Alex
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Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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Man endorsed bribery a million times faster than he endorsed mamdani
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Man endorsed bribery a million times faster than he endorsed mamdani
Yeah, that seems about right for 2025
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yeah, that seems about right for 2025
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Gotta say, I am not a fan of Winter
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Gotta say, I am not a fan of Winter
Pictured: Nuzzi’s writing process
December 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Pictured: Nuzzi’s writing process
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the problem is not that "Ed Markey is old as shit and Pressley would be better" it's "Ed Markey is old as shit and could very well lose a primary to the party's leading transphobe"
Markey fucking retire challenge
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
the problem is not that "Ed Markey is old as shit and Pressley would be better" it's "Ed Markey is old as shit and could very well lose a primary to the party's leading transphobe"
A cozy puppy on a winter day
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A cozy puppy on a winter day
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rip Charlie Kirk, you would have hated Knives Out III
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
rip Charlie Kirk, you would have hated Knives Out III
New Knives Out absolutely slaps
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
New Knives Out absolutely slaps
That annual tradition of my in-laws asking if I know who the newly famous performers at the parade are. I don’t know what a mr. fantasy is, I am 37 years old
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That annual tradition of my in-laws asking if I know who the newly famous performers at the parade are. I don’t know what a mr. fantasy is, I am 37 years old
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All I'm sayin' is that we didn't bail out Ty when Beanie Babies crashed.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
All I'm sayin' is that we didn't bail out Ty when Beanie Babies crashed.
This is a good ranking by Pritzker. It’s close to totally correct! The correct ranking however is
Empire
Star Wars
Last Jedi
ROTJ
Revenge of the Sith
Force Awakens
Rogue 1
Phantom Menace
Solo
Attack of the Clones
Rise of Skywalker
Empire
Star Wars
Last Jedi
ROTJ
Revenge of the Sith
Force Awakens
Rogue 1
Phantom Menace
Solo
Attack of the Clones
Rise of Skywalker
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is a good ranking by Pritzker. It’s close to totally correct! The correct ranking however is
Empire
Star Wars
Last Jedi
ROTJ
Revenge of the Sith
Force Awakens
Rogue 1
Phantom Menace
Solo
Attack of the Clones
Rise of Skywalker
Empire
Star Wars
Last Jedi
ROTJ
Revenge of the Sith
Force Awakens
Rogue 1
Phantom Menace
Solo
Attack of the Clones
Rise of Skywalker
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this is an electorate practically crying out for Ayanna Pressley lol
UNH poll | 11/13-11/17 LV
Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary
Ed Markey 34% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 25%
Alex Rikleen 2%
Write in someone else 3%
Don’t know/undecided 35%
scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary
Ed Markey 34% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 25%
Alex Rikleen 2%
Write in someone else 3%
Don’t know/undecided 35%
scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcont...
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
this is an electorate practically crying out for Ayanna Pressley lol
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Imo, another big reason is that democrats broadly, and people on bsky specifically, trust mamdani. We believe that he shares our values. Incumbent democrats burned that trust a lot over the last few years, to such an extent that we demand greater shows of loyalty than we do of Mamdani
a significant reason Mamdani can get away with this and other Dems can’t is less that he’s charmed Trump and more that he’s charmed you, dear reader, which is why you’re not yelling at him for being a collaborator or an appeaser right now
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Imo, another big reason is that democrats broadly, and people on bsky specifically, trust mamdani. We believe that he shares our values. Incumbent democrats burned that trust a lot over the last few years, to such an extent that we demand greater shows of loyalty than we do of Mamdani
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pretty clear what happened: Zohran converted Trump to the divine and immortal science of islamo-communism.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
pretty clear what happened: Zohran converted Trump to the divine and immortal science of islamo-communism.
Huh, looks like they’re filming something at the Aud. Probably more Walking Dead
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Huh, looks like they’re filming something at the Aud. Probably more Walking Dead
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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sorry it just occurred to me that this is functionally equivalent of a car-free city dweller complaining that it takes far too long by bus to get to suburban shopping or cultural destinations, which is a 100% legit complaint that would be laughed out of any op-ed page in the country
One thing that’s so frustrating living in a city center is the pervasive belief among suburbanites that your neighborhood is nothing more than a consumer experience for them and that the city should bend over backwards to ensure they can speed as fast as possible on their way to buy treats in it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
sorry it just occurred to me that this is functionally equivalent of a car-free city dweller complaining that it takes far too long by bus to get to suburban shopping or cultural destinations, which is a 100% legit complaint that would be laughed out of any op-ed page in the country
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it didn't even really provide me with any new information but that one email between epstein and some other random rich elite saying "when will the madness end" about the metoo movement felt like a key unlocking my brain that will explain every unforced institutional capitulation we've seen
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
it didn't even really provide me with any new information but that one email between epstein and some other random rich elite saying "when will the madness end" about the metoo movement felt like a key unlocking my brain that will explain every unforced institutional capitulation we've seen
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matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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New York Times Editors High-Fiving: Oh boy, this profile is awful, people are going to hate it, we're gonna get so many clicks.
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New York Times Editors High-Fiving: Oh boy, this profile is awful, people are going to hate it, we're gonna get so many clicks.