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Statement on Kennedy Center Board Action: In 1964, Congress established the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a living memorial to President Kennedy. Only Congress can change its name.
December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Statement on Kennedy Center Board Action: In 1964, Congress established the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a living memorial to President Kennedy. Only Congress can change its name.
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SELF-DELIVERING CHRISTMAS LUNCH
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SELF-DELIVERING CHRISTMAS LUNCH
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Here's the first pardon for the next Democratic president
Breaking: A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
Jury finds a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents
A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Here's the first pardon for the next Democratic president
Ah fuck. The information environment here just got a lot fucking worse.
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Ah fuck. The information environment here just got a lot fucking worse.
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LION
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
LION
The ghosts he's seeing:
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The ghosts he's seeing:
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
The irony of someone named Rodeo Goat not recognizing a scapegoat when they see one is palpable.
Attack, attack, attack. Give them NOTHING.
Attack, attack, attack. Give them NOTHING.
Sorry but this is just not the hill to die on at the moment. Pro-trans rights here but come on guys…
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The irony of someone named Rodeo Goat not recognizing a scapegoat when they see one is palpable.
Attack, attack, attack. Give them NOTHING.
Attack, attack, attack. Give them NOTHING.
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This is what I do. The best I can, knowing it will never be enough. Mine is not to finish the work, only to do my share of it.
"It’s somewhere to relax, fan out on Iowa football, and—as of August—pick up free naloxone, birth control, emergency contraceptives, gun locks, wound care kits, and needle disposal kits."
Dispensing ‘Free Chances at Life’: Public Health Vending Machines Are More Than a Novelty
Vending machines dispensing free naloxone and other harm reduction tools are cropping up around the country. Evidence shows the strategy is working.
globalhealthnow.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is what I do. The best I can, knowing it will never be enough. Mine is not to finish the work, only to do my share of it.
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shake up the senate caucus or we lose the republic
LOL - Senate (and House) Republicans are ending their "probe" into Hegseth's boat strikes after they got Schumer, Durbin and majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus to vote for a $900 billon defense authorization bill for Trump/Hegseth.
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
shake up the senate caucus or we lose the republic
We need to get the word out about jury nullification so this doesn't happen again.
Breaking: A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
Jury finds a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents
A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We need to get the word out about jury nullification so this doesn't happen again.
I got my COVID and flu boosters and a MMR shot at CVS, and I'm happy to announce that (at least in NYC) there were basically no annoying questions around need or eligibility.
5/5 ⭐, strongly recommend, gonna see if they'll give me Shingrix too
5/5 ⭐, strongly recommend, gonna see if they'll give me Shingrix too
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I got my COVID and flu boosters and a MMR shot at CVS, and I'm happy to announce that (at least in NYC) there were basically no annoying questions around need or eligibility.
5/5 ⭐, strongly recommend, gonna see if they'll give me Shingrix too
5/5 ⭐, strongly recommend, gonna see if they'll give me Shingrix too
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
Me: "I missed my stop."
Bus driver: *slow nod*
Bus driver: *slow nod*
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Me: "I missed my stop."
Bus driver: *slow nod*
Bus driver: *slow nod*
Cackling at "Don't let the door hit you on the way out, it might break more of your weak bones"
Obsessed with the subreddit for people who have never broken any bones, and when they finally do they're ruthlessly shamed into leaving
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Cackling at "Don't let the door hit you on the way out, it might break more of your weak bones"
I think it's called cynicism?
they should invent an ideology that can't be cynically co-opted
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I think it's called cynicism?
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December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The Village of Broadview Zoning Board of Appeals has posted notice of a hearing tonight at 6:30 to consider a proposed amendment to the village zoning code to “add ‘prisons/detention center’ as a special use in the O/I Office and Industrial District.”
broadview-il.gov/reference/pu...
broadview-il.gov/reference/pu...
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Village of Broadview Zoning Board of Appeals has posted notice of a hearing tonight at 6:30 to consider a proposed amendment to the village zoning code to “add ‘prisons/detention center’ as a special use in the O/I Office and Industrial District.”
broadview-il.gov/reference/pu...
broadview-il.gov/reference/pu...
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Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
Fuckin' rights we will.
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fuckin' rights we will.
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
"The New York Times reported Wednesday that Future Forward USA Action, the dark-money group connected to the super PAC, took in over $600 million from donors in 2024 alone. How was that money spent? Where did it go?"
A big reason this is bad is it could let the Future Forward Super PAC escape any accountability for the 2024 loss. It had hundreds of millions of dollars in donor money, and the DNC report was reportedly going to fault them. Now this will remain undisclosed:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"The New York Times reported Wednesday that Future Forward USA Action, the dark-money group connected to the super PAC, took in over $600 million from donors in 2024 alone. How was that money spent? Where did it go?"
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
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again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast