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Brief 🧵, as someone who has studied mass shootings for 13 years:
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Brief 🧵, as someone who has studied mass shootings for 13 years:
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
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This is great: a National Guardsman standing up to say every member of the National Guard and military "is legally obliged to disobey an illegal order."
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA.
I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe.
What's going on right now is not normal.
I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe.
What's going on right now is not normal.
August 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is great: a National Guardsman standing up to say every member of the National Guard and military "is legally obliged to disobey an illegal order."
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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This is important. Essentially, there is and on-going plan to ensure that regime Trumpery regime continues through the next election, and beyond. No surprise. There is a link in the article to the Brennan Center for Justice's report. It's well researched.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Donald Trump Has A Plan To Disrupt The Next Election — And It's Like Nothing Seen Before
This time the call is coming from inside the White House — and that should scare you more than anything.
www.huffpost.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is important. Essentially, there is and on-going plan to ensure that regime Trumpery regime continues through the next election, and beyond. No surprise. There is a link in the article to the Brennan Center for Justice's report. It's well researched.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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"populism" is....making it easier for regional telecom companies to rip off captive customers and hiding all evidence of market failure
FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
Analysis of broadband affordability deemed “extraneous” by FCC chair.
arstechnica.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"populism" is....making it easier for regional telecom companies to rip off captive customers and hiding all evidence of market failure
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New, amazing footage of 90,000 people on Sydney Harbour Bridge, marching to end the genocide in Gaza.
A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.
(🎥 ABC News)
A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.
(🎥 ABC News)
August 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, amazing footage of 90,000 people on Sydney Harbour Bridge, marching to end the genocide in Gaza.
A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.
(🎥 ABC News)
A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.
(🎥 ABC News)
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I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
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Red states love to scream “socialism!” But when it comes to Social Security, Medicaid, or food stamps? They’re first in line, fork in hand.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Look just how much red counties depend on the government they hate
One of the most enduring conservative myths is that of the self-reliant, salt-of-the-earth, rural-dwelling American who pulls himself up by his bootstraps, wrestles a steer before breakfast, and ...
www.dailykos.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Red states love to scream “socialism!” But when it comes to Social Security, Medicaid, or food stamps? They’re first in line, fork in hand.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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The president’s promises to protect Medicare, even while devastating Medicaid, are empty. Donald Berwick explains how the GOP’s tax bill sets off $535 billion in automatic cuts.
You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again.
Sequestration threatens more than $530 billion in cuts to the program over nine years. The results will be catastrophic.
contrarian.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The president’s promises to protect Medicare, even while devastating Medicaid, are empty. Donald Berwick explains how the GOP’s tax bill sets off $535 billion in automatic cuts.
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When I say Republicans are systemically corrupt and populated with conmen, frauds, and criminals, this is what I mean.
And you have only to look at Trump's current administration to see the criminality is OFF THE SCALE, but sadly, the GOP no longer is willing to hold their own accountable.
And you have only to look at Trump's current administration to see the criminality is OFF THE SCALE, but sadly, the GOP no longer is willing to hold their own accountable.
June 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
When I say Republicans are systemically corrupt and populated with conmen, frauds, and criminals, this is what I mean.
And you have only to look at Trump's current administration to see the criminality is OFF THE SCALE, but sadly, the GOP no longer is willing to hold their own accountable.
And you have only to look at Trump's current administration to see the criminality is OFF THE SCALE, but sadly, the GOP no longer is willing to hold their own accountable.
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ChatGPT weighs in: America still calls itself a democracy. Reality disagrees.
May 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
ChatGPT weighs in: America still calls itself a democracy. Reality disagrees.
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We’re living through Trump’s conversion of the presidency into a global business operation—one in which family enrichment drives national policy. Foreign influence. Secret deals. Cryptocurrency grifts. Worse than just corruption, this is a blueprint for authoritarian kleptocracy.
May 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’re living through Trump’s conversion of the presidency into a global business operation—one in which family enrichment drives national policy. Foreign influence. Secret deals. Cryptocurrency grifts. Worse than just corruption, this is a blueprint for authoritarian kleptocracy.
