Scot Close
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Moving in Stereo
Quote post with a song you can’t hear without thinking of a movie it was in
"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf
"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Moving in Stereo
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Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
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I didn’t think Scott Adams could ever make me laugh again
Cheers to all the little surprises in life 🥂
Cheers to all the little surprises in life 🥂
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I didn’t think Scott Adams could ever make me laugh again
Cheers to all the little surprises in life 🥂
Cheers to all the little surprises in life 🥂
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THIS is actually part of the FDR memorial, not in the wall of the former East Wing.
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
THIS is actually part of the FDR memorial, not in the wall of the former East Wing.
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If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
SFILEN
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
sfilen.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
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They arrested people on the job, so it’s not about being unemployed. They arrested people in court seeking legal status, so it’s not about legality. They used the IRS to track the undocumented, so it’s not about taxes. This is about punishment, not justice. #crueltyIStheONLYpoint
So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
October 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
They arrested people on the job, so it’s not about being unemployed. They arrested people in court seeking legal status, so it’s not about legality. They used the IRS to track the undocumented, so it’s not about taxes. This is about punishment, not justice. #crueltyIStheONLYpoint
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It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
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history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
blockclubchicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
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Her name is Usha Vance, show some respect.
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Her name is Usha Vance, show some respect.
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If you feel like you’re not gambling to your full potential, come to Pete Hegseth’s motivational speech tomorrow in the cocktail lounge.
October 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If you feel like you’re not gambling to your full potential, come to Pete Hegseth’s motivational speech tomorrow in the cocktail lounge.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee implies the existence of a Petit Cherokee.
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The Jeep Grand Cherokee implies the existence of a Petit Cherokee.
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While Stephen Miller claims that Democrats calling him a fascist constitutes incitement, there are hundreds of examples of Miller publicly calling Democrats fascists.
September 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
While Stephen Miller claims that Democrats calling him a fascist constitutes incitement, there are hundreds of examples of Miller publicly calling Democrats fascists.
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"Trans people did not suddenly invent themselves in the Year of Our Lord 2018. Nor did advocacy on their behalf suddenly take on a more strident tone—if anything, the reverse. What changed was an aggressive top-down campaign from political and press elites. "
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
Britain’s Bathroom Ban
The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Trans people did not suddenly invent themselves in the Year of Our Lord 2018. Nor did advocacy on their behalf suddenly take on a more strident tone—if anything, the reverse. What changed was an aggressive top-down campaign from political and press elites. "
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...
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I’m more used to saying this to people on the Left than people on the Right, but, “hate speech” is not an exception to the First Amendment. “Hate speech” is protected by the First Amendment unless it falls into a traditional established exception.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I’m more used to saying this to people on the Left than people on the Right, but, “hate speech” is not an exception to the First Amendment. “Hate speech” is protected by the First Amendment unless it falls into a traditional established exception.
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For generations doctors have understood that germs — like bacteria or viruses — cause infectious diseases.
Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine.
That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.
Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine.
That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.
RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders
Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For generations doctors have understood that germs — like bacteria or viruses — cause infectious diseases.
Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine.
That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.
Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine.
That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.
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Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Penrose, Yvette Fuentes, and myself, request your help in order to save an archive of incredible scientific and historical value. Please raise awareness by *sharing*, or *contribute*:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
Roger Penrose & Friends Appeal for Unique Archive
To digitise and restore the worlds largest collection of audio and visual recordings within the scientific community, spanning over 50 years
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Nobel Prize Laureate Roger Penrose, Yvette Fuentes, and myself, request your help in order to save an archive of incredible scientific and historical value. Please raise awareness by *sharing*, or *contribute*:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-penr...
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
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There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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“We don’t erase history” says the sentient can of body spray who took Medgar Evers and Harvey Milk’s names off Navy ships
August 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“We don’t erase history” says the sentient can of body spray who took Medgar Evers and Harvey Milk’s names off Navy ships