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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Up the momentarily 5th place Toffees!
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Up the momentarily 5th place Toffees!
From Des Moines, IA to Augusta, Maine and back in 42 hours has to be some kind of record for a work trip.
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
From Des Moines, IA to Augusta, Maine and back in 42 hours has to be some kind of record for a work trip.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
Bring back the government shutdown already. I liked that shit way more than I like this shit.
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Bring back the government shutdown already. I liked that shit way more than I like this shit.
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Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall
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Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
The good news is the government is open. The bad news is that *this* government is open.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The good news is the government is open. The bad news is that *this* government is open.
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A reminder that the crises routinely treated as separate—housing, food, climate, healthcare, electricity—are anything but.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A reminder that the crises routinely treated as separate—housing, food, climate, healthcare, electricity—are anything but.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
This moment in America makes it glaringly clear: each feeds the other, driven by the same rapacious, profit-maximizing forces.
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absolutely insane that we’re all just expected to be working jobs right now
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
absolutely insane that we’re all just expected to be working jobs right now
Weirdest Packers team in many moons. I don’t understand what Lafleur is thinking at the end of the game.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Weirdest Packers team in many moons. I don’t understand what Lafleur is thinking at the end of the game.
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
With Dems like this, who needs enemies?
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
With Dems like this, who needs enemies?
Get on the phone and tell them not to capitulate.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Get on the phone and tell them not to capitulate.
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Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
A good reminder that this guy sucks and no person, no politician, no corporation should be bending over backward to appease him.
New YouGov poll has Trump's overall approval at 39-58
He's 10 points under water on immigration and 31 points under water on inflation and prices
He's 10 points under water on immigration and 31 points under water on inflation and prices
October 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A good reminder that this guy sucks and no person, no politician, no corporation should be bending over backward to appease him.
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It's becoming chillingly clear: an administration that gleefully dismantled USAID and consigned countless people to slow death by starvation and preventable disease will not hesitate to inflict hunger on tens of millions of Americans by cutting off SNAP funds.
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's becoming chillingly clear: an administration that gleefully dismantled USAID and consigned countless people to slow death by starvation and preventable disease will not hesitate to inflict hunger on tens of millions of Americans by cutting off SNAP funds.
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WAS IT A FAIR CATCH PJ?
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
WAS IT A FAIR CATCH PJ?
Save some touchdowns for the Oregon game, Hawks
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Save some touchdowns for the Oregon game, Hawks
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I will repost this forever.
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I will repost this forever.
The architectural design was inspired by the President's love of Velveeta
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The architectural design was inspired by the President's love of Velveeta
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Impossible to exaggerate how much the Trump administration does not care about the people that voted for them and how little interest they have in making their lives better
lol, great, so we're now subsidizing Argentine ranchers at the expense of American ranchers. Seems politically sustainable, no questions from me.
*US SEEKS TO QUADRUPLE BEEF PURCHASES FROM ARGENTINA: POLITICO
*US SEEKS TO QUADRUPLE BEEF PURCHASES FROM ARGENTINA: POLITICO
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Impossible to exaggerate how much the Trump administration does not care about the people that voted for them and how little interest they have in making their lives better
@edsbs.bsky.social I don't know if you've heard about the fake Popeyes that have been operating in Iowa but I thought it should be on your radar. As an added bonus, today it came to light that they owe $1 million in back taxes.
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who13.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@edsbs.bsky.social I don't know if you've heard about the fake Popeyes that have been operating in Iowa but I thought it should be on your radar. As an added bonus, today it came to light that they owe $1 million in back taxes.
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
who13.com/news/iowa-ne...
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Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.