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Strong agree. This is so good.
This, by @anamariecox.bsky.social on the OU essay, is very, very good. youtu.be/GvCmeuJyT9g?...
That OU Essay Is Supposed to Be Bad | An Editor’s Note
YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Strong agree. This is so good.
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😠 Are you sick of corporations enabling this administration by ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chasing tax breaks?
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
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We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
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November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
😠 Are you sick of corporations enabling this administration by ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chasing tax breaks?
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
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My hot take is that footnotes are way better than endnotes.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My hot take is that footnotes are way better than endnotes.
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Pssst Brits...this is a shakedown. He's threatening to sue the BBC so that they will pay him millions to make it go away like CBS or ABC. Don't give him a pence.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Pssst Brits...this is a shakedown. He's threatening to sue the BBC so that they will pay him millions to make it go away like CBS or ABC. Don't give him a pence.
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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The vote for a new president of the U.S. bishops' conference was close. Close and deeply disappointing. In choosing Archbishop Paul Coakley, the bishops had to overlook the disrespect he demonstrated toward Pope Francis. www.ncronline.org/opinion/depr...
The depressing result of the US bishops' conference presidential election
The vote for a new president of the U.S. bishops' conference was close. Close and deeply disappointing. In choosing Archbishop Paul Coakley, the bishops had to overlook the disrespect he demonstrated ...
www.ncronline.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The vote for a new president of the U.S. bishops' conference was close. Close and deeply disappointing. In choosing Archbishop Paul Coakley, the bishops had to overlook the disrespect he demonstrated toward Pope Francis. www.ncronline.org/opinion/depr...
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cool to mention SNAP, which was unpaid because the admin chose to affirmatively suspend it, and not due to the shutdown, and ICE being paid "due to a special law" when they were being illegally paid despite the shutdown. So in both cases not tied to the shutdown, but the admin's general lawlessness
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
cool to mention SNAP, which was unpaid because the admin chose to affirmatively suspend it, and not due to the shutdown, and ICE being paid "due to a special law" when they were being illegally paid despite the shutdown. So in both cases not tied to the shutdown, but the admin's general lawlessness
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I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
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It’s as though Aunt Bea had hijacked a national political party.
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It’s as though Aunt Bea had hijacked a national political party.
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I’m leaving this post up for transparency’s sake, but I just got some clarification on the federal RIF reinstatement/moratorium.
It only stops them from re-firing people until January of 2026 - I thought it was also a year.
So yeah, there’s not much of a win here. Apologies for the misread.
It only stops them from re-firing people until January of 2026 - I thought it was also a year.
So yeah, there’s not much of a win here. Apologies for the misread.
Honestly, this is likely as good of a deal as the Democrats are going to get.
Reinstates fired federal workers. Prevents admin from re-firing them. SNAP funding for a year, and an ACA vote in December.
Voters are already blaming the GOP for the ACA - make them vote against it.
Reinstates fired federal workers. Prevents admin from re-firing them. SNAP funding for a year, and an ACA vote in December.
Voters are already blaming the GOP for the ACA - make them vote against it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m leaving this post up for transparency’s sake, but I just got some clarification on the federal RIF reinstatement/moratorium.
It only stops them from re-firing people until January of 2026 - I thought it was also a year.
So yeah, there’s not much of a win here. Apologies for the misread.
It only stops them from re-firing people until January of 2026 - I thought it was also a year.
So yeah, there’s not much of a win here. Apologies for the misread.
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Democrats are extremely fortunate that people still showed up to vote for them in force despite their disgust with the party. That's something that might not last forever.
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Democrats are extremely fortunate that people still showed up to vote for them in force despite their disgust with the party. That's something that might not last forever.
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Congratulations Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard on LANDSLIDE statewide victories in Georgia.
These wins prove the massive grassroots energy powering Georgia Dems and unstoppable turnout juggernaut the Democratic Party of Georgia is building with the leadership of Chair Charlie Bailey.
