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“Voting isn't a Valentine. It's a chess move” Rebecca Solnit
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· May 22
It is only when a mosquito lands on one's testicles that one realizes there is a way to solve problems without resorting to violence.
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Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
wrd.cm
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
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Sean Duffy articulates with clarity what America's golden age will look like: you will drive a Ford station wagon that guzzles gasoline, pollutes the environment, and will kill you dead if you get into an accident... and you will love it.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sean Duffy articulates with clarity what America's golden age will look like: you will drive a Ford station wagon that guzzles gasoline, pollutes the environment, and will kill you dead if you get into an accident... and you will love it.
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I would love a still photo with the names of all of every single pathetic, sycophantic jackasses standing behind Trump and going along with this
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I would love a still photo with the names of all of every single pathetic, sycophantic jackasses standing behind Trump and going along with this
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024.
Americans gave $4B on GivingTuesday 2025 as donations and volunteering gain big over last year
Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024.
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“PJM is currently proposing to allow the interconnection of large new data center loads that it cannot serve reliably and that will require load curtailments (blackouts) of the data centers or of other customers at times. That result is not consistent with the basic responsibility of PJM…”
The regional electric grid that covers Virginia should stop plugging in data centers until it has enough high-voltage lines and power plants to meet their demands for electricity, the grid’s
Grid's watchdog: Halt data centers until infrastructure catches up
The regional electric grid that covers Virginia should stop plugging in data centers until it has enough high-voltage lines and power plants to meet their demands for electricity, the grid’s
richmond.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“PJM is currently proposing to allow the interconnection of large new data center loads that it cannot serve reliably and that will require load curtailments (blackouts) of the data centers or of other customers at times. That result is not consistent with the basic responsibility of PJM…”
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Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
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There’s truly something deeply wrong with these people: all of them.
Fox’s Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: “It's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it”
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There’s truly something deeply wrong with these people: all of them.
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I’m a free thinker (no charge for these thoughts.)
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I’m a free thinker (no charge for these thoughts.)
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Liberty forum of silicon valley 2016, Pete Hegseth
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Liberty forum of silicon valley 2016, Pete Hegseth
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Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE): "I rise today to applaud YouTubeTV and Hulu+ Live TV for expanding public access to Congress by carrying C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3 beginning next week...This is a big win for the American people...I thank YouTube TV. I thank Hulu+ Live TV for their important decision."
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE): "I rise today to applaud YouTubeTV and Hulu+ Live TV for expanding public access to Congress by carrying C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3 beginning next week...This is a big win for the American people...I thank YouTube TV. I thank Hulu+ Live TV for their important decision."
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The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Peace, love, and justice are not abstract ideals. They are the foundation of the Beloved Community, and it begins with each of us to build it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Peace, love, and justice are not abstract ideals. They are the foundation of the Beloved Community, and it begins with each of us to build it.
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Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
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The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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What’s disappointing is this: Trump commuted his 7-year sentence for fraud and identity theft, giving him a second chance he never earned. The judge who sentenced him noted his total lack of remorse — and he’s proving that judge right all over again.
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What’s disappointing is this: Trump commuted his 7-year sentence for fraud and identity theft, giving him a second chance he never earned. The judge who sentenced him noted his total lack of remorse — and he’s proving that judge right all over again.
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Someone tell him if he backs down from this threat he can count it as another war he ended
Trump, with no authority to do so, demands the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela be closed as he threatens to bomb and invade the country.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Someone tell him if he backs down from this threat he can count it as another war he ended
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“F~ing SAY SOMETHING!”
Republicans STAND UP & SPEAK UP! Our children are watching & absorbing it all! We are tired. We want civility back at the very least.
Take a listen!👇🏼
#pinks
Republicans STAND UP & SPEAK UP! Our children are watching & absorbing it all! We are tired. We want civility back at the very least.
Take a listen!👇🏼
#pinks
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“F~ing SAY SOMETHING!”
Republicans STAND UP & SPEAK UP! Our children are watching & absorbing it all! We are tired. We want civility back at the very least.
Take a listen!👇🏼
#pinks
Republicans STAND UP & SPEAK UP! Our children are watching & absorbing it all! We are tired. We want civility back at the very least.
Take a listen!👇🏼
#pinks
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As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance