was a truly despicable racist, homophobe, bigot, and lifelong supporter of fascists. Acknowledge her work, I guess, but don't celebrate her.
Brigette Bardot was a truly despicable racist, homophobe, bigot, and lifelong supporter of fascists. Acknowledge her work, I guess, but don't celebrate her.
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It drives me nuts when a terrible person dies, and we are all supposed to pretend they were great, like telling the truth is somehow uncouth.
Brigette Bardot was a truly despicable racist, homophobe, bigot, and lifelong supporter of fascists. Acknowledge her work, I guess, but don't celebrate her.
Brigette Bardot was a truly despicable racist, homophobe, bigot, and lifelong supporter of fascists. Acknowledge her work, I guess, but don't celebrate her.
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Pattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmentalist, arrived in San Francisco earlier this month and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge with $1 million more than when she set out on her journey last week.
This queen raised a million bucks for charity by hiking 100 miles in drag
Pattie Gonia's effort supports nonprofits working to make the outdoors more equitable.
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmentalist, arrived in San Francisco earlier this month and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge with $1 million more than when she set out on her journey last week.
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Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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AND THEY ARE ALL TRAITORS. 😱
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
AND THEY ARE ALL TRAITORS. 😱
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Donald Trump suffers from malignant narcissism disorder; always has. 🇺🇸
December 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Donald Trump suffers from malignant narcissism disorder; always has. 🇺🇸
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Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
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I did a test to see if I could remember all the Roman numerals, but I forgot 1, 1000, 51, 6 and 500.
IM LIVID!
IM LIVID!
December 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I did a test to see if I could remember all the Roman numerals, but I forgot 1, 1000, 51, 6 and 500.
IM LIVID!
IM LIVID!
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A.T. - Those die hard Trump supporters will just as likely live 10-60 years... enough time to see their fantasies, and lives, blow across America like charcoal dust.
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A.T. - Those die hard Trump supporters will just as likely live 10-60 years... enough time to see their fantasies, and lives, blow across America like charcoal dust.
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South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
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A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
December 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A 'Malignant Narcissist' is a severe personality type combining traits of NPD with antisocial features, marked by grandiosity, lack of empathy, manipulation, and aggression, often finding pleasure in others' suffering, exhibiting paranoia, and actively exploiting and harming people without remorse.
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MAGA doesn’t follow Trump because they think he’s a brilliant businessman or a tough guy. They follow him because he’s convinced mediocre, insecure people that their ignorance and stupidity are actually strengths, and that absolutely nothing is their fault. He gives them permission to be hateful.
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
MAGA doesn’t follow Trump because they think he’s a brilliant businessman or a tough guy. They follow him because he’s convinced mediocre, insecure people that their ignorance and stupidity are actually strengths, and that absolutely nothing is their fault. He gives them permission to be hateful.
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My dad worked as an usher for events at Anaheim Stadium—greeting the entertainment. He said Alice Cooper was the nicest man; Alice Cooper made sure everyone in his entourage was taken care of before he would be escorted to his area.
Every Christmas, #AliceCooper serves hundreds of in-need children free meals at his Cooper's Town restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. 🖤🎄🎁
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My dad worked as an usher for events at Anaheim Stadium—greeting the entertainment. He said Alice Cooper was the nicest man; Alice Cooper made sure everyone in his entourage was taken care of before he would be escorted to his area.
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With the recent rains Cataract Creek was flowing really well yesterday. I’ll be back out there today for a foot patrol because it's likely going to be busy #cataractcreek #cataractfalls #cataracttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #marinwater #mmwd #waterfall #landscapephotography
December 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
With the recent rains Cataract Creek was flowing really well yesterday. I’ll be back out there today for a foot patrol because it's likely going to be busy #cataractcreek #cataractfalls #cataracttrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #marinwater #mmwd #waterfall #landscapephotography
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ICYMI: I wrote about FIRE.
The group supported a lawsuit by a far-right group against an Ohio school board over its anti-bullying policy, arguing it violated the rights of students who wished to misgender their trans/nonbinary peers.
FIRE has a long record of siding with anti-trans folks/groups.
The group supported a lawsuit by a far-right group against an Ohio school board over its anti-bullying policy, arguing it violated the rights of students who wished to misgender their trans/nonbinary peers.
FIRE has a long record of siding with anti-trans folks/groups.
NEW: A prominent free speech group helped right-wing dark money score a legal win against an Ohio school board and its anti-bullying policy, which protected transgender and nonbinary students.
www.importantcontext.news/p/how-a-free...
www.importantcontext.news/p/how-a-free...
How a Free Speech Group Helped Right-Wing Dark Money Undermine Protections for Trans and Nonbinary Students
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression weighed in on a case brought by Parents Defending Education in Ohio.
www.importantcontext.news
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about FIRE.
The group supported a lawsuit by a far-right group against an Ohio school board over its anti-bullying policy, arguing it violated the rights of students who wished to misgender their trans/nonbinary peers.
FIRE has a long record of siding with anti-trans folks/groups.
The group supported a lawsuit by a far-right group against an Ohio school board over its anti-bullying policy, arguing it violated the rights of students who wished to misgender their trans/nonbinary peers.
FIRE has a long record of siding with anti-trans folks/groups.
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Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
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Golly David Brooks, why has public discourse become so coarse? It’s a stumper. Probably not the late, nightly racist social media meltdowns from the President of the United States. No, I bet it’s because of those liberals.
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Golly David Brooks, why has public discourse become so coarse? It’s a stumper. Probably not the late, nightly racist social media meltdowns from the President of the United States. No, I bet it’s because of those liberals.
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Von der Leyen: “In 2026, the EU Commission will continue to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin, sustain our support to Ukraine, and work intensely to accompany Ukraine on its path toward EU membership.”
December 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Von der Leyen: “In 2026, the EU Commission will continue to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin, sustain our support to Ukraine, and work intensely to accompany Ukraine on its path toward EU membership.”
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Key takeaway: No state or district will be spared from bigger health care bills next year.
What that means: Congressional Republicans could have helped their own constituents with these skyrocketing healthcare costs - amid a larger affordability crisis - but they choose to slam the door on them.
What that means: Congressional Republicans could have helped their own constituents with these skyrocketing healthcare costs - amid a larger affordability crisis - but they choose to slam the door on them.
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Key takeaway: No state or district will be spared from bigger health care bills next year.
What that means: Congressional Republicans could have helped their own constituents with these skyrocketing healthcare costs - amid a larger affordability crisis - but they choose to slam the door on them.
What that means: Congressional Republicans could have helped their own constituents with these skyrocketing healthcare costs - amid a larger affordability crisis - but they choose to slam the door on them.
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We have less than 5% of the world’s population but almost 33% of its billionaires.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 40% cannot cover any emergency expenses.
Our systems have failed the majority of Americans…and that disparity is being accelerated by this administration.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 40% cannot cover any emergency expenses.
Our systems have failed the majority of Americans…and that disparity is being accelerated by this administration.
December 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We have less than 5% of the world’s population but almost 33% of its billionaires.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 40% cannot cover any emergency expenses.
Our systems have failed the majority of Americans…and that disparity is being accelerated by this administration.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 40% cannot cover any emergency expenses.
Our systems have failed the majority of Americans…and that disparity is being accelerated by this administration.
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Clinton: Don't trust me, release the files.
Trump: Don't release the files, trust me.
Trump: Don't release the files, trust me.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Clinton: Don't trust me, release the files.
Trump: Don't release the files, trust me.
Trump: Don't release the files, trust me.