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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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This closing with him fits his lunacy.
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This closing with him fits his lunacy.
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raining in puget sound again and there is nowhere for the water to go. we had a short break but i fear there will be another round of damage and terrible loss in the already watersoaked regions hit by round one.
here's a local relief fund if you have some cash:
www.skagitcf.org/disaster-rel...
here's a local relief fund if you have some cash:
www.skagitcf.org/disaster-rel...
Skagit Disaster Relief Fund
Skagit Flood 2025 Disaster Relief Fund
www.skagitcf.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
raining in puget sound again and there is nowhere for the water to go. we had a short break but i fear there will be another round of damage and terrible loss in the already watersoaked regions hit by round one.
here's a local relief fund if you have some cash:
www.skagitcf.org/disaster-rel...
here's a local relief fund if you have some cash:
www.skagitcf.org/disaster-rel...
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both of these posts are still up as of 11:30 this morning
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
both of these posts are still up as of 11:30 this morning
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
Pretty sure we could take them guys...
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Pretty sure we could take them guys...
As a Nashville native, this reminds me of the lack of coverage during the 2010 floods here. Let's try to get this post out as much as possible🦞
Crazy that this is what parts of WA state look like right now and there really isn’t much news coverage. For context, the PNW got hit by an atmospheric river that dumped 5 trillion gallons of water in a few days. We have another on the way next week too btw. If you’re local stay safe
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As a Nashville native, this reminds me of the lack of coverage during the 2010 floods here. Let's try to get this post out as much as possible🦞
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Don’t know who to credit but you needed to see this
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Don’t know who to credit but you needed to see this
Sometimes I rhyme slow
Sometimes I don't rhyme
Sometimes I don't rhyme
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Sometimes I rhyme slow
Sometimes I don't rhyme
Sometimes I don't rhyme
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I am deadly serious when I say that any liberal Project 2028 people should be taking names of the civil servants who go way past their authority to do stuff like this.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That should be a career ending act of corruption
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am deadly serious when I say that any liberal Project 2028 people should be taking names of the civil servants who go way past their authority to do stuff like this.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
While he may always deliver in the end, Postman Pat is objectively terrible at his job
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
While he may always deliver in the end, Postman Pat is objectively terrible at his job
This is the stupidest shit
goddammit www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/d...
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is the stupidest shit
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
"Can you tell us why he uses the back of his hand to shake?"
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Can you tell us why he uses the back of his hand to shake?"
When (if) this is all over, everybody associated with ICE needs to spend time in a prison cell.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When (if) this is all over, everybody associated with ICE needs to spend time in a prison cell.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Good. Get 'em, FIRE and Monica!
FIRE is suing on behalf of Monica Meeks, a veteran and Tennessee state employee who was fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk on Facebook following his murder. Argues that "her termination was unlawful retaliation for her protected expression" and demands reinstatement.
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Good. Get 'em, FIRE and Monica!