Ray Palagano
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Pete Hegseth needs to resign or be fired. Now. He’s a walking, talking national security embarrassment.
The disastrous and illegal Venezuela strikes - and his refusal to accept responsibility - should be the last straw.
The disastrous and illegal Venezuela strikes - and his refusal to accept responsibility - should be the last straw.
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Pete Hegseth needs to resign or be fired. Now. He’s a walking, talking national security embarrassment.
The disastrous and illegal Venezuela strikes - and his refusal to accept responsibility - should be the last straw.
The disastrous and illegal Venezuela strikes - and his refusal to accept responsibility - should be the last straw.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"And maybe what's good, gets a little bit better.
And maybe what's bad gets gone"
- David Shire & Norman Gabriel
And maybe what's bad gets gone"
- David Shire & Norman Gabriel
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"And maybe what's good, gets a little bit better.
And maybe what's bad gets gone"
- David Shire & Norman Gabriel
And maybe what's bad gets gone"
- David Shire & Norman Gabriel
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Honestly, folks.
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Honestly, folks.
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
Today's electoral results are a referendum on fascism.
Take heart, peeps.
It's fuel to step up and keep going!
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THIS.
I've been saying this for many, many months.
This is a time for a new kind of politics.
We don't live in an Old World Two-Party system anymore.
"Reaching across the aisle" doesn't work so well.
It's fascism vs. democracy.
And you don't compromise with fascists.
I've been saying this for many, many months.
This is a time for a new kind of politics.
We don't live in an Old World Two-Party system anymore.
"Reaching across the aisle" doesn't work so well.
It's fascism vs. democracy.
And you don't compromise with fascists.
I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
THIS.
I've been saying this for many, many months.
This is a time for a new kind of politics.
We don't live in an Old World Two-Party system anymore.
"Reaching across the aisle" doesn't work so well.
It's fascism vs. democracy.
And you don't compromise with fascists.
I've been saying this for many, many months.
This is a time for a new kind of politics.
We don't live in an Old World Two-Party system anymore.
"Reaching across the aisle" doesn't work so well.
It's fascism vs. democracy.
And you don't compromise with fascists.
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welcome to America, where the idea that kids should have food gets you labeled some kind of communist
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
welcome to America, where the idea that kids should have food gets you labeled some kind of communist
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"Labor unions are the leading force for democratization and progress."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Labor unions are the leading force for democratization and progress."
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
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"An upstate New York man pardoned by Trump after taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Hakeem Jeffries
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"An upstate New York man pardoned by Trump after taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
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"Truth is treason in an empire of lies."
George Orwell
George Orwell
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Truth is treason in an empire of lies."
George Orwell
George Orwell
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Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open. n.pr/42n1BWF
Government shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open. n.pr/42n1BWF
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It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
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"The first concern of any dictatorship is, consequently, to subjugate both labor and culture."
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"The first concern of any dictatorship is, consequently, to subjugate both labor and culture."
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
September 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
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An accident at the OBS June Breeze-Up show has left Marcelo Cardoso speech impaired and unable to walk, and requiring serious rehabilitation therapy. The racing world's generosity is appreciated. Story @thetdn.bsky.social
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www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gofundme-sta...
Gofundme Started for Marcelo Cardoso, Injured in June Breeze Show Accident
Marcelo Cardoso, who suffered two extensive brain bleeds when the horse he was breezing June 12 at the OBS June breeze-up show broke down, has been transferred to the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in...
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
An accident at the OBS June Breeze-Up show has left Marcelo Cardoso speech impaired and unable to walk, and requiring serious rehabilitation therapy. The racing world's generosity is appreciated. Story @thetdn.bsky.social
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gofundme-sta...
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gofundme-sta...
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“Whole environmental movements of the past have been built on fears of incipient contamination. But what are the lessons when pollution is seemingly everywhere, and in everyone, already?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | You Are Contaminated
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Whole environmental movements of the past have been built on fears of incipient contamination. But what are the lessons when pollution is seemingly everywhere, and in everyone, already?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Trump firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over jobs numbers he doesn’t like is another example of MAGA’s “Broken Reality.”
Trump and his followers reject reality when it conflicts with their desires and beliefs. They replace reality with conspiracy theories that confirm their beliefs.
Trump and his followers reject reality when it conflicts with their desires and beliefs. They replace reality with conspiracy theories that confirm their beliefs.
August 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Trump firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over jobs numbers he doesn’t like is another example of MAGA’s “Broken Reality.”
Trump and his followers reject reality when it conflicts with their desires and beliefs. They replace reality with conspiracy theories that confirm their beliefs.
Trump and his followers reject reality when it conflicts with their desires and beliefs. They replace reality with conspiracy theories that confirm their beliefs.
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Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.
— Annie Dillard
— Annie Dillard
July 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.
— Annie Dillard
— Annie Dillard
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I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
There was no "missing minute" in the original Epstein jail video, government source says
FBI officials promised raw, unaltered video to quell speculation about Epstein's suicide.
www.cbsnews.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
It's obviously not the first time I've thought about this, but - what do MAGA people think about January 6th, 2021 ? Do the events of that day sy the Capitol Building have ant effect/affect on them ?
July 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's obviously not the first time I've thought about this, but - what do MAGA people think about January 6th, 2021 ? Do the events of that day sy the Capitol Building have ant effect/affect on them ?
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So let me get this straight : I.C.E. agents (which is the most benign moniker I can give them) are afraid, & upset at the obstruction, blowback,protests they sometimes have to deal with? After weeks-months of said agents, masked&unidentifiable, racial profiling,& plucking people off the streets ?
July 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So let me get this straight : I.C.E. agents (which is the most benign moniker I can give them) are afraid, & upset at the obstruction, blowback,protests they sometimes have to deal with? After weeks-months of said agents, masked&unidentifiable, racial profiling,& plucking people off the streets ?