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Biden: I will leave my successor and my country with a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so. It's true, some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's under way in America, but nobody, nobody can reverse it.
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Biden: I will leave my successor and my country with a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so. It's true, some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's under way in America, but nobody, nobody can reverse it.
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I feel like—ten years into the Trump era—journalists should have better language for what is happening that goes beyond verbs like shocking, upending, overturning, frustrating...
Every educated person understands Donald Trump is at war with the United States itself.
He's doing violence to America.
Every educated person understands Donald Trump is at war with the United States itself.
He's doing violence to America.
Trump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment
The president-elect’s early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I feel like—ten years into the Trump era—journalists should have better language for what is happening that goes beyond verbs like shocking, upending, overturning, frustrating...
Every educated person understands Donald Trump is at war with the United States itself.
He's doing violence to America.
Every educated person understands Donald Trump is at war with the United States itself.
He's doing violence to America.
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The resistance will mostly look like ordinary people's noncompliance, and this example is--well deep bow to the superintendents.....
November 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM
The resistance will mostly look like ordinary people's noncompliance, and this example is--well deep bow to the superintendents.....
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So, I send you an abundance of magically magenta colored skies. Thank you so much for being my friend and ally here. In this digital domain.
November 18, 2024 at 2:10 AM
So, I send you an abundance of magically magenta colored skies. Thank you so much for being my friend and ally here. In this digital domain.
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As articulated in the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916:
“To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.” (4/12)
“To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.” (4/12)
November 16, 2024 at 8:16 PM
As articulated in the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916:
“To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.” (4/12)
“To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for future generations.” (4/12)
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Even if McConnell told Trump there’d be no recess appointments, there’s no reason we should believe Mitch. None. One of Trump’s biggest accomplices ever. We are still full speed ahead in blocking these unqualified and unfit nominees.
November 18, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Even if McConnell told Trump there’d be no recess appointments, there’s no reason we should believe Mitch. None. One of Trump’s biggest accomplices ever. We are still full speed ahead in blocking these unqualified and unfit nominees.
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Anyway, it's not an echo chamber, it's a neighborhood cookout in my backyard. Everyone's invited and welcome, but the second you act like a shithead to me or our neighbors, I throw you over the fence into the gully.
November 17, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Anyway, it's not an echo chamber, it's a neighborhood cookout in my backyard. Everyone's invited and welcome, but the second you act like a shithead to me or our neighbors, I throw you over the fence into the gully.
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Tulsi Gabbard didn't "betray the Democrats". She was thrown out by the Democrats after being "outed as a Russian asset"
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Tulsi Gabbard didn't "betray the Democrats". She was thrown out by the Democrats after being "outed as a Russian asset"
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
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Don’t come for Rick Wilson.
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Don’t come for Rick Wilson.
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I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
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If you're in NY/DC, please take pics of these while they're still up and tag/send them to us! People have been snagging the front pages for their houses and leaving the big green ads. (Trust me, I get it.)
13-year-old seeing this: "Wait, I thought The Onion was fiction."
November 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
If you're in NY/DC, please take pics of these while they're still up and tag/send them to us! People have been snagging the front pages for their houses and leaving the big green ads. (Trust me, I get it.)
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 17, 2024 at 12:41 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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When Speaker Johnson says that the House Ethics Committee can’t release their report on Gaetz after he resigned because it would set a “bad precedent”, he’s gaslighting you. It’s been done before.
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to potentially releasing the Ethics Committee report on Gaetz
If successful on the House floor, the ethics panel could be compelled to release the report
www.foxnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:49 PM
When Speaker Johnson says that the House Ethics Committee can’t release their report on Gaetz after he resigned because it would set a “bad precedent”, he’s gaslighting you. It’s been done before.
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
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It appears that my imposter and Politics Girl’s imposter have been suspended. Good job, everyone!
a group of people are standing next to each other in a hallway and one of them is wearing a tank top .
ALT: a group of people are standing next to each other in a hallway and one of them is wearing a tank top .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:05 PM
It appears that my imposter and Politics Girl’s imposter have been suspended. Good job, everyone!
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Surely not, nooooo
New Research Points to Possible Algorithmic Bias on X
techpolicy.press/new-research...
techpolicy.press/new-research...
New Research Points to Possible Algorithmic Bias on X | TechPolicy.Press
Whether intentional or not, the platform appears to be warped around Elon Musk's interests. Prithvi Iyer considers the findings.
techpolicy.press
November 17, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Surely not, nooooo
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It's kind of nice here at 2 am. The notifications are manageable and the house is quiet. I belong in bed, but it's nice to breathe and be grateful.
November 17, 2024 at 10:02 AM
It's kind of nice here at 2 am. The notifications are manageable and the house is quiet. I belong in bed, but it's nice to breathe and be grateful.
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Now is a good time to remind everyone that Matt Gaetz was the only 'no' vote in the entire Congress against legislation that targeted human trafficking
November 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Now is a good time to remind everyone that Matt Gaetz was the only 'no' vote in the entire Congress against legislation that targeted human trafficking
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The Ring Nebula looks like a portal
- James Webb Space Telescope
- James Webb Space Telescope
November 18, 2024 at 2:36 AM
The Ring Nebula looks like a portal
- James Webb Space Telescope
- James Webb Space Telescope
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This is the New York Post talking, not the New York Times. 😳
November 17, 2024 at 8:51 AM
This is the New York Post talking, not the New York Times. 😳
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i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
i admit i live in an echo chamber of leftist politics, the only exception being when i hear things said by the president, the next president, the supreme court, members of congress, people on the news, my family, or people i encounter in my daily life.
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Calm it pigeons. You're not The Beastie Boys.
November 17, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Calm it pigeons. You're not The Beastie Boys.