Far McKon
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A visual representation of GOP and Democrat budgets.
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A visual representation of GOP and Democrat budgets.
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
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Great visual.
PLEASE SHARE
PLEASE SHARE
A visual representation of GOP and Democrat budgets.
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
Each cup = $50 billion, and each color represents something different. A way to see how the federal government is spending and who it benefits.
Now, which budget/policy benefits ALL Americans?
#ProudBlue
Video credit: sully_dawg/Tiktok
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great visual.
PLEASE SHARE
PLEASE SHARE
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:
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Room for the Jewish Space Lasers lady but Chuck Schumer wouldn’t endorse Mamdani
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Room for the Jewish Space Lasers lady but Chuck Schumer wouldn’t endorse Mamdani
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Okay, if "pedophiles" is too specific for the Catholics, let's instead go with the Lutheran Missouri Synod and call them "child molesters"--93% of whom are either Christians or use churches as hunting grounds.
(There was no follow-up to this study. Wonder why....)
reporter.lcms.org/2015/most-ch...
(There was no follow-up to this study. Wonder why....)
reporter.lcms.org/2015/most-ch...
Most child molesters 'religious,' often target church members
The Synod's first Workshop on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse aims to help church workers "identify, understand and intervene" on behalf of victims.
reporter.lcms.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Okay, if "pedophiles" is too specific for the Catholics, let's instead go with the Lutheran Missouri Synod and call them "child molesters"--93% of whom are either Christians or use churches as hunting grounds.
(There was no follow-up to this study. Wonder why....)
reporter.lcms.org/2015/most-ch...
(There was no follow-up to this study. Wonder why....)
reporter.lcms.org/2015/most-ch...
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Clergy getting arrested was a huge tactic in the US Civil Rights era and the anti-apartheid movement. It makes moderates who may not embrace the movement uncomfortable with government repression. It’s a key part of the repertoire for a reason.
Organizers told me that at least 7 faith leaders were among those arrested on Friday.
In a statement posted on X, DHS referred to demonstrators as "imbeciles" who need to "get a job."
One pastor told me "this is our job," adding, "to advocate for the oppressed. religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
In a statement posted on X, DHS referred to demonstrators as "imbeciles" who need to "get a job."
One pastor told me "this is our job," adding, "to advocate for the oppressed. religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
(RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.
religionnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Clergy getting arrested was a huge tactic in the US Civil Rights era and the anti-apartheid movement. It makes moderates who may not embrace the movement uncomfortable with government repression. It’s a key part of the repertoire for a reason.
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idc if he's a big dem donor, if reid hoffman had sex with children on epstein's island he should go to jail for rape and if he didn't then the truth needs to come out and he should only go to jail for creating linkedin
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
idc if he's a big dem donor, if reid hoffman had sex with children on epstein's island he should go to jail for rape and if he didn't then the truth needs to come out and he should only go to jail for creating linkedin
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DHS is diverting money appropriated to fighting terrorism and child trafficking to deportations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
DHS is diverting money appropriated to fighting terrorism and child trafficking to deportations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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"Weinstein disclosures reveal lost tradition of film industry collaboration between young actresses, established producers."
"Lewinsky testimony paints picture of a free-spirited presidency unfettered by formality and hierarchy."
"Lewinsky testimony paints picture of a free-spirited presidency unfettered by formality and hierarchy."
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Weinstein disclosures reveal lost tradition of film industry collaboration between young actresses, established producers."
"Lewinsky testimony paints picture of a free-spirited presidency unfettered by formality and hierarchy."
"Lewinsky testimony paints picture of a free-spirited presidency unfettered by formality and hierarchy."
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Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
November 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
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"we used it as a placeholder" is the weakest excuse
The point of placeholders is to be OBVIOUSLY wrong
You do not use "good enough at a glance" as a placeholder, because you forget it's not final
None of these developers ever intend the AI shit to be placeholders, they just hate being called out
The point of placeholders is to be OBVIOUSLY wrong
You do not use "good enough at a glance" as a placeholder, because you forget it's not final
None of these developers ever intend the AI shit to be placeholders, they just hate being called out
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"we used it as a placeholder" is the weakest excuse
The point of placeholders is to be OBVIOUSLY wrong
You do not use "good enough at a glance" as a placeholder, because you forget it's not final
None of these developers ever intend the AI shit to be placeholders, they just hate being called out
The point of placeholders is to be OBVIOUSLY wrong
You do not use "good enough at a glance" as a placeholder, because you forget it's not final
None of these developers ever intend the AI shit to be placeholders, they just hate being called out
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Perfect attire for a pedophile!
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Perfect attire for a pedophile!
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Oh this is so utterly fucking disgusting. “Lol we know how you like fucking kids, may I suggest reading Lolita”
did not have Harvard English professor Elisa New emailing Jeffrey Epstein about Lolita on my 2025 bingo card
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Oh this is so utterly fucking disgusting. “Lol we know how you like fucking kids, may I suggest reading Lolita”
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Rotten apples don’t fall far from the tree.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rotten apples don’t fall far from the tree.
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if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
![Dept. of War [sic]'s bluesky account says "To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: If you keep trafficking deadly drugs–we will kill you."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a4n6zqm2ufqrdbyszo5gvgyq/bafkreifpxnl7xocstyj3ztg3enbd5osgyaxznmbkkkysjjuykxbplp5gl4@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
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Jim Ryan wrote a letter to UVA detailing his "resignation" and I'm gonna get some fresh tea before I read it because I feel pretty certain I'm gonna be filled with righteous anger by the end
I'll do a thread but here's the full letter provided by the chronicle
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I'll do a thread but here's the full letter provided by the chronicle
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Jim Ryan letter
www.documentcloud.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jim Ryan wrote a letter to UVA detailing his "resignation" and I'm gonna get some fresh tea before I read it because I feel pretty certain I'm gonna be filled with righteous anger by the end
I'll do a thread but here's the full letter provided by the chronicle
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I'll do a thread but here's the full letter provided by the chronicle
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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DeLauro: The president went to the supreme court to deprive kids of food. Unbelievable. And now wants to deny their parents healthcare.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
DeLauro: The president went to the supreme court to deprive kids of food. Unbelievable. And now wants to deny their parents healthcare.
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Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
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when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
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It wasn't even half i didn't get a full half benefit even.... what are people with actual kids supposed to do beg their neighbors?
fuck your partial snap benefit, it wasn't worth caving in for nothing. Oh here's half your money you can feed one kids fuck you
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It wasn't even half i didn't get a full half benefit even.... what are people with actual kids supposed to do beg their neighbors?