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Account named after a cat that 🌈. Cat & Dog Lover 🇵🇷 ♿️ I like cheese & 📖. Humanist.
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Born deaf and blind, she's caught in Trump's anti-diversity crusade:
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump admin cut the program's funding over diversity goals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump admin cut the program's funding over diversity goals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Born deaf and blind, she's caught in Trump's anti-diversity crusade:
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump admin cut the program's funding over diversity goals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump admin cut the program's funding over diversity goals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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part of me is annoyed that I left the US due to conditions created by Stephen Miller immigration policies and a media industry clearly in crisis but I still feel like it was partly my fault, even though the border officer also felt bad for me today
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
part of me is annoyed that I left the US due to conditions created by Stephen Miller immigration policies and a media industry clearly in crisis but I still feel like it was partly my fault, even though the border officer also felt bad for me today
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We literally imported nazis to win the space race
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We literally imported nazis to win the space race
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This is super crazy! There are so many reasons you might want to stay in a hotel in your hometown including renovations, medical procedures, and even staycations.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is super crazy! There are so many reasons you might want to stay in a hotel in your hometown including renovations, medical procedures, and even staycations.
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And then the absolute idiocy of the American electorate went “I can’t remember that republicans are bad for more than a week, regardless of what they do”
This. Again January 6th should’ve been the end. No, the collective scum that is The GOP said nah let’s double down.
Or republican senators could have ended our national nightmare extremely easily with a single vote but didn’t have the courage
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And then the absolute idiocy of the American electorate went “I can’t remember that republicans are bad for more than a week, regardless of what they do”
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Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
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In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
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🇺🇸 Trump: Putin wants Ukraine to succeed.
And Zelensky’s reaction…
And Zelensky’s reaction…
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🇺🇸 Trump: Putin wants Ukraine to succeed.
And Zelensky’s reaction…
And Zelensky’s reaction…
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Starting your "research" with ChatGPT is like filling the foundations of your house with cotton candy or building your menu around radium.
I just read this line and I am going to SCREAM: "When used as a starting point rather than a substitute for research, [AI] can expand access to knowledge for authors without institutional resources."
EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR "RESEARCH" BUT IT'S NOT??? IT LIES??
EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR "RESEARCH" BUT IT'S NOT??? IT LIES??
December 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Starting your "research" with ChatGPT is like filling the foundations of your house with cotton candy or building your menu around radium.
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Think I'm going to start a social media campaign arguing that Trump shouldn't be allowed to fire handguns during his Cabinet meetings and see where his reflexive spite takes us.
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Think I'm going to start a social media campaign arguing that Trump shouldn't be allowed to fire handguns during his Cabinet meetings and see where his reflexive spite takes us.
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“And a happy new year to everyone, even the liberal lunatics who are ruining the country and who are trying to take away our rights to fire handguns in cabinet meetings”
December 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“And a happy new year to everyone, even the liberal lunatics who are ruining the country and who are trying to take away our rights to fire handguns in cabinet meetings”
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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Harmeet has really achieved her natural level of professionalism and character. Congrats to her.
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Harmeet has really achieved her natural level of professionalism and character. Congrats to her.
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"Sorry that coffee prices have doubled, but aren't you glad we reduced the trade deficit?"
NOPE
NOPE
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Sorry that coffee prices have doubled, but aren't you glad we reduced the trade deficit?"
NOPE
NOPE
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Trump's obsession with the trade deficit is really remarkable. It's a non-issue that isn't remotely on the list of things voters ever gave a damn about, but he's so obsessed with "winning" that he thinks it matters to them.
Blah blah blah…
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Trump's obsession with the trade deficit is really remarkable. It's a non-issue that isn't remotely on the list of things voters ever gave a damn about, but he's so obsessed with "winning" that he thinks it matters to them.
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Someone should write an alternate historical novel where all of Stephen Miller's racist ideas for immigration restriction were in place back when his ancestors came here.
We wouldn't have harnessed the atom, but I guess the former Nazi scientists might've still gotten us to the moon.
We wouldn't have harnessed the atom, but I guess the former Nazi scientists might've still gotten us to the moon.
🧵 An alternate historical novel was written by Philip Roth, THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA. Limited series by David Simon. Stephen Miller should watch it.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Someone should write an alternate historical novel where all of Stephen Miller's racist ideas for immigration restriction were in place back when his ancestors came here.
We wouldn't have harnessed the atom, but I guess the former Nazi scientists might've still gotten us to the moon.
We wouldn't have harnessed the atom, but I guess the former Nazi scientists might've still gotten us to the moon.
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“You guys, Hitler wants to see Poland succeed”
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“You guys, Hitler wants to see Poland succeed”
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If it's a horrible hot take about higher education in the NYT, you can pretty much assume it's Anemona Hartocollis.
Great thread by Don on the person who gives us awful take after awful take.
Great thread by Don on the person who gives us awful take after awful take.
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
If it's a horrible hot take about higher education in the NYT, you can pretty much assume it's Anemona Hartocollis.
Great thread by Don on the person who gives us awful take after awful take.
Great thread by Don on the person who gives us awful take after awful take.
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Hey, it's been three years now since Myth America came out and if anyone out there wants to finally add that title to my Wikipedia page, that would be super.
December 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Hey, it's been three years now since Myth America came out and if anyone out there wants to finally add that title to my Wikipedia page, that would be super.
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And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
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This is a joke, right
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is a joke, right
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In New York, the maximum temporary disability payment is $170 per week.
Yet the NY max unemployment benefit is $869/week.
Needing more time to recover from heart surgery, it would be *far* better for me to lose my job for a month.
BTW, California's disability is $1620/week. Better is possible!
Yet the NY max unemployment benefit is $869/week.
Needing more time to recover from heart surgery, it would be *far* better for me to lose my job for a month.
BTW, California's disability is $1620/week. Better is possible!
December 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In New York, the maximum temporary disability payment is $170 per week.
Yet the NY max unemployment benefit is $869/week.
Needing more time to recover from heart surgery, it would be *far* better for me to lose my job for a month.
BTW, California's disability is $1620/week. Better is possible!
Yet the NY max unemployment benefit is $869/week.
Needing more time to recover from heart surgery, it would be *far* better for me to lose my job for a month.
BTW, California's disability is $1620/week. Better is possible!
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Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)