Andochkat
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Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Get a rake: Dispatch from suburban America's forever war
Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, our most hated appliance?
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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As a fox. He’s trying to obsfucate and replace the memory of Covid. It’s all very 1984. Thanks for reminding us it exists. It’s still out there.
Covid was a hoax? He was st Walter Reed when he had Covid. Most of us who survived it suffered at home before the vaccine became available. He is crazy!
December 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As a fox. He’s trying to obsfucate and replace the memory of Covid. It’s all very 1984. Thanks for reminding us it exists. It’s still out there.
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* There is no such thing as "just a flu". Viral infections are bad for us.
* Viruses are variable. Non-evolutionary, typological thinking does not work.
* Viruses evolve. They don't automatically get milder. More infections means more evolution.
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* Viruses are variable. Non-evolutionary, typological thinking does not work.
* Viruses evolve. They don't automatically get milder. More infections means more evolution.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
* There is no such thing as "just a flu". Viral infections are bad for us.
* Viruses are variable. Non-evolutionary, typological thinking does not work.
* Viruses evolve. They don't automatically get milder. More infections means more evolution.
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* Viruses are variable. Non-evolutionary, typological thinking does not work.
* Viruses evolve. They don't automatically get milder. More infections means more evolution.
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* The immune system is not like a muscle and immunity debt is bullshit.
* There are various ways that repeated COVID infections could be causing short- and/or longer-term immunity theft, making people more vulnerable to other infections.
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* There are various ways that repeated COVID infections could be causing short- and/or longer-term immunity theft, making people more vulnerable to other infections.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
* The immune system is not like a muscle and immunity debt is bullshit.
* There are various ways that repeated COVID infections could be causing short- and/or longer-term immunity theft, making people more vulnerable to other infections.
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* There are various ways that repeated COVID infections could be causing short- and/or longer-term immunity theft, making people more vulnerable to other infections.
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Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
🧵
* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
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Rep. Jim Himes says Congress saw a video that fits the Pentagon’s own definition of a war crime: killing shipwrecked sailors who couldn’t fight back. He called it one of the most troubling things he’s seen in public service. And “Whiskey Pete” Hegseth ordered it.
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Rep. Jim Himes says Congress saw a video that fits the Pentagon’s own definition of a war crime: killing shipwrecked sailors who couldn’t fight back. He called it one of the most troubling things he’s seen in public service. And “Whiskey Pete” Hegseth ordered it.
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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“Out is support for democratic ideals and honestly defending their expression and expansion. In is foreign policy as a money-making venture.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/do-you-sup...
www.americaamerica.news/p/do-you-sup...
Do You Support the Global Expansion of Democracy?
A Saturday Prompt
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December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Out is support for democratic ideals and honestly defending their expression and expansion. In is foreign policy as a money-making venture.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/do-you-sup...
www.americaamerica.news/p/do-you-sup...
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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“table-sized”
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“table-sized”
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Okay but WHY are the Kennedy Center Honors not being given out at the Kennedy Center? Did they cancel and move it to the Oval because ticket sales were non-existent?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Okay but WHY are the Kennedy Center Honors not being given out at the Kennedy Center? Did they cancel and move it to the Oval because ticket sales were non-existent?
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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The basic problem with the United States' call for Europe to lead on conventional forces while it takes care of nuclear deterrence.
It's not credible the US would fight a nuclear war over Europe if they aren't willing to contribute conventionally.
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The basic problem with the United States' call for Europe to lead on conventional forces while it takes care of nuclear deterrence.
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You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he’s being detained. His family says Jose is a good man with no criminal record who works in Roofing. He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care‼️ THIS IS EVIL
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he’s being detained. His family says Jose is a good man with no criminal record who works in Roofing. He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care‼️ THIS IS EVIL
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Everyone is focused on the “second strike” against the shipwrecked men in the Caribbean
But there were actually FOUR strikes in total
Bloodthirsty doesn’t even begin to describe the criminality of Pete Hegseth
But there were actually FOUR strikes in total
Bloodthirsty doesn’t even begin to describe the criminality of Pete Hegseth
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Everyone is focused on the “second strike” against the shipwrecked men in the Caribbean
But there were actually FOUR strikes in total
Bloodthirsty doesn’t even begin to describe the criminality of Pete Hegseth
But there were actually FOUR strikes in total
Bloodthirsty doesn’t even begin to describe the criminality of Pete Hegseth
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After his attempt to purchase the Baltimore Colts was rejected, Trump helped start a rival football league. This, too failed (of course it did). Trump blamed the NFL and sued them. Shockingly, given his history with lawsuits, he won.
The jury awarded him $1 in damages
No, that’s not a typo
The jury awarded him $1 in damages
No, that’s not a typo
Trump: "When you look at football in the US, soccer -- we seem to never call it that, because we have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that's called football. But when you think about it, shouldn't it really be called football? We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."
December 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
After his attempt to purchase the Baltimore Colts was rejected, Trump helped start a rival football league. This, too failed (of course it did). Trump blamed the NFL and sued them. Shockingly, given his history with lawsuits, he won.
The jury awarded him $1 in damages
No, that’s not a typo
The jury awarded him $1 in damages
No, that’s not a typo
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The resurgence of childhood diseases, sickness and unnecessary deaths are on the hands of so called “doctor” Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) who could have blocked the confirmation of RFKJr. He should have his medical license revoked. And you think he will call out science advisor trump? #DV1 #ProudBlue
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The resurgence of childhood diseases, sickness and unnecessary deaths are on the hands of so called “doctor” Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) who could have blocked the confirmation of RFKJr. He should have his medical license revoked. And you think he will call out science advisor trump? #DV1 #ProudBlue
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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I mean, do we talk enough about how deranged this person is—and how he should be miles away from the levers of power?
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I mean, do we talk enough about how deranged this person is—and how he should be miles away from the levers of power?
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There's been lots of interest in the Black Reconstruction tour, but let me commend this one to you too!!
Equally intended to inspire, emphasizing community, all of that good stuff
Equally intended to inspire, emphasizing community, all of that good stuff
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December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There's been lots of interest in the Black Reconstruction tour, but let me commend this one to you too!!
Equally intended to inspire, emphasizing community, all of that good stuff
Equally intended to inspire, emphasizing community, all of that good stuff
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(WSJ) It almost seems that Trump does this just to hurt people, and thus enjoy it. Of course that is besides the fact that they are non-While and POC. What have we come to?
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Targets Even Closest Wartime Allies
The door is now shut to some 265,000 Afghans waiting to come, many of whom worked with the U.S. or have loved ones who did.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
(WSJ) It almost seems that Trump does this just to hurt people, and thus enjoy it. Of course that is besides the fact that they are non-While and POC. What have we come to?
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.