The privatization route isn’t the saving grace people think it is.
When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors. https://to.pbs.org/47bwTmb
Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts
Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months.
www.pbs.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The privatization route isn’t the saving grace people think it is.
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"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
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We are ruled by bloggers, podcasters and con-artists. And they are all maximally WEIRD people.
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We are ruled by bloggers, podcasters and con-artists. And they are all maximally WEIRD people.
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they’re forming a bike buttallion
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
they’re forming a bike buttallion
Racist do racist things.
Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum to send the National Guard to the largest Black city in America.
The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.
The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.
September 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Racist do racist things.
Nah this ain’t it.
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nah this ain’t it.
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I’m still not disciplined enough. I need to be even better.
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m still not disciplined enough. I need to be even better.
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they want to destroy higher education and do as much as they can to segregate what remains. basically, then the clock back to before the 1960s, when university education was reserved for a small slice of the public.
NEW: When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.
When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may…
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
they want to destroy higher education and do as much as they can to segregate what remains. basically, then the clock back to before the 1960s, when university education was reserved for a small slice of the public.
I wonder why they don’t have them.
Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
July 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I wonder why they don’t have them.
The times is questionable at best, but that headline is damning as hell.
Other countries used to need spies to discern the thinking of American presidents. Now they just need a Truth Social account.
Online and IRL, Trump Offers a Window Into His Psyche
Other countries used to need spies to discern the thinking of American presidents. Now they just need a Truth Social account.
trib.al
June 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The times is questionable at best, but that headline is damning as hell.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
I don’t expect someone to stop being racist in their late seventies.
It's funny because Hegseth bent over backwards to pretend they were renaming them after non-Confederates but Trump just went and blurted out the game. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names
The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I don’t expect someone to stop being racist in their late seventies.
This encapsulates America and even the wider globe.
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This encapsulates America and even the wider globe.
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Everyday is a new day for him make a bigger fool of himself.
MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
June 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Everyday is a new day for him make a bigger fool of himself.
🤣🤣🤣
A nigga said Pusha T rap like he in your house but you don't know which room and I've never heard a more accurate description
June 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🤣🤣🤣
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New data from North Carolina indicates that a whopping 87% of new vouchers in 24-25 went to kids who had never been in public school
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June 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New data from North Carolina indicates that a whopping 87% of new vouchers in 24-25 went to kids who had never been in public school
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Seems pretty clear.
HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him?
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Seems pretty clear.
But this administration seems to believe they don’t need to provide oversight.
Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
But this administration seems to believe they don’t need to provide oversight.
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The FCC approved Verizon's acquisition of Frontier Communications after Verizon agreed to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. So I guess we know the price of equality for Verizon's leadership. loom.ly/9FesZi8
US approves Verizon deal to acquire Frontier after DEI changes
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it was approving Verizon Communications's $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications after the largest U.S. telecom company agreed to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
loom.ly
May 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The FCC approved Verizon's acquisition of Frontier Communications after Verizon agreed to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. So I guess we know the price of equality for Verizon's leadership. loom.ly/9FesZi8
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*tap tap* 🎤 is this thing on?
The WNBA is officially on Bluesky! And what better day to kick things off.
The 2025 season tips-off TONIGHT at 7:30pm/ET. Don't miss a second of the action ⬇️
The WNBA is officially on Bluesky! And what better day to kick things off.
The 2025 season tips-off TONIGHT at 7:30pm/ET. Don't miss a second of the action ⬇️
May 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
*tap tap* 🎤 is this thing on?
The WNBA is officially on Bluesky! And what better day to kick things off.
The 2025 season tips-off TONIGHT at 7:30pm/ET. Don't miss a second of the action ⬇️
The WNBA is officially on Bluesky! And what better day to kick things off.
The 2025 season tips-off TONIGHT at 7:30pm/ET. Don't miss a second of the action ⬇️
This shit is crazy.
The U.S. will give about 50 white South Africans help with housing, groceries, and other needs.
Trump to Bring White South Africans as Refugees to U.S. While Cutting Everyone Else Out
The Trump administration is looking to bring white Afrikaners to the U.S. claiming they're facing 'race-based persecution,' which South Africa denies.
www.rollingstone.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This shit is crazy.
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bawled = 😭
balled = 🏀
bald = 🧑🦲
balled = 🏀
bald = 🧑🦲
May 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
bawled = 😭
balled = 🏀
bald = 🧑🦲
balled = 🏀
bald = 🧑🦲
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Everyday there is a reminder that:
- This is not a safe space
- These folks are not your friends
- Do not share your inner most emotions and business
I know it's entertaining and makes the day go faster but ... reconsider ... read some literature before typing.
- This is not a safe space
- These folks are not your friends
- Do not share your inner most emotions and business
I know it's entertaining and makes the day go faster but ... reconsider ... read some literature before typing.
May 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Everyday there is a reminder that:
- This is not a safe space
- These folks are not your friends
- Do not share your inner most emotions and business
I know it's entertaining and makes the day go faster but ... reconsider ... read some literature before typing.
- This is not a safe space
- These folks are not your friends
- Do not share your inner most emotions and business
I know it's entertaining and makes the day go faster but ... reconsider ... read some literature before typing.