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In an age of Heaven's turning, the sage ruler shall preserve the land and uphold virtue.
'Heaven made the mountain
Gu Gong opened the land
The works were completed
Yet King Wen made them more grand'
'Heaven made the mountain
Gu Gong opened the land
The works were completed
Yet King Wen made them more grand'
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Just a reminder that the Maine primary is seven months away, there are eight other Democrats running in the primary, and filing hasn't closed. Plenty of time to review the platforms of people running, encourage someone you like to run, and/or run yourself.
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Look at this before you make your next Platner take
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the American tradition of months-long transitions for executive offices is a major cognitohazard in the present day
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
the American tradition of months-long transitions for executive offices is a major cognitohazard in the present day
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Eric Adams is still mayor of New York City and DHS is unlikely to pick up 2-4 years of trench warfare experience
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Eric Adams is still mayor of New York City and DHS is unlikely to pick up 2-4 years of trench warfare experience
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hilarious how Canadian politics is an alliance of boomers and zoomers against working age canadian conservatives
i mean this is insane and once again the like 40-50 bracket is the real problem
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
hilarious how Canadian politics is an alliance of boomers and zoomers against working age canadian conservatives
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What is this Scooby Doo shit
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What is this Scooby Doo shit
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
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we've seen plenty of violence, including gunfire, from this set during Trump II. where it has been conspicuously and I'd argue crucially absent has been whenever they are confronted with large crowds. compared to 2020 municipal cops, they're downright docile
not to belabor the point but any idea that the DHS goons make up a force as casually violent and numerous as the SA/Brownshirts really does have to contend with the fact that they are routinely stymied by a bunch of unarmed community members, even operating in force
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
we've seen plenty of violence, including gunfire, from this set during Trump II. where it has been conspicuously and I'd argue crucially absent has been whenever they are confronted with large crowds. compared to 2020 municipal cops, they're downright docile
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oh damn
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
oh damn
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Weirdly enough I actually wrote my masters thesis on the naming conventions of far left parties in the U.K. These are all very distinctly post-old left. No reference to any of the most common 20th century terms: “workers”, “revolutionary”, “communist”, “socialist”, “Marxist”, or even “international”
"Your Party asks members to pick between four names: Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Weirdly enough I actually wrote my masters thesis on the naming conventions of far left parties in the U.K. These are all very distinctly post-old left. No reference to any of the most common 20th century terms: “workers”, “revolutionary”, “communist”, “socialist”, “Marxist”, or even “international”
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Despite looking like random word salad it was all a very precise language. “Workers”, “revolutionary” or “international” usually denoted the Trotskyist groups, “communist” was used mainly by the pro-USSR groups, and the same but with the “(Marxist-Leninist)” suffix for the anti-revisionist fringe.
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Despite looking like random word salad it was all a very precise language. “Workers”, “revolutionary” or “international” usually denoted the Trotskyist groups, “communist” was used mainly by the pro-USSR groups, and the same but with the “(Marxist-Leninist)” suffix for the anti-revisionist fringe.
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The diehards are starting to decide after much prayerful consideration with their beautiful brides that being in the minority next year sounds like a shit sandwich.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The diehards are starting to decide after much prayerful consideration with their beautiful brides that being in the minority next year sounds like a shit sandwich.
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people have always felt overwhelmed by life, its the human condition. people have also consumer trashy novels for centuries (Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a vicious parody of Gothic lit, if she were alive today it would be a parody of Romantasy)
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
people have always felt overwhelmed by life, its the human condition. people have also consumer trashy novels for centuries (Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a vicious parody of Gothic lit, if she were alive today it would be a parody of Romantasy)
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same thing happens with Chris Van Hollen on scale, all the centrists who get mad about Gaza being given so much attention cry about Sudan but only on the superficial level and then they don't at all acknowledge that it's Tlaib, Van Hollen, Sara Jacobs, Ilhan Omar, etc who oppose both Israel and UAE.
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
same thing happens with Chris Van Hollen on scale, all the centrists who get mad about Gaza being given so much attention cry about Sudan but only on the superficial level and then they don't at all acknowledge that it's Tlaib, Van Hollen, Sara Jacobs, Ilhan Omar, etc who oppose both Israel and UAE.
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This is genuinely big news. Shldnt be but is. Republicans are challenging Trump now because he seems weak. No one wantst to back a weak horse. Trump looks like the weak horse.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is genuinely big news. Shldnt be but is. Republicans are challenging Trump now because he seems weak. No one wantst to back a weak horse. Trump looks like the weak horse.
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I’ve seen a worrying number of readers angry when a book is not exactly what they expected, which is a way to trap yourself permanently.
