Irony's Ghost
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Fellow Traveler and Witness
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
"Political violence is historically common in fascist controlled countries"
"Political violence has no place in a well functioning democracy - none."
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
"Political violence is historically common in fascist controlled countries"
"Political violence has no place in a well functioning democracy - none."
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What everyone should understand is that Donald Trump could just pay SNAP benefits so people don't go hungry.
He's choosing not to. He is choosing to appeal to SCOTUS. He is choosing cruelty.
He's choosing not to. He is choosing to appeal to SCOTUS. He is choosing cruelty.
Trump administration wants Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again
The battle over funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program has left millions wondering how they will afford food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What everyone should understand is that Donald Trump could just pay SNAP benefits so people don't go hungry.
He's choosing not to. He is choosing to appeal to SCOTUS. He is choosing cruelty.
He's choosing not to. He is choosing to appeal to SCOTUS. He is choosing cruelty.
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The Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq - one of the world's largest oilfields, Reuters reports.
Iraqi authorities have halted all cash and crude payments to the company.
Iraqi authorities have halted all cash and crude payments to the company.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Russian oil and gas company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq - one of the world's largest oilfields, Reuters reports.
Iraqi authorities have halted all cash and crude payments to the company.
Iraqi authorities have halted all cash and crude payments to the company.
may pointy-headed & homophobic kim be granted a world full of married gay folks - may she see them every day in every waking moment of the remainder of her life -
let her well groomed hate either destroy her or change her -
either way - she has her hell here - and then her hell for afters
let her well groomed hate either destroy her or change her -
either way - she has her hell here - and then her hell for afters
BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
may pointy-headed & homophobic kim be granted a world full of married gay folks - may she see them every day in every waking moment of the remainder of her life -
let her well groomed hate either destroy her or change her -
either way - she has her hell here - and then her hell for afters
let her well groomed hate either destroy her or change her -
either way - she has her hell here - and then her hell for afters
that's a match -
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
that's a match -
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At best, Chuck Schumer can’t control his caucus.
At worse, Chuck Schumer thinks we’re idiots who can’t see through his cowardice and complicity.
At worse, Chuck Schumer thinks we’re idiots who can’t see through his cowardice and complicity.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At best, Chuck Schumer can’t control his caucus.
At worse, Chuck Schumer thinks we’re idiots who can’t see through his cowardice and complicity.
At worse, Chuck Schumer thinks we’re idiots who can’t see through his cowardice and complicity.
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As I said last night on MSNBC as the news broke that eight Senate Democrats were joining the GOP: This must be the end for Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
As I said last night on MSNBC as the news broke that eight Senate Democrats were joining the GOP: This must be the end for Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Angus King of Maine
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Know your opponent.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Angus King of Maine
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Know your opponent.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Angus King of Maine
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Know your opponent.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Angus King of Maine
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Know your opponent.
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Dick Durbin, Angus King, Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman, Tim Kaine.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
'Absolutely Pathetic': Senate Democrats Denounced for Caving to GOP in Shutdown Fight | Common Dreams
"Let’s be clear — this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation," said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.
www.commondreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Dick Durbin, Angus King, Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman, Tim Kaine.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
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@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Democratic Senate
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
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This is a lie. All 31 Moms for Liberty candidates in contested races lost their 2025 elections. The only "wins" were in uncontested races. Apparently, being hypocritical, book-banning scolds isn't so popular.
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is a lie. All 31 Moms for Liberty candidates in contested races lost their 2025 elections. The only "wins" were in uncontested races. Apparently, being hypocritical, book-banning scolds isn't so popular.
safe to say your politics are about 25 years out of date chuck - enjoy your primary
and btw - fuck you for ignoring our request in NY for assistance when Veteran's Administration BP medication [produced in China] was laced with a carcinogen
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
and btw - fuck you for ignoring our request in NY for assistance when Veteran's Administration BP medication [produced in China] was laced with a carcinogen
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
safe to say your politics are about 25 years out of date chuck - enjoy your primary
and btw - fuck you for ignoring our request in NY for assistance when Veteran's Administration BP medication [produced in China] was laced with a carcinogen
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
and btw - fuck you for ignoring our request in NY for assistance when Veteran's Administration BP medication [produced in China] was laced with a carcinogen
www.reuters.com/article/busi...
"fucking A bubba"
[quote attributed to Virgil "Gus" Grissom [on more than one occasion apparently]] -
[quote attributed to Virgil "Gus" Grissom [on more than one occasion apparently]] -
Let me be clear: if Chuck Schumer caves tonight, that will be the formal end of his career in Democratic politics.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
The new generation coming into leadership has no tolerance for cowards.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"fucking A bubba"
[quote attributed to Virgil "Gus" Grissom [on more than one occasion apparently]] -
[quote attributed to Virgil "Gus" Grissom [on more than one occasion apparently]] -
loudly and routinely booed by history -
one would suppose most people believe child molesters to be abhorrent and worthy of a show of outward distain - with much booing as one might imagine -
one would suppose most people believe child molesters to be abhorrent and worthy of a show of outward distain - with much booing as one might imagine -
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
loudly and routinely booed by history -
one would suppose most people believe child molesters to be abhorrent and worthy of a show of outward distain - with much booing as one might imagine -
one would suppose most people believe child molesters to be abhorrent and worthy of a show of outward distain - with much booing as one might imagine -
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With our big election win last week, and Trump's clear political and physical decline, Dems should be more ambitious now, and fight even harder, for the country and the American people. Voters saw us fighting for them & we were rewarded across the country 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
Trump's Government Has Failed, His Powers Are Ebbing And For The Good Of The Country Democrats Must Become More Ambitious Now
People are pissed and we need to keep fighting
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
With our big election win last week, and Trump's clear political and physical decline, Dems should be more ambitious now, and fight even harder, for the country and the American people. Voters saw us fighting for them & we were rewarded across the country 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
remember remember -
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
remember remember -
all in the name [also] for deflection in the release of Jeffry Epstein data explaining just how it is that the president of the united states raped trafficked little girls -
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
all in the name [also] for deflection in the release of Jeffry Epstein data explaining just how it is that the president of the united states raped trafficked little girls -
'tis the same with trump and other assorted joyless grotesques in his sycophant collection - they are too small to enjoy life so they work diligently to rip it from others - both life and enjoyment -
these dark and empty people are curiously against most forms of life - and one wonders as to why -
these dark and empty people are curiously against most forms of life - and one wonders as to why -
i don't say things like this often, as i find them hyperbolic to the point of extreme dilution, so please believe me when I say this is the most severe, graceful dissection of Musk I've seen. Swift, effortlessly deep, like piano wire through tofu. If someone spoke of me like this I’d be abed a week
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
'tis the same with trump and other assorted joyless grotesques in his sycophant collection - they are too small to enjoy life so they work diligently to rip it from others - both life and enjoyment -
these dark and empty people are curiously against most forms of life - and one wonders as to why -
these dark and empty people are curiously against most forms of life - and one wonders as to why -
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The Trump administration is basically claiming the right to kill anyone anywhere, with bombs or missiles or drones, for any reason or for no reason, with no evidence provided. Not great. Or constitutional, or American.
Under Trump, the Law Is Just a Speed Bump
The president’s spurning of the War Powers Act is just his latest claim that he can wield deadly force outside the law.
www.thebulwark.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump administration is basically claiming the right to kill anyone anywhere, with bombs or missiles or drones, for any reason or for no reason, with no evidence provided. Not great. Or constitutional, or American.
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Chuck Schumer is still playing politics with a leather helmet on.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Chuck Schumer is still playing politics with a leather helmet on.
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trump is the most despicable public official of my lifetime and yet every time i find myself singing "margaret on the guillotine" around the house, it's always about chuck schumer
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
trump is the most despicable public official of my lifetime and yet every time i find myself singing "margaret on the guillotine" around the house, it's always about chuck schumer
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apropos of nothing, here’s a photo of a young chuck schumer attending trump lawyer & confidante (& joe mccarthy associate) roy cohn’s birthday party at studio 54, in 1979
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
apropos of nothing, here’s a photo of a young chuck schumer attending trump lawyer & confidante (& joe mccarthy associate) roy cohn’s birthday party at studio 54, in 1979
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The U.S. Dept. of Labor workforce campaign looks like it was plucked from a white supremacist mood board circa 1938 Nazi Germany, with blond “heroic” laborers, industrial backdrops & duty slogans. The message of exclusion is clear: women & nonwhite workers need not apply. This is a white mans world.
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The U.S. Dept. of Labor workforce campaign looks like it was plucked from a white supremacist mood board circa 1938 Nazi Germany, with blond “heroic” laborers, industrial backdrops & duty slogans. The message of exclusion is clear: women & nonwhite workers need not apply. This is a white mans world.