James in Brooklyn
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“Officials liked what the man in the van set out to do - give all the children delicious candy - but have been frustrated by his reckless abduction approach”
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The UN General Assembly resolution against torture was rejected by only three countries: the US, Israel, and Argentina, who remind the world that they oppose even the most basic principles of humanity.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The UN General Assembly resolution against torture was rejected by only three countries: the US, Israel, and Argentina, who remind the world that they oppose even the most basic principles of humanity.
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Genocidal society. Utterly sick
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Genocidal society. Utterly sick
But Josh Marshall assured me this was a “lie” …. and spent an entire day berating anybody who pointed this out as motivated by ((suspicious motives))
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
But Josh Marshall assured me this was a “lie” …. and spent an entire day berating anybody who pointed this out as motivated by ((suspicious motives))
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To my pleasant surprise, the New York Times does not abstain from acknowledging the basic fact in this article: Nefesh B'Nefesh promotes settlement in the occupied West Bank.
This is the value of having a mayor elect who is willing to say the truth, it compels the conversation to change bit by bit.
This is the value of having a mayor elect who is willing to say the truth, it compels the conversation to change bit by bit.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions With Jewish Leaders
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To my pleasant surprise, the New York Times does not abstain from acknowledging the basic fact in this article: Nefesh B'Nefesh promotes settlement in the occupied West Bank.
This is the value of having a mayor elect who is willing to say the truth, it compels the conversation to change bit by bit.
This is the value of having a mayor elect who is willing to say the truth, it compels the conversation to change bit by bit.
Sometimes they just shock the conscience with how obvious it is
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sometimes they just shock the conscience with how obvious it is
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Editorial cartoonist Dennis Goris plays on a presidential Thanksgiving tradition to highlight Trump’s troubling pattern of granting pardons to political allies, Jan. 6 rioters, business associates and those with financial ties to his campaigns.
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Editorial cartoonist Dennis Goris plays on a presidential Thanksgiving tradition to highlight Trump’s troubling pattern of granting pardons to political allies, Jan. 6 rioters, business associates and those with financial ties to his campaigns.
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isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
first two dakotas now this
they're adding a fifth loko
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
first two dakotas now this
Wouldn’t have happened without Rupert Murdoch and his lackeys
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Wouldn’t have happened without Rupert Murdoch and his lackeys
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What meaningfully distinguishes a self identified liberal Zionist from a Kahanist if the former can not even say that assisting in the settlement of occupied territory is a red line for them? It seems like then the difference between the two is not substance but rhetoric.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What meaningfully distinguishes a self identified liberal Zionist from a Kahanist if the former can not even say that assisting in the settlement of occupied territory is a red line for them? It seems like then the difference between the two is not substance but rhetoric.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
Can confirm
Fill your ears with cooked spaghetti. You will never feel more alive.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Can confirm
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I wish America still had such a thing as public intellectuals
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I wish America still had such a thing as public intellectuals
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It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
137 More Oil Wells Liberated For Democracy
RUMAILAH OIL FIELDS, IRAQ–The U.S. continued to make progress in its fight against totalitarianism Tuesday, when 137 more oil wells were liberated for democracy.
theonion.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Look at all these jerks
UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Look at all these jerks
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"You guys all got the shoe memo, I see."
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"You guys all got the shoe memo, I see."
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Jared Kushner is another person who must be prosecuted and jailed if we want to have a functional democracy going forward.
And his money must be taken and used for pro-democracy purposes.
And his money must be taken and used for pro-democracy purposes.
Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Jared Kushner is another person who must be prosecuted and jailed if we want to have a functional democracy going forward.
And his money must be taken and used for pro-democracy purposes.
And his money must be taken and used for pro-democracy purposes.
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Kushner is not merely on the take from the Saudis, but also from Qatar, the UAE and Serbia (a country which routinely launders money for its key ally, the Kremlin).
November 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Kushner is not merely on the take from the Saudis, but also from Qatar, the UAE and Serbia (a country which routinely launders money for its key ally, the Kremlin).
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anyway noah smith knows what he's doing
noah smith used to regularly DM me about the fact that his silicon valley venture capitalist buddies were going off the right-wing deep end because they were afraid they would get MeTooed for the fact that promotions for young employees at the startups they were funding were gated by sex
he once DM’d me and a couple of other people to tell us that we were wrong for calling him dumb about lab leak conspiracies and that some people he knew were working on a story that would make it crystal clear and it that was getting ready to drop soon, this was like, 2021, maybe earlier
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
anyway noah smith knows what he's doing
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Enlightened centrist
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Enlightened centrist
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November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Israel’s obliteration of Gaza is just unforgivable
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Israel’s obliteration of Gaza is just unforgivable