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December 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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With the Senate’s inability to move a health care plan on Thursday, the pressure for Republicans to act is likely only to intensify. Don't count on that to change anything.
Concepts of Health Care Plans → Humiliation Trying to Pass Them
They still haven’t figured out this health care thing. Don’t hold your breath.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
With the Senate’s inability to move a health care plan on Thursday, the pressure for Republicans to act is likely only to intensify. Don't count on that to change anything.
I support Dems not because they will ever be the "savior" from authoritarianism. But because the party as a whole can be bent away from right-wing authoritarianism that currently & actively harms the country daily. Disappointment is inevitable but the strategy is simple. Autocracy is the #1 threat.
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I support Dems not because they will ever be the "savior" from authoritarianism. But because the party as a whole can be bent away from right-wing authoritarianism that currently & actively harms the country daily. Disappointment is inevitable but the strategy is simple. Autocracy is the #1 threat.
No one is stopping investigations from taking place, no one is stopping a law that says if a website or company online continually is found to be a portal for abusers to find victims that it can be prosecuted... nope, we're just going to make the internet less free and open. @democrats.org wtf.
Sen. DURBIN: The threat is accelerating, and the numbers tell the story. What are we going to do about it? Now’s the time to address online child exploitation. America’s children cannot wait any longer.
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
No one is stopping investigations from taking place, no one is stopping a law that says if a website or company online continually is found to be a portal for abusers to find victims that it can be prosecuted... nope, we're just going to make the internet less free and open. @democrats.org wtf.
KOSA will not protect children, it will only erode the internet to be a space less safe for free speech, privacy, & information availability. @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov are simply empowering fascists and authoritarians to commit more atrocities legally.
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Parents don’t want speeches. They want a law. The House has weakened the Kids Online Safety Act that would prevent abuses and impose a legal responsibility on Big Tech. It’s a disservice to parents, children, and victims.
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
KOSA will not protect children, it will only erode the internet to be a space less safe for free speech, privacy, & information availability. @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov are simply empowering fascists and authoritarians to commit more atrocities legally.
Reckless, and absolutely assisting evil in doing evil. @whitehouse.senate.gov @judiciarydems.senate.gov @democrats-judiciary.house.gov If you help or allow this to pass you will have single handily assisted authoritarianism to rise even higher. The fact you think this is rational is terrifying.
Oh. Cool. Just as the President is using every power he can to suppress dissent and stifle speech, @whitehouse.senate.gov and the @judiciarydems.senate.gov are trying to hand Trump a new tool to suppress speech online.
What a joke.
What a joke.
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Reckless, and absolutely assisting evil in doing evil. @whitehouse.senate.gov @judiciarydems.senate.gov @democrats-judiciary.house.gov If you help or allow this to pass you will have single handily assisted authoritarianism to rise even higher. The fact you think this is rational is terrifying.
I never thought such a small hat could fit 280 pounds of shit, actually impressive.
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I never thought such a small hat could fit 280 pounds of shit, actually impressive.
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Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
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That same 30% are the unabashed fascists in the country. It's always 30 to 35%. 30% would say to bring back chattel slavery if they were sure the survey was anonymous.
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
That same 30% are the unabashed fascists in the country. It's always 30 to 35%. 30% would say to bring back chattel slavery if they were sure the survey was anonymous.
Do crimes go to prison!? My goodness... what has this country become when an honest criminal can't buy his way out of criminal prosecution.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Do crimes go to prison!? My goodness... what has this country become when an honest criminal can't buy his way out of criminal prosecution.
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As we move towards taxpayer funded Christian charter schools, Fascinating to watch @GovBillLee pretend steering public dollars to openly religious schools with vouchers/charters hasn’t been his #1 goal all along.
(He slips up and admits charters aren’t really public here 😬)
(He slips up and admits charters aren’t really public here 😬)
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
As we move towards taxpayer funded Christian charter schools, Fascinating to watch @GovBillLee pretend steering public dollars to openly religious schools with vouchers/charters hasn’t been his #1 goal all along.
(He slips up and admits charters aren’t really public here 😬)
(He slips up and admits charters aren’t really public here 😬)
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This was bound to happen sooner or later, & it's as horrific a story as you might imagine.
"Her decisions stemmed from her skepticism about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and her desire to live a lifestyle free of what she saw as additional chemicals."
www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
"Her decisions stemmed from her skepticism about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and her desire to live a lifestyle free of what she saw as additional chemicals."
www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This was bound to happen sooner or later, & it's as horrific a story as you might imagine.
"Her decisions stemmed from her skepticism about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and her desire to live a lifestyle free of what she saw as additional chemicals."
www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
"Her decisions stemmed from her skepticism about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and her desire to live a lifestyle free of what she saw as additional chemicals."
www.the-independent.com/life-style/s...
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"Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters."
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/nobe...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/nobe...
Nobel laureate Machado appears for the first time in 11 months
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in 11 months.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway’s capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters."
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/nobe...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/nobe...
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We don’t want fishermen to start avoiding air strikes
House Intel Chair Rick Crawford on why he doesn't want video of the second Sept 2 boat strike released: "What the trained eye can detect from these videos may reveal sources and methods that would imperil troops." (But releasing video of the first strike didn't?)
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We don’t want fishermen to start avoiding air strikes
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David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
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Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
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ICE being evil enough they start angering famously racist police departments was really not a turn I was expecting
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
ICE being evil enough they start angering famously racist police departments was really not a turn I was expecting
If this man and his friends believe so strongly in price shopping during a stroke then surely they will be willing to make this the staple healthcare offered to themselves, their employees, and their families, right?
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
If this man and his friends believe so strongly in price shopping during a stroke then surely they will be willing to make this the staple healthcare offered to themselves, their employees, and their families, right?
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Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
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In some ways it’s amazing just how low a price they had to pay to get let off scot free
Admittedly, their dignity was part of the supplemental price. But still…..
Admittedly, their dignity was part of the supplemental price. But still…..
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
In some ways it’s amazing just how low a price they had to pay to get let off scot free
Admittedly, their dignity was part of the supplemental price. But still…..
Admittedly, their dignity was part of the supplemental price. But still…..
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Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
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"Trump is pissing on his supporters' legs and telling them that it's raining."
My commentary on the current state of the US economy in Newsweek..
www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
My commentary on the current state of the US economy in Newsweek..
www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
Trump's "A+++++" review of economy clashes with Americans' perceptions
Many Americans are uneasy about their personal financial situation, despite Trump's upbeat self-appraisal.
www.newsweek.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Trump is pissing on his supporters' legs and telling them that it's raining."
My commentary on the current state of the US economy in Newsweek..
www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
My commentary on the current state of the US economy in Newsweek..
www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
Oh hey look, it's the New York Times granting air to cock suckers that think ideas from the 1930's, laws from the 1700's and healthcare before germ theory had everything right.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Opinion | Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For
Provided Europeans want to fight for it.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Oh hey look, it's the New York Times granting air to cock suckers that think ideas from the 1930's, laws from the 1700's and healthcare before germ theory had everything right.
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Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
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Mayor-elect Mamdani: If an ICE agent is breaking the law, then that is a law that they should be held accountable to.
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mayor-elect Mamdani: If an ICE agent is breaking the law, then that is a law that they should be held accountable to.