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“Perhaps his greatest act of courage, though, was simply to tell the truth as he saw it after he took off his nation’s uniform.”
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
The Anti-War Marine
It is both truism and cliché that “no one hates war more than the soldiers who fight.” Many historians have demonstrated that political causes are often quickly discarded among the mud, bullets, an…
werehistory.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Perhaps his greatest act of courage, though, was simply to tell the truth as he saw it after he took off his nation’s uniform.”
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
Here’s a piece I wrote years ago of which I’m pretty proud. Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC, isn’t nearly as well-known or well-remembered as he should be.
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
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Trump is undermining our national security, our economy, and our democracy.
Under his leadership, the government has become a lever available to those who make the biggest contributions and engage in the most flattering encounters with the President and his closest advisors.
Under his leadership, the government has become a lever available to those who make the biggest contributions and engage in the most flattering encounters with the President and his closest advisors.
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Trump is undermining our national security, our economy, and our democracy.
Under his leadership, the government has become a lever available to those who make the biggest contributions and engage in the most flattering encounters with the President and his closest advisors.
Under his leadership, the government has become a lever available to those who make the biggest contributions and engage in the most flattering encounters with the President and his closest advisors.
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It says a lot about our political media environment that Democrats are called upon to defend things they never said and Republicans are allowed to emerge unscathed for things they're literally recorded saying.
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It says a lot about our political media environment that Democrats are called upon to defend things they never said and Republicans are allowed to emerge unscathed for things they're literally recorded saying.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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CRIMINAL IN CHIEF: DONALD TRUMP
34 felony convictions. Cozying up to convicted sex traffickers. Cashing in on crypto grifts. Inviting foreign influence into American politics.
This is the standard Trump sets.
See more at: gov.ca.gov/2025/12/14/trumpcriminals/
34 felony convictions. Cozying up to convicted sex traffickers. Cashing in on crypto grifts. Inviting foreign influence into American politics.
This is the standard Trump sets.
See more at: gov.ca.gov/2025/12/14/trumpcriminals/
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
CRIMINAL IN CHIEF: DONALD TRUMP
34 felony convictions. Cozying up to convicted sex traffickers. Cashing in on crypto grifts. Inviting foreign influence into American politics.
This is the standard Trump sets.
See more at: gov.ca.gov/2025/12/14/trumpcriminals/
34 felony convictions. Cozying up to convicted sex traffickers. Cashing in on crypto grifts. Inviting foreign influence into American politics.
This is the standard Trump sets.
See more at: gov.ca.gov/2025/12/14/trumpcriminals/
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It's really upsetting that President Biden did so much to make the country better after the pandemic and the buffoon in there now is dismantling it piece by piece. Over a million jobs lost. Unemployment the highest it's been in 4 yeas.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's really upsetting that President Biden did so much to make the country better after the pandemic and the buffoon in there now is dismantling it piece by piece. Over a million jobs lost. Unemployment the highest it's been in 4 yeas.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
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Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
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I went kayaking in the snow at dawn today so for the rest of the day I am just objectively better than everyone else, that’s how it works.
December 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I went kayaking in the snow at dawn today so for the rest of the day I am just objectively better than everyone else, that’s how it works.
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
Thinking back to how people were "hysterical" for calling trump white supremacist and now he's doing nordic theory on the campaign trail
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
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I sure as hell don’t feel any safer, do you? So why is trump tearing apart families & communities?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I sure as hell don’t feel any safer, do you? So why is trump tearing apart families & communities?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
Via MS NOW: Emil Bove is in attendance at Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania tonight.
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
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The ACA tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care are going to expire at the end of the month.
Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican.
Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏
Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican.
Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care are going to expire at the end of the month.
Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican.
Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏
Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican.
Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏
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If the rumors are true, every signature is a symptom of a bigger problem.
America deserves to know who’s actually in charge.
America deserves to know who’s actually in charge.
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If the rumors are true, every signature is a symptom of a bigger problem.
America deserves to know who’s actually in charge.
America deserves to know who’s actually in charge.
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It’s genuinely unbelievable how much the average right winger’s conception of history is based on post-war American advertising of the mid 20th century
Terminally online Right wingers are telling on themselves
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s genuinely unbelievable how much the average right winger’s conception of history is based on post-war American advertising of the mid 20th century
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This guy is awarding himself a fake "peace" prize coerced through quid pro quo with a global sports body, and most of legacy media just shrugs in response and doesn't call into question his mental health. What are we doing here?
December 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This guy is awarding himself a fake "peace" prize coerced through quid pro quo with a global sports body, and most of legacy media just shrugs in response and doesn't call into question his mental health. What are we doing here?
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I believe there is no historic precedent of a dominant world power dismantling its own influence unilaterally. This is a colossal self destruction.
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I believe there is no historic precedent of a dominant world power dismantling its own influence unilaterally. This is a colossal self destruction.
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and true to form, they pulled these product images from a web page from 1998
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December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
and true to form, they pulled these product images from a web page from 1998
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...