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I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can […]
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A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
A 'Goldilocks' effect for online teens? Moderate social media users fare better than abstainers or heavy users
“Both abstinence and excessive use can be problematic,” researchers suggest.
reason.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
It's important to realize this is a mainstream #gop approach to the legal situation surrounding #ice actions, and responses to it.
Confirmation bias is running rampant in the #republican party that has lost all intellectual rigor, and that is now lead by sportscasters and other shallow thinkers […]
Confirmation bias is running rampant in the #republican party that has lost all intellectual rigor, and that is now lead by sportscasters and other shallow thinkers […]
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
It's important to realize this is a mainstream #gop approach to the legal situation surrounding #ice actions, and responses to it.
Confirmation bias is running rampant in the #republican party that has lost all intellectual rigor, and that is now lead by sportscasters and other shallow thinkers […]
Confirmation bias is running rampant in the #republican party that has lost all intellectual rigor, and that is now lead by sportscasters and other shallow thinkers […]
This has long-been the depth of argument in mainstream #gop thought with a few outright calling to start a war because, well, they're saying mean things.
They really are children.
And reference to the article, The President Who Never Grew Up […]
They really are children.
And reference to the article, The President Who Never Grew Up […]
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This has long-been the depth of argument in mainstream #gop thought with a few outright calling to start a war because, well, they're saying mean things.
They really are children.
And reference to the article, The President Who Never Grew Up […]
They really are children.
And reference to the article, The President Who Never Grew Up […]
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#ClayAndBuck (this one is a little interpretive):
#Trump is so awesome that obviously the people of #Greenland are going to want to join the US and it's only the Europeans standing in their way!
#USPolitics
#Trump is so awesome that obviously the people of #Greenland are going to want to join the US and it's only the Europeans standing in their way!
#USPolitics
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
#ClayAndBuck (this one is a little interpretive):
#Trump is so awesome that obviously the people of #Greenland are going to want to join the US and it's only the Europeans standing in their way!
#USPolitics
#Trump is so awesome that obviously the people of #Greenland are going to want to join the US and it's only the Europeans standing in their way!
#USPolitics
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@abesamma Blocking a whole network because we don't like one account seems a bit weird to me though. I don't want to be cynical but I get the feeling some people were itching for a reason to block Bluesky and ICE provided that.
I dislike ICE heavily (and this is an understatement), but if […]
I dislike ICE heavily (and this is an understatement), but if […]
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social.coop
January 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
@abesamma Blocking a whole network because we don't like one account seems a bit weird to me though. I don't want to be cynical but I get the feeling some people were itching for a reason to block Bluesky and ICE provided that.
I dislike ICE heavily (and this is an understatement), but if […]
I dislike ICE heavily (and this is an understatement), but if […]
It's important to realize that Trump's people blindly believe they are on the right side too winning bigly, no matter how many signs there are that they are pretty weak if not already underwater, and they will continue to act like a giant movement for as long as they are legally in power.
A […]
A […]
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's important to realize that Trump's people blindly believe they are on the right side too winning bigly, no matter how many signs there are that they are pretty weak if not already underwater, and they will continue to act like a giant movement for as long as they are legally in power.
A […]
A […]
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January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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#ClayAndBuck:
I don't know how there could be a hundred or a thousand protesters against #Trump. Obviously it must be a conspiracy. Obviously somebody is paying these people to oppose him.
What other explanation could there be?
#USPolitics
I don't know how there could be a hundred or a thousand protesters against #Trump. Obviously it must be a conspiracy. Obviously somebody is paying these people to oppose him.
What other explanation could there be?
#USPolitics
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#ClayAndBuck:
I don't know how there could be a hundred or a thousand protesters against #Trump. Obviously it must be a conspiracy. Obviously somebody is paying these people to oppose him.
What other explanation could there be?
#USPolitics
I don't know how there could be a hundred or a thousand protesters against #Trump. Obviously it must be a conspiracy. Obviously somebody is paying these people to oppose him.
What other explanation could there be?
#USPolitics
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January 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Oh.
It's always funny how #trump's biggest supporters laud him as a great communicator and then in their next breath rush to clarify what he just said, at least, as best as they can tell.
#uspolitics
It's always funny how #trump's biggest supporters laud him as a great communicator and then in their next breath rush to clarify what he just said, at least, as best as they can tell.
#uspolitics
#BrianKilmeade: and we're going to make it clear that the United States isn't going to run #Venezula
#USPolitics
#USPolitics
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Oh.
It's always funny how #trump's biggest supporters laud him as a great communicator and then in their next breath rush to clarify what he just said, at least, as best as they can tell.
#uspolitics
It's always funny how #trump's biggest supporters laud him as a great communicator and then in their next breath rush to clarify what he just said, at least, as best as they can tell.
#uspolitics
#SeanHannity:
I know my show is big in Iran because that time I had a famous Iranian on my show it got big viewership there.
#USPolitics
I know my show is big in Iran because that time I had a famous Iranian on my show it got big viewership there.
#USPolitics
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Mainstream #maga media today:
"We need to emphasize that #venezuela isn't going to be like the war in Iraq!"
And then they go on to lay out how they're exactly the same.
These folks don't know their history, not even from a couple of decades ago, so they can't judge the present.
They are […]
"We need to emphasize that #venezuela isn't going to be like the war in Iraq!"
And then they go on to lay out how they're exactly the same.
These folks don't know their history, not even from a couple of decades ago, so they can't judge the present.
They are […]
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qoto.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Mainstream #maga media today:
"We need to emphasize that #venezuela isn't going to be like the war in Iraq!"
And then they go on to lay out how they're exactly the same.
These folks don't know their history, not even from a couple of decades ago, so they can't judge the present.
They are […]
"We need to emphasize that #venezuela isn't going to be like the war in Iraq!"
And then they go on to lay out how they're exactly the same.
These folks don't know their history, not even from a couple of decades ago, so they can't judge the present.
They are […]
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Forget your gay apparel; let's pass the mead!
How ‘Deck the Halls’ lost its booze
Forget your gay apparel; let's pass the mead!
reason.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Forget your gay apparel; let's pass the mead!
This kind of thing is worth calling out because it emphasizes how many of these influencers are just mindlessly parroting rhetoric.
I actually think a lot of them are in mental decline at this point, and yet they are setting policy for the country.
At least some of them used to be able to make […]
I actually think a lot of them are in mental decline at this point, and yet they are setting policy for the country.
At least some of them used to be able to make […]
December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This kind of thing is worth calling out because it emphasizes how many of these influencers are just mindlessly parroting rhetoric.
I actually think a lot of them are in mental decline at this point, and yet they are setting policy for the country.
At least some of them used to be able to make […]
I actually think a lot of them are in mental decline at this point, and yet they are setting policy for the country.
At least some of them used to be able to make […]
#ClayAndBuck:
Should parents control their kids' access to social media? Well, we don't ask parents to keep kids from driving, now do we? We don't ask parents to make sure they don't illegally vote, right? No, that's government's job! Same with keeping kids off social media.
#USPolitics
Should parents control their kids' access to social media? Well, we don't ask parents to keep kids from driving, now do we? We don't ask parents to make sure they don't illegally vote, right? No, that's government's job! Same with keeping kids off social media.
#USPolitics
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Occasionally #trump comes right out and admits that his handlers aren't giving him the real picture of what's going on.
It's really important to keep that in mind, that the guy is so sheltered from the outside world. as it clarifies the concern about the administration.
Trump isn't really in […]
It's really important to keep that in mind, that the guy is so sheltered from the outside world. as it clarifies the concern about the administration.
Trump isn't really in […]
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Occasionally #trump comes right out and admits that his handlers aren't giving him the real picture of what's going on.
It's really important to keep that in mind, that the guy is so sheltered from the outside world. as it clarifies the concern about the administration.
Trump isn't really in […]
It's really important to keep that in mind, that the guy is so sheltered from the outside world. as it clarifies the concern about the administration.
Trump isn't really in […]
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From conservative talk shows last week, referring to Cheney's opposition to #Trump:
#DickCheney did do some good stuff before he turned into a far leftist in the end.
#USPolitics
#DickCheney did do some good stuff before he turned into a far leftist in the end.
#USPolitics
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From conservative talk shows last week, referring to Cheney's opposition to #Trump:
#DickCheney did do some good stuff before he turned into a far leftist in the end.
#USPolitics
#DickCheney did do some good stuff before he turned into a far leftist in the end.
#USPolitics
Today #trump supporters are crowing about how he keeps winning over every court that comes after him, he's a force of nature that no one can land a hand on, because he's just so awesome, and a rebuke against politicized use of the courts.
Trump keeps winning!
Meanwhile, outside of that […]
Trump keeps winning!
Meanwhile, outside of that […]
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qoto.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Today #trump supporters are crowing about how he keeps winning over every court that comes after him, he's a force of nature that no one can land a hand on, because he's just so awesome, and a rebuke against politicized use of the courts.
Trump keeps winning!
Meanwhile, outside of that […]
Trump keeps winning!
Meanwhile, outside of that […]
The controversy surrounding the Senators' ad regarding illegal military orders really distills the state of US politics at the moment.
For example, mainstream conservative influencers are treating the ad as if it really was speaking directly to soldiers, as they are so unsophisticated that they […]
For example, mainstream conservative influencers are treating the ad as if it really was speaking directly to soldiers, as they are so unsophisticated that they […]
Original post on qoto.org
qoto.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The controversy surrounding the Senators' ad regarding illegal military orders really distills the state of US politics at the moment.
For example, mainstream conservative influencers are treating the ad as if it really was speaking directly to soldiers, as they are so unsophisticated that they […]
For example, mainstream conservative influencers are treating the ad as if it really was speaking directly to soldiers, as they are so unsophisticated that they […]
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The gang that couldn't persecute straight, cont'd: federal judge dismisses criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Justice Department illegally appointed prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging. /5
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at Presiden...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The gang that couldn't persecute straight, cont'd: federal judge dismisses criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Justice Department illegally appointed prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging. /5
Technically true, but Kurtz should should know better than to present this as practically true in general.
#uspolitics
#uspolitics
#HowieKurtz:
In the United States we don't vote for parties, so party doesn't really matter. We vote for representatives, we judge them on their own and we vote for them specifically, not for parties. We vote for our representatives separate from parties.
#USPolitics #Voting
In the United States we don't vote for parties, so party doesn't really matter. We vote for representatives, we judge them on their own and we vote for them specifically, not for parties. We vote for our representatives separate from parties.
#USPolitics #Voting
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Technically true, but Kurtz should should know better than to present this as practically true in general.
#uspolitics
#uspolitics
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#BrianKilmeade, admittedly out of context:
#Trump is a dog barking from safely behind a chain link fence
#USPolitics
#Trump is a dog barking from safely behind a chain link fence
#USPolitics
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#BrianKilmeade, admittedly out of context:
#Trump is a dog barking from safely behind a chain link fence
#USPolitics
#Trump is a dog barking from safely behind a chain link fence
#USPolitics
Watching the screw-ups in the Comey prosecution right now I'm just thinking #taco , #trump Always Chickens Out, should be joined by #tofu , Trump Only Fs Up.
Because seriously... OK his supporters claim that he's not chickening out, that was the plan all along, but there's really no way to get […]
Because seriously... OK his supporters claim that he's not chickening out, that was the plan all along, but there's really no way to get […]
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qoto.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Senator Coach #TommyTuberville on #BrianKilmeade:
The US government is $38 trillion in debt, and there's no way to pay that by taxing Americans no matter how high, so the only way to pay it is tariffs!
The guy's running for governor, BTW.
#USPolitics #Tariffs
The US government is $38 trillion in debt, and there's no way to pay that by taxing Americans no matter how high, so the only way to pay it is tariffs!
The guy's running for governor, BTW.
#USPolitics #Tariffs
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Senator Coach #TommyTuberville on #BrianKilmeade:
The US government is $38 trillion in debt, and there's no way to pay that by taxing Americans no matter how high, so the only way to pay it is tariffs!
The guy's running for governor, BTW.
#USPolitics #Tariffs
The US government is $38 trillion in debt, and there's no way to pay that by taxing Americans no matter how high, so the only way to pay it is tariffs!
The guy's running for governor, BTW.
#USPolitics #Tariffs