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sarah jeong
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· Oct 2
Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America
But don’t call that fascism. That would be bad.
www.theverge.com
Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...
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This one has both:
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This one has both:
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I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Chuck Schumer Needs To Go
The Democratic Senate leader has lost the thread. Everyone is suffering because of his lack of judgment.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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seeing the responses to this has made me realize that if you are opposed to elon, you should at least remember the time he claimed that smartphone games were more intellectual than chess
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
seeing the responses to this has made me realize that if you are opposed to elon, you should at least remember the time he claimed that smartphone games were more intellectual than chess
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About one in three registered voters participated in their local elections throughout Oregon last week. That’s according to preliminary election results from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office.
1 in 3 eligible Oregon voters participated in last week’s elections
Fifteen of Oregon’s 36 counties held elections, voting on everything from parks to libraries to law enforcement.
www.opb.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
About one in three registered voters participated in their local elections throughout Oregon last week. That’s according to preliminary election results from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office.
one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
one time I pointed out that elon musk followed no women on twitter and he immediately followed caity weaver
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
wait until JCO finds out about how he doesn't even actually play video games
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
wait until JCO finds out about how he doesn't even actually play video games
I, too, would like people to know I have read a book
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I, too, would like people to know I have read a book
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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democratic voters wanted their party to shut down the government for myriad reasons — troops in american cities, masked thugs ripping families apart — but dem leaders insisted the wise thing to do politically was to stay hyper-fxated on this one thing, ACA tax credits. and then they just… gave up
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
democratic voters wanted their party to shut down the government for myriad reasons — troops in american cities, masked thugs ripping families apart — but dem leaders insisted the wise thing to do politically was to stay hyper-fxated on this one thing, ACA tax credits. and then they just… gave up
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Bitch please a lot of Americans barely even remember Jan 6th
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Bitch please a lot of Americans barely even remember Jan 6th
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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A number of Western Allies like Churchill wanted summary executions, Soviets initially wanted straight show trials with predetermined outcomes. Compromise became trials but with an actual defense allowed that could be educational but still according to the rule of law.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A number of Western Allies like Churchill wanted summary executions, Soviets initially wanted straight show trials with predetermined outcomes. Compromise became trials but with an actual defense allowed that could be educational but still according to the rule of law.
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Absolutely correct! And correct me if I’m wrong but I remember people like Churchill at one point advocated summarily shooting all nazi officers above the rank of colonel, which makes the Nuremberg trials seem like a mass amnesty project
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Absolutely correct! And correct me if I’m wrong but I remember people like Churchill at one point advocated summarily shooting all nazi officers above the rank of colonel, which makes the Nuremberg trials seem like a mass amnesty project
been doing some light reading about the aftermath of the korean dictatorship and I think it's really important that we repeat this to ourselves, to our friends, to our neighbors, to our politicians
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
been doing some light reading about the aftermath of the korean dictatorship and I think it's really important that we repeat this to ourselves, to our friends, to our neighbors, to our politicians
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Bad news for human rights and national security, no matter how you spin it
NSO Group has a new executive chairman, David Friedman, who's a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump.
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli... via @WSJ
NSO Group has a new executive chairman, David Friedman, who's a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump.
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli... via @WSJ
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation
Investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds have taken a controlling stake in the company behind Pegasus, and former Trump official David Friedman has been named executive chairman.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bad news for human rights and national security, no matter how you spin it
NSO Group has a new executive chairman, David Friedman, who's a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump.
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli... via @WSJ
NSO Group has a new executive chairman, David Friedman, who's a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and onetime bankruptcy lawyer for President Trump.
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli... via @WSJ
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People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: Portland, OR (November 8th) — Nice hit piece, 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴, the far-left “𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵” from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦, a struggling online outlet that can’t seem to get its facts straight.
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Try reporting facts next time instead of propaganda.
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Try reporting facts next time instead of propaganda.
https://theverge.com/policy/813408/…
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: Portland, OR (November 8th) — Nice hit piece, 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗴, the far-left “𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵” from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦, a struggling online outlet that can’t seem to get its facts straight.
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Try reporting facts next time instead of propaganda.
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Try reporting facts next time instead of propaganda.
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And the reason the first head got pushed out by Trump was that she was insufficiently hard-line on immigration lol.
March 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
And the reason the first head got pushed out by Trump was that she was insufficiently hard-line on immigration lol.
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The piece is about how the Trump administration had two consecutive illegally-serving heads of DHS. Like I'm not making this part up, they filed the wrong paperwork and literally overstayed how long they were supposed to be there according to statute. A level of irony that feels fictitious
March 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The piece is about how the Trump administration had two consecutive illegally-serving heads of DHS. Like I'm not making this part up, they filed the wrong paperwork and literally overstayed how long they were supposed to be there according to statute. A level of irony that feels fictitious
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OK this other thing is hardly the most important thing Chad Mizelle has done but I always recognize his name in the news because of this piece I wrote a few years ago looking back at Trump 1.0's DHS and its surfeit of Chads www.theverge.com/c/23172433/c...
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
OK this other thing is hardly the most important thing Chad Mizelle has done but I always recognize his name in the news because of this piece I wrote a few years ago looking back at Trump 1.0's DHS and its surfeit of Chads www.theverge.com/c/23172433/c...