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Rui Santos
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· Jul 8
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Puzzle #757
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Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
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Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.
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Riley Gains encourages Trump to sue "into oblivion" Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox Corp, which owns Outkick, which employs Riley Gains.
July 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Riley Gains encourages Trump to sue "into oblivion" Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox Corp, which owns Outkick, which employs Riley Gains.
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
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Make it make sense.
July 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Make it make sense.
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Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
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Espina: It doesn’t matter if you’re Cuban, Mexican, Venezuelan—it doesn’t matter if you’ve been here five years or thirty. When Trump talks about immigrants, he means all of us. That includes people who’ve been here a long time. That includes permanent residents
June 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Espina: It doesn’t matter if you’re Cuban, Mexican, Venezuelan—it doesn’t matter if you’ve been here five years or thirty. When Trump talks about immigrants, he means all of us. That includes people who’ve been here a long time. That includes permanent residents
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Who is against these policies? Are people so far gone that they prefer their taxes pay for corporate welfare and massive pointless bombs over education and transportation?
All these tweets criticizing Zohran just end up seeming like ads for his campaign
June 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Who is against these policies? Are people so far gone that they prefer their taxes pay for corporate welfare and massive pointless bombs over education and transportation?
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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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“People on Bluesky are the crazy ones”
Musk's Twitter is now running paid advertising calling for the extrajudicial execution of protesters in Los Angeles. In most countries around the world, this is a criminal act.
June 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“People on Bluesky are the crazy ones”
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Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance
🫠 Elon Musk's father has arrived in Moscow to take part in the "Future Forum 2050." Нe is listed as a speaker on the forum's website.
June 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance
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DOGE was a smash and grab robbery of our personal data.
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
DOGE was a smash and grab robbery of our personal data.
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Trump still hasn't figured out that insane asylums and political asylum claims are different things
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump still hasn't figured out that insane asylums and political asylum claims are different things
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I do find the honesty about their intentions finally to be refreshing
To all the migrants from Latin América who support ICE Gestapo:
They'll never consider you a "real American" because it's always just been about ethnic cleansing
To all the migrants from Latin América who support ICE Gestapo:
They'll never consider you a "real American" because it's always just been about ethnic cleansing
May 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I do find the honesty about their intentions finally to be refreshing
To all the migrants from Latin América who support ICE Gestapo:
They'll never consider you a "real American" because it's always just been about ethnic cleansing
To all the migrants from Latin América who support ICE Gestapo:
They'll never consider you a "real American" because it's always just been about ethnic cleansing
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🚨🚨🚨 The Supreme Court has just allowed Trump to strip as many as 350,000 people of legal status, effectively IMMEDIATELY.
Every Venezuelan granted TPS through the July 31, 2023 designation has been rendered undocumented as of now, significantly increasing the undocumented population.
Every Venezuelan granted TPS through the July 31, 2023 designation has been rendered undocumented as of now, significantly increasing the undocumented population.
NEW: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to resume its termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants, staying a lower court decision that had halted the process. Only Justice Jackson notes her dissent.
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The Supreme Court has just allowed Trump to strip as many as 350,000 people of legal status, effectively IMMEDIATELY.
Every Venezuelan granted TPS through the July 31, 2023 designation has been rendered undocumented as of now, significantly increasing the undocumented population.
Every Venezuelan granted TPS through the July 31, 2023 designation has been rendered undocumented as of now, significantly increasing the undocumented population.
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There was a huge X-class solar flare yesterday on the Sun!
You can see it on the right-hand limb in these SDO images.
I find it so neat that we live next to, and can study, a star.
We take it for granted that it's "the Sun" and it's always in the sky, but there is a star and it is RIGHT THERE.
🔭
You can see it on the right-hand limb in these SDO images.
I find it so neat that we live next to, and can study, a star.
We take it for granted that it's "the Sun" and it's always in the sky, but there is a star and it is RIGHT THERE.
🔭
May 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There was a huge X-class solar flare yesterday on the Sun!
You can see it on the right-hand limb in these SDO images.
I find it so neat that we live next to, and can study, a star.
We take it for granted that it's "the Sun" and it's always in the sky, but there is a star and it is RIGHT THERE.
🔭
You can see it on the right-hand limb in these SDO images.
I find it so neat that we live next to, and can study, a star.
We take it for granted that it's "the Sun" and it's always in the sky, but there is a star and it is RIGHT THERE.
🔭
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vice: > 10,000 cybertrucks are currently sitting unsold in dealerships
Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants
Tesla is overstocked with Cybertrucks, the PS1 graphics-looking mobile monument to Elon’s deep lack of creativity.
www.vice.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
vice: > 10,000 cybertrucks are currently sitting unsold in dealerships
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Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
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Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink
State Dept says it's good to encourage Starlink adoption
Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
State Dept says it's good to encourage Starlink adoption
Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink
State Dept says it's good to encourage Starlink adoption
Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
State Dept says it's good to encourage Starlink adoption
Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I stayed at the Liberty Hotel last time I was in Boston and had planned to go back, but those plans are now canceled. They allowed a MALE SECURITY GUARD to barge into a women's bathroom to remove a CIS woman because she looked too masculine. Get fucked, transphobes.
This is the inevitable result of a moral panic about trans people. Cis people will always be impacted more from attempts to police gender.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender
A couple said a security guard at the Liberty Hotel in Boston challenged their use of a bathroom and kicked them out.
www.cbsnews.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I stayed at the Liberty Hotel last time I was in Boston and had planned to go back, but those plans are now canceled. They allowed a MALE SECURITY GUARD to barge into a women's bathroom to remove a CIS woman because she looked too masculine. Get fucked, transphobes.