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One big problem is that so many people are the angriest and stupidest they've ever been.
September 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
One big problem is that so many people are the angriest and stupidest they've ever been.
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Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
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Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
February 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
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We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
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February 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.
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Trump voter on day 3 of his administration googling "wait a second, is donald trump bad somehow?"
January 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump voter on day 3 of his administration googling "wait a second, is donald trump bad somehow?"
It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.
January 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Oh the populist right-wing authoritarian is interested in territorial expansion you say? Well that’s a new one !
December 24, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Oh the populist right-wing authoritarian is interested in territorial expansion you say? Well that’s a new one !
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The federal government spending money on pediatric cancer research is good, actually.
December 19, 2024 at 10:35 PM
The federal government spending money on pediatric cancer research is good, actually.
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Airplane seats can't be reclined during taking off and landing not to protect you, but to protect the person behind you 👍
November 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Airplane seats can't be reclined during taking off and landing not to protect you, but to protect the person behind you 👍