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Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07): "Trump and Pete Hegseth just launched a sham investigation into me for telling the truth about Trump’s 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince...His intimidation campaign didn’t stop me then, and it certainly won’t stop me now." bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund...
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07): "Trump and Pete Hegseth just launched a sham investigation into me for telling the truth about Trump’s 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince...His intimidation campaign didn’t stop me then, and it certainly won’t stop me now." bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund...
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Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
As writing becomes a lost art slowly but surely, coming across gems that speak to my soul means more and more.
From "All The Seas of the World", Guy Gavriel Kay
From "All The Seas of the World", Guy Gavriel Kay
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As writing becomes a lost art slowly but surely, coming across gems that speak to my soul means more and more.
From "All The Seas of the World", Guy Gavriel Kay
From "All The Seas of the World", Guy Gavriel Kay
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On some level, everyone has to take one for the team, but you shouldn’t be volunteering people for sacrifice.
September 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
On some level, everyone has to take one for the team, but you shouldn’t be volunteering people for sacrifice.
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Yes, this is not public ownership. It is the forcible alignment of capital with a capitalist political project. A core feature of fascism is preserving private property while subordinating all economic activity to the bourgeois state. The ultimate goal is total economic and social control.
Trump wants the U.S. government to take a 10% stake in Intel.
Make no mistake: Trump’s "state capitalism" has nothing to do with public ownership, socialism, helping the working class, or improving national security.
It’s another personal power grab. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...
Make no mistake: Trump’s "state capitalism" has nothing to do with public ownership, socialism, helping the working class, or improving national security.
It’s another personal power grab. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...
Trump’s “State Capitalism”
It would be communism under any other dictator
robertreich.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yes, this is not public ownership. It is the forcible alignment of capital with a capitalist political project. A core feature of fascism is preserving private property while subordinating all economic activity to the bourgeois state. The ultimate goal is total economic and social control.
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Not only is this fucking embarrassing, I can’t imagine how much counterintelligence work is going to be required after this trip.
Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*
Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*
August 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Not only is this fucking embarrassing, I can’t imagine how much counterintelligence work is going to be required after this trip.
Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*
Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*
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Yes, i drive old diesels. If a plane is full i have no compunction about flying. I landfill all my plastic, don't carry bags into a grocery, use plastic straws and go to Burning Man.
My carbon footprint is still lower than most individuals, but it doesn't matter. Companies dwarf all of us
My carbon footprint is still lower than most individuals, but it doesn't matter. Companies dwarf all of us
The Carbon Footprint Sham
“This is one of the most successful, deceptive PR campaigns maybe ever.”
mashable.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Yes, i drive old diesels. If a plane is full i have no compunction about flying. I landfill all my plastic, don't carry bags into a grocery, use plastic straws and go to Burning Man.
My carbon footprint is still lower than most individuals, but it doesn't matter. Companies dwarf all of us
My carbon footprint is still lower than most individuals, but it doesn't matter. Companies dwarf all of us
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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MAGAs: Why won’t Muslims just assimilate to our country!?!
Muslims: [Get elected to office]
MAGAs: …Wait not like that
Muslims: [Get elected to office]
MAGAs: …Wait not like that
June 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
MAGAs: Why won’t Muslims just assimilate to our country!?!
Muslims: [Get elected to office]
MAGAs: …Wait not like that
Muslims: [Get elected to office]
MAGAs: …Wait not like that
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i think it’s not talked about enough that so many christian rightwingers support israel because they want to trigger the end times rapture and they believe supporting israel will ensure this
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i think it’s not talked about enough that so many christian rightwingers support israel because they want to trigger the end times rapture and they believe supporting israel will ensure this
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‘He is the world’s leading free speech hypocrite’: Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth #elonmusk #farright #fascism #nazism
www.the-independent.com/tech/elon-mu...
The likely reason why Elon Musk is mad at Wikipedia
Elon Musk is angry at Wikipedia for reporting on his alleged ‘Nazi salute’. But his attacks are part of a long and troubling history of trying to suppress information he finds inconvenient, writes Io ...
www.the-independent.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
‘He is the world’s leading free speech hypocrite’: Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth #elonmusk #farright #fascism #nazism
www.the-independent.com/tech/elon-mu...
It might be the end of the world but this is the place I'm in
January 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It might be the end of the world but this is the place I'm in
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday