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So after promising for two years while campaigning to end the war in 24 hours, then flailing around and failing with only escalation by Putin, Trump appears to revert back to Biden’s policy. So much winning.
September 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So after promising for two years while campaigning to end the war in 24 hours, then flailing around and failing with only escalation by Putin, Trump appears to revert back to Biden’s policy. So much winning.
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It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.
www.jezebel.com/only-an-idio...
www.jezebel.com/only-an-idio...
Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats
It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.
www.jezebel.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.
www.jezebel.com/only-an-idio...
www.jezebel.com/only-an-idio...
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I've worked on the far-right beat for nearly 10 years now, and I've had to handle sorting through a lot of misinformation on politically motivated violence. And this is by far the worst instance of it, including from a lot of people who should really know better.
September 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've worked on the far-right beat for nearly 10 years now, and I've had to handle sorting through a lot of misinformation on politically motivated violence. And this is by far the worst instance of it, including from a lot of people who should really know better.
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Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
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Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercial fishing. “Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump […]
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April 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
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Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
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we need to be saying again and again and again that even if 100% of these people had a criminal record none of this would be okay. people who are criminalized are humans and deserve human rights. people are systematically criminalized based solely on the color of their skin, poverty, language etc
90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record
Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping.
www.bloomberg.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
we need to be saying again and again and again that even if 100% of these people had a criminal record none of this would be okay. people who are criminalized are humans and deserve human rights. people are systematically criminalized based solely on the color of their skin, poverty, language etc
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in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
The Trump Administration wants you to believe that all the people deported to one of the worst prisons on earth are vicious criminals not deserving of due process. As usual, Trump lies.
For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream
President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. Relatives of men sent to El Salvador deny the allegation.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Trump Administration wants you to believe that all the people deported to one of the worst prisons on earth are vicious criminals not deserving of due process. As usual, Trump lies.
At the Rally for #Democracy at the capital here in #Austin. Looking forward to hearing @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social, @doggett.house.gov and @repcasar.bsky.social speak.
March 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
At the Rally for #Democracy at the capital here in #Austin. Looking forward to hearing @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social, @doggett.house.gov and @repcasar.bsky.social speak.
Since I shared my first link about plant-based meat and ultra-processed foods, I've seen several other articles about it. Here's another NYT article.
Is Fake Meat Better for You Than Real Meat?
Here’s what we do — and don’t — know.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Since I shared my first link about plant-based meat and ultra-processed foods, I've seen several other articles about it. Here's another NYT article.
Right now, I think a lot of Americans aren't really seeing the effects of Trump's destructive cutbacks. That's going to change soon.
How Trump’s federal funding freeze is beginning to affect Austin - Austin Monitor
On Jan. 31, a U.S. district judge granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Trump administration from implementing a slew of executive orders that would freeze federal funding programs that allow access to health care, housing, education and other basic…
www.austinmonitor.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Right now, I think a lot of Americans aren't really seeing the effects of Trump's destructive cutbacks. That's going to change soon.
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Today's Low Quality Ad is for the Snailax Hand Massager. It's like that box in Dune that causes extreme pain when Timothy Chalamet sticks his hand in it. But with a gentle massage instead of pain. And it's probably way cheaper. I imagine space pain boxes are not cheap.
www.amazon.com/dp/B099K3JL6...
www.amazon.com/dp/B099K3JL6...
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Today's Low Quality Ad is for the Snailax Hand Massager. It's like that box in Dune that causes extreme pain when Timothy Chalamet sticks his hand in it. But with a gentle massage instead of pain. And it's probably way cheaper. I imagine space pain boxes are not cheap.
www.amazon.com/dp/B099K3JL6...
www.amazon.com/dp/B099K3JL6...
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Whether it’s Obama, wearing a tan suit or Elon Musk doing Hitler salutes, both sides have engaged in incendiary behavior
January 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Whether it’s Obama, wearing a tan suit or Elon Musk doing Hitler salutes, both sides have engaged in incendiary behavior
Another great article about vegan meat alternatives and ultra-processed foods, this time from the New York Times (hopefully you won't need a subscription to read this) - Imitation Meat Is Processed. Can It Also Be Healthy? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/c...
Yes, Imitation Meat Is Processed. Can It Also Be Healthy?
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Another great article about vegan meat alternatives and ultra-processed foods, this time from the New York Times (hopefully you won't need a subscription to read this) - Imitation Meat Is Processed. Can It Also Be Healthy? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/c...
This is the best article I've read about ultra-processed foods and vegan meat alternatives. If given the choice of a hamburger and a Beyond burger, you're still better off eating the Beyond burger. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods
Coverage of the latest nutrition buzzword is overly broad, arbitrary, and wildly misleading. The problem goes deeper.
www.vox.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is the best article I've read about ultra-processed foods and vegan meat alternatives. If given the choice of a hamburger and a Beyond burger, you're still better off eating the Beyond burger. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Everything is so shiny and new here
November 23, 2024 at 4:54 AM
Everything is so shiny and new here