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Etta Spangler
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PNW - Go Sounders - Martial arts instructor - she/her
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We are getting to the point where white collar criminals are thinking, "why take the plea deal my high-priced lawyer negotiated when I can just bribe the President and skip jail altogether?"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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even if the Supreme Court says we can never touch Trump for any of this shit, the next admin should go after everyone involved in buying and selling pardons and they should do it loudly and aggressively
New reporting says Don Jr. directly facilitated the pardon of a crypto whale who had promoted the Trump's family crypto. Jr. brought the pardon lawyer to the White House, and introduced him directly to his Dad. Pardon occurred right after. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Thousands of years of human technological advancements were necessary to reach this moment.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Merychippus to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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surely the women's bathroom is a sacred space ive been told by conservatives
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Excellent chart (love the bill names) and a great way to check on my rep and on other reps to watch going forward
I've been tracking and coding every vote taken in the US House this year.

Fun (?) fact: Henry Cuellar has taken more votes with Trump than the entire 9-member MA delegation combined. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
US House Votes 2025: Is Your Rep Standing Up to Trump?
docs.google.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A Quick Build BRT project with a huge impact on safety and travel times. This is the ambition and resolve we need more of here.
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Sincerely one of the funniest things the WSJ has ever written or done.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.

I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.

Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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The FDA under Makary, Prasad, and Hoeg
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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When the levee breaks... I still can barely comprehend the amount of water coming down the Skagit, and I have been through many floods. Gnarly ones. Just... its almost like not having an anchor or frame of reference.
Everyone living in the Skagit County floodplain has now been asked to evacuate. Estimates have placed that number close to 75,000 people.

Gov. Bob Ferguson said the Skagit River is expected to crest around 4 a.m. Thursday at 46 feet. The previous record was 42 feet.
Live updates: Mount Vernon residents ordered to evacuate; Sumas, Everson also evacuating | Cascadia Daily News
Some Skagit County residents have been evacuated. Check back for updates throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Western Washington is currently experiencing record flooding from a series of strong atmospheric rivers. 12 rivers are at major flood stage. 100,000 people await evacuation orders.

Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.
Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. But some experts say a historic population shift has already begun, and Western Washington should start preparing now to become a “climate haven.”
Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?
www.kuow.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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WHY ?

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
President Donald Trump told reporters about the seizure Wednesday after previously saying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "days are numbered."
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Trump’s racist ice goons leaving children stranded
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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The Onion has bought The NY Times.
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Relatable Corvid
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM