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Web developer, higher ed; a11y enthusiast; lapsed bookworm; film nerd; gaming and MTG enjoyer; enraged rationalist; semicolon fan
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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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A judge dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecutor that President Trump handpicked was unlawfully appointed. trib.al/W6MJvZJ
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A judge dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecutor that President Trump handpicked was unlawfully appointed. trib.al/W6MJvZJ
Can’t tell if Trump’s meds were tweaked, or we’re learning in real time that Mamdani has Bill Clinton levels of charisma
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Can’t tell if Trump’s meds were tweaked, or we’re learning in real time that Mamdani has Bill Clinton levels of charisma
This doc is fantastic, but you may end up in an extended crying sesh … Or so my friend tells me
Friday morning recommendation? Eva Aridjis Fuentes's GOODBYE HORSES: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2025) — exclusively streaming on the Criterion Channel!
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This doc is fantastic, but you may end up in an extended crying sesh … Or so my friend tells me
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
[Toussaint Louverture has entered the chat]
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
[Toussaint Louverture has entered the chat]
Succession’s Boar on the Floor, but with Cabinet members
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Succession’s Boar on the Floor, but with Cabinet members
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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The right way: take a Sharpie to GOP names, a highlighter to Dem names
Mike Johnson: "Now we're in the process of making sure all the American people get the information, but we have to do it in the right way. The right way."
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The right way: take a Sharpie to GOP names, a highlighter to Dem names
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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Former University of Virginia President Jim Ryan is speaking out about his resignation under pressure from the federal government.
https://www.29news.com/2025/11/15/uva-faculty-senate-calls-rector-vice-rector-resign-immediately/
https://www.29news.com/2025/11/15/uva-faculty-senate-calls-rector-vice-rector-resign-immediately/
UVA Faculty Senate calls for Rector, Vice Rector to resign immediately
On Friday afternoon, faculty senators voted 41-17-2 to pass a resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Rector Rachel Sheridan and Vice Rector Porter Wilkinson.
www.29news.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Former University of Virginia President Jim Ryan is speaking out about his resignation under pressure from the federal government.
https://www.29news.com/2025/11/15/uva-faculty-senate-calls-rector-vice-rector-resign-immediately/
https://www.29news.com/2025/11/15/uva-faculty-senate-calls-rector-vice-rector-resign-immediately/
"Change of heart:" chef's kiss
📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Change of heart:" chef's kiss
I wish I could say any of these revelations are surprising. Ryan was condemned before he, or the community, knew he was a target.
Here is the letter from Jim drive.google.com/file/d/1rgFz...
11.14.25_JER Resignation Facuty.pdf
drive.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wish I could say any of these revelations are surprising. Ryan was condemned before he, or the community, knew he was a target.
I'll give you my ibuprofen when you pry it from my cold, dead hands
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I'll give you my ibuprofen when you pry it from my cold, dead hands
This guy is lecturing you about your beard.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This guy is lecturing you about your beard.
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The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein specifically referenced his relationship with President Donald Trump in writing before Trump was elected to office and in the runup to the 2020 election, according to newly obtained emails released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein specifically referenced his relationship with President Donald Trump in writing before Trump was elected to office and in the runup to the 2020 election, according to newly obtained emails released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.
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Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
Ford: “Built Ford tough”
BMW: “The ultimate driving machine”
2004 Toyota Sienna: “Hold my beer”
BMW: “The ultimate driving machine”
2004 Toyota Sienna: “Hold my beer”
A woman stole a minivan on Monday and led police on a chase for hours across Southern California, swerving around spike strips before escaping across the Mexico border. The dramatic pursuit spanned four counties and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.
Police Chase Driver Across Southern California Until She Escapes Into Mexico
The woman stole a minivan, police said, beginning a dramatic pursuit that spanned four counties and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ford: “Built Ford tough”
BMW: “The ultimate driving machine”
2004 Toyota Sienna: “Hold my beer”
BMW: “The ultimate driving machine”
2004 Toyota Sienna: “Hold my beer”
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I found the only comment on the High Tide ban that matters:
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I found the only comment on the High Tide ban that matters:
So you’ll… pay me when I get sick?
Trump: "We want a healthcare system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies. We're gonna be working on that very hard over the next short period of time. Where the people get the money. We're talking about trillions and trillions of dollars."
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So you’ll… pay me when I get sick?
Chef’s kiss
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Chef’s kiss