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“The last time I used a hammer, my hand slipped and I hit my thumb. And for a split second, I unconsciously reached for the Undo key...”
— Sky Dayton
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This Is Bullshit
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on antitrust, argues consumers stand to benefit from Netflix's acquisition of WBD (Scott Fitzgerald/Wall Street Journal)

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December 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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OH FFS.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Absolutely insane transcript of Witkoff giving advice to Russia for talking to Trump about a peace plan. Remember : Putin cannot be trusted; he has broken every promise he has made about Ukraine.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Free read: archive.ph/Swu9f
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Why is Chuck Schumer still the Minority Leader. The jobs role is to lead and keep inline senate democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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And many of the jobs lost are due to Arden Global Capital, a vulture capital firm. Watch ‘Stripped for Parts’ on PBS free until year’s end to see how AGC has created news deserts.
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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This is what the air around Mount Rainier looks like. If you plan on hiking, check conditions ahead of time wherever you are going.

For updates on trail access, web cams & more, visit Rainier’s website go.nps.gov/MountRainierFire

For the latest smoke forecast statewide, visit wasmoke.blogspot.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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August 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
pluralistic.net
August 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good morning
August 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...

Worth the short watch. Poignant
Rachels Don't Run: Loneliness in an A.I.-Driven World
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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There was a new federal arrest today of people protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions. This time it happened in Spokane, Washington, and included the arrest of the former City Council president.

7/9 federal indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Good afternoon
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM