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Stop thinking about tech fascism in terms of individual famous people like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Think of it as an organism. This isn't about personalities. Personalities are boring comparing to fully seeing this system and feeling it in your skin, what they are going to do before they do it.
Think of it as an organism. This isn't about personalities. Personalities are boring comparing to fully seeing this system and feeling it in your skin, what they are going to do before they do it.
December 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Stop thinking about tech fascism in terms of individual famous people like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Think of it as an organism. This isn't about personalities. Personalities are boring comparing to fully seeing this system and feeling it in your skin, what they are going to do before they do it.
Think of it as an organism. This isn't about personalities. Personalities are boring comparing to fully seeing this system and feeling it in your skin, what they are going to do before they do it.
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All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
This is monstrous. He wants to turn the residents of the state against Walz and against the Somali-American population.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
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Trump posted a photo claiming it shows a bald eagle in the United States killed by a windmill.
In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017.
In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump posted a photo claiming it shows a bald eagle in the United States killed by a windmill.
In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017.
In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017.
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Dems need to get on this right away. These places have been subject to regular inspection. Tell Walz to stop apologizing. Don’t let this narrative spin out of control.
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Dems need to get on this right away. These places have been subject to regular inspection. Tell Walz to stop apologizing. Don’t let this narrative spin out of control.
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
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Random reminder that Jim O'Neill (guy on the left) worked directly for Peter Thiel for nearly two decades until joining this administration.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Random reminder that Jim O'Neill (guy on the left) worked directly for Peter Thiel for nearly two decades until joining this administration.
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Every time these people speak publicly it's clear they believe that if you get sick it's your own fault. It's an extension of their belief that if you aren't wealthy you only have yourself to blame and don't deserve any security or comfort.
Dr. Oz on the "super flu": "Every year there's a flu vaccine. It doesn't always work very well. That's why it's been controversial of late. But like many illnesses, the best news out there is if you can take care of yourself so that when you do end up running into the flu, you can overwhelm it."
December 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Every time these people speak publicly it's clear they believe that if you get sick it's your own fault. It's an extension of their belief that if you aren't wealthy you only have yourself to blame and don't deserve any security or comfort.
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The CIA worked for weeks to carry out its secret, illegal drone strike and Trump...just...blurted...it...out www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The CIA worked for weeks to carry out its secret, illegal drone strike and Trump...just...blurted...it...out www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
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This morning Russia attacked port infrastructure of Odesa region. Among the things Russia damaged are port, Oil storage tanks and a civilian ship with grain under Panama flag, which was in the port. Rescuers are working on site
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This morning Russia attacked port infrastructure of Odesa region. Among the things Russia damaged are port, Oil storage tanks and a civilian ship with grain under Panama flag, which was in the port. Rescuers are working on site
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Not sure people are getting the real importance of the Russians fooling Trump about the Ukrainians attacking Putin's house. It was to demonstrate just how much they control his thinking--how much he is in their pocket. And it worked.
December 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Not sure people are getting the real importance of the Russians fooling Trump about the Ukrainians attacking Putin's house. It was to demonstrate just how much they control his thinking--how much he is in their pocket. And it worked.
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Josh Marshall of TPM commented: “It’s a good commentary on 2025 that the US President announces a major military attack on a foreign country and even the straightest arrows think, 50% chance it’s an attack, 50% chance president is on another cognition bender.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 29, 2025
In an appearance on New York’s WABC radio on Friday, President Donald J.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Josh Marshall of TPM commented: “It’s a good commentary on 2025 that the US President announces a major military attack on a foreign country and even the straightest arrows think, 50% chance it’s an attack, 50% chance president is on another cognition bender.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Curious minds want to know: Is Crenshaw going to give up his taxpayer funded healthcare in return for a "voucher"?
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Curious minds want to know: Is Crenshaw going to give up his taxpayer funded healthcare in return for a "voucher"?
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Credulous and uninsightful. She’s an icon of opportunism, and she’s obviously up to something, but the NYT takes her entirely at her word.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Credulous and uninsightful. She’s an icon of opportunism, and she’s obviously up to something, but the NYT takes her entirely at her word.
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I'm struck by how credulous many of the Trump II first-year rap-ups have been so far. What's particularly maddening is that people who know better are still using the "old" metrics to assess his "wins" and "losses," without acknowledging or perhaps even realizing that those metrics no longer apply.
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm struck by how credulous many of the Trump II first-year rap-ups have been so far. What's particularly maddening is that people who know better are still using the "old" metrics to assess his "wins" and "losses," without acknowledging or perhaps even realizing that those metrics no longer apply.
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youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections bluevirginia.us/2025/12/poli...
Politico Gives Youngkin “The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politicians”; Says His “star faded as he hemmed and hawed about running for president last year” – and Badly Lost the 2025 Elections
I included this Politico story ("The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here’s Who’s Winning.") in the morning news clips today, but I liked the part about Youngkin winning "The Milk Carton Award for Missing Politi...
bluevirginia.us
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet
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an anti-immigrant youtuber posted a video
multiple right-wing types (inc vance and the fbi) are pushing it
gop reps are saying they need hearings on it
this is the kind of things dems can easily do and you dont need fox or a ton of money to do so
you just need the willingness and a brain
multiple right-wing types (inc vance and the fbi) are pushing it
gop reps are saying they need hearings on it
this is the kind of things dems can easily do and you dont need fox or a ton of money to do so
you just need the willingness and a brain
December 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
an anti-immigrant youtuber posted a video
multiple right-wing types (inc vance and the fbi) are pushing it
gop reps are saying they need hearings on it
this is the kind of things dems can easily do and you dont need fox or a ton of money to do so
you just need the willingness and a brain
multiple right-wing types (inc vance and the fbi) are pushing it
gop reps are saying they need hearings on it
this is the kind of things dems can easily do and you dont need fox or a ton of money to do so
you just need the willingness and a brain
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Another health breakthrough.
(h/t Gav)
(h/t Gav)
New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University
For more than a century, people have considered Alzheimer's disease (AD) an irreversible illness. Consequently, research has focused on preventing or ...
case.edu
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Another health breakthrough.
(h/t Gav)
(h/t Gav)
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Newsom is great at trolling Trump, but he is not the ally we need against the oligarchs
By the way, Gavin Newsom is apparently raising money to fight AGAINST the billionaire tax. So thoughtful of him to come to their aid at this particular time in history,
December 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Newsom is great at trolling Trump, but he is not the ally we need against the oligarchs
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Russian forces executed two unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Pokrovskyi district on Dec. 27. After capturing them in Shakhove, occupiers forced one soldier to partially undress before shooting both. They then stripped the second body. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General has launched a war crimes investigation.
December 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Russian forces executed two unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Pokrovskyi district on Dec. 27. After capturing them in Shakhove, occupiers forced one soldier to partially undress before shooting both. They then stripped the second body. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General has launched a war crimes investigation.
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By the way, Gavin Newsom is apparently raising money to fight AGAINST the billionaire tax. So thoughtful of him to come to their aid at this particular time in history,
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
By the way, Gavin Newsom is apparently raising money to fight AGAINST the billionaire tax. So thoughtful of him to come to their aid at this particular time in history,
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At some point, people will have to recognize that Vance now leads the GOP. I'm sure Don Jr. does. And everyone will figure that out when Jr. begins to elbow his way into 2028.
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
At some point, people will have to recognize that Vance now leads the GOP. I'm sure Don Jr. does. And everyone will figure that out when Jr. begins to elbow his way into 2028.
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i am not a “don’t retweet, they just want attention!” person, but, in this specific case (and in the case of the various gov accounts) i am begging you to understand that miller knows all this shit and he is counting on you to correct him. they know. getting you to react and spread it is the point.
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
i am not a “don’t retweet, they just want attention!” person, but, in this specific case (and in the case of the various gov accounts) i am begging you to understand that miller knows all this shit and he is counting on you to correct him. they know. getting you to react and spread it is the point.
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The economic disruption/sabotage of deporting millions of workers at time of near full employment is only just beginning to be felt.
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The economic disruption/sabotage of deporting millions of workers at time of near full employment is only just beginning to be felt.
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
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Thank you Ronald Reagan!
December 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thank you Ronald Reagan!
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It is ALSO the case that doing what your little fantasy hive believe Garland should have done would have worked about as well as Fani Willis' efforts did.
Two things can be true! 1. Garland could and should have pressed *much harder* and didn't (you can debate his character and his rationale) 2. No Biden-era AG could have changed Roberts's goals.
AGain and again, dumbass lefties spell John Roberts "Merrick Garland."
Even assuming you were right about Garland, even assuming Doug Jones wouldn't have faced similar or worse problems, it is 100% the case that a unanimous SCOTUS made the DQ decision and Roberts wrote the immunity one.
Even assuming you were right about Garland, even assuming Doug Jones wouldn't have faced similar or worse problems, it is 100% the case that a unanimous SCOTUS made the DQ decision and Roberts wrote the immunity one.
December 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It is ALSO the case that doing what your little fantasy hive believe Garland should have done would have worked about as well as Fani Willis' efforts did.
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“billionaire doesnt like taxes” isnt a story
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“billionaire doesnt like taxes” isnt a story