Julio
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My personality is that I know things.
What's annoying about the Dem cave is it does/did look like there were enough Rs (MTG and a few swing-district Rs) to pass an ACA extension in the House and in the context of the shutdown, maybe a few moderate Rs could be swayed with some slight changes. But now there's really no incentive....
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What's annoying about the Dem cave is it does/did look like there were enough Rs (MTG and a few swing-district Rs) to pass an ACA extension in the House and in the context of the shutdown, maybe a few moderate Rs could be swayed with some slight changes. But now there's really no incentive....
I love how billionaires are telling us simultaneously that we need to have children or are doomed as a society AND that AI is going to take all of our jobs. And also actually that they are trillionaries now.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I love how billionaires are telling us simultaneously that we need to have children or are doomed as a society AND that AI is going to take all of our jobs. And also actually that they are trillionaries now.
As a small-biz owner in a creative industry, the AI-ification of all of my apps is really getting annoying. The AI stuff actually distracts me and gets in the way of my productivity. I don't want to AI everything, just let me send a damn e-mail!
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As a small-biz owner in a creative industry, the AI-ification of all of my apps is really getting annoying. The AI stuff actually distracts me and gets in the way of my productivity. I don't want to AI everything, just let me send a damn e-mail!
This SC ruling is really, really bad. The US is basically a police state now. To other Latinos who voted for Trump, this is what you get: Law enforcement harassment just because you are brown and speak Spanish. Maybe you're white passing, but are your parents? Your family members?
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This SC ruling is really, really bad. The US is basically a police state now. To other Latinos who voted for Trump, this is what you get: Law enforcement harassment just because you are brown and speak Spanish. Maybe you're white passing, but are your parents? Your family members?
Fellow Coloradans, the Rocky Ford melons this year are 🤤. Fair warning, eat them over the sink or in a bowl. They are incredible juicy this year.
August 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Fellow Coloradans, the Rocky Ford melons this year are 🤤. Fair warning, eat them over the sink or in a bowl. They are incredible juicy this year.
If you're like me, a person with a job who gets their health insurance through Obamacare, you really got screwed today. The Trump tax cuts are skewed to the rich. Most middle class folks only save maybe $100-$400 annually on taxes. Meanwhile, Biden's ACA subsidies provided $700+ to premiums.
July 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
If you're like me, a person with a job who gets their health insurance through Obamacare, you really got screwed today. The Trump tax cuts are skewed to the rich. Most middle class folks only save maybe $100-$400 annually on taxes. Meanwhile, Biden's ACA subsidies provided $700+ to premiums.
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheBeachBoysVEVO
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June 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Is enjoying Elon V Donald called a schadenfeud?
June 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Is enjoying Elon V Donald called a schadenfeud?
Very sad you hear about the death of Peter David. Loved his work on X-Factor and he did some great movie novelezations as well. RIP.
Peter David wrote all my favorite Hulk comics when I was a kid. Then, years later, presumably not knowing that I was a fan, he showed up at a book signing of mine to wait in line and give me a signed copy of one of HIS books! Baller move. RIP to one of the greats.
Peter David, a legendary comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Spider-Man, and more, has died at age 68.
May 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Very sad you hear about the death of Peter David. Loved his work on X-Factor and he did some great movie novelezations as well. RIP.
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Peter David wrote all my favorite Hulk comics when I was a kid. Then, years later, presumably not knowing that I was a fan, he showed up at a book signing of mine to wait in line and give me a signed copy of one of HIS books! Baller move. RIP to one of the greats.
Peter David, a legendary comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Spider-Man, and more, has died at age 68.
Peter David, Legendary Comic Book Writer, Dead At Age 68
Peter David, a legendary comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, Spider-Man, and more, has died at age 68.
comicbookclublive.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Peter David wrote all my favorite Hulk comics when I was a kid. Then, years later, presumably not knowing that I was a fan, he showed up at a book signing of mine to wait in line and give me a signed copy of one of HIS books! Baller move. RIP to one of the greats.
No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
ANY PERSON. Not "citizen."
Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
ANY PERSON. Not "citizen."
May 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
ANY PERSON. Not "citizen."
Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
ANY PERSON. Not "citizen."
Critical reading.
The Real Legal Problem With Trump’s Forever Prison in El Salvador
Trump can insulate Bondi and company from any potential criminal liability for past conduct with a preemptive pardon on the Biden model.
slate.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Critical reading.
"I'm not in love but I'm open to persuassion" is one of the best opening lines of music.
Joan Armatrading – Love And Affection (Later Archive 2007)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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April 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"I'm not in love but I'm open to persuassion" is one of the best opening lines of music.
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
World Party - Ship of Fools
YouTube video by Aussiebattlervideos2
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March 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
AOC needs to be the new Dem leader. We need a real opposition party.
AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
March 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
AOC needs to be the new Dem leader. We need a real opposition party.
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Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.
March 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Any CO friends, I urge you to call senators Hickenlooper: 303-244-1628 and Michael Bennet (www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/) to vote NO on the CR currently in the Senate until there are safeguards to prevent the illegal and unconstitutional actions of DOGE against the federal government.
Contact - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
www.bennet.senate.gov
March 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Any CO friends, I urge you to call senators Hickenlooper: 303-244-1628 and Michael Bennet (www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/) to vote NO on the CR currently in the Senate until there are safeguards to prevent the illegal and unconstitutional actions of DOGE against the federal government.
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
It's hard to believe Elon Musk is real and not concocted as a stereotypical comic book villian by a slightly imaginative 12 year old. Even the name.
March 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It's hard to believe Elon Musk is real and not concocted as a stereotypical comic book villian by a slightly imaginative 12 year old. Even the name.
This is the goal of Trump, Musk and the rest of his billionaire pals: To throw out legitimate worker contracts and make us all into their serfs. We have to fight back now before it's too late.
This, today, is a real crisis. Recognize that this is not just about 50,000 TSA workers. This is about the very existence of union power in America -
Strike, or Else
Strike, or Else
Strike, or Else
As Trump tosses out the TSA union contract, everything is on the line.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is the goal of Trump, Musk and the rest of his billionaire pals: To throw out legitimate worker contracts and make us all into their serfs. We have to fight back now before it's too late.
A beautiful display of shared humanity.
well this made me cry over breakfast. to any democrats holding even a shred of power right now: look at what’s possible from people far more endangered and vulnerable than you and grow a spine, you fucking cowards www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A beautiful display of shared humanity.
Crime in Denver is down to pre-pandemic levels in most categories including murder despite an influx of 40,000+ immigrants. The same is true in our neighbor Aurora as well. www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...
Denver saw declines in homicides and shootings in 2024 — but domestic violence surged
The increase in domestic violence bucks a broader trend of declining and flat crime: Denver’s violent crime — sex assaults, robberies, murders and aggravated assaults — stayed almost flat in 2024.…
www.denverpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Crime in Denver is down to pre-pandemic levels in most categories including murder despite an influx of 40,000+ immigrants. The same is true in our neighbor Aurora as well. www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...
I'm seriously wondering how long it will be until the US starts giving weapons to Russia.
February 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm seriously wondering how long it will be until the US starts giving weapons to Russia.
Is traditional supply/demand economics broken? Are these billionaires so rich that they are willing to tank the economy to get tax cuts? Like that is worth more to them then having depressed consumer spending in a recession?
February 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Is traditional supply/demand economics broken? Are these billionaires so rich that they are willing to tank the economy to get tax cuts? Like that is worth more to them then having depressed consumer spending in a recession?