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The DOJ's relentless pursuit of noncitizen voting claims under Trump's influence is a smokescreen, diverting attention from real electoral issues. This charade undermines democracy and fuels xenophobia. #3E
May 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The DOJ's relentless pursuit of noncitizen voting claims under Trump's influence is a smokescreen, diverting attention from real electoral issues. This charade undermines democracy and fuels xenophobia. #3E
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EXCLUSIVE: We dug up a video of Donald Trump trashing Qatar in 2017 calling them “funders of terrorism.” I’m sure he would hate if this clip changed their mind to give him a $400 million plane - so definitely don’t repost it.
May 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
EXCLUSIVE: We dug up a video of Donald Trump trashing Qatar in 2017 calling them “funders of terrorism.” I’m sure he would hate if this clip changed their mind to give him a $400 million plane - so definitely don’t repost it.
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There's a new conservative study purporting to prove that abortion medication is dangerous. Let's talk about why it's horseshit.
To start, it's published by a conservative think tank, not peer-reviewed, and contradicts decades of credible research showing mifepristone is safe
To start, it's published by a conservative think tank, not peer-reviewed, and contradicts decades of credible research showing mifepristone is safe
April 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There's a new conservative study purporting to prove that abortion medication is dangerous. Let's talk about why it's horseshit.
To start, it's published by a conservative think tank, not peer-reviewed, and contradicts decades of credible research showing mifepristone is safe
To start, it's published by a conservative think tank, not peer-reviewed, and contradicts decades of credible research showing mifepristone is safe
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
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If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
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April 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
1/
If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
1/
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“There is nothing curative in this essay, but diagnosis is a first step. And our symptoms are many.” www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...
You're Not Crazy. America Has Gone Mad
American politics has become so insane that being reasonable feels like a malady, and MAGA agrees.
www.liberalcurrents.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“There is nothing curative in this essay, but diagnosis is a first step. And our symptoms are many.” www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...
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“The destruction of the NIH creates an important opening to build support for medicine in the public interest. If Democrats rally to oppose Trump with ambitious visions for public science and care, they may have a chance to rebuild it.”
@craigspencer.bsky.social and @ericreinhart.bsky.social
@craigspencer.bsky.social and @ericreinhart.bsky.social
How to Save the NIH - Boston Review
Public science too often serves private profits, making it vulnerable to attacks like Trump’s.
www.bostonreview.net
April 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“The destruction of the NIH creates an important opening to build support for medicine in the public interest. If Democrats rally to oppose Trump with ambitious visions for public science and care, they may have a chance to rebuild it.”
@craigspencer.bsky.social and @ericreinhart.bsky.social
@craigspencer.bsky.social and @ericreinhart.bsky.social
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The whole point is to ruin farms…a fire sale on farmland that can be sold to corporate farms who can pollute the water and air with impunity.
There will be no one left in these communities to demand these corporations be regulated or pay taxes.
There will be no one left in these communities to demand these corporations be regulated or pay taxes.
Any farmers out there that can speak to whether they can get info for planting season ? Or loans to help them get through this ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
April 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The whole point is to ruin farms…a fire sale on farmland that can be sold to corporate farms who can pollute the water and air with impunity.
There will be no one left in these communities to demand these corporations be regulated or pay taxes.
There will be no one left in these communities to demand these corporations be regulated or pay taxes.
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Since taking office in January, he has traveled to one of his golf resorts on nine of the ten weekends. This is his seventh trip to his Palm Beach, Florida, country club.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Taxpayers' Tab For Trump's Second-Term Golf Excursions Crosses $26 Million Mark
He has now traveled to one of his golf resorts on nine of the ten weekends since taking office in January. It is his seventh trip to his Palm Beach, Florida, country club.
www.huffpost.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Since taking office in January, he has traveled to one of his golf resorts on nine of the ten weekends. This is his seventh trip to his Palm Beach, Florida, country club.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
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Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