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A member of parliament from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled after news broke of a Nazi-linked serenade.
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party finds open door in Trump’s America
Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A member of parliament from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled after news broke of a Nazi-linked serenade.
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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It's very clear that unlimited wealth causes brain damage. That's not an exaggeration.
It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.
It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It's very clear that unlimited wealth causes brain damage. That's not an exaggeration.
It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.
It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.
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"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
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Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
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I'm sorry to add to this conversation but this section from the latest Lizza novel is worth elevating.
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I'm sorry to add to this conversation but this section from the latest Lizza novel is worth elevating.
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Easily disprovable racist lie, and not worth giving air to, but we do actually know why housing is so expensive and if the rest of us focus on that, maybe we can start solving the housing crisis.
Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Easily disprovable racist lie, and not worth giving air to, but we do actually know why housing is so expensive and if the rest of us focus on that, maybe we can start solving the housing crisis.
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Well, I guess that's a decision.
Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Well, I guess that's a decision.
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Tariff chaos, Medicaid cuts, skyrocketing insurance premiums: terrible for Americans.
You know who's richer than ever? The Trump Family.
You know who's richer than ever? The Trump Family.
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Tariff chaos, Medicaid cuts, skyrocketing insurance premiums: terrible for Americans.
You know who's richer than ever? The Trump Family.
You know who's richer than ever? The Trump Family.
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As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
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photos of Trump's bandaged hand last night from Alex Wong of Getty
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
photos of Trump's bandaged hand last night from Alex Wong of Getty
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Some people on the progressive side of the political aisle can’t wrap their minds around the ugly truth that there are voters who can’t be reasoned with. You can’t outsmart stupidity and anyone cheering the son of a bitch who’s saying it’s alright for your children to go hungry is a goddamned moron.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Some people on the progressive side of the political aisle can’t wrap their minds around the ugly truth that there are voters who can’t be reasoned with. You can’t outsmart stupidity and anyone cheering the son of a bitch who’s saying it’s alright for your children to go hungry is a goddamned moron.
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Lmao, this answer is so dumb and with it you would be able to justify the most heinous shit.
(Reminder that Bazelon is a nobody who doesn't even do stats well and only is here because his mom is a journalist.)
(Reminder that Bazelon is a nobody who doesn't even do stats well and only is here because his mom is a journalist.)
This exchange drives me nuts. Neither the interviewer nor Bazelon acknowledges that 1) abortion rights are really popular! and 2) what ICE is doing is hugely unpopular!
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Lmao, this answer is so dumb and with it you would be able to justify the most heinous shit.
(Reminder that Bazelon is a nobody who doesn't even do stats well and only is here because his mom is a journalist.)
(Reminder that Bazelon is a nobody who doesn't even do stats well and only is here because his mom is a journalist.)
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“.. When the Fed cuts rates while $SPY is trading near all-time highs (within 1%), the market usually falls sharply 2–3 months later. That aligns closely with our model’s prediction of a serious correction beginning in February 2026.”
(via OptionGeek)
(via OptionGeek)
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“.. When the Fed cuts rates while $SPY is trading near all-time highs (within 1%), the market usually falls sharply 2–3 months later. That aligns closely with our model’s prediction of a serious correction beginning in February 2026.”
(via OptionGeek)
(via OptionGeek)
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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Sen. Bennet, who is running for Colo. gov, would support an emergency redistricting amendment next year. He'd previously said the amendment would be “too late.” AG Weiser, also running for gov, was the first Colo. statewide elected official to support the amendment.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
In shift, Sen. Bennet supports Colorado constitutional amendment for emergency redistricting | Colorado Newsline
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet would support a constitutional amendment to allow Colorado to redraw its congressional districts.
coloradonewsline.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Sen. Bennet, who is running for Colo. gov, would support an emergency redistricting amendment next year. He'd previously said the amendment would be “too late.” AG Weiser, also running for gov, was the first Colo. statewide elected official to support the amendment.
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
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A total rout in the Miami mayoral, in a race that had been highly nationalized (Trump endorsed the loser).
The Dem (Higgins) over-performed 2024 presidential in predominantly Cuban (+8), non-Cuban Hispanic (+9), Black (+9), and White (+11) precincts-- over-performance across the board.
The Dem (Higgins) over-performed 2024 presidential in predominantly Cuban (+8), non-Cuban Hispanic (+9), Black (+9), and White (+11) precincts-- over-performance across the board.
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A total rout in the Miami mayoral, in a race that had been highly nationalized (Trump endorsed the loser).
The Dem (Higgins) over-performed 2024 presidential in predominantly Cuban (+8), non-Cuban Hispanic (+9), Black (+9), and White (+11) precincts-- over-performance across the board.
The Dem (Higgins) over-performed 2024 presidential in predominantly Cuban (+8), non-Cuban Hispanic (+9), Black (+9), and White (+11) precincts-- over-performance across the board.
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Arrington argues that the works of art that many women created under the Federal Arts Project made visible Black, immigrant, and women’s lives in a way that challenged segregationist, xenophobic, and sexist structures intrinsic in the nation’s institutions.
moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/01/w...
moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/01/w...
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Arrington argues that the works of art that many women created under the Federal Arts Project made visible Black, immigrant, and women’s lives in a way that challenged segregationist, xenophobic, and sexist structures intrinsic in the nation’s institutions.
moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/01/w...
moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/01/w...
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"Samuel suffered broken teeth and testicular trauma requiring hospitalization, according to the letter, which also asserts that he was later billed for the ambulance ride required to treat the injuries allegedly inflicted by the guards."
Shocking reports out of Texas: Officers at a detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse. A civil rights coalition is demanding the facility be shut down now!
How many more warnings do we need?
#Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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How many more warnings do we need?
#Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AYwOE2cfsSHy...
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse — Guardian US
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held
apple.news
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"Samuel suffered broken teeth and testicular trauma requiring hospitalization, according to the letter, which also asserts that he was later billed for the ambulance ride required to treat the injuries allegedly inflicted by the guards."
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the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t “noninterventionism,” it is a kind of neo neo conservatism devoted to imposing authoritarian ethnonationalism abroad instead of democracy (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
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I could pluck any of a hundred different stories off the news wires on this, and you'd be hard pressed to find a single one that clearly hints at the fact this is about corruption and unchecked corporate power, much less that it's going to kill people
The Supreme Court case that could hand Trump unchecked power to fire agency heads
The court will decide if presidents can fire agency heads at will.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I could pluck any of a hundred different stories off the news wires on this, and you'd be hard pressed to find a single one that clearly hints at the fact this is about corruption and unchecked corporate power, much less that it's going to kill people
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Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat
Conservative justices seem ready to back Trump control of independent agencies.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
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Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.
Trump’s 'Repeated, Blatant' Hatch Act Violations Over Gerrymandering Must Be Investigated, Sen. Padilla Demands
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.
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✔️Yes. Disgusting.
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Marking up their bs helps to avoid amplifying it. 👇
mho
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Marking up their bs helps to avoid amplifying it. 👇
mho
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
✔️Yes. Disgusting.
ps
Marking up their bs helps to avoid amplifying it. 👇
mho
ps
Marking up their bs helps to avoid amplifying it. 👇
mho
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That account Musk retweeted has almost a million followers and is filled with content like this fantasizing (ironically of course) about the day daddy Trump will sex traffic/import some blond ladies for him and the fellas to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
That account Musk retweeted has almost a million followers and is filled with content like this fantasizing (ironically of course) about the day daddy Trump will sex traffic/import some blond ladies for him and the fellas to enjoy.
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Ladies, are you tired of your civilization giving you away to people from other civilizations? If so, Elon Musk will gladly pay you to birth his child in return for a room on his totally not creepy compound in Austin where the Republican leaders of that state will totally protect you.
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ladies, are you tired of your civilization giving you away to people from other civilizations? If so, Elon Musk will gladly pay you to birth his child in return for a room on his totally not creepy compound in Austin where the Republican leaders of that state will totally protect you.