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The taxpayer-funded adventure continues.
March 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The taxpayer-funded adventure continues.
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A distressing video circulating on social media suggests that Russian soldiers are being used as expendable troops in Ukraine, with one captured conscript claiming to have witnessed "hundreds of bodies lying everywhere".
Horrifying clip describes the grim results of Russia's 'meatgrinder' tactics
www.irishstar.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A distressing video circulating on social media suggests that Russian soldiers are being used as expendable troops in Ukraine, with one captured conscript claiming to have witnessed "hundreds of bodies lying everywhere".
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president, after winning elections last year that extended the governing party’s 35-year grip on power.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as Namibia’s first female president
Outgoing leader Mbumba hands power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony coinciding with country’s 35th independence day.
aje.io
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president, after winning elections last year that extended the governing party’s 35-year grip on power.
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“If a person’s willingness to die to preserve their way of life can be admirable on the battlefield, why not on the deathbed?” Sasha Mudd interrogates our confused attitudes towards euthanasia.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Why death is not always the greatest harm
In times of conflict and struggle we laud those who put principles and self-determination ahead of mere survival. Why should it be different with assi...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“If a person’s willingness to die to preserve their way of life can be admirable on the battlefield, why not on the deathbed?” Sasha Mudd interrogates our confused attitudes towards euthanasia.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Would like to report some gang tattoos.
March 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Would like to report some gang tattoos.
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INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
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I really thought Trump was the biggest crybaby involved in politics. But Elon is making a run at the title.
March 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I really thought Trump was the biggest crybaby involved in politics. But Elon is making a run at the title.
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“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”
Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It
The industry is exorcising Musk.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
March 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”
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Schumer needs to quit. He’s useless. Completely clueless.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Schumer needs to quit. He’s useless. Completely clueless.
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It's so clear that this has become a fixation for Trump simply because it was a throwaway line that earned ridicule, and he's a clinical narcissist who cannot ever admit to error or fault.
It's the crowd sizes thing all over again, or when he sharpied the hurricane map. He cannot abide humiliation.
It's the crowd sizes thing all over again, or when he sharpied the hurricane map. He cannot abide humiliation.
INGRAHAM: You're tougher with Canada than you are with our biggest adversaries. Why?
TRUMP: Only because it's meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.
TRUMP: Only because it's meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.
March 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It's so clear that this has become a fixation for Trump simply because it was a throwaway line that earned ridicule, and he's a clinical narcissist who cannot ever admit to error or fault.
It's the crowd sizes thing all over again, or when he sharpied the hurricane map. He cannot abide humiliation.
It's the crowd sizes thing all over again, or when he sharpied the hurricane map. He cannot abide humiliation.
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What the fuck are these idiots afraid of?
America is at its best when it acknowledges its historical flaws, its present day problems and works to fix them. We’ve done this before.
The nation - and the children of the country - must know our complete history if we are to build a better future.
America is at its best when it acknowledges its historical flaws, its present day problems and works to fix them. We’ve done this before.
The nation - and the children of the country - must know our complete history if we are to build a better future.
A story about how baseball great Jackie Robinson faced discrimination in the military before he broke the color barrier in baseball has been removed from a DOD website.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
March 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What the fuck are these idiots afraid of?
America is at its best when it acknowledges its historical flaws, its present day problems and works to fix them. We’ve done this before.
The nation - and the children of the country - must know our complete history if we are to build a better future.
America is at its best when it acknowledges its historical flaws, its present day problems and works to fix them. We’ve done this before.
The nation - and the children of the country - must know our complete history if we are to build a better future.
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“'It feels like veterans are being personally attacked by Elon Musk,' said one veteran in the ad. 'I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,' said another."
www.thebulwark.com/p/veterans-g...
www.thebulwark.com/p/veterans-g...
Veterans Group Wants to Make Elon the Supervillain of the Midterms
A new ad campaign from VoteVets goes after vulnerable House Republicans by turning the spotlight on DOGE.
www.thebulwark.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“'It feels like veterans are being personally attacked by Elon Musk,' said one veteran in the ad. 'I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,' said another."
www.thebulwark.com/p/veterans-g...
www.thebulwark.com/p/veterans-g...
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"I never heard of any kid that died from measles."
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"I never heard of any kid that died from measles."
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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"'When you take away that artificial line . . . and you look at that beautiful formation of Canada and the United States, there is no place anywhere in the world that looks like that,' Trump boasted. 'Plus Greenland' Musk added."
Know who they sound like?
Know who they sound like?
Trump’s Lust for Canada Echoes Putin’s Lust for Ukraine
Expansionist rhetoric, economic grievance, and fantasies of erasing an “artificial” border.
www.thebulwark.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"'When you take away that artificial line . . . and you look at that beautiful formation of Canada and the United States, there is no place anywhere in the world that looks like that,' Trump boasted. 'Plus Greenland' Musk added."
Know who they sound like?
Know who they sound like?
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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
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The billionaires control our government, so they are going to make you pay more taxes, while they pay A LOT less.
March 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The billionaires control our government, so they are going to make you pay more taxes, while they pay A LOT less.
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It. Is. Bezos. Shitting. On. The. Front. page. Of. His. Once. Great. Paper.
March 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It. Is. Bezos. Shitting. On. The. Front. page. Of. His. Once. Great. Paper.
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While the Russian Useful Idiot in the White House is busy claiming bullshit wartime authority to further his efforts destructing Democracy, just a reminder that everything he has said is a lie & everything that he says going forward will be a lie. As for his enablers, screw them.
March 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
While the Russian Useful Idiot in the White House is busy claiming bullshit wartime authority to further his efforts destructing Democracy, just a reminder that everything he has said is a lie & everything that he says going forward will be a lie. As for his enablers, screw them.
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From banned books to banned words, Trump's no-no's include: "biased," "climate science," "women," "socioeconomic," "underprivileged," and "inequality."
“Men” is not on the taboo list, in deference to the political ascendency of the Manosphere, of course.
“Men” is not on the taboo list, in deference to the political ascendency of the Manosphere, of course.
The 199 Things You Can’t Say in the Trump Administration
It’s no surprise that the president deleted “climate change” from government websites. But why forbid “advocate” and “institutional”?
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
From banned books to banned words, Trump's no-no's include: "biased," "climate science," "women," "socioeconomic," "underprivileged," and "inequality."
“Men” is not on the taboo list, in deference to the political ascendency of the Manosphere, of course.
“Men” is not on the taboo list, in deference to the political ascendency of the Manosphere, of course.
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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
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This is how we know we are in the Upside Down.
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is how we know we are in the Upside Down.
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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
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And just for good measure, the Trump regime erased Black and female veterans today. These pieces of 💩 !
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
And just for good measure, the Trump regime erased Black and female veterans today. These pieces of 💩 !
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...