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i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.
i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.
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andreessen doesn’t know what education, let alone thinking means.

my students *will* know now how to operate a camera and edit a film because that’s how they learn to think and problem-solve in the physical world.

mediamaking isn’t supposed to be a perfunctory time-saving process. it’s a craft.
It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
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Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:
I am hoping Colorado votes to prioritize healthy school meals to children with Propositions LL and MM.
What you budget for, and fund, and run is what you care about. Our budgets are our priorities. And we’ve got our priorities right. We all matter or none of us do. And all means all.
Please read and practice
What you say is what you think and what you think is what you do and what you do is who you are.

Act accordingly or be judged accordingly.
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Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
This is not getting enough attention
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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I think I know why Republicans don’t give a shit about the ACA tax credits expiring.

Remember all that personal information DOGE stole last spring?

Pretty sure they know exactly who registered Democrats are in most states…
Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
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For someone in need: Does anyone know where women can get a free mammogram in Montgomery County, Maryland?
For those of you in open enrollment- please read.
Those who have experienced changing health conditions or concerns this current year insurance should be looking at what the policies for the upcoming year will cover.
Did you get an email about open enrollment? Did it fill you with anxiety? Here's a guide on how to choose your health insurance plan.
It's open enrollment time so here's a convenient peg to hang a little tutorial about how to choose your health insurance.

Most of the advice you get is bad. Most of your instincts are bad. I however used to work for a health insurance company and I do arithmetic for a living so I can help.
This made me laugh. I grew up in a family that described several marriages as “mixed” (Greek/polish - Greek/Italian - Greek/Scandinavia etc)
she kicked off that piece with claiming that Australia doesn't care about race or identity, as I remember.

this is a country where 'Italian vs Greek' can still be a live issue in some neighborhoods
I think often about the time NYT was finally shamed so hard about Bari Weiss that they exiled her to Australia, and she immediately offended the whole country by describing it like this
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i could write a tome about how fucking embarrassing it is for journalism that someone as morally bankrupt as bari weiss has ascended to the highest levels of money and power by tickling trump's balls but instead i'm going to keep covering the people hurt most by his terror and giving them a voice.
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I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.

Then shut up until you have that attorney present. You cannot invoke your right to silence just by being silent. You have to say the words.
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Reminder that if you are interacting with law enforcement in Illinois, this IS a stop and ID state. Also, aside from identifying yourself and asking if you're free to leave, the ONLY thing you should say to law enforcement, state or federal, is:
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(I can’t listen to him anymore so I just go by what Aaron says he says.)
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Jesus. You think it can’t get any worse, then you read these stories. US citizens and legal residents illegally arrested and held for days. **Native Americans** getting detained and held for days because ICE agents are too stupid/racist to know about tribal IDs.