Kilgore Trout
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Clearly, as Thomas Jefferson said:
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
This statement suggests, consistent with Russell, freedom and ignorance are incompatible in a civilized society.
Welcome to Trumpland.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
This statement suggests, consistent with Russell, freedom and ignorance are incompatible in a civilized society.
Welcome to Trumpland.
@doll.dollsky.social please remove me from that moderator’s list.
I want nothing to do with anti-trans groups.
I want nothing to do with anti-trans groups.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
@doll.dollsky.social please remove me from that moderator’s list.
I want nothing to do with anti-trans groups.
I want nothing to do with anti-trans groups.
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It is time to seriously consider the possibility that this failed president doesn't even know what the term "vetting" means
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It is time to seriously consider the possibility that this failed president doesn't even know what the term "vetting" means
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I’ve decided to go on offense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I’ve decided to go on offense.
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The credit-score system that helps determine the biggest financial decision in most Americans’ life—their mortgage—has been upended. Here’s what that means for homebuyers.
Pulte’s Move to Fix Credit Scores Is Bad News for Homebuyers
Bill Pulte declared by tweet that homebuying costs would be lower if FICO had competition—a move that instead risks pushing credit-score prices higher.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The credit-score system that helps determine the biggest financial decision in most Americans’ life—their mortgage—has been upended. Here’s what that means for homebuyers.
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A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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Michael Burry's next 'Big Short': An inside look at his analysis showing AI is a bubble
Michael Burry's next 'Big Short': An inside look at his analysis showing AI is a bubble
The investment world is "expecting far more economic importance out of this technology than is likely to be provided," Burry's associate portfolio manager said.
cnb.cx
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Michael Burry's next 'Big Short': An inside look at his analysis showing AI is a bubble
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
www.1011now.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
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“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/5oLGOxH
Top Dem Reveals How JPMorgan Chase Helped Epstein Hide His Crimes
Senator Ron Wyden accused the bank of obstructing law enforcement from examining the financial infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking network.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/5oLGOxH
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Beyond shameful…
open.substack.com/pub/robertzu...
open.substack.com/pub/robertzu...
Trump Colludes with Putin
Latest "Peace" Plan Would Eliminate Ukraine
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Beyond shameful…
open.substack.com/pub/robertzu...
open.substack.com/pub/robertzu...
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NYT: RFK Jr personally ordered the change in the CDC website's language around vaccines and autism
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NYT: RFK Jr personally ordered the change in the CDC website's language around vaccines and autism
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
My own editorial: I hope that RFK Jr is [redacted] until he [redacted].
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...Side view too..... What a horrible human being (hard to even acknowledge him being human)....
Facist, criminals, rapist, pedophiles, Nazis, corruption should NEVER be allowed.... prosecute and maximum penalties please!
Facist, criminals, rapist, pedophiles, Nazis, corruption should NEVER be allowed.... prosecute and maximum penalties please!
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
...Side view too..... What a horrible human being (hard to even acknowledge him being human)....
Facist, criminals, rapist, pedophiles, Nazis, corruption should NEVER be allowed.... prosecute and maximum penalties please!
Facist, criminals, rapist, pedophiles, Nazis, corruption should NEVER be allowed.... prosecute and maximum penalties please!
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Donald hates it when they take a picture of him from that angle.
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Donald hates it when they take a picture of him from that angle.
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If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is? - Thom Hartmann
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
hartmannreport.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is? - Thom Hartmann
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
New Reports Bring Global Solutions to Bolster U.S. Lawmakers in the Fight to Protect Reproductive Freedom - O'Neill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, released Beyond Borders, a groundbreaking report series that examines how countr...
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here's a groundbreaking report that examines how countries around the world have successfully expanded abortion access and protected reproductive rights. The reports offer U.S.-based policymakers proven strategies to counter restrictions and treat abortion as essential health care.
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NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW: This is one hell of an opening paragraph from Jim Comey's attorneys in his motion to get the grand jury materials in the case against him.
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Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Home invasions.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
Child sex crimes.
Homicide.
Just a couple things that some of the 1500+ January 6 defendants have been convicted of since Trump released them back onto our streets.
The GOP isn't the party of law and order.
They're the party of lawlessness and violence.
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Cartoon by Rob Rogers | Andrews McMeel
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Cartoon by Rob Rogers | Andrews McMeel