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Russ Harlan
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Less than you think.
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NO KINGS Augusta · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Based on EPA data, per 1M vehicles with "annoying start-stop feature":
• Fuel saved: 24–48 million gallons
• Money saved: $84M–$168M (at $3.50/gal)
• CO₂ avoided: 0.21–0.43M tons

Assumes typical driving (12k mi/yr, 25 mpg) and a 5–10% fuel reduction from start-stop. CO₂ per gallon ≈ 8.9 kg.
August 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@beauschwartz.com For all his strengths, we all know Scot is not a fount of (accurate) facts. Danny Devito is 4ft, 10in.
August 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Speaking truth. Thank you @clarajeffery.bsky.social
Outrage is the only real currency of the day. The more other things fall apart the more we cling to rafts of it. The point of unleashing constant barrages of false outrage is to make the real and the false a continuum so that the real is diminished.
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@beauschwartz.com I’m also watching (most of) the Aliens films right now to get ready for Alien: Earth. Pumped. I always enjoy a Noah Hawley jawn.
August 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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sound on

heartwrenching
August 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Friends, our democracy is at risk. We need all the allies we can get. Coalitions require compromise to move the ball forward. Stop throwing people under the bus because of purity tests.
August 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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There is always a tweet.
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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EVERYBODY WATCH.

ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.

Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.

He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.

Don’t turn away.
June 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
MAGA's Newspeak use of "anti-DEI" targets civil rights protections just as their faux "anti-semitism" campaign targets free speech. And their virulent anti-immigrant hatred/party of Christian values posturing is pure doublethink.
Happy Easter, George Orwell!
We do not have to take Trump’s bait on DEI, because they do not care about some policies being “problematic.” They are disengenously using DEI to target civil rights protections, DEI is a prextext, and it is not reasonable to concede they have a point when it only helps their reactionary push.
If we're being honest, the Trump rollbacks are often illiberal and authoritarian, but lots of DEI has been problematic, too.
April 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This. Right here.
This should go farther: ALL those HUMANS should be given due process regardless of their crime. It’s the fine distinction that the United States Democracy promised but when it’s abrogated renders the model moot and places it squarely in tyranny.
I too, am advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Amen. You cannot disappear people off American streets.
Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
April 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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From the great American hero judge Michael Luttig
“Judge Boasberg doesn’t want to assume the role of president; the president wants to assume the role of judge.”
March 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
@gruber.foo I’m a reader and enjoyer since your first post on Daring Fireball in 2002. Thank you and please, please keep at it with posts like the link below. Don’t let anyone’s “stick to your lane” moaning bullshit slow you down.

daringfireball.net/2025/01/ice_...
ICE Raids Are an Escalation of Our Long-Simmering De Facto Cold Civil War
Trump says they’re targeting all undocumented immigrants, but so far they’re only targeting those who live in places that are popularly opposed to it. And that’s where the costs — both emotional and e...
daringfireball.net
January 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I'm screaming. *Now* the #BrokenTimes calls the economy "remarkable" and reports on Trump's threats to it. Before the election, they were shouting about the price of eggs.
December 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Imagine if we did this on January 7th
December 4, 2024 at 6:56 AM
"I'm wondering where is the country I promised my children?"

youtu.be/LmPG5q046FM?...
Bad Dream
YouTube video by Paul Simon - Topic
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December 4, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
November 24, 2024 at 2:45 AM