Tom (kid codger) O'Neill
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Here's Why - Teri Kanefield
* * * Welcome! If you’ve already read Part I, click here to skip to Part II: We Are Forever Stuck in a Cycle * * * Part I: Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen Introduction In September 2024, I visite...
terikanefield.com
This extremely long, extremely thoughtful essay does an absolutely phenomenal job of explaining the 𝙬𝙝𝙮 of the current sociopolitical melieu in which we find ourselves today. tl;dr but well worth your time, attention and consideration.
terikanefield.com/heres-why/
terikanefield.com/heres-why/
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The most “wtf” thing out of the Rob Reiner news to me isn’t even that his son apparently murdered him and his mom, but that Larry fucking David was one of the people to discover the bodies.
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The most “wtf” thing out of the Rob Reiner news to me isn’t even that his son apparently murdered him and his mom, but that Larry fucking David was one of the people to discover the bodies.
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lol heather cox a radical? lol so I’m guessing the guy is a right wing loon and his wife was reminded by Heather that his beliefs suck and extends to his own behavior probably so of course you wouldn’t stay married to a pos.
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
lol heather cox a radical? lol so I’m guessing the guy is a right wing loon and his wife was reminded by Heather that his beliefs suck and extends to his own behavior probably so of course you wouldn’t stay married to a pos.
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”Sometimes, she completely misstates facts — for instance, that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was right-wing, and that prominent Republicans blamed “the left” to incite violence against their political enemies”
Sorry, “Blake Dodge” but that’s a factual summary of what happened.
Sorry, “Blake Dodge” but that’s a factual summary of what happened.
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
”Sometimes, she completely misstates facts — for instance, that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was right-wing, and that prominent Republicans blamed “the left” to incite violence against their political enemies”
Sorry, “Blake Dodge” but that’s a factual summary of what happened.
Sorry, “Blake Dodge” but that’s a factual summary of what happened.
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The man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed. The father-of-two has been hailed a hero after pouncing on one of the gunmen and wrestling a rifle from his arms.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed. The father-of-two has been hailed a hero after pouncing on one of the gunmen and wrestling a rifle from his arms.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
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I guess we are just going to count on the Mayor of New York saying the right words in tragedy now because nobody expects compassion or decency coming from the White House anymore.
December 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I guess we are just going to count on the Mayor of New York saying the right words in tragedy now because nobody expects compassion or decency coming from the White House anymore.
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She wore a
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
She wore a
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
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My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...
America's Economic Future Under Trump: Bill O'Reilly Debates a Former Obama Economist
Dr. Betsey Stevenson, former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under former President Obama, joins the No Spin News to talk about the essence of capitalism and Trump’s claims that the…
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...
Grampa is having an ever harder time hiding his proclivities.
Trump gets distracted by a woman in the crowd he says looks like Ivanka and has her turn for the cameras
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Grampa is having an ever harder time hiding his proclivities.
It's such a catch-all response.
"Why was I double billed this month?"
"Things can happen."
"Why didn't the ocean liner avoid the iceberg?"
"Things can happen."
"How did the nuclear codes fall into the wrong hands?"
"Things can happen."
"Why was I double billed this month?"
"Things can happen."
"Why didn't the ocean liner avoid the iceberg?"
"Things can happen."
"How did the nuclear codes fall into the wrong hands?"
"Things can happen."
if these kids were conservative influencers, it would not have been "things can happen"
Trump on the shooting at Brown University: “Things can happen”
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It's such a catch-all response.
"Why was I double billed this month?"
"Things can happen."
"Why didn't the ocean liner avoid the iceberg?"
"Things can happen."
"How did the nuclear codes fall into the wrong hands?"
"Things can happen."
"Why was I double billed this month?"
"Things can happen."
"Why didn't the ocean liner avoid the iceberg?"
"Things can happen."
"How did the nuclear codes fall into the wrong hands?"
"Things can happen."
David Ellison gave Bari Weiss control of CBS News because he was so impressed with her journalistic and political equivalent of a lemonade stand.
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
David Ellison gave Bari Weiss control of CBS News because he was so impressed with her journalistic and political equivalent of a lemonade stand.
If this is CBS's idea of doing "the fucking news" ... count me out.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
December 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If this is CBS's idea of doing "the fucking news" ... count me out.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Make it go viral, take this weapon out of their arsenal. www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Watch This Protester Instantly Neutralize Tear Gas
An expert weighs in on the science behind the trick.
www.popularmechanics.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Make it go viral, take this weapon out of their arsenal. www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
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I arrived at a favorite little cafe (my Sunday morning go-to spot) after work, and found this beautiful notice posted on the door.
