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Only one promo image for today's toy comic, because I think it's a pretty good one

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"'Cat dead, details later,' Charlie Brown"
“Repent, Charlie Brown!” said the Ticktockman.
I have no mouth and I must scream, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next, Charlie Brown.
We’re going to need a bigger boat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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My take on the general idea of having for-profit companies involved in the field:
Letting Silicon Valley Geoengineer the Atmosphere Will End Badly
We already have plenty of evidence of what happens when things better left to governments — which in this case might decide to never flip the switch at all — are ceded to private industry.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
some more great comics got delivered today
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
we need another character to pick up the detective munch baton and make guest appearances all over the damn place

i vote for
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Some places in Colorado, including Denver, already print ballots in both Spanish and English for every election. But until the passage of SB 1, each city was left to decide whether to provide multilingual ballots—and many places chose not to do so.
Colorado Strengthens Access to Ballots in Spanish
The state adopted a Voting Rights Act to stand in for quickly eroding federal protections. Still, local advocates warn there’s much more Colorado can do to ensure multilingual access.
boltsmag.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Who invests in critical thinking and who invests in an AI chatbot to help you think will be really telling.
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'

#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Or a more secure museum
Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
invite him to mar a lago

let's see how hard he can push this charm offensive

(i'm only 20% serious)
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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“a member of the DSA steering committee came up to me, big DSA member, strong DSA member, tears pouring from his eyes down onto his bright yellow zohran tote bag, and he said to me, he said, sir, labor is the source of all value. and i said, its so true. solidarity, comrade”
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Schumer and Jeffries refusing to endorse Mamdani looks worse by the moment, especially considering Jeffries going along with the House vote to condemn Socialism just before this meeting.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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In case the Democratic Party needed any more proof that the future of the party is Mamdani and they can either get the fuck on board or get the fuck out of the way
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Kinda grim that this was the government going “well ok fine, if swastikas are UNPOPULAR I guess we won’t do it”
Important to understand that shame has no power over these people, because they feel no shame over doing things like promoting Nazism, but sufficient "noise" in the form of media attention and complaints from embarrassed Republicans can have some effect on policy.
wapo.st/4rdDQew
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We get through life together, as humans, and that's doubly true in extreme weather conditions. I don't trust Waymo to navigate—literally and figuratively—Minnesota winters.
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Among maaaaany other things, do these vehicles know how to drive on snow and ice?

Because there are some major nuances in understanding the different types of wintery ground coverings and how to navigate them. You're processing a million tiny details at once.
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Had 1st encounter with Ai-generated work from Ss - in what was otherwise beautiful & inspiring work from class overall, these were clearly not their words on lone writing part of 3 part midterm (tiny essay/letter) - so upsetting, a violation. Talked in class of how it robs them of learning. A loss…
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Again: If you are an academic at a public university that locals love - even just the football team - and that relies on foreign students to stay afloat, explain that to your community by writing locally if you can. It's a good solid pitch for a local outlet.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Allow me to invite you to consider the "Democrats In Disarray!" National Conversation™️ we would be having if this had happened under Pelosi/Schumer/Biden.
House unanimously rebukes Thune’s controversial subpoena measure
House unanimously rebukes Thune’s controversial subpoena measure
The House unanimously voted 426-0 Wednesday night to claw back language in last week’s government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their phone records unknowingly obtained by former special counsel Jack Smith. The language, which was quietly slipped into the shutdown-ending package last week by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, drove bipartisan outrage in the House. Even outspoken critics of Smith — including House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who is leading an investigation into the Biden-era probe — supported the effort to repeal a politically toxic measure that was quickly branded as a taxpayer-funded windfall for a select few. “That policy, in my opinion — in the opinion I think of all the members of this institution — is unacceptable,” said House Administration Committee chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), during floor debate. “No one should be able to enrich themselves because the federal government wronged them, no elected official should be able to.” The provision would allow senators to sue the federal government for $500,000 or more if their electronic data was subpoenaed without proper notification. But there are concerns over the language’s retroactivity — which would extend protections to at least eight Republican senators whose records were obtained as part of Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s attempts to subvert the 2020 election results. There are no guarantees the bill to repeal the language will get a vote in the Senate. The revelations that Smith obtained lawmakers’ private data has enraged Republican senators, who argue his probe amounted to a politicization of the Justice Department. But Smith’s subpoena was narrowly tailored for data around the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and investigators did not receive the contents of their calls. Several GOP lawmakers whose phone data was subpoenaed have distanced themselves from the provision. But it may be too late. Thune hasn’t shown any interest in bringing the bill to the Senate floor, even amid the pushback from his members over his quiet decision to include it in the funding package. Thune told reporters Wednesday that additional conversations are necessary to reach a consensus about how to change the provision. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has indicated he intends to sue for a significant monetary reward, has proposed expanding who can sue under the legislative language.
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.

Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”

Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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folks
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM