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“Praise the God of all, drink the wine, and let the world be the world”. He/His/Him. RT do not equal endorsement.
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Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
ICE’s Spectacle of Intimidation
Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate past rows of masked federal agents.
www.newyorker.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
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Summer sunset sky as seen from the 6 Train in New York City.
July 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Summer sunset sky as seen from the 6 Train in New York City.
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I think Trump is missing Murdoch’s classic move here. He lets what they have solidly get published, even if it seems small. Then Trump emotionally sues (see below) and discovery begins and everything is fair game. He’ll be forced to testify & all manner of files will be unveiled and chewed over.
July 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I think Trump is missing Murdoch’s classic move here. He lets what they have solidly get published, even if it seems small. Then Trump emotionally sues (see below) and discovery begins and everything is fair game. He’ll be forced to testify & all manner of files will be unveiled and chewed over.
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
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US Treasury secretary says date for debt ceiling could change reut.rs/4nfCoGj
US Treasury secretary says date for debt ceiling could change
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the date for the nation to reach its debt ceiling could change if courts interfere with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
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June 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
US Treasury secretary says date for debt ceiling could change reut.rs/4nfCoGj
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Does Prince Charming still exist? A spate of media scrutinizing the one-percent—including “Materialists” and “Anora”—attests to the difficulty of romanticizing wealth and love.
The Rise of the Anti-Cinderella Story
A pair of recent films, Celine Song’s “Materialists” and Sean Baker’s “Anora,” turn the fairy tale on its head, with mixed results.
www.newyorker.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Does Prince Charming still exist? A spate of media scrutinizing the one-percent—including “Materialists” and “Anora”—attests to the difficulty of romanticizing wealth and love.
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THE VIEW: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate?
JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.
JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.
June 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
THE VIEW: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate?
JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.
JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.
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Jun 19: SpaceX Starship 36 explodes into massive fireball during static test last night
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Jun 19: SpaceX Starship 36 explodes into massive fireball during static test last night
Assassination, this was an assassination and every news outlet needs to be saying that. None of this sanitized language that doesn’t assign blame where it’s due for fear appearing to be impartial. Partiality is not what’s needed. Rep. Hortman deserves accountability for her murder.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
Klobuchar dined with Minnesota lawmaker just hours before she was killed
The Minnesota senator remembers Hortman, a friend of decades, as a "skilled legislator," she told POLITICO.
www.politico.com
June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Assassination, this was an assassination and every news outlet needs to be saying that. None of this sanitized language that doesn’t assign blame where it’s due for fear appearing to be impartial. Partiality is not what’s needed. Rep. Hortman deserves accountability for her murder.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
Klobuchar dined with Minnesota lawmaker just hours before she was killed
The Minnesota senator remembers Hortman, a friend of decades, as a "skilled legislator," she told POLITICO.
www.politico.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
“I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
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Breaking news: In a rematch of their 2023 U.S. Open final, Coco Gauff beat top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open. She is its first American champion since Serena Williams in 2015.
Coco Gauff tops Aryna Sabalenka to give the French Open an American champion
With the win, Gauff became the first American champion in Paris, woman or man, since Serena Williams in 2015.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Breaking news: In a rematch of their 2023 U.S. Open final, Coco Gauff beat top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open. She is its first American champion since Serena Williams in 2015.
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Thursday. She also ranked other candidates — see who she chose to support here. nyti.ms/4klbyLc
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Thursday. She also ranked other candidates — see who she chose to support here. nyti.ms/4klbyLc
Linkin Park before the final was unexpected. I’d forgotten they got a new lead singer. #uefachampionsleaguefinal
May 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Linkin Park before the final was unexpected. I’d forgotten they got a new lead singer. #uefachampionsleaguefinal
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The Trump folks obviously knew and this is, in fact, important for the public to know, given Musk’s deleterious impact on so many. Kudos to @kirstengrind.bsky.social and Megan Twomey for having the guts to report out yet another condition that is in plain sight. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Trump folks obviously knew and this is, in fact, important for the public to know, given Musk’s deleterious impact on so many. Kudos to @kirstengrind.bsky.social and Megan Twomey for having the guts to report out yet another condition that is in plain sight. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
Well that’s encouraging
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Well that’s encouraging
The past doesn’t matter
Define yourself in the present
And you might rule in the future
Define yourself in the present
And you might rule in the future
May 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The past doesn’t matter
Define yourself in the present
And you might rule in the future
Define yourself in the present
And you might rule in the future
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
I randomly love “Step by Step” by New Kids on The Block but the part of the song where they pause to do that stupid countdown has always pissed me off
May 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I randomly love “Step by Step” by New Kids on The Block but the part of the song where they pause to do that stupid countdown has always pissed me off
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Microsoft wins FTC appeal challenging $69 bln Activision Blizzard deal reut.rs/3F0FVqR
Microsoft wins FTC appeal challenging $69 bln Activision Blizzard deal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Microsoft wins FTC appeal challenging $69 bln Activision Blizzard deal reut.rs/3F0FVqR
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U.S. Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy on the economic impact of the budget bill. Full episode: link.chtbl.com/2NHNIxjP
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May 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I really do not understand the people just chillin outside the Vatican waiting for white smoke…Y’all don’t have jobs?
May 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I really do not understand the people just chillin outside the Vatican waiting for white smoke…Y’all don’t have jobs?
The first 100 days thing is a dumb arbitrary metric and I honestly don’t know why we make such a big deal of it. It really feels like made up filler material to give the press something to talk about. News orgs talking about “covering” the first 100 days and treating it like breaking news is stupid.
April 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The first 100 days thing is a dumb arbitrary metric and I honestly don’t know why we make such a big deal of it. It really feels like made up filler material to give the press something to talk about. News orgs talking about “covering” the first 100 days and treating it like breaking news is stupid.
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As Election Day in Canada looms on Monday, pollsters say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party still appears poised to win, even as its lead over the Conservative Party has shrunk.
Polls Tighten in Homestretch of Canada’s Election
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party still appears poised to win, pollsters say, even as its lead over the Conservative Party has shrunk.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
As Election Day in Canada looms on Monday, pollsters say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party still appears poised to win, even as its lead over the Conservative Party has shrunk.
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Happy birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope, launched from the Kennedy Space Center #OTD in 1990. Here's to a remarkable 35 years of imaging the Cosmos. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
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April 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope, launched from the Kennedy Space Center #OTD in 1990. Here's to a remarkable 35 years of imaging the Cosmos. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️
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