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Keeper of Worthless Trivia. Tacos are the Food of My People.
No, it’s not a cult at all.
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
No, it’s not a cult at all.
Truth.
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Truth.
This. Right here.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This. Right here.
They never have this on the Great British Bake-off.
The Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie was the perfect antidote to the Great Depression: in a single, inexpensive, hand-held serving, it contained the very richness and comfort that millions of people were forced to live without in the late 1930s. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oluwlN
October 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
They never have this on the Great British Bake-off.
He’s not wrong.
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
He’s not wrong.
He warned us in 2010.
We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
He warned us in 2010.
Winning? taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-t...
Tariffs Are Raising Prices for Consumers, Latest Evidence Shows
Several goods have experienced notably large price increases, including apparel, coffee and tea, cameras, and furniture.
taxfoundation.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Winning? taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-t...
Not surprised.
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Not surprised.
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
He’s been doing a lot of tongue slipping recently.
THANK GOD there were no women nearby.
THANK GOD there were no women nearby.
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
He’s been doing a lot of tongue slipping recently.
THANK GOD there were no women nearby.
THANK GOD there were no women nearby.
I was just thinking that same thing….
- Rep. Hortman was killed
- Gov. Whitmer had to live under FBI protection for a year
- Speaker Pelosi’s home was invaded
- Judge Goodstein’s house burned to the ground as she watched her family jump from 2 floors to safety
- Rep. McIver was arrested
- AG James is being indicted
It’s a war on women
- Gov. Whitmer had to live under FBI protection for a year
- Speaker Pelosi’s home was invaded
- Judge Goodstein’s house burned to the ground as she watched her family jump from 2 floors to safety
- Rep. McIver was arrested
- AG James is being indicted
It’s a war on women
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was just thinking that same thing….
And so it begins…. finance.yahoo.com/news/first-b...
First Brands Collapse Blindsides Wall Street, Exposing Cracks in a Hot Corner of Finance
While the full extent of the damage — and what exactly went wrong — remains unclear 11 days after First Brands declared bankruptcy, the stakes were raised on Wednesday night when one of First Brands’ ...
finance.yahoo.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And so it begins…. finance.yahoo.com/news/first-b...
I don’t claim to be a military expert, but this seems like a really bad idea.
Trump and Hegseth give Qatar an airbase in Idaho and Qatari pilots will be flying jets over American airspace. Their lavish gifts and personal business deals with Trump worth billions really paid off for them.
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I don’t claim to be a military expert, but this seems like a really bad idea.
If the mayor could easily clear the streets of a war in their own city, then the mayor is probably handling “the war” just fine.
The streets were cleared to hide the war?
Jfc she is insane
Jfc she is insane
October 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If the mayor could easily clear the streets of a war in their own city, then the mayor is probably handling “the war” just fine.
And still, the propaganda is winning.
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And still, the propaganda is winning.
Plenary authority is a legal concept referring to a power that is full, complete, and unrestricted in a particular area. A body or person with this authority can take action on a given issue with virtually no limitations. #stephenmiller #chicago #portland
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Plenary authority is a legal concept referring to a power that is full, complete, and unrestricted in a particular area. A body or person with this authority can take action on a given issue with virtually no limitations. #stephenmiller #chicago #portland
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
This.
October 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This.
Find a march in your city!
📢 In Chicago we don’t put up with wannabe kings or tyrants. Join us at noon on October 18th for a rally and march at Grant Park. Let’s come together to say: #HandsOffChicago and #NoKings!
🗓 Saturday, October 18th
⏰1 2-2 PM
📍 Grant Park, Chicago (Jackson & Columbus)
🗓 Saturday, October 18th
⏰1 2-2 PM
📍 Grant Park, Chicago (Jackson & Columbus)
Hands Off Chicago / No Kings! Rally and March · Indivisible Chicago
Here in Chicago we know how to rise up, fight back, and support each other. It is more important than ever that we do that together on October 18th as we show the nation and the world that Chicago is ...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Find a march in your city!
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“Check the tariff shelf” 🙃
Imagine not being able to tell that this is a complete fabrication. As he gaslights struggling farmers.
Imagine not being able to tell that this is a complete fabrication. As he gaslights struggling farmers.
September 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“Check the tariff shelf” 🙃
Imagine not being able to tell that this is a complete fabrication. As he gaslights struggling farmers.
Imagine not being able to tell that this is a complete fabrication. As he gaslights struggling farmers.
Worth the time.
If you or anyone you know is wondering what is REALLY going on with the shutdown…
Watch every second of this. I Promise it’s worth your time.
#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown
Watch every second of this. I Promise it’s worth your time.
#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Worth the time.