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When ever I hear a Trumper exclaim, "Trump Derangement Syndrome!", I think of this...
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
When ever I hear a Trumper exclaim, "Trump Derangement Syndrome!", I think of this...
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Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night
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Nothing to worry about, just a US official advising our nuclear-armed adversary how to manipulate the President of the United States, a notoriously weak-minded mark
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Nothing to worry about, just a US official advising our nuclear-armed adversary how to manipulate the President of the United States, a notoriously weak-minded mark
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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Here is the full Reagan speech from the Reagan Presidential LIbrary that have the Americans so upset last night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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October 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Here is the full Reagan speech from the Reagan Presidential LIbrary that have the Americans so upset last night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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When you fear the messages of 1984, The Lorax and The Handmaid’s Tale you are telling on yourself.
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
When you fear the messages of 1984, The Lorax and The Handmaid’s Tale you are telling on yourself.
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Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
September 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.
Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.
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Art history in western Europe:
Medieval: can't draw people, only side perspectives, maybe as it was Too Dark?
Renaissance: can draw people, can't draw baibes
Enlightenment: Can draw people and babies
Modernity: Why draw baby when you can draw cube?
Medieval: can't draw people, only side perspectives, maybe as it was Too Dark?
Renaissance: can draw people, can't draw baibes
Enlightenment: Can draw people and babies
Modernity: Why draw baby when you can draw cube?
I love how Renaissance painters are doing so well until they get to the babies and then it's like, "I have never seen a baby. Presumably they look like tiny, creepy old men?"
Renaissance painters:
September 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Art history in western Europe:
Medieval: can't draw people, only side perspectives, maybe as it was Too Dark?
Renaissance: can draw people, can't draw baibes
Enlightenment: Can draw people and babies
Modernity: Why draw baby when you can draw cube?
Medieval: can't draw people, only side perspectives, maybe as it was Too Dark?
Renaissance: can draw people, can't draw baibes
Enlightenment: Can draw people and babies
Modernity: Why draw baby when you can draw cube?
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It’s time for the white community to stop playing the victim & have an uncomfortable conversation about violence, parental responsibility & the families raising the thugs causing all the white-on-white violence in Republican-controlled cities.
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s time for the white community to stop playing the victim & have an uncomfortable conversation about violence, parental responsibility & the families raising the thugs causing all the white-on-white violence in Republican-controlled cities.
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
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Why do economists hate tariffs more than other taxes?
Today's newsletter is 6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
tl;dr they violate all the main results of how to raise revenue efficiently www.economicforces.xyz/p/6-reasons-...
Today's newsletter is 6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
tl;dr they violate all the main results of how to raise revenue efficiently www.economicforces.xyz/p/6-reasons-...
6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
Some principles of taxation
www.economicforces.xyz
August 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Why do economists hate tariffs more than other taxes?
Today's newsletter is 6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
tl;dr they violate all the main results of how to raise revenue efficiently www.economicforces.xyz/p/6-reasons-...
Today's newsletter is 6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
tl;dr they violate all the main results of how to raise revenue efficiently www.economicforces.xyz/p/6-reasons-...
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the scenario we all feared
August 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the scenario we all feared
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A pregnant woman lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care.
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
Detained immigrant's pregnancy fails while in ICE custody - Nashville Banner
ICE's treatment of undocumented immigrants raises concerns as a woman's experience highlights what she described as inadequate medical care while in detention.
nashvillebanner.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A pregnant woman lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care.
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
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I recently heard a high-profile pundit argue that the Trump movement cannot be Fascistic as
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
June 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I recently heard a high-profile pundit argue that the Trump movement cannot be Fascistic as
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
Conrad Russell on his father Bertrand, from a 1988 review of Ryan's "Life of Bertrand Russell" (www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v1...)
Conrad Russell · Radical Heritage
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May 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Conrad Russell on his father Bertrand, from a 1988 review of Ryan's "Life of Bertrand Russell" (www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v1...)
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This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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Bravo, to Stanford faculty, led by physics, to ask their administrators to stand up and fight Trump.
stanforddaily.com/2025/05/22/f...
stanforddaily.com/2025/05/22/f...
From the Community | Stanford professors respond to political interference in the governance of U.S. universities
Over 300 Stanford professors respond to Trump administration's interference in U.S. universities.
stanforddaily.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Bravo, to Stanford faculty, led by physics, to ask their administrators to stand up and fight Trump.
stanforddaily.com/2025/05/22/f...
stanforddaily.com/2025/05/22/f...