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Worth putting it on the record here, though you probably already know it: “Alligator Alcatraz” is a concentration camp.
Hmm, let’s see… mass detention of civilians without trial or traditional legal protections on the basis of identity (race, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation) rather than any criminal act, often for an indefinite period and done principally to expand political power. Check.
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Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.
ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices
No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.
www.axios.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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They "don't believe in erasing American history." Unless you're talking about slavery. Or the genocide of Indigenous people. Or Japanese internment camps. Or the Tulsa massacre. Or Jim Crow. Or January 6th.
Here is Pete Hegseth's tweet announcing the return of the Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery. The plan is to restore it and reinstall in 2027.
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
August 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
They "don't believe in erasing American history." Unless you're talking about slavery. Or the genocide of Indigenous people. Or Japanese internment camps. Or the Tulsa massacre. Or Jim Crow. Or January 6th.
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This, by the way, was what Joe Biden was actually saying when he said "nothing will fundamentally change". He was literally telling rich people their lives would go on even when their taxes went up.
1. The extra marginal tax rate will affect millionaires' daily lives almost not at all, which is why in reality none of them would leave the state.
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This, by the way, was what Joe Biden was actually saying when he said "nothing will fundamentally change". He was literally telling rich people their lives would go on even when their taxes went up.
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Do people not remember the exact same motherfuckers saying the exact same things about NFTs?
AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
August 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Do people not remember the exact same motherfuckers saying the exact same things about NFTs?
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it has been said over and over but it’s worth reiterating in the face of this horrifying decision: RFK is quite literally joining the war on cancer on the side of cancer
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
it has been said over and over but it’s worth reiterating in the face of this horrifying decision: RFK is quite literally joining the war on cancer on the side of cancer
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Albert Pike wasn't just a random Confederate general but an active leader of the anti-Catholic Know Nothing party who advocated deporting free Black people from Arkansas, attacked his commanding officer in the Mexican War, & was arrested for insubordination, corruption & treason by the CSA as well!
A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announces.
Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in D.C.
The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was torn down and burned by protesters in 2020, is being restored, the Park Service said Monday.
nbcnews.to
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Albert Pike wasn't just a random Confederate general but an active leader of the anti-Catholic Know Nothing party who advocated deporting free Black people from Arkansas, attacked his commanding officer in the Mexican War, & was arrested for insubordination, corruption & treason by the CSA as well!
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I think the use of chatbots for stuff like this is intended to train people to use it to avoid everything that’s painful or hard. It can write the obituary, the breakup text, the complaint letter. It’s meant to separate humans from their difficult feelings. Seems bad.
New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
wapo.st
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I think the use of chatbots for stuff like this is intended to train people to use it to avoid everything that’s painful or hard. It can write the obituary, the breakup text, the complaint letter. It’s meant to separate humans from their difficult feelings. Seems bad.
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We know Trump lies all the time, but it feels important that reporters covering his politicization of employment data make sure to point out that even his stated reasons are bullshit!
August 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
We know Trump lies all the time, but it feels important that reporters covering his politicization of employment data make sure to point out that even his stated reasons are bullshit!
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Elon Musk is a symbol of American collapse in many ways, but one of the big ones is how for years he has constantly engaged in multi-billion-dollar securities and consumer fraud, and the "consequence" has been him making billions more, including from the federal government paying him directly.
Two days ago: Tesla has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for deceptively marketing Autopilot in a way that falsely made people think it could drive the car by itself.
Today: Elon Musk "Teslas can drive themselves!"
Today: Elon Musk "Teslas can drive themselves!"
August 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Elon Musk is a symbol of American collapse in many ways, but one of the big ones is how for years he has constantly engaged in multi-billion-dollar securities and consumer fraud, and the "consequence" has been him making billions more, including from the federal government paying him directly.
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"Just before the election this woman came out with phenomenal numbers on Biden's economy and right after the election, they announced those numbers were wrong."
This is a lie! The pre-election job numbers were bad! BLS revisions were bad for Biden/Harris!
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
This is a lie! The pre-election job numbers were bad! BLS revisions were bad for Biden/Harris!
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
August 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Just before the election this woman came out with phenomenal numbers on Biden's economy and right after the election, they announced those numbers were wrong."
This is a lie! The pre-election job numbers were bad! BLS revisions were bad for Biden/Harris!
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
This is a lie! The pre-election job numbers were bad! BLS revisions were bad for Biden/Harris!
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
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This is what is happening right now.
August 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is what is happening right now.
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The president obsessed with trade literally has no idea what our most globally competitive export industry is.
the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The president obsessed with trade literally has no idea what our most globally competitive export industry is.
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Every day the news is like “the US government announces that meat can be sold without saying what animal it is & they are also mandating a return to mercury thermometers,” followed by “RFK Jr. has removed the coloring from Twizzlers in a major win for everyday Americans & their health & pocketbooks”
August 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Every day the news is like “the US government announces that meat can be sold without saying what animal it is & they are also mandating a return to mercury thermometers,” followed by “RFK Jr. has removed the coloring from Twizzlers in a major win for everyday Americans & their health & pocketbooks”
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thank god that the trump administration is laser focused on protecting jewish people.
August 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
thank god that the trump administration is laser focused on protecting jewish people.
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Why do the jobs numbers get revised?
our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months
1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly
Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N
www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...
our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months
1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly
Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N
www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...
August 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Why do the jobs numbers get revised?
our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months
1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly
Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N
www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...
our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months
1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly
Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N
www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...
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Recording law enforcement in public is not a crime. It's protected First Amendment activity -- even in Florida.
See Toole v. City of Atlanta (11th Cir. 2019); Smith v. City of Cumming (11th Cir. 2000).
See Toole v. City of Atlanta (11th Cir. 2019); Smith v. City of Cumming (11th Cir. 2000).
This U.S. Citizen Recorded an Immigration Arrest. Officers Told Him To Delete It or Face Charges.
The peaceful traffic stop in Florida turned violent after immigration officers arrived and used chokeholds and a stun gun to make arrests.
reason.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Recording law enforcement in public is not a crime. It's protected First Amendment activity -- even in Florida.
See Toole v. City of Atlanta (11th Cir. 2019); Smith v. City of Cumming (11th Cir. 2000).
See Toole v. City of Atlanta (11th Cir. 2019); Smith v. City of Cumming (11th Cir. 2000).
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Remember, according to SCOTUS ruling, cops are not expected to intervene to prevent crime.
american media be like "this horrible shooting, which was not stopped nor even mitigated by the cops, means we need to give the cops even more money, power, & impunity"
August 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Remember, according to SCOTUS ruling, cops are not expected to intervene to prevent crime.
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“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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That certainly takes balls to cut 17 million people off health care and then announce you're spending $200 million to build a new ballroom. Let them eat cake.
August 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
That certainly takes balls to cut 17 million people off health care and then announce you're spending $200 million to build a new ballroom. Let them eat cake.
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Suddenly, you start to realize why the Supreme Court is doing everything Trump wants. They basically got Amy Coney Barrett in line and bragged about it after she got threats. We have a mafia state that runs on stochastic Terror.
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds.
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
Then the harassment began.
Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel.
Six credible threats to his life.
More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:
August 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Suddenly, you start to realize why the Supreme Court is doing everything Trump wants. They basically got Amy Coney Barrett in line and bragged about it after she got threats. We have a mafia state that runs on stochastic Terror.
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NEW: FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, the Trump super PAC, in April.
She attended a fundraising dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 4.
She lobbied Trump to pardon her son, who had pleaded guilty to tax crimes.
3 weeks later, Trump issued the pardon.
She attended a fundraising dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 4.
She lobbied Trump to pardon her son, who had pleaded guilty to tax crimes.
3 weeks later, Trump issued the pardon.
August 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
NEW: FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, the Trump super PAC, in April.
She attended a fundraising dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 4.
She lobbied Trump to pardon her son, who had pleaded guilty to tax crimes.
3 weeks later, Trump issued the pardon.
She attended a fundraising dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on April 4.
She lobbied Trump to pardon her son, who had pleaded guilty to tax crimes.
3 weeks later, Trump issued the pardon.
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“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
July 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
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I feel like a lot of people forgot that part where he used to walk into the dressing rooms of teen beauty pageants while the children were changing and it should be brought up more often www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe
From walking into a teen dressing room to joking about his obligation to sleep with contestants, Donald Trump is a storied pageant creep.
www.rollingstone.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I feel like a lot of people forgot that part where he used to walk into the dressing rooms of teen beauty pageants while the children were changing and it should be brought up more often www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...