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We had our monthly union meeting at my Federal job today and I think there were a few people who *just* found out that the leopard they love so much is absolutely planning to eat their face.
Seeing the progressive wing of the American Catholic Church finally flex its political muscles again for what feels like the first time in my adult life is refreshing.
Too late to keep me in the church, but refreshing none the less.
Too late to keep me in the church, but refreshing none the less.
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Seeing the progressive wing of the American Catholic Church finally flex its political muscles again for what feels like the first time in my adult life is refreshing.
Too late to keep me in the church, but refreshing none the less.
Too late to keep me in the church, but refreshing none the less.
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Ahhhhh I love these!!!?
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Ahhhhh I love these!!!?
Me...logging in after a day at work where I don't really get to look at the news....just having seen the terrible news about Rob Reiner by push notification....
THEN
SEEING
WHY
THERE
IS
DISCOURSE!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEN
SEEING
WHY
THERE
IS
DISCOURSE!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ALT: a cartoon character with an angry look on his face and the words freetopsticker below him
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Me...logging in after a day at work where I don't really get to look at the news....just having seen the terrible news about Rob Reiner by push notification....
THEN
SEEING
WHY
THERE
IS
DISCOURSE!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEN
SEEING
WHY
THERE
IS
DISCOURSE!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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I think this is probably a new era of grand jury practice where there is communal awareness of abusive policing.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think this is probably a new era of grand jury practice where there is communal awareness of abusive policing.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
So, the same parent company that employs (employed?) these bozos just took a hacksaw to the political coverage at Teen Vogue?
God forbid any of these media conglomerates do actual journalism I guess.
God forbid any of these media conglomerates do actual journalism I guess.
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So, the same parent company that employs (employed?) these bozos just took a hacksaw to the political coverage at Teen Vogue?
God forbid any of these media conglomerates do actual journalism I guess.
God forbid any of these media conglomerates do actual journalism I guess.
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And it's THREE YEARS after the disastrous deal from Alex Acosta. They are discussing their personal knowledge in context where they think they are immune from further prosecution. This isn't an "allegation"; this is an admission by co-conspirators.
Devin, I don't think many non-lawyers understand just how "yeah, that underlying fact's 100% true" it is when you have a private email between two parties with no reason to lie discussing the implications of something they agree is a fact they both have personal knowledge of.
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
And it's THREE YEARS after the disastrous deal from Alex Acosta. They are discussing their personal knowledge in context where they think they are immune from further prosecution. This isn't an "allegation"; this is an admission by co-conspirators.
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we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
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For a bit I forgot that the current political movement was won with a weak minority and is managed by annoying dorks who nobody likes who have terrible vibes. This video has 1.3 million likes and is a good reminder that better things are possible, even for those of us outside NYC. A good night!
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
For a bit I forgot that the current political movement was won with a weak minority and is managed by annoying dorks who nobody likes who have terrible vibes. This video has 1.3 million likes and is a good reminder that better things are possible, even for those of us outside NYC. A good night!
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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we are 13 subs away from our goal. 13!! that's so doable. lets goooooo the-flytrap.ghost.io/chomp
The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
we are 13 subs away from our goal. 13!! that's so doable. lets goooooo the-flytrap.ghost.io/chomp
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Chicago Pope is going to say some things we all dislike because he is the Pope and still very Catholic but he is spending enough time poking directly at the worst Catholics alive that I’m ready to put him in the Pretty Good For A Pope bucket already
also the sports jersey thing is incredibly funny
also the sports jersey thing is incredibly funny
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Chicago Pope is going to say some things we all dislike because he is the Pope and still very Catholic but he is spending enough time poking directly at the worst Catholics alive that I’m ready to put him in the Pretty Good For A Pope bucket already
also the sports jersey thing is incredibly funny
also the sports jersey thing is incredibly funny
New buck-wild symptom just dropped, I woke up with a splitting headache, what sort of felt like a clogged ear, and a total lack of balance/vertigo such that I could barely walk. Yay!
Luckily, a half-day long nap seems to have done the trick, since it was probably just a weird migraine.
Luckily, a half-day long nap seems to have done the trick, since it was probably just a weird migraine.
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New buck-wild symptom just dropped, I woke up with a splitting headache, what sort of felt like a clogged ear, and a total lack of balance/vertigo such that I could barely walk. Yay!
Luckily, a half-day long nap seems to have done the trick, since it was probably just a weird migraine.
Luckily, a half-day long nap seems to have done the trick, since it was probably just a weird migraine.
Heist movies always come up with the most elaborate, fantastical ways to steal stuff (moving gold bars through rush hour in LA through old water tunnels, literally any Oceans movie, etc) but then real life art crime is just....this. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Police hunt Louvre jewel thieves as questions swirl over museum’s security
Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole thousands of diamonds and other precious jewels, prompting questions about the museum’s security.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Heist movies always come up with the most elaborate, fantastical ways to steal stuff (moving gold bars through rush hour in LA through old water tunnels, literally any Oceans movie, etc) but then real life art crime is just....this. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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“The trouble with libertarianism is eventually you run out of the USA’s money,” as Thatcher so nearly said.
Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US intervention on.ft.com/48FKy6a
Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US intervention
Currency gains sparked by estimated $400mn of US purchases melt away ahead of crucial election for president Javier Milei
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“The trouble with libertarianism is eventually you run out of the USA’s money,” as Thatcher so nearly said.
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BeastMarks incoming
Watch out, in the darkest of all possible worlds, people get what they ask for www.businessinsider.com/youtube-star...
YouTube star MrBeast lays groundwork to get into financial services, including crypto
Top YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is eyeing an expansion into financial services, per a trademark filing and investor deck.
www.businessinsider.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BeastMarks incoming
Vaccination saves lives. And even if it "just" allows you to be less sick than you would otherwise be; trust me that having joint pain so severe that all you can do is curl up and suffer is worth taking preventative measures for.
(Yes, that's true for kids too. Even the neurodivergent ones!)
(Yes, that's true for kids too. Even the neurodivergent ones!)
Chikungunya comes from the Kimakonde for contortion, because of its tendency to force people to curl up in agony. In my experience, that is the natural outcome of all isolationist policies.
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Vaccination saves lives. And even if it "just" allows you to be less sick than you would otherwise be; trust me that having joint pain so severe that all you can do is curl up and suffer is worth taking preventative measures for.
(Yes, that's true for kids too. Even the neurodivergent ones!)
(Yes, that's true for kids too. Even the neurodivergent ones!)
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Yes, this is another fund public health/end the shutdown/etc. post. But more than that, it is a plea for a “one world” approach to problems that are truly global.
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yes, this is another fund public health/end the shutdown/etc. post. But more than that, it is a plea for a “one world” approach to problems that are truly global.
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But if you really care about this and are worried, you need to support action in places where chik is endemic. Just because NYC is threatened, some people will now take this seriously. But if we had a functioning CDC that participated in global response, NYC likely wouldn’t have seen cases.
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
But if you really care about this and are worried, you need to support action in places where chik is endemic. Just because NYC is threatened, some people will now take this seriously. But if we had a functioning CDC that participated in global response, NYC likely wouldn’t have seen cases.
I also have a couple other vaccines to finish renewing ALL of my vaccinations. Because the irony of anti-vaxxers being in charge is that it makes me MORE likely to get vaccines.
Much like every form of long-acting or permanent birth control have flown off the shelves for some reason.
Much like every form of long-acting or permanent birth control have flown off the shelves for some reason.
There is another version, VIMKUNYA, which uses a virus-like particle. And if this infestation spreads, we’re going to need it.
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I also have a couple other vaccines to finish renewing ALL of my vaccinations. Because the irony of anti-vaxxers being in charge is that it makes me MORE likely to get vaccines.
Much like every form of long-acting or permanent birth control have flown off the shelves for some reason.
Much like every form of long-acting or permanent birth control have flown off the shelves for some reason.
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The live attenuated vaccine I got is also no longer available here in the US. Why? Because there have been some incidents with older adults who were administered it outside the guidelines. It got paused, recertified, then decertified by the FDA in an odd back and forth.
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The live attenuated vaccine I got is also no longer available here in the US. Why? Because there have been some incidents with older adults who were administered it outside the guidelines. It got paused, recertified, then decertified by the FDA in an odd back and forth.
Important take aways: (1) NO, NO, NOT AGAIN (jk), (2) there's a vaccine for this one so talk to your doctor, and (3) a lack of a functional, national-level public health agency has already lost their ability to effectively reply to threats like these (even though this is not a *novel* virus).
Ok, so this is a very big deal. Let’s thread it.
New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.
It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)
It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Important take aways: (1) NO, NO, NOT AGAIN (jk), (2) there's a vaccine for this one so talk to your doctor, and (3) a lack of a functional, national-level public health agency has already lost their ability to effectively reply to threats like these (even though this is not a *novel* virus).