New Orleans stands with our immigrant population, despite our MAGA governor.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #NoIceNOLA
New Orleans stands with our immigrant population, despite our MAGA governor.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #NoIceNOLA
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I arrived at a favorite little cafe (my Sunday morning go-to spot) after work, and found this beautiful notice posted on the door.
New Orleans stands with our immigrant population, despite our MAGA governor.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #NoIceNOLA
New Orleans stands with our immigrant population, despite our MAGA governor.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory #NoIceNOLA
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Caroline Kennedy told the world about RFK’s nasty proclivities, including his sadistic abuse of animals, before his appointment was voted on by Congress. There is a video of her reading her statement to warn us that RFK, jr was not a stable person.
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Caroline Kennedy told the world about RFK’s nasty proclivities, including his sadistic abuse of animals, before his appointment was voted on by Congress. There is a video of her reading her statement to warn us that RFK, jr was not a stable person.
"Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, CBS’ flagship station in New York, even saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks."
Stay classy, CBS.
Oh, and Bari Weiss is promising more of this "town hall" crap.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Stay classy, CBS.
Oh, and Bari Weiss is promising more of this "town hall" crap.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, CBS’ flagship station in New York, even saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks."
Stay classy, CBS.
Oh, and Bari Weiss is promising more of this "town hall" crap.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Stay classy, CBS.
Oh, and Bari Weiss is promising more of this "town hall" crap.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
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‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
www.theguardian.com
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
twp.ai
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
And yet, despite countless opportunities, congress continues to evade the passage of any kind of meaningful legislation. 'Twas ever thus.
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And yet, despite countless opportunities, congress continues to evade the passage of any kind of meaningful legislation. 'Twas ever thus.
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My thoughts and sympathies are with all those impacted by the horrendous scenes unfolding in Bondi.
Over the next days and weeks, we will learn a lot more. At this stage we know very little - hoping we can all lead with kindness and wait for the facts to emerge in due course. #auspol
Over the next days and weeks, we will learn a lot more. At this stage we know very little - hoping we can all lead with kindness and wait for the facts to emerge in due course. #auspol
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My thoughts and sympathies are with all those impacted by the horrendous scenes unfolding in Bondi.
Over the next days and weeks, we will learn a lot more. At this stage we know very little - hoping we can all lead with kindness and wait for the facts to emerge in due course. #auspol
Over the next days and weeks, we will learn a lot more. At this stage we know very little - hoping we can all lead with kindness and wait for the facts to emerge in due course. #auspol
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Americans, on average, expect to spend $778 on their holiday gifts, $229 lower than the October figures mentioned above.
The only other year when expected holiday spending fell this much between October and November was 2008, when the figure was $185.
The only other year when expected holiday spending fell this much between October and November was 2008, when the figure was $185.
Consumer spending takes a record turn this holiday season
The latest Gallup poll broke a couple of decade-long records.
www.thestreet.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Americans, on average, expect to spend $778 on their holiday gifts, $229 lower than the October figures mentioned above.
The only other year when expected holiday spending fell this much between October and November was 2008, when the figure was $185.
The only other year when expected holiday spending fell this much between October and November was 2008, when the figure was $185.
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BREAKING: Footage released of Brown University shooting suspect. He's still at large. If you know who he is, call 911. Holiday shootings are an American tradition no other developed nation endures. Ask your officials how they live with themselves. Freedom isn’t kids dying at school. #GunViolence
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
BREAKING: Footage released of Brown University shooting suspect. He's still at large. If you know who he is, call 911. Holiday shootings are an American tradition no other developed nation endures. Ask your officials how they live with themselves. Freedom isn’t kids dying at school. #GunViolence
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‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal
Trump administration insiders and well-connected Republican businesses have been jostling to dominate pending humanitarian aid and reconstruction logistics in the shattered Gaza Strip, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Guardian.
With three-quarters of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed by two years of Israeli strikes, the rebuilding effort to come – estimated at $70bn by the United Nations – could be a rich prize for companies that specialize in construction, demolition, transportation and logistics. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
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Just sent out my free weekend update. Was quite a week in the land war, started with great doom for Ukraine and ended with the Ukrainians pushing the Russians away from Kupyansk and advancing in a week twice as much as the Russians advanced in 4 months. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #163: Ukraine Goes From Collapsing to Liberating Kupyansk
The Two Negotiations; Stirrings in Europe
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Just sent out my free weekend update. Was quite a week in the land war, started with great doom for Ukraine and ended with the Ukrainians pushing the Russians away from Kupyansk and advancing in a week twice as much as the Russians advanced in 4 months. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...