Alpaca Lunch Box
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SCOTUS appeared poised to overturn 90 years of precedent protecting independent agency officials from arbitrary presidential firing, potentially giving Trump limitless control — a move Justice Sotomayor warned could dismantle the modern U.S. government.
https://bit.ly/4iJGpRM
https://bit.ly/4iJGpRM
Supreme Court Poised to Turbocharge Trump’s Bid for Total Control of Government
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
SCOTUS appeared poised to overturn 90 years of precedent protecting independent agency officials from arbitrary presidential firing, potentially giving Trump limitless control — a move Justice Sotomayor warned could dismantle the modern U.S. government.
https://bit.ly/4iJGpRM
https://bit.ly/4iJGpRM
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Oh, apparently worse than I thought, DHS has been using his pieces for social media posts to the ire of his descendants.
news.artnet.com/art-world/no...
news.artnet.com/art-world/no...
Norman Rockwell’s Family Hits Out at DHS Over Social Media Posts
The descendants of Norman Rockwell penned an op-ed defending the artist's legacy from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
news.artnet.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Oh, apparently worse than I thought, DHS has been using his pieces for social media posts to the ire of his descendants.
news.artnet.com/art-world/no...
news.artnet.com/art-world/no...
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I'd like the second this. Rockwell was not a revolutionary. The vast majority of his career was depicting the glory of the status quo. Practically every piece he did was white people experiencing first world problems (with very few famous exceptions)
library.washu.edu/news/norman-...
library.washu.edu/news/norman-...
Norman Rockwell and Race: Complicating Rockwell’s Legacy - WashU Libraries
If you were to ask someone today what they think of when they hear “Norman Rockwell”, their answer will most likely involve simplicity, sentimentality, and “traditional” American values. They might ev...
library.washu.edu
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'd like the second this. Rockwell was not a revolutionary. The vast majority of his career was depicting the glory of the status quo. Practically every piece he did was white people experiencing first world problems (with very few famous exceptions)
library.washu.edu/news/norman-...
library.washu.edu/news/norman-...
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If you want to read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1puBS...
Allen chapter.pdf
drive.google.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you want to read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1puBS...
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
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What does golf reveal about working across ideological lines? A new study co-authored by Balázs Kovács offers some intriguing answers: insights.som.yale.edu/insights/dif...
A Different Kind of Wedge Issue: What Golf Reveals About Working Across Ideological Lines
How do political differences affect workplace performance? A study of professional golfers, co-authored by Yale SOM’s Balázs Kovács, suggests that working alongside someone of the opposite political o...
insights.som.yale.edu
December 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What does golf reveal about working across ideological lines? A new study co-authored by Balázs Kovács offers some intriguing answers: insights.som.yale.edu/insights/dif...
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
Well… that was interesting.
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Well… that was interesting.
Looks like someone drove over his face with a dump truck.
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Looks like someone drove over his face with a dump truck.
Domestic terrorists. FUCKING ALL OF THEM.
"'They all were scared, crying... they were pointing with the guns not to move,' he said.
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
He said all four are U.S. citizens..."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Ring camera captures Burnsville ICE raid that leaves 7-year-old without parents, according to family
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
www.kare11.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Domestic terrorists. FUCKING ALL OF THEM.
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Landmark case up for argument at SCOTUS at 10am on the power of presidents to fire independent agency heads.
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Landmark case up for argument at SCOTUS at 10am on the power of presidents to fire independent agency heads.
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
Here’s my quick preview in Espresso, @economist.com’s daily app.
I’ll be posting live analysis during the oral argument in this thread
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Ford's Lion diesel engine was incredibly efficient and capable of fantastic torque, but its lack of sales led to its swift discontinuation.
Ford's Lion Diesel Engine In The F-150 Was An Underrated Engine That Deserved Better - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ford's Lion diesel engine was incredibly efficient and capable of fantastic torque, but its lack of sales led to its swift discontinuation.
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Civil rights groups are preparing to take the fight against Texas’ sweeping voter suppression law to SCOTUS. But if the justices hear the case, the court’s conservative majority could issue a ruling that makes it even harder to challenge anti-voting laws.
Civil Rights Groups Poised to Take Texas’ Voter Suppression Law to Supreme Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Civil rights groups are preparing to take the fight against Texas’ sweeping voter suppression law to SCOTUS. But if the justices hear the case, the court’s conservative majority could issue a ruling that makes it even harder to challenge anti-voting laws.
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A Virginia grand jury refused the DOJ’s attempt to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on alleged mortgage fraud allegation charges, marking a major blow to the department’s push to prosecute Trump’s political enemies.
Grand Jury Rejects DOJ’s Attempt to Re-indict NY AG Letitia James
Read more here.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A Virginia grand jury refused the DOJ’s attempt to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on alleged mortgage fraud allegation charges, marking a major blow to the department’s push to prosecute Trump’s political enemies.
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CBS has achieved absolute clown show status.
December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
CBS has achieved absolute clown show status.
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There’s a new Paul Myers Overshare, read it for free, consider subscribing if you can support my work. pulmyears.substack.com/p/planes-tra...
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, etc.
Part one of a series of tales from the John Candy: A Life In Comedy book tour.
pulmyears.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
There’s a new Paul Myers Overshare, read it for free, consider subscribing if you can support my work. pulmyears.substack.com/p/planes-tra...
Yes… but… when a white “Christian” person harmed it’s deemed “religious persecution” or a key to white “Christian” martyrdom- aka Charlie Kirk, etc…
So, as long as it’s not white “Christians” being harmed, they want you to be numb to human suffering.
This is a HUGE caveat not to ignore.
So, as long as it’s not white “Christians” being harmed, they want you to be numb to human suffering.
This is a HUGE caveat not to ignore.
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Yes… but… when a white “Christian” person harmed it’s deemed “religious persecution” or a key to white “Christian” martyrdom- aka Charlie Kirk, etc…
So, as long as it’s not white “Christians” being harmed, they want you to be numb to human suffering.
This is a HUGE caveat not to ignore.
So, as long as it’s not white “Christians” being harmed, they want you to be numb to human suffering.
This is a HUGE caveat not to ignore.
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Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
Sick in a Hospital Town: A Story of American Health Care | Story Trailer
YouTube video by ProPublica
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December 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
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