Dianne Bragg
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Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum condemns the US invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president out of fear that the US may also violate Mexican sovereignty & Trump then tells Fox News that “something is gonna have to be done” about the Mexican President too.
Trump says "something is gonna have to be done" about Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum in response to a question about whether the Venezuelan strike was a "message" to her government.
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum condemns the US invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president out of fear that the US may also violate Mexican sovereignty & Trump then tells Fox News that “something is gonna have to be done” about the Mexican President too.
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What the hell???
BREAKING NEWS: Trump says Nicolás Maduro and his wife are aboard a U.S. warship and will face prosecution in New York. Follow AP's live updates.
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
What the hell???
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"No longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers' lives."
Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"No longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers' lives."
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"WE HAVE THESE BOOKS
That’s a miracle — but not a rare miracle. A miracle like a sunrise, or a strange cloud, or a weird bird. A miracle that happens often, that maybe we don’t appreciate enough. It’s special."
What a fucking great send off.
Happy 2026, everyone.
Make it human. Make it weird.
That’s a miracle — but not a rare miracle. A miracle like a sunrise, or a strange cloud, or a weird bird. A miracle that happens often, that maybe we don’t appreciate enough. It’s special."
What a fucking great send off.
Happy 2026, everyone.
Make it human. Make it weird.
All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"WE HAVE THESE BOOKS
That’s a miracle — but not a rare miracle. A miracle like a sunrise, or a strange cloud, or a weird bird. A miracle that happens often, that maybe we don’t appreciate enough. It’s special."
What a fucking great send off.
Happy 2026, everyone.
Make it human. Make it weird.
That’s a miracle — but not a rare miracle. A miracle like a sunrise, or a strange cloud, or a weird bird. A miracle that happens often, that maybe we don’t appreciate enough. It’s special."
What a fucking great send off.
Happy 2026, everyone.
Make it human. Make it weird.
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if anyone was actually interested in running government like a business this is one of the first things they’d do
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
if anyone was actually interested in running government like a business this is one of the first things they’d do
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Oh, hey, sometimes letting Youtube pick the next video isn’t a hellscape.
Fred Astaire was 71, and had retired from dancing. This was his last dance performance. He danced to an Elmer Bernstein medley.
This has been mashed up with Weapon of Choice and shows how modern Astaire’s dancing was.
Fred Astaire was 71, and had retired from dancing. This was his last dance performance. He danced to an Elmer Bernstein medley.
This has been mashed up with Weapon of Choice and shows how modern Astaire’s dancing was.
Fred Astaire performs Weapon of Choice at the Oscars
YouTube video by Andy Carvin
youtu.be
September 28, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Oh, hey, sometimes letting Youtube pick the next video isn’t a hellscape.
Fred Astaire was 71, and had retired from dancing. This was his last dance performance. He danced to an Elmer Bernstein medley.
This has been mashed up with Weapon of Choice and shows how modern Astaire’s dancing was.
Fred Astaire was 71, and had retired from dancing. This was his last dance performance. He danced to an Elmer Bernstein medley.
This has been mashed up with Weapon of Choice and shows how modern Astaire’s dancing was.
This is a list to save...not sure why places should meet this definition. It's all about the food, and NOLA will provide. I miss Upperline.
New Orleans restaurant recs please. As always more fucked up, the better.
December 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is a list to save...not sure why places should meet this definition. It's all about the food, and NOLA will provide. I miss Upperline.
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The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
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A reminder that Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra’s parents emigrated here during a period when Italians were considered to be a genetically inferior and criminal-minded underclass that Stephen Miller’s racist predecessors said should be excluded from America
December 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A reminder that Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra’s parents emigrated here during a period when Italians were considered to be a genetically inferior and criminal-minded underclass that Stephen Miller’s racist predecessors said should be excluded from America
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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
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Bonus Book Cover of the Day:
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Bonus Book Cover of the Day:
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Book Cover of the Day:
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
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The Flower Fairies of Winter, The Christmas Tree Fairy, Cecily Mary Barker, 1928.
December 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The Flower Fairies of Winter, The Christmas Tree Fairy, Cecily Mary Barker, 1928.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would soon begin to garnish pay from federal student loan borrowers who are in default, stepping up a repayment enforcement effort that began this year. trib.al/9KWd6Iw
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would soon begin to garnish pay from federal student loan borrowers who are in default, stepping up a repayment enforcement effort that began this year. trib.al/9KWd6Iw
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Efficiency ftw
Spend more do less
Spend more do less
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Efficiency ftw
Spend more do less
Spend more do less
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Massie: "This is about oil and regime change"
December 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Massie: "This is about oil and regime change"
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Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
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Donald Trump attempted a coup.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Donald Trump attempted a coup.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
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In the first nearly seven months of President Trump’s return to office, the Environmental Protection Agency spent more than $86.5 million to compensate more than 2,600 employees who were placed on administrative leave, according to data. https://wapo.st/4j1CjV7
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the first nearly seven months of President Trump’s return to office, the Environmental Protection Agency spent more than $86.5 million to compensate more than 2,600 employees who were placed on administrative leave, according to data. https://wapo.st/4j1CjV7
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December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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You'd have to be crazy to visit the United States from any other country at this time.
The records also show at least six Canadian children, with birth years ranging from 2009 to 2024, were detained during the period.
One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement …
One Canadian child was held for 51 days — more than twice the 20-day limit set by a long-standing U.S. court-ordered agreement …
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You'd have to be crazy to visit the United States from any other country at this time.
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New: The 61-year-old retired Tennessee cop who spent 37 days in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook meme has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the authorities who ordered his arrest.
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
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"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014
A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.
Attorneys for 61-year-old Larry Bushart say a Tennessee sheriff violated the First Amendment: “In America, we do not jail people for political speech.”
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New: The 61-year-old retired Tennessee cop who spent 37 days in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook meme has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the authorities who ordered his arrest.
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014
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I've got to say, this weekend, from students preparing for finals at Brown to Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach...it felt as if Yeats' awful vision were coming true:
"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned."
"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned."
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I've got to say, this weekend, from students preparing for finals at Brown to Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach...it felt as if Yeats' awful vision were coming true:
"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned."
"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned."