Dear Leader
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artist/educator, Chicago
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Dollar Tree Trees Field Guide ---> https://departmentofnaturalhistory.com/Multiples-1
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We need renewable energy to take a bite out of the climate crisis but also the authoritarianism crisis
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Pirates of the Anthropocene
"I assume we're going to keep the oil."
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We need renewable energy to take a bite out of the climate crisis but also the authoritarianism crisis
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Right now we’re just doing oil piracy
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.
This is gross 🤮
The National Park Service is introducing a digital annual pass that charges foreign visitors $170 more than United States residents across the federal recreation system.
National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This is gross 🤮
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My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
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Whoever set up a functional gmail style inbox of Epstein's inbox deserves a journalism prize.
jmail.world
jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Whoever set up a functional gmail style inbox of Epstein's inbox deserves a journalism prize.
jmail.world
jmail.world
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The new "two weeks"
Lutnick: "You are going to see jobs numbers in the second half of next year that are gonna blow you away"
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The new "two weeks"
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
They really do believe it. But until it happens, we can't see the job numbers.
JD Vance: "As much progress as we've made, it's gonna take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we're on the frontend of it, but we also recognize we've got a lot of work to do to undo the damage that Joe Biden did"
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
They really do believe it. But until it happens, we can't see the job numbers.
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This is from August.
1. Bloomberg journalist Jason Leopold reported this morning that the president’s name has been redacted from more than 100,000 documents the FBI has on child-sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is from August.
Insane stuff from our president. Every. Day.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Insane stuff from our president. Every. Day.
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"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
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He means the British currency.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He means the British currency.
Most of the country understands that they're inflicting pain on us in order to inflict more pain on us.
Steve Scalise: "The Transportation Secretary yesterday said 10% of flights are gonna have to be cut back because we don't have enough air traffic controllers because Democrats chose not to pay them." (As Trump points out, Republicans control everything and could end the shutdown on their own.)
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Most of the country understands that they're inflicting pain on us in order to inflict more pain on us.
I assume this is so that Trump can find his way back to the oval office from the rose garden.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I assume this is so that Trump can find his way back to the oval office from the rose garden.
Delighted to run on their record of taking away healthcare? What the actual?
Mike Johnson: "The economy and healthcare are two of the primary issues in the country clearly, and that's why we are delighted to run on our record."
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Delighted to run on their record of taking away healthcare? What the actual?
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Johnson won't talk about the Republican health care plan—not because it's secret, but because it doesn't exist.
Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Johnson won't talk about the Republican health care plan—not because it's secret, but because it doesn't exist.
Our family quit Spotify last week. Old habits die hard, but I promise it's not as hard to let go as you might think.
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our family quit Spotify last week. Old habits die hard, but I promise it's not as hard to let go as you might think.
This story needs to be told. Not only are the critical minerals in batteries up to 96% recyclable, EV batteries are being given a second life as solar energy storage. A circular economy for batteries that *massively* reduces extraction is a very real possibility.
Forget the myths: EV batteries are now more than 99% recyclable
Those people who want you to believe mining for EV batteries is as dirty as drilling for oil? They don't want you to know about recycling.
electrek.co
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This story needs to be told. Not only are the critical minerals in batteries up to 96% recyclable, EV batteries are being given a second life as solar energy storage. A circular economy for batteries that *massively* reduces extraction is a very real possibility.
NO KINGS
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
NO KINGS
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People ask a lot about whether protests matter. While Trump’s approval rating is driven by many factors, events like the No Kings rallies likely play a role, too. Media coverage and people seeing their neighbors take a stand help convey that disapproval is not just acceptable but widespread.
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People ask a lot about whether protests matter. While Trump’s approval rating is driven by many factors, events like the No Kings rallies likely play a role, too. Media coverage and people seeing their neighbors take a stand help convey that disapproval is not just acceptable but widespread.
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As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."
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historically the pardon power has in fact been used for a bunch of corrupt shit, which is why I am not a big fan
the difference is timing and scale - presidents would save this shit for the last week before they left office
now? sure, yeah, billion dollar bribes for pardons on a random Thursday
the difference is timing and scale - presidents would save this shit for the last week before they left office
now? sure, yeah, billion dollar bribes for pardons on a random Thursday
Q: On the pardon of Changpeng Zhao, Binance has significant business interests with World Liberty Financial, the president family's crypto company. How do you respond to criticisms that this is a corrupt act?
LEAVITT: I would respond and say the president is exercising his constitutional authority
LEAVITT: I would respond and say the president is exercising his constitutional authority
October 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
historically the pardon power has in fact been used for a bunch of corrupt shit, which is why I am not a big fan
the difference is timing and scale - presidents would save this shit for the last week before they left office
now? sure, yeah, billion dollar bribes for pardons on a random Thursday
the difference is timing and scale - presidents would save this shit for the last week before they left office
now? sure, yeah, billion dollar bribes for pardons on a random Thursday
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“telephoto compression”
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“telephoto compression”