These wins prove the massive grassroots energy powering Georgia Dems and unstoppable turnout juggernaut the Democratic Party of Georgia is building with the leadership of Chair Charlie Bailey.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Congratulations Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard on LANDSLIDE statewide victories in Georgia.
These wins prove the massive grassroots energy powering Georgia Dems and unstoppable turnout juggernaut the Democratic Party of Georgia is building with the leadership of Chair Charlie Bailey.
These wins prove the massive grassroots energy powering Georgia Dems and unstoppable turnout juggernaut the Democratic Party of Georgia is building with the leadership of Chair Charlie Bailey.
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In person / Virtual Event - Mon, Nov 3, 5:30 - 7:00 pm [CT], the Cody Chair @loyolachicago.bsky.social, is hosting a conversation about Pope Leo's new letter on poverty, Dilexi Te. Panelists Susan Haarman, Hille Haker, Claire Noonan, Michael Okińczyc-Cruz. Registration for zoom at lnkd.in/eE9-xyUc
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October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In person / Virtual Event - Mon, Nov 3, 5:30 - 7:00 pm [CT], the Cody Chair @loyolachicago.bsky.social, is hosting a conversation about Pope Leo's new letter on poverty, Dilexi Te. Panelists Susan Haarman, Hille Haker, Claire Noonan, Michael Okińczyc-Cruz. Registration for zoom at lnkd.in/eE9-xyUc
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This piece is spot-on in every particular. If Trump somehow succeeds in nuking the filibuster (unlikely, though you can never rule it out), it would be the best-case scenario for Dems in every possible way.
Trump Wants to Abolish the Filibuster? Please Proceed, Degenerate … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Wants to Abolish the Filibuster? Please Proceed, Degenerate …
As you’ve probably already heard, Donald Trump went on Truth Social late...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This piece is spot-on in every particular. If Trump somehow succeeds in nuking the filibuster (unlikely, though you can never rule it out), it would be the best-case scenario for Dems in every possible way.
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Another Clare Coffey classic went up on the homepage this morning—take and read: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-th...
Against the Crime-Scene Halloween
Bring on the spooky and screamy, creepy and kitschy decor. Just don’t treat lurid murder imagery as frivolous fun.
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another Clare Coffey classic went up on the homepage this morning—take and read: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-th...
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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the irony is that even though trump secured a plurality of the popular vote, the immediate capitulation came from the elites; the public had a much keener sense of what time it was right from the beginning
Yeah I do think the various attempts to will elite capitulation into being were briefly a successful bit of self-fulfilling prophesying but for various reasons are failing now - huge protests, university's rejecting the compact, the press refusing to go along with Hegseth's new pentagon policy, etc.
Remember back in January when all these sage politics-knowers were writing about how there had been a vibe shift and now the resistance was over?
lol. lmao.
lol. lmao.
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the irony is that even though trump secured a plurality of the popular vote, the immediate capitulation came from the elites; the public had a much keener sense of what time it was right from the beginning
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When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals
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Yeah I do think the various attempts to will elite capitulation into being were briefly a successful bit of self-fulfilling prophesying but for various reasons are failing now - huge protests, university's rejecting the compact, the press refusing to go along with Hegseth's new pentagon policy, etc.
Remember back in January when all these sage politics-knowers were writing about how there had been a vibe shift and now the resistance was over?
lol. lmao.
lol. lmao.
October 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yeah I do think the various attempts to will elite capitulation into being were briefly a successful bit of self-fulfilling prophesying but for various reasons are failing now - huge protests, university's rejecting the compact, the press refusing to go along with Hegseth's new pentagon policy, etc.
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Amazing!
Holy crap. The Villages in Florida REPRESENTING!
It's early in the day and the Villages retirement community in Florida is already showing up for the #nokings protests
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Amazing!
Is it bad that I’ve been holding my protest sign upside down for 30 mins?
October 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Is it bad that I’ve been holding my protest sign upside down for 30 mins?
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social #nokings Chicago Lakeside.
October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social #nokings Chicago Lakeside.