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ThommyLA
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Lifelong Californian. Inaugural Gen X-er. Pescatarian atheist not into sports...what could possibly go wrong?
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President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
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
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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“It’s a mockery of due process. It’s a mockery of our constitutional rights.”
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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My god…they just took 50 million from the general budget for vouchers going to private religious schools.

Now, another 100 million?
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Sean Penn.
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.

I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Chief Bovino is not a political appointee. He is a civil servant, subject to the same requirements to be nonpartisan as any other employee. These messages are being broadcast from an official government account.
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This family in Kyiv shares the same sounding videos every damn night. Civilians are being targeted while Russia conducts “human safari” hunting civilians with drones in other parts of the country.
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Social media is overflowing with “healthy” hacks — protein everything, fibermaxxing, sea moss gel and more. UC San Diego experts separate the science from the hype in seven of the year’s biggest nutrition and supplement trends. https://bit.ly/4o6F2gO

#Nutrition #Fiber #Protein #Supplement #SeaMoss
Your Feed is Full of Nutrition Trends. Are Any of Them Legit?
TikTok is overflowing with “healthy” hacks -- protein everything, fibermaxxing, sea moss gel and more. UC San Diego experts separate science from hype in seven of the year's biggest nutrition and supplement trends.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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In South Carolina, where parole rates have plunged in recent years, prisoners and their lawyers can only access their files the morning of their parole hearings, making it nearly impossible to correct inaccuracies.
Parole Plunges in South Carolina as Governor-Appointed Board Issues Denial After Denial
People familiar with South Carolina’s parole process describe a secretive panel that downplays rehabilitative efforts and ignores applicants’ attempts to correct their files.
boltsmag.org
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Nicolas Maduro and his associates have reached out to the White House through a number of channels and there are ongoing discussions about what communication between the two countries might look like, multiple administration officials told CNN.
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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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

1/2
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Looks like it’s time to re-up this thread on the fascist genealogy of the seemingly pablum term “Americanism.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.

What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.

This warmongering has got to stop.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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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...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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President Trump, I am calling on you to fire Secretary Kennedy immediately.

He has contributed to this measles outbreak by spreading falsehoods about vaccines.

His reckless rhetoric will cost lives.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My health insurance premiums will more than double in January. I pay a little less than $500/month for my current silver plan.

I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.

And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Just a reminder, this fuckin alcoholic dope is the guy sending the US military out to do “war-maker” stuff. Crimes, to be honest.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”

It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM