frankenpaper
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Cold War Vet. Paper model engineer. Natural Philosopher. Anti-Putin. Pro-Democracy. Pro-Ukraine. Pro-Choice.
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The following posts are a reflection of my thoughts and opinions.
#SlavaUkraini
#TrumpCheated
#WW3
#AskingForMyCountry
#VETERAN
The following posts are a reflection of my thoughts and opinions.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Childhood vaccination rates were falling before Trump took office.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC panel rolls back recommending all newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B
CDC Panel Of Vaccine Skeptics Votes To Delay Hepatitis B Shot For Most Babies
Public health officials warned that the decision by advisers picked by RFK Jr. will result in more infants being infected and experiencing lifelong liver diseases.
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Childhood vaccination rates were falling before Trump took office.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
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SCOTUS is allowing Texas to redistrict early.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Why I'm Voting YES On Prop 50
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
SCOTUS is allowing Texas to redistrict early.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
Remember that California responded by passing Prop 50 last month.
Other states must also counteract Trump's attempt to steal the 2026 midterms.
This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.
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Undocumented people who call the U.S. home have been telling us what they need for decades: a pathway to citizenship.
Congress must support the Dream Act now to establish a crucial safeguard against the dehumanization, terror, and uncertainty this administration is inflicting on immigrants.
Congress must support the Dream Act now to establish a crucial safeguard against the dehumanization, terror, and uncertainty this administration is inflicting on immigrants.
Today’s a big day. I’m reintroducing the Dream Act for the last time of my career.
I’ve fought for Dreamers for over two decades.
The American people are demanding common sense, bipartisan immigration reform.
This is part of it.
I’ve fought for Dreamers for over two decades.
The American people are demanding common sense, bipartisan immigration reform.
This is part of it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Undocumented people who call the U.S. home have been telling us what they need for decades: a pathway to citizenship.
Congress must support the Dream Act now to establish a crucial safeguard against the dehumanization, terror, and uncertainty this administration is inflicting on immigrants.
Congress must support the Dream Act now to establish a crucial safeguard against the dehumanization, terror, and uncertainty this administration is inflicting on immigrants.
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The cruelty is the point.
MAGA Senator Slammed For Cruel Proposal To Limit Where SNAP Recipients Can Spend Their Benefits
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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The World Cup is only months away and FIFA is failing to ensure players fans, and immigrant communities here will be protected from increasingly authoritarian ICE activity.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
‘Fifa cannot be silent’: human rights groups speak out over 2026 World Cup concerns
Fifa risks becoming ‘a public relations tool of an increasingly authoritarian US government’, human rights organisations have warned
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The World Cup is only months away and FIFA is failing to ensure players fans, and immigrant communities here will be protected from increasingly authoritarian ICE activity.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
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Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
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"If you're not part of Trump's group, you have no margin of error in this country." Jon Stewart
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"If you're not part of Trump's group, you have no margin of error in this country." Jon Stewart
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Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear our case challenging President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.
Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear our case challenging President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.
Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.
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Just to be clear: Minnesota will continue to be guided by science and medical expertise.
While Trump and RFK wage war on vaccines and decades of science, I took executive action to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota and prioritize the health and safety of our children.
While Trump and RFK wage war on vaccines and decades of science, I took executive action to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota and prioritize the health and safety of our children.
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just to be clear: Minnesota will continue to be guided by science and medical expertise.
While Trump and RFK wage war on vaccines and decades of science, I took executive action to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota and prioritize the health and safety of our children.
While Trump and RFK wage war on vaccines and decades of science, I took executive action to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota and prioritize the health and safety of our children.
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Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
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Jordan Klepper asks everyone, from MAGA supporters to naked bike riders: Does Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? Watch the trailer for our new special, Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize, premiering Monday, December 8 at 11:30/10:30c following The Daily Show on Comedy Central
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jordan Klepper asks everyone, from MAGA supporters to naked bike riders: Does Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? Watch the trailer for our new special, Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize, premiering Monday, December 8 at 11:30/10:30c following The Daily Show on Comedy Central
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The biggest bombshell from newly released Epstein Island photos? This place was ugly af
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The biggest bombshell from newly released Epstein Island photos? This place was ugly af
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Yeah, that didn't happen.
Trump Dragged After Making Ridiculous Claim About Randomly Finding Billions On The 'Tariff Shelf'
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yeah, that didn't happen.
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NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
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The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too | Common Dreams
Amid outrage over a double-tap strike that kicked off the administration's boat bombing spree, rights advocates and legal experts emphasize that all of the Trump administration's attacks on alleged dr...
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
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SCOTUS cleared Texas to use maps a lower court found to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. A new grand jury refused to indict Tish James after Trump's DoJ tried to file new charges. And on the Hill, lawmakers were briefed on the Pentagon's deadly double-tap strike.
Supreme Court upholds Texas maps. Grand Jury declines to charge Tish James. Congress briefed on double-tap strike.
Supreme Court upholds Texas maps. Grand Jury declines to charge Tish James. Congress briefed on double-tap strike.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
SCOTUS cleared Texas to use maps a lower court found to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. A new grand jury refused to indict Tish James after Trump's DoJ tried to file new charges. And on the Hill, lawmakers were briefed on the Pentagon's deadly double-tap strike.
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Democrats must show America that they can be better trusted than Republicans to bring prices down and real wages up by fighting for these 10 things. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-democrats-must-pledge-to-america
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Democrats must show America that they can be better trusted than Republicans to bring prices down and real wages up by fighting for these 10 things. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-democrats-must-pledge-to-america
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The decisions AI make about us are often discriminatory.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
www.aclu.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The decisions AI make about us are often discriminatory.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
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This is spot on 🔥
Trump Just Added His Name To The Institute Of Peace—And Gavin Newsom Trolled Him With The Perfect Photo
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is spot on 🔥
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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It is kinda wild how the president is evidently receiving some kind of regular medical care that requires IVs and we don't know what's up
Trump's bandaged and discolored hand was visible today during an event where he again at times struggled to keep his eyes open (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It is kinda wild how the president is evidently receiving some kind of regular medical care that requires IVs and we don't know what's up
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Fears Mamdani’s election would trigger an exodus of wealthy New Yorkers were BS. Luxury home sales surged in November, with 176 contracts signed for properties priced at $4 million or more — a 25% increase from October, per Bloomberg.
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fears Mamdani’s election would trigger an exodus of wealthy New Yorkers were BS. Luxury home sales surged in November, with 176 contracts signed for properties priced at $4 million or more — a 25% increase from October, per Bloomberg.