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve seen a worrying number of readers angry when a book is not exactly what they expected, which is a way to trap yourself permanently.
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i mean this is insane and once again the like 40-50 bracket is the real problem
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
i mean this is insane and once again the like 40-50 bracket is the real problem
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While Trump holds a tele-rally for Matt Van Epps, AOC will hold one for Aftyn Behn. This is gonna be a doozy of a race. #TN07
www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/p...
How far can Democrats ride the affordability argument? A progressive running in deep-red Tennessee is about to find out | CNN Politics
Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week’s special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging – ...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
While Trump holds a tele-rally for Matt Van Epps, AOC will hold one for Aftyn Behn. This is gonna be a doozy of a race. #TN07
www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/p...
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Socialist Party of America's platform in 1912 called for abolition of pardon power altogether.
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Socialist Party of America's platform in 1912 called for abolition of pardon power altogether.
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Yeah in other western hemisphere military news it hasn't exactly made the headlines but Marines at the embassy in Port-au-Prince have been swapping gunfire every couple of days for a while with random jabronis who decide to take a potshot at them
Additional U.S. Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They're increasingly being targeted by American-made, military-grade firearms.
Gangs wielding American guns await US Marines heading to Haiti
www.stripes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Yeah in other western hemisphere military news it hasn't exactly made the headlines but Marines at the embassy in Port-au-Prince have been swapping gunfire every couple of days for a while with random jabronis who decide to take a potshot at them
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Khanna not putting “I ❤️ the MAGA Teamsters Union” on Bluesky is good audience knowledge
OTOH I hate this guy and will vote anyone other than him when he runs for president
OTOH I hate this guy and will vote anyone other than him when he runs for president
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Khanna not putting “I ❤️ the MAGA Teamsters Union” on Bluesky is good audience knowledge
OTOH I hate this guy and will vote anyone other than him when he runs for president
OTOH I hate this guy and will vote anyone other than him when he runs for president
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a popular Gov. Sherrill and an increasingly unpopular Republican president could be what you need to cement the realignment of Morris at the state level
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
a popular Gov. Sherrill and an increasingly unpopular Republican president could be what you need to cement the realignment of Morris at the state level
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i think if you are actively paying for the privilege of doing fascism you shouldn't expect even the shammiest of sham trials at whatever the nuremberg equivalent is forty years from now. at least collaborators can say they were in it for the money.
in this agreement, NU formally says it will define "sports, locker rooms, and showering facilities" by sex assigned at birth.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
i think if you are actively paying for the privilege of doing fascism you shouldn't expect even the shammiest of sham trials at whatever the nuremberg equivalent is forty years from now. at least collaborators can say they were in it for the money.
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Yeah, it's absolutely vile and it's going to hurt real people.
It's extremely weak compared to what they were trying to extort earlier--and nothing compared to what they successfully did to Columbia.
But it's still enough to utterly dishonor the institution.
It's extremely weak compared to what they were trying to extort earlier--and nothing compared to what they successfully did to Columbia.
But it's still enough to utterly dishonor the institution.
I didn’t want to overreact, and took time to read this. Having done so, I’m adding Northwestern to the list of places I won’t visit or speak. The concessions re: international students and gender-affirming care are not merely symbolic.
Here’s the text of the Northwestern settlement with the DoJ, which includes a $75 million financial component / payoff (cc @profmarkovic.bsky.social):
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Yeah, it's absolutely vile and it's going to hurt real people.
It's extremely weak compared to what they were trying to extort earlier--and nothing compared to what they successfully did to Columbia.
But it's still enough to utterly dishonor the institution.
It's extremely weak compared to what they were trying to extort earlier--and nothing compared to what they successfully did to Columbia.
But it's still enough to utterly dishonor the institution.
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chip on the table:
there was an internal poll of a Vance vs. Massie primary matchup within the last week or so
there was an internal poll of a Vance vs. Massie primary matchup within the last week or so
lol he's spiraling today
wonder what set him off.
wonder what set him off.
Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
chip on the table:
there was an internal poll of a Vance vs. Massie primary matchup within the last week or so
there was an internal poll of a Vance vs. Massie primary matchup within the last week or so
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If there's any primary race that could see a Dem Tea Party appearance, it might be this one. Coloradoans being sick of the old guys running for Senate and Governor like they're entitled for the job, a voter base libbing out, massive Polis fatigue...
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
If there's any primary race that could see a Dem Tea Party appearance, it might be this one. Coloradoans being sick of the old guys running for Senate and Governor like they're entitled for the job, a voter base libbing out, massive Polis fatigue...