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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
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A surf shop in deep blue Santa Cruz seems an unlikely place to find Trump supporters. However owners Kai Gonzalez-Petrov and Dalton Steinmeyer von Ming are glad the undocumented surfers are being deported to have more beaches only for locals.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A surf shop in deep blue Santa Cruz seems an unlikely place to find Trump supporters. However owners Kai Gonzalez-Petrov and Dalton Steinmeyer von Ming are glad the undocumented surfers are being deported to have more beaches only for locals.
I would forget about the white house ever being secure from spying again.
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I would forget about the white house ever being secure from spying again.
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Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
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Sad and whatnot!
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sad and whatnot!
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Our politics seems to be entering a phase of "right supremacy" where only the lives of right-wingers have value. Assassinating the leader of a state legislative body in her own damn home was business as usual, but all of America has to have a reckoning if it's a far-right online influencer.
September 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Our politics seems to be entering a phase of "right supremacy" where only the lives of right-wingers have value. Assassinating the leader of a state legislative body in her own damn home was business as usual, but all of America has to have a reckoning if it's a far-right online influencer.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
I'm really jealous of #madsmikkelsen 's thigh gap.
September 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I'm really jealous of #madsmikkelsen 's thigh gap.
Guys who voted for trump: a department of war is going to make war. They're gonna need soldiers.
September 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Guys who voted for trump: a department of war is going to make war. They're gonna need soldiers.
Yeah I don't think it's necessary to engage with a side that thinks free school lunches is the worst. No time for that.
August 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yeah I don't think it's necessary to engage with a side that thinks free school lunches is the worst. No time for that.
Moms, teach your sons how to choose produce.
August 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Moms, teach your sons how to choose produce.
Just happened to see The Hit recently. Terrance Stamp was a gorgeous man. His smile... #terrancestamp
August 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Just happened to see The Hit recently. Terrance Stamp was a gorgeous man. His smile... #terrancestamp
If watching The Help means I get to watch Octavia Spencer for two hours then I'm gonna do it.
August 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If watching The Help means I get to watch Octavia Spencer for two hours then I'm gonna do it.
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
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In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
July 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
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That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.
June 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.
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In 2010, the Supreme Court's conservative justices made it easier for Republican lawmakers to pass permissive gun laws. In the years that followed, 7,398 more children than expected died of gun violence ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Supreme Court’s Guns Cases Got Thousands of Children Killed
In the years after the Supreme Court empowered states to pass more permissive gun laws, 7,398 more children than expected died of gun violence, according to a new study.
ballsandstrikes.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In 2010, the Supreme Court's conservative justices made it easier for Republican lawmakers to pass permissive gun laws. In the years that followed, 7,398 more children than expected died of gun violence ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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A couple thoughts. This is the guy that thought Barbara Hershey needed collagen injected in her lips to be sexy. That poor woman. Two, have you seen Exit to Eden? Easily one of the worst movies I've seen.
A couple thoughts. This is the guy that thought Barbara Hershey needed collagen injected in her lips to be sexy. That poor woman. Two, have you seen Exit to Eden? Easily one of the worst movies I've seen.
Kathy Bates says Garry Marshall declined to cast her in movie because of her looks
Kathy Bates says Garry Marshall declined to cast her in the film adaptation of 'Frankie and Johnny,' