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WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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@mgraber1.bsky.social reviews Justice Barrett’s book:
“By presenting judging as a realm of pure law, insulated from politics, the justices offer a picture so implausible that it makes the opposite claim—that judging is nothing but politics—more credible.”
“By presenting judging as a realm of pure law, insulated from politics, the justices offer a picture so implausible that it makes the opposite claim—that judging is nothing but politics—more credible.”
Justice Barrett’s Campaign Biography
Amy Coney Barrett’s book, "Listening to the Law," claims the Supreme Court is above politics. Its very existence proves otherwise.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@mgraber1.bsky.social reviews Justice Barrett’s book:
“By presenting judging as a realm of pure law, insulated from politics, the justices offer a picture so implausible that it makes the opposite claim—that judging is nothing but politics—more credible.”
“By presenting judging as a realm of pure law, insulated from politics, the justices offer a picture so implausible that it makes the opposite claim—that judging is nothing but politics—more credible.”
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They just can’t absorb the fact that we’ve already heard their ideas, considered them well in the scope of history, and determined that they’re bad. Bringing in reactionary speakers would be like bringing in a phlogiston theorist to a physics class, or a flat-earther to a geography class.
More than anything, they want to be patted on the head and told they're a good boy by the liberal elites
September 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They just can’t absorb the fact that we’ve already heard their ideas, considered them well in the scope of history, and determined that they’re bad. Bringing in reactionary speakers would be like bringing in a phlogiston theorist to a physics class, or a flat-earther to a geography class.
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chotiner’s real gift is very quickly revealing how many powerful and influential people are complete morons. Sunstein is asked about his friendship with Kissinger and it’s pretty clear that he’s never really thought about it.
September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
chotiner’s real gift is very quickly revealing how many powerful and influential people are complete morons. Sunstein is asked about his friendship with Kissinger and it’s pretty clear that he’s never really thought about it.
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truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
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when my coworker Dave keeps eating my lunch out of the office fridge i love saying stuff like "the american people have a serious lunch-stealing problem"
NEW: Bemoaning the lack of civics education, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders if Americans know the difference between a president and a king:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Justice Sotomayor questions if Americans know the difference between presidents and kings
The liberal justice was speaking about the importance of civics education at a conference in New York.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
when my coworker Dave keeps eating my lunch out of the office fridge i love saying stuff like "the american people have a serious lunch-stealing problem"
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Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?
The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l
Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing
The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.
reut.rs
September 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?
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It’s rarely put so plainly, but Peter is exactly correct on this episode: law enforcement, as a whole, constitutes a right wing political group that has been funded and elevated with enthusiastic bipartisan consensus.
Any Democrat who fails to understand this will fail to fix anything.
Any Democrat who fails to understand this will fail to fix anything.
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August 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s rarely put so plainly, but Peter is exactly correct on this episode: law enforcement, as a whole, constitutes a right wing political group that has been funded and elevated with enthusiastic bipartisan consensus.
Any Democrat who fails to understand this will fail to fix anything.
Any Democrat who fails to understand this will fail to fix anything.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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lot of ways to defang the current majority that aren't the dreaded packing. you could add retirement ages, make the members drawn at random from circuits each year, etc
court reform gotta happen but it's a difficult thing to run on, it's normie-scaring. so you basically need politicians willing to imply one thing and then do another in office.
July 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
lot of ways to defang the current majority that aren't the dreaded packing. you could add retirement ages, make the members drawn at random from circuits each year, etc
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Lavos, the alien monster intent on destroying all life, emerged from his outer shell to condemn Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran needs to denounce his call for violence against the Jewish people,” said Lavos, as the doors of doom opened behind him
June 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Lavos, the alien monster intent on destroying all life, emerged from his outer shell to condemn Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran needs to denounce his call for violence against the Jewish people,” said Lavos, as the doors of doom opened behind him
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the reaction to Mamdani's campaign is clear proof that centrism is a reactionary ideology, and has nothing to do with a pragmatic desire to win.
A party that actually wanted to mobilize young and disillusioned voters would be studying Zohran Mamdani’s campaign like the Bible
June 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the reaction to Mamdani's campaign is clear proof that centrism is a reactionary ideology, and has nothing to do with a pragmatic desire to win.
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if you are impressed by scalia’s intellect you are a debate pervert with terminal law brain
June 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
if you are impressed by scalia’s intellect you are a debate pervert with terminal law brain
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"You have to throw trans people under the bus to win elections as a Democrat, trans political ads work, the public is reacting to trans people poorly"
Meanwhile in Wisconsin after tens of millions in anti-trans ads against WI-SC candidate who did not flinch:
Meanwhile in Wisconsin after tens of millions in anti-trans ads against WI-SC candidate who did not flinch:
April 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"You have to throw trans people under the bus to win elections as a Democrat, trans political ads work, the public is reacting to trans people poorly"
Meanwhile in Wisconsin after tens of millions in anti-trans ads against WI-SC candidate who did not flinch:
Meanwhile in Wisconsin after tens of millions in anti-trans ads against WI-SC candidate who did not flinch:
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‘Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on DEI
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.’
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.’
Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on DEI
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
‘Target suffers eighth week of foot-traffic losses since caving on DEI
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.’
Costco, which resisted demands to end DEI, extends its streak of foot-traffic gains to 13.’
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the other part of this is that while Nazis might make some factual claims, the central claim of fascist movements is not an objective or falsifiable one. they’re claiming that they, the ingroup, are the rightful inheritors of power. you can’t argue with that, you can only fight it
People who say of Nazis “deal with bad ideas is by defeating them in the marketplace of ideas” are smuggling in the notion that Nazi ideas have not already been defeated on the merits, and are still valid and worthy to consider, or that Nazi "ideas" involve bloodless debate.
December 23, 2023 at 10:49 PM
the other part of this is that while Nazis might make some factual claims, the central claim of fascist movements is not an objective or falsifiable one. they’re claiming that they, the ingroup, are the rightful inheritors of power. you can’t argue with that, you can only fight it
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People who say of Nazis “deal with bad ideas is by defeating them in the marketplace of ideas” are smuggling in the notion that Nazi ideas have not already been defeated on the merits, and are still valid and worthy to consider, or that Nazi "ideas" involve bloodless debate.
December 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM
People who say of Nazis “deal with bad ideas is by defeating them in the marketplace of ideas” are smuggling in the notion that Nazi ideas have not already been defeated on the merits, and are still valid and worthy to consider, or that Nazi "ideas" involve bloodless debate.