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Love to see that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre follows Ben Shapiro, too!
Shapiro has posted about annexing Canada :)
Shapiro has posted about annexing Canada :)
March 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Love to see that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre follows Ben Shapiro, too!
Shapiro has posted about annexing Canada :)
Shapiro has posted about annexing Canada :)
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The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup.
Brazil's Supreme Court says Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt
The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup.
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The token, LIBRA, was launched the day Milei mentioned it on his personal X account.
Argentine President Milei facing impeachment calls after promoting cryptocurrency whose value has tanked
The token, LIBRA, was launched the day Milei mentioned it on his personal X account.
nbcnews.to
March 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The token, LIBRA, was launched the day Milei mentioned it on his personal X account.
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Was fixing to toss these, then I was like, "But RFK Jr...."
March 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Was fixing to toss these, then I was like, "But RFK Jr...."
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Rep. Al Green is a goddamn hero.
March 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Rep. Al Green is a goddamn hero.
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Wondering How America Got Here? Covid Is a Big Part of the Story.
Opinion | How Covid Remade Our America, Five Years Later
It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Wondering How America Got Here? Covid Is a Big Part of the Story.
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1/ Protests are taking place at state capitols and city halls and other civic spaces today, most begin at noon local time. They have already started out East. #50501movement www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why
Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."
www.npr.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
1/ Protests are taking place at state capitols and city halls and other civic spaces today, most begin at noon local time. They have already started out East. #50501movement www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
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There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Getting your legal news from people who aren’t linking to the court docs or comprehensive reports about the court rulings is a bad idea.
Ignorance isn’t helpful at the moment.
Ignorance isn’t helpful at the moment.
February 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Getting your legal news from people who aren’t linking to the court docs or comprehensive reports about the court rulings is a bad idea.
Ignorance isn’t helpful at the moment.
Ignorance isn’t helpful at the moment.
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The Godfather of the resurrection of the European far right has died. He defined the third wave and was marginalized by the fourth. A vain and nasty man, who will be missed by few.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96
Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Godfather of the resurrection of the European far right has died. He defined the third wave and was marginalized by the fourth. A vain and nasty man, who will be missed by few.
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✔️ Money to the Trump inaugural
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
53K views · 1.3K comments | It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on... | By Mark Zuckerb...
It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on...
www.facebook.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
✔️ Money to the Trump inaugural
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
✔️ Dinner at Mar-a-Lago
✔️ Getting rid of fact-checking
✔️ Putting UFC's Dana White (a key Trump ally) on Meta's board
Hard not to see these moves as an effort to avoid being politically targeted by an illiberal president.
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Here they go. Dismantling reality step by step.
Meta said it would end its fact-checking program and rely instead on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts. The new protocol, which will begin in the U.S., is similar to the one used by X, called Community Notes, Mark Zuckerberg said. nyti.ms/40nRNLu
January 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Here they go. Dismantling reality step by step.
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Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
53K views · 1.3K comments | It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on... | By Mark Zuckerb...
It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on...
www.facebook.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
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Gonna be getting a lot of use out of this one in the First Musk Presidency.
December 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Gonna be getting a lot of use out of this one in the First Musk Presidency.
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Yes, there are lots of negatives around the Pete Hegseth nomination -- the rampant alcoholism, the allegations of sexual assault, the hush money payment to an accuser, the total incompetence leading non-profits, and so on.
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
December 5, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Yes, there are lots of negatives around the Pete Hegseth nomination -- the rampant alcoholism, the allegations of sexual assault, the hush money payment to an accuser, the total incompetence leading non-profits, and so on.
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
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The CEO of Raw Farm—whose milk is contaminated with bird flu—says RFKjr’s transition team asked him to apply for the position of FDA advisor on Raw Milk Policy and Standards Development.
California suspends distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products after bird flu detection | CNN
Distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products has been suspended after bird flu virus was found in milk samples, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The CEO of Raw Farm—whose milk is contaminated with bird flu—says RFKjr’s transition team asked him to apply for the position of FDA advisor on Raw Milk Policy and Standards Development.
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democrats: hes going to gut our institutions [derogatory]
republicans: hes going to gut our institutions [complimentary]
republicans: hes going to gut our institutions [complimentary]
December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM
democrats: hes going to gut our institutions [derogatory]
republicans: hes going to gut our institutions [complimentary]
republicans: hes going to gut our institutions [complimentary]
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is there not someone with actual qualifications who didn't have a record of being drunk, abusive to women, and racist?
Donald Trump’s secretary of defense pick has made a solemn promise to quit drinking if confirmed to the position.
Hegseth Vows to Get Sober if Confirmed
The embattled Fox News host-turned-secretary of defense nominee denied ever having a drinking problem.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 AM
is there not someone with actual qualifications who didn't have a record of being drunk, abusive to women, and racist?
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Democrats will not save us. Our institutions will not save us and there’s no hero on the way.
We have to save ourselves and build coalitions. And that starts with recognizing what we have to offer and what we have to work on within ourselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-it-wi...
We have to save ourselves and build coalitions. And that starts with recognizing what we have to offer and what we have to work on within ourselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-it-wi...
What It Will Take to Defeat Authoritarianism: Audio From A Collapsing State
It's time for radical acceptance and a dose of clarity. We've got work to do if we're going to mitigate the damage of authoritarianism and build something real
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Democrats will not save us. Our institutions will not save us and there’s no hero on the way.
We have to save ourselves and build coalitions. And that starts with recognizing what we have to offer and what we have to work on within ourselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-it-wi...
We have to save ourselves and build coalitions. And that starts with recognizing what we have to offer and what we have to work on within ourselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-it-wi...