alex
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optimism of the will
pessimism of the grace
pessimism of the grace
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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No appointee of this administration even bothers to create the appearance of doing their job anymore, just openly serving as the president's personal apologist and attack dog. Completely illegitimate government
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
No appointee of this administration even bothers to create the appearance of doing their job anymore, just openly serving as the president's personal apologist and attack dog. Completely illegitimate government
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
Well I didn't vote for the Laken Riley Act but @ossoff.bsky.social did so can there be some burden on him too? Because I don't get to vote again for months and he's doing it all the time.
okay but like the burden is literally on us
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Well I didn't vote for the Laken Riley Act but @ossoff.bsky.social did so can there be some burden on him too? Because I don't get to vote again for months and he's doing it all the time.
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mr beast would secretly smuggle a xenomorph to earth
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
mr beast would secretly smuggle a xenomorph to earth
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I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
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Good morning! Taxing the wealth of the richest 1% of Americans down to the median wealth of the next-richest 9% ($5.2 million per household) would free up $48 trillion. Redistributing that to the poorest 50% of Americans would give *68 million households* an average of *$700k per household*.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Good morning! Taxing the wealth of the richest 1% of Americans down to the median wealth of the next-richest 9% ($5.2 million per household) would free up $48 trillion. Redistributing that to the poorest 50% of Americans would give *68 million households* an average of *$700k per household*.
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Bad Bunny walking out wearing Ocasio 64 on the back of his shirt is a reference to when AOC appeared on Hbomberguy’s stream in 2019 when he was playing Donkey Kong 64 to raise money for trans rights.
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Bad Bunny walking out wearing Ocasio 64 on the back of his shirt is a reference to when AOC appeared on Hbomberguy’s stream in 2019 when he was playing Donkey Kong 64 to raise money for trans rights.
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The article itself is highly critical of Democratic policy proposals, which could be reasonably deemed moderately liberal.
Overall, Biasly ranks the Dallas Express as somewhat liberal, despite the website's CEO having described it as conservative.
Overall, Biasly ranks the Dallas Express as somewhat liberal, despite the website's CEO having described it as conservative.
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The article itself is highly critical of Democratic policy proposals, which could be reasonably deemed moderately liberal.
Overall, Biasly ranks the Dallas Express as somewhat liberal, despite the website's CEO having described it as conservative.
Overall, Biasly ranks the Dallas Express as somewhat liberal, despite the website's CEO having described it as conservative.
The thing about this is it has already stopped working. That's why she started selling classes teaching people how to do it. Like ebook and audiobook slop before it youtu.be/biYciU1uiUw?...
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The thing about this is it has already stopped working. That's why she started selling classes teaching people how to do it. Like ebook and audiobook slop before it youtu.be/biYciU1uiUw?...
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They gave a bunch of roided up thugs weapons and made them immune from legal consequences. You can't really tinker around the edges of something like that, you have to end it
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
They gave a bunch of roided up thugs weapons and made them immune from legal consequences. You can't really tinker around the edges of something like that, you have to end it
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The founder & CEO of Substack, Chris Best, was interviewed by Nilay Patel 2 years ago about this very topic.
Best shrugged it off, saying “I’m not gonna engage in ‘gotcha’ content moderation”, and then tried to frame his position as some kind of altruistic posture of upholding “freedom of speech”.👇🏾
Best shrugged it off, saying “I’m not gonna engage in ‘gotcha’ content moderation”, and then tried to frame his position as some kind of altruistic posture of upholding “freedom of speech”.👇🏾
February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The founder & CEO of Substack, Chris Best, was interviewed by Nilay Patel 2 years ago about this very topic.
Best shrugged it off, saying “I’m not gonna engage in ‘gotcha’ content moderation”, and then tried to frame his position as some kind of altruistic posture of upholding “freedom of speech”.👇🏾
Best shrugged it off, saying “I’m not gonna engage in ‘gotcha’ content moderation”, and then tried to frame his position as some kind of altruistic posture of upholding “freedom of speech”.👇🏾
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Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
the wikipedia page of every dickhead pseudo-intellectual academic blowhard is a warzone right now
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
the wikipedia page of every dickhead pseudo-intellectual academic blowhard is a warzone right now
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“In a world where you can choose to be so many things, he chose to be kind. For the rest of our lives, we will be trying to be more like him.” Yes.
goddammit Dan's mom made me weepy all over again about how good my pal was and how stupid it is that he's gone.
A Message From Dan McQuade's Mom | Defector
Dan’s mom here. While I hope to thank everyone more formally, for so many of you it won’t be possible; I don’t know how to reach you. So I thought I’d reach you the way my Dan did—through the online w...
defector.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
“In a world where you can choose to be so many things, he chose to be kind. For the rest of our lives, we will be trying to be more like him.” Yes.
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
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Guy who joined ICE as punishment for getting last place in his fantasy football league.
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Guy who joined ICE as punishment for getting last place in his fantasy football league.
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place themselves at odds with our responsibility to represent the electorate and the views of the majority of Americans, who find the genocide in Gaza an appalling affront to American values and do not want to see US taxpayer funded weapons used to perpetuate it.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
place themselves at odds with our responsibility to represent the electorate and the views of the majority of Americans, who find the genocide in Gaza an appalling affront to American values and do not want to see US taxpayer funded weapons used to perpetuate it.
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Yeah she seems really concerned about ICE abuses
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Yeah she seems really concerned about ICE abuses
like 15 years ago I got in a fight with jason calacanis about how it's annoying and rude to leave a bunch of typos and misspellings in your forum posts. his defense was that he was essentially too important to proofread and now I know where he got that idea
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
like 15 years ago I got in a fight with jason calacanis about how it's annoying and rude to leave a bunch of typos and misspellings in your forum posts. his defense was that he was essentially too important to proofread and now I know where he got that idea
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this made me cry from Billy Haisley. yes, dan definitely knew the muffin man
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
this made me cry from Billy Haisley. yes, dan definitely knew the muffin man
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Bay Area prosecutors are continuing to pursue felony charges against pro-Palestine activists who staged sit-ins in 2024
@psfrench.bsky.social reports how the cases represent a notable escalation in punishment against nonviolent demonstrators boltsmag.org/stanford-san...
@psfrench.bsky.social reports how the cases represent a notable escalation in punishment against nonviolent demonstrators boltsmag.org/stanford-san...
In Bay Area, Felony Charges Against Student Protesters Prompt Free Speech Concerns - Bolts
German Gonzalez grew up about an hour south of Stanford University, in a dusty California farming town where the apples for Martinelli’s sparkling cider are juiced and packaged. In high... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bay Area prosecutors are continuing to pursue felony charges against pro-Palestine activists who staged sit-ins in 2024
@psfrench.bsky.social reports how the cases represent a notable escalation in punishment against nonviolent demonstrators boltsmag.org/stanford-san...
@psfrench.bsky.social reports how the cases represent a notable escalation in punishment against nonviolent demonstrators boltsmag.org/stanford-san...
...and you're going to keep losing to scumbags because you live in a system that proudly rewards a willingness to exploit others. Of course everyone at the top of every industry is a rapist, that's what industry IS.
excerpt from the keynote speech at the annual Rape Traffickers Convention
February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
...and you're going to keep losing to scumbags because you live in a system that proudly rewards a willingness to exploit others. Of course everyone at the top of every industry is a rapist, that's what industry IS.
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i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit