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The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.
NYT Editorial board effectively endorses Andrew Cuomo today in the most weaselly possible way. “Don’t rank Mamdani, and it will probably be either him or Cuomo, sooo…”
June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.
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Short term, I shoot myself in the foot. Long term, it's good news. I learn to walk without the foot. I do a three-legged hop, a tarantulan creep. Babadook-like movements. People will ask "why do you do this?" and I will say "it's important I blow my foot off for no reason." They respect this.
April 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Short term, I shoot myself in the foot. Long term, it's good news. I learn to walk without the foot. I do a three-legged hop, a tarantulan creep. Babadook-like movements. People will ask "why do you do this?" and I will say "it's important I blow my foot off for no reason." They respect this.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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The ultra wealthy are building bunkers to insulate themselves from the world they're rapidly destroying.
It's why we have to work together because it really is a 0.1% vs the 99.9% situation
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
It's why we have to work together because it really is a 0.1% vs the 99.9% situation
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
Survival of the Richest
Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization.
www.newyorker.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The ultra wealthy are building bunkers to insulate themselves from the world they're rapidly destroying.
It's why we have to work together because it really is a 0.1% vs the 99.9% situation
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
It's why we have to work together because it really is a 0.1% vs the 99.9% situation
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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There is no cease fire in Gaza.
There is no peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Egg prices are up.
The stock market is in free fall.
A trillion dollars hasn’t been cut from the federal budget.
Other than deporting innocent people, it’s hard to think of a “Day One Promise” that Trump has kept.
There is no peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Egg prices are up.
The stock market is in free fall.
A trillion dollars hasn’t been cut from the federal budget.
Other than deporting innocent people, it’s hard to think of a “Day One Promise” that Trump has kept.
April 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
There is no cease fire in Gaza.
There is no peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Egg prices are up.
The stock market is in free fall.
A trillion dollars hasn’t been cut from the federal budget.
Other than deporting innocent people, it’s hard to think of a “Day One Promise” that Trump has kept.
There is no peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Egg prices are up.
The stock market is in free fall.
A trillion dollars hasn’t been cut from the federal budget.
Other than deporting innocent people, it’s hard to think of a “Day One Promise” that Trump has kept.
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one of the most horrifying things to accept about This Era is there is no functional federal law enforcement agency or prosecutors who will investigate anyone even slightly aligned with the administration.
was there market manipulation? insider trading? could well be! we will literally never know!
was there market manipulation? insider trading? could well be! we will literally never know!
April 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
one of the most horrifying things to accept about This Era is there is no functional federal law enforcement agency or prosecutors who will investigate anyone even slightly aligned with the administration.
was there market manipulation? insider trading? could well be! we will literally never know!
was there market manipulation? insider trading? could well be! we will literally never know!
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If noncitizens have no rights, no one has any rights
Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal"
#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
April 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If noncitizens have no rights, no one has any rights
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
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He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
8th Amendment, US Constitution
8th Amendment, US Constitution
March 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
8th Amendment, US Constitution
8th Amendment, US Constitution
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Not sure when the penny is going to drop that this dude means what he tweets, does and sig heils www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide
The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Not sure when the penny is going to drop that this dude means what he tweets, does and sig heils www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
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In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.
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Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
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Last week: tariffs don't cause inflation - other countries pay the tariff, not American consumers
This week: ok, so we lied about that, but the inflation is ultimately a good thing!
Next week: listen, we need these austerity measures to defeat the depression and build back to prior levels of GDP
This week: ok, so we lied about that, but the inflation is ultimately a good thing!
Next week: listen, we need these austerity measures to defeat the depression and build back to prior levels of GDP
But if the price of goods is rising to facilitate the reinvigoration of American production and a transition to an economy that prioritizes domestic goods and markets, that’s a tradeoff we should consider.
March 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Last week: tariffs don't cause inflation - other countries pay the tariff, not American consumers
This week: ok, so we lied about that, but the inflation is ultimately a good thing!
Next week: listen, we need these austerity measures to defeat the depression and build back to prior levels of GDP
This week: ok, so we lied about that, but the inflation is ultimately a good thing!
Next week: listen, we need these austerity measures to defeat the depression and build back to prior levels of GDP
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Just an obvious point that anyone with the inside word on when these these total reversals are going to be announced is in a position to make almost limitless amounts of money. Don't forget that given the kind of people who make up this administration.
March 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just an obvious point that anyone with the inside word on when these these total reversals are going to be announced is in a position to make almost limitless amounts of money. Don't forget that given the kind of people who make up this administration.
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November 2024: Trump will save the economy
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
March 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
November 2024: Trump will save the economy
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
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Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
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it is beyond clear that for many americans trump is a blank slate who stands for whatever they personally want
February 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
it is beyond clear that for many americans trump is a blank slate who stands for whatever they personally want
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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social