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Mad Magazine, over 50 years ago
October 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Mad Magazine, over 50 years ago
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
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Wisconsin already has among the harsher rules in the country — since many people who're not presently in prison are barred from voting because they're on parole and probation.
Roughly half the states in the nation allow anyone not in prison to vote, including recently in neighboring Minnesota:
Roughly half the states in the nation allow anyone not in prison to vote, including recently in neighboring Minnesota:
Minnesota Is Restoring the Voting Rights of Tens of Thousands - Bolts
Editor’s note (March 3): Governor Tim Walz signed House File 28 on March 3. Elizer Darris has thought many times about how it must feel to hold one of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
August 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wisconsin already has among the harsher rules in the country — since many people who're not presently in prison are barred from voting because they're on parole and probation.
Roughly half the states in the nation allow anyone not in prison to vote, including recently in neighboring Minnesota:
Roughly half the states in the nation allow anyone not in prison to vote, including recently in neighboring Minnesota:
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EXTRAORDINARY HEAT ALLOVER EUROPE
Thousands of records are being brutalized with margins never seen before allover Europe from West to East
In 3 centuries of world climatic history there had never been anything remotely close to this.
Wait for MANY posts.
Most extreme day the world has ever seen
Thousands of records are being brutalized with margins never seen before allover Europe from West to East
In 3 centuries of world climatic history there had never been anything remotely close to this.
Wait for MANY posts.
Most extreme day the world has ever seen
August 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT ALLOVER EUROPE
Thousands of records are being brutalized with margins never seen before allover Europe from West to East
In 3 centuries of world climatic history there had never been anything remotely close to this.
Wait for MANY posts.
Most extreme day the world has ever seen
Thousands of records are being brutalized with margins never seen before allover Europe from West to East
In 3 centuries of world climatic history there had never been anything remotely close to this.
Wait for MANY posts.
Most extreme day the world has ever seen
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I fear it's being overlooked that next term, the Supreme Court will likely strike down:
•what's left of the Voting Rights Act
•all bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors
•the last remaining pillar of McCain–Feingold's campaign finance reform
... while upholding bans on trans student athletes.
•what's left of the Voting Rights Act
•all bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors
•the last remaining pillar of McCain–Feingold's campaign finance reform
... while upholding bans on trans student athletes.
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I fear it's being overlooked that next term, the Supreme Court will likely strike down:
•what's left of the Voting Rights Act
•all bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors
•the last remaining pillar of McCain–Feingold's campaign finance reform
... while upholding bans on trans student athletes.
•what's left of the Voting Rights Act
•all bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors
•the last remaining pillar of McCain–Feingold's campaign finance reform
... while upholding bans on trans student athletes.
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Reposted by Alex Charner
Shoot The Messenger, Part II
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
n.pr
August 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Shoot The Messenger, Part II
Had the honor of working with @sensitivityandpowr.bsky.social today. Todo lo mejor, Sol. Eres excelente.
August 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Had the honor of working with @sensitivityandpowr.bsky.social today. Todo lo mejor, Sol. Eres excelente.
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life session today
August 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
life session today
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The "unable to independently verify the language" implies that they are fully confident that the question was asked, and slightly less confident about how it was answered.
July 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The "unable to independently verify the language" implies that they are fully confident that the question was asked, and slightly less confident about how it was answered.
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And for *some reason* Reuters didn’t put in the headline that the answer was “NO, IT’S FOR WHITES ONLY”
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans reut.rs/3H6mYnH
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
reut.rs
July 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And for *some reason* Reuters didn’t put in the headline that the answer was “NO, IT’S FOR WHITES ONLY”
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this is an explicitly white nationalist administration in a way that even woodrow wilson shied away from www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
www.reuters.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
this is an explicitly white nationalist administration in a way that even woodrow wilson shied away from www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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"Another officer says, “They’re starting to resist more now,” to which an officer replies: “We’re going to end up shooting some of them.”
I am fucking FUMING — but goddamn, I am so proud of this kid for having the wherewithal, the guts, and for refusing to delete the footage when threatened. He was arrested and charged for the footage alone
Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Another officer says, “They’re starting to resist more now,” to which an officer replies: “We’re going to end up shooting some of them.”
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Vexatious litigation initiated or funded by right wing billionaires is one of the more potent attacks on free speech.
Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Vexatious litigation initiated or funded by right wing billionaires is one of the more potent attacks on free speech.
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89% of Americans want the files released according to a CBS/YouGov poll
July 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
89% of Americans want the files released according to a CBS/YouGov poll
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I'm adopting it
I saw somebody on TikTok using the word 'slopper' as a slur for people who use ChatGPT, and that's a thing we should start doing.
July 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm adopting it
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When the minimum wage doesn’t go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009.
The federal minimum wage peaked in buying power way back in 1968, when it was worth $15.09 in 2025 dollars.
The federal minimum wage peaked in buying power way back in 1968, when it was worth $15.09 in 2025 dollars.
Opinion: 16 years with minimum wage falling further behind the cost of living
Opinion: Raising the minimum wage is good for business as well as workers.
www.floridatoday.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When the minimum wage doesn’t go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009.
The federal minimum wage peaked in buying power way back in 1968, when it was worth $15.09 in 2025 dollars.
The federal minimum wage peaked in buying power way back in 1968, when it was worth $15.09 in 2025 dollars.
Was fortunate enough to draw @izzy-diaz.bsky.social today
July 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Was fortunate enough to draw @izzy-diaz.bsky.social today
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simplest explanation is that the court conservatives believe trump is sovereign and thus free of all limits on his authority
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
simplest explanation is that the court conservatives believe trump is sovereign and thus free of all limits on his authority
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Kyrsten Sinema (no longer a senator) spent nearly $400,000 in campaign funds over the past three months, including:
-$86k on airfare and in-flight services
-$86k on security detail (including $600 on ski tickets)
-$7k on meals
-$86k on airfare and in-flight services
-$86k on security detail (including $600 on ski tickets)
-$7k on meals
July 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Kyrsten Sinema (no longer a senator) spent nearly $400,000 in campaign funds over the past three months, including:
-$86k on airfare and in-flight services
-$86k on security detail (including $600 on ski tickets)
-$7k on meals
-$86k on airfare and in-flight services
-$86k on security detail (including $600 on ski tickets)
-$7k on meals
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July 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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NEW: the Trump admin has moved to terminate TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, covering over 50,000 people
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
July 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: the Trump admin has moved to terminate TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, covering over 50,000 people
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
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Listen to AG Pam Bondi tell us the Epstein client list is sitting on her desk — but after finding Trump’s name all over it — she's saying the list doesn't exist?
Another coverup in plain daylight!
Another coverup in plain daylight!
July 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Listen to AG Pam Bondi tell us the Epstein client list is sitting on her desk — but after finding Trump’s name all over it — she's saying the list doesn't exist?
Another coverup in plain daylight!
Another coverup in plain daylight!