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· Jul 25
Nantucket’s Workers Are Living on the Margins
www.nytimes.com
This is *all* of America
This is America's 2nd Gilded Age
The only thing stopping the insane wealth gap is a unified working class...but sadly, exactly to plan, the wealthy have pitted the working class against itself over abortion, immigration, eggs, etc.
Wake up
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/r...
This is America's 2nd Gilded Age
The only thing stopping the insane wealth gap is a unified working class...but sadly, exactly to plan, the wealthy have pitted the working class against itself over abortion, immigration, eggs, etc.
Wake up
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/r...
@axios.com apparently saying *they're* real reporting...and somehow they're not doing the same exact thing as WP...?
"And, yes, some legacy voices — notably the opinion section of The Washington Post — are drifting rightward in the age of Trump"
www.thetravel.com/new-tsa-45-u...
"And, yes, some legacy voices — notably the opinion section of The Washington Post — are drifting rightward in the age of Trump"
www.thetravel.com/new-tsa-45-u...
TSA's New $45 Fee At U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families In The Fine Print
The TSA's newly announced $45 fee to clear U.S. airport security punishes families who travel infrequently, per its rules' fine print.
www.thetravel.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@axios.com apparently saying *they're* real reporting...and somehow they're not doing the same exact thing as WP...?
"And, yes, some legacy voices — notably the opinion section of The Washington Post — are drifting rightward in the age of Trump"
www.thetravel.com/new-tsa-45-u...
"And, yes, some legacy voices — notably the opinion section of The Washington Post — are drifting rightward in the age of Trump"
www.thetravel.com/new-tsa-45-u...
Fascism 101
"In short, Trump has gotten away with his attempt to subvert the election: If the criminal-justice system is incapable of prosecuting attempts to steal an election, then stealing an election is de facto legal"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
"In short, Trump has gotten away with his attempt to subvert the election: If the criminal-justice system is incapable of prosecuting attempts to steal an election, then stealing an election is de facto legal"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Last Big Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped
The U.S. justice and political systems have shown that they can’t hold the president and his allies to account for trying to steal the 2020 election.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Fascism 101
"In short, Trump has gotten away with his attempt to subvert the election: If the criminal-justice system is incapable of prosecuting attempts to steal an election, then stealing an election is de facto legal"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
"In short, Trump has gotten away with his attempt to subvert the election: If the criminal-justice system is incapable of prosecuting attempts to steal an election, then stealing an election is de facto legal"
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
It's never about law & order.
It's *always* about wealth & power.
"While the right-wing Hernández walks free from his 45-year prison sentence, left-wing Venezuelan dictator Maduro — indicted on charges of narcoterrorism — faces the threat of a U.S. military invasion"
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
It's *always* about wealth & power.
"While the right-wing Hernández walks free from his 45-year prison sentence, left-wing Venezuelan dictator Maduro — indicted on charges of narcoterrorism — faces the threat of a U.S. military invasion"
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
Trump wields pardons as purest form of power
No president has used pardons more openly as a tool of personal and ideological loyalty than Trump.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's never about law & order.
It's *always* about wealth & power.
"While the right-wing Hernández walks free from his 45-year prison sentence, left-wing Venezuelan dictator Maduro — indicted on charges of narcoterrorism — faces the threat of a U.S. military invasion"
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
It's *always* about wealth & power.
"While the right-wing Hernández walks free from his 45-year prison sentence, left-wing Venezuelan dictator Maduro — indicted on charges of narcoterrorism — faces the threat of a U.S. military invasion"
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
Nevermind that the *vast majority* of mass shootings in America are perpetrated by white men...
But hey. Why wouldn't Trump & his GOP cronies use this tragedy to expand their fascist agenda...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
But hey. Why wouldn't Trump & his GOP cronies use this tragedy to expand their fascist agenda...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is blaming the Biden administration for this week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in part by insisting that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was am...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Nevermind that the *vast majority* of mass shootings in America are perpetrated by white men...
But hey. Why wouldn't Trump & his GOP cronies use this tragedy to expand their fascist agenda...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
But hey. Why wouldn't Trump & his GOP cronies use this tragedy to expand their fascist agenda...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
But according to the GOP, the only racism in America is against white men...and to call out their focused erasure of Black history is being "woke"
MAGA has *always* been a dog whistle. A return to "better times"...i.e., pre-Civil Rights
Fuck Trump & the GOP fascists
www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
MAGA has *always* been a dog whistle. A return to "better times"...i.e., pre-Civil Rights
Fuck Trump & the GOP fascists
www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
But according to the GOP, the only racism in America is against white men...and to call out their focused erasure of Black history is being "woke"
MAGA has *always* been a dog whistle. A return to "better times"...i.e., pre-Civil Rights
Fuck Trump & the GOP fascists
www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
MAGA has *always* been a dog whistle. A return to "better times"...i.e., pre-Civil Rights
Fuck Trump & the GOP fascists
www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
Dear @axios.com - If you're going to pin Lakanwal to Biden, maybe also point out that Lakanwal had his asylum application approved *by the Trump administration* in 2025
Get off your knees and do some actual reporting
Get off your knees and do some actual reporting
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dear @axios.com - If you're going to pin Lakanwal to Biden, maybe also point out that Lakanwal had his asylum application approved *by the Trump administration* in 2025
Get off your knees and do some actual reporting
Get off your knees and do some actual reporting
Trump is singlehandedly responsible for the violence in American politics
He's a fascist at heart & runs the Oval Office like a wannabe mobster
Fear, hatred & bigotry have always been his greatest weapons
Revenge & personal wealth have always been his only goals
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...
He's a fascist at heart & runs the Oval Office like a wannabe mobster
Fear, hatred & bigotry have always been his greatest weapons
Revenge & personal wealth have always been his only goals
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...
Republicans consider quitting Congress early over death threats and infighting
41 members have already announced they plan to call it quits at the end of their term.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Trump is singlehandedly responsible for the violence in American politics
He's a fascist at heart & runs the Oval Office like a wannabe mobster
Fear, hatred & bigotry have always been his greatest weapons
Revenge & personal wealth have always been his only goals
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...
He's a fascist at heart & runs the Oval Office like a wannabe mobster
Fear, hatred & bigotry have always been his greatest weapons
Revenge & personal wealth have always been his only goals
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...
"Critics call it mass surveillance."
@apnews.com: there is absolutely *no need* to sugarcoat this. This is not debatable
This is the *very definition* of mass surveillance, and to whitewash it as anything else is an outright win for these GOP fascists
@apnews.com: there is absolutely *no need* to sugarcoat this. This is not debatable
This is the *very definition* of mass surveillance, and to whitewash it as anything else is an outright win for these GOP fascists
November 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Critics call it mass surveillance."
@apnews.com: there is absolutely *no need* to sugarcoat this. This is not debatable
This is the *very definition* of mass surveillance, and to whitewash it as anything else is an outright win for these GOP fascists
@apnews.com: there is absolutely *no need* to sugarcoat this. This is not debatable
This is the *very definition* of mass surveillance, and to whitewash it as anything else is an outright win for these GOP fascists
2nd Gilded Age...
"The legislation, passed entirely by Republicans, heavily benefits businesses & the ultrawealthy. It is projected to add trillions to the federal deficit & came with steep cuts to health care for the elderly & food stamps for the poorest Americans"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
"The legislation, passed entirely by Republicans, heavily benefits businesses & the ultrawealthy. It is projected to add trillions to the federal deficit & came with steep cuts to health care for the elderly & food stamps for the poorest Americans"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
2nd Gilded Age...
"The legislation, passed entirely by Republicans, heavily benefits businesses & the ultrawealthy. It is projected to add trillions to the federal deficit & came with steep cuts to health care for the elderly & food stamps for the poorest Americans"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
"The legislation, passed entirely by Republicans, heavily benefits businesses & the ultrawealthy. It is projected to add trillions to the federal deficit & came with steep cuts to health care for the elderly & food stamps for the poorest Americans"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
You...DON'T...say...
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
You...DON'T...say...
Reason 1,397,562 as to why America's wealthiest people like to pit the working-class against itself...
The more we infight, the more they prosper
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/b...
The more we infight, the more they prosper
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/b...
The air traffic problem making your holiday travel even more miserable | CNN Business
Even if you’re flying commercial for the holidays, private jets might be making your trip more expensive.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reason 1,397,562 as to why America's wealthiest people like to pit the working-class against itself...
The more we infight, the more they prosper
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/b...
The more we infight, the more they prosper
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/b...
Making America GREAT again?
"Medicare Part B premiums will jump nearly 10% next year...the second-largest hike, in dollar terms, in the program’s history"
#FuckTrump
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
"Medicare Part B premiums will jump nearly 10% next year...the second-largest hike, in dollar terms, in the program’s history"
#FuckTrump
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
Senior citizens will pay a lot more for Medicare in 2026 | CNN Politics
Senior citizens are the latest group of Americans to face steep increases in their health insurance premiums for 2026.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Making America GREAT again?
"Medicare Part B premiums will jump nearly 10% next year...the second-largest hike, in dollar terms, in the program’s history"
#FuckTrump
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
"Medicare Part B premiums will jump nearly 10% next year...the second-largest hike, in dollar terms, in the program’s history"
#FuckTrump
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
It seems like Israel is confusing the words "ceasefire" and "genocide"
"Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians from Wednesday into Thursday, with more than 80 others wounded"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/m...
"Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians from Wednesday into Thursday, with more than 80 others wounded"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/m...
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 32 Palestinians, as Hamas warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ | CNN
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians in the latest escalation of violence since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It seems like Israel is confusing the words "ceasefire" and "genocide"
"Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians from Wednesday into Thursday, with more than 80 others wounded"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/m...
"Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians from Wednesday into Thursday, with more than 80 others wounded"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/m...
GOP law & order...
"A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crime"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
"A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crime"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
GOP law & order...
"A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crime"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
"A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 37 years in prison this month for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme, one of a growing number of people granted clemency by Trump only to be charged with new crime"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
According to the GOP, American racism *only* exists against white men...and calling out any racism against non-whites is being "woke"
"In the TC ruling, in a 2-1 decision, federal judges found 'substantial evidence' that 'Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-r...
"In the TC ruling, in a 2-1 decision, federal judges found 'substantial evidence' that 'Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-r...
What happens to California's redistricting after Texas' congressional maps were struck down in court?
The court ruling came after California voters formally approved a ballot measure that was introduced to counteract Texas' redistricting.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
According to the GOP, American racism *only* exists against white men...and calling out any racism against non-whites is being "woke"
"In the TC ruling, in a 2-1 decision, federal judges found 'substantial evidence' that 'Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-r...
"In the TC ruling, in a 2-1 decision, federal judges found 'substantial evidence' that 'Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-r...
But then they get SO MAD when you call them fascists...
Just own it, you hateful pieces of shit
#GOPFascists
Just own it, you hateful pieces of shit
#GOPFascists
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
But then they get SO MAD when you call them fascists...
Just own it, you hateful pieces of shit
#GOPFascists
Just own it, you hateful pieces of shit
#GOPFascists
Trump & the GOP will literally torch the earth for a few extra bucks...
"[Trump] moved to roll back Biden-era protections for endangered species and their habitats...
...[stripping] safeguards for plants and animals threatened by human development and a warming planet"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
"[Trump] moved to roll back Biden-era protections for endangered species and their habitats...
...[stripping] safeguards for plants and animals threatened by human development and a warming planet"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
Trump moves to strip protections from endangered and threatened species | CNN
The Trump administration moved on Wednesday to roll back Biden-era changes reviled by industry. The new rules will protect fewer species and make money a factor in decision making.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump & the GOP will literally torch the earth for a few extra bucks...
"[Trump] moved to roll back Biden-era protections for endangered species and their habitats...
...[stripping] safeguards for plants and animals threatened by human development and a warming planet"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
"[Trump] moved to roll back Biden-era protections for endangered species and their habitats...
...[stripping] safeguards for plants and animals threatened by human development and a warming planet"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/c...
GOP like, "Oh that's just Trump being Trump..."
“Keep your voice down.”
“That’s enough of you.”
“Be nice; don’t be threatening.”
“There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”
“Quiet, piggy.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“Keep your voice down.”
“That’s enough of you.”
“Be nice; don’t be threatening.”
“There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”
“Quiet, piggy.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
GOP like, "Oh that's just Trump being Trump..."
“Keep your voice down.”
“That’s enough of you.”
“Be nice; don’t be threatening.”
“There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”
“Quiet, piggy.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“Keep your voice down.”
“That’s enough of you.”
“Be nice; don’t be threatening.”
“There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”
“Quiet, piggy.”
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump's GOP in a nutshell
"This type of degrading rhetoric is not new, but it’s increasingly prominent from the political right. With the rise of once-fringe figures...some members of the MAGA coalition are openly suggesting that only white Christians belong in America"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
"This type of degrading rhetoric is not new, but it’s increasingly prominent from the political right. With the rise of once-fringe figures...some members of the MAGA coalition are openly suggesting that only white Christians belong in America"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Racists are now openly targeting Indian Americans | CNN
How bad is it? Even Indian Americans like Kash Patel and Nikki Haley in the MAGA coalition are being targeted.
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump's GOP in a nutshell
"This type of degrading rhetoric is not new, but it’s increasingly prominent from the political right. With the rise of once-fringe figures...some members of the MAGA coalition are openly suggesting that only white Christians belong in America"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
"This type of degrading rhetoric is not new, but it’s increasingly prominent from the political right. With the rise of once-fringe figures...some members of the MAGA coalition are openly suggesting that only white Christians belong in America"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Boomers simply refuse to release their decades-long chokehold on American society...
time.com/7333965/cong...
time.com/7333965/cong...
The Shutdown’s Over and Chuck Schumer Isn’t Going Anywhere
Capitol insiders tell TIME Schumer's job as Senate Minority Leader is secure through 2026, but here's who will eventually replace him.
time.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Boomers simply refuse to release their decades-long chokehold on American society...
time.com/7333965/cong...
time.com/7333965/cong...
Boomers are somehow in the best position to fix a society they've had the heaviest hand in destroying...
time.com/7333965/cong...
time.com/7333965/cong...
The Shutdown’s Over and Chuck Schumer Isn’t Going Anywhere
Capitol insiders tell TIME Schumer's job as Senate Minority Leader is secure through 2026, but here's who will eventually replace him.
time.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Boomers are somehow in the best position to fix a society they've had the heaviest hand in destroying...
time.com/7333965/cong...
time.com/7333965/cong...
Unless you're a rich, white, straight male, Trump & the GOP don't give a flying fuck about you 👉
"1 in 4 US households is living paycheck to paycheck...
...the report comes as Trump continues to dismiss affordability concerns as a 'con job' conjured up by Democrats"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/e...
"1 in 4 US households is living paycheck to paycheck...
...the report comes as Trump continues to dismiss affordability concerns as a 'con job' conjured up by Democrats"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/e...
‘Things are pretty crappy.’ 1 in 4 US households are living paycheck to paycheck | CNN Business
Austin H. can’t wait to buy a house and start a family. But right now, the 34-year-old is barely getting by.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Unless you're a rich, white, straight male, Trump & the GOP don't give a flying fuck about you 👉
"1 in 4 US households is living paycheck to paycheck...
...the report comes as Trump continues to dismiss affordability concerns as a 'con job' conjured up by Democrats"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/e...
"1 in 4 US households is living paycheck to paycheck...
...the report comes as Trump continues to dismiss affordability concerns as a 'con job' conjured up by Democrats"
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/e...
What on EARTH could Trump be so scared of?
"Trump and his administration ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a full release of the Justice Department’s files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"
#GOPGroomers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
"Trump and his administration ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a full release of the Justice Department’s files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"
#GOPGroomers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What on EARTH could Trump be so scared of?
"Trump and his administration ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a full release of the Justice Department’s files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"
#GOPGroomers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
"Trump and his administration ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a full release of the Justice Department’s files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"
#GOPGroomers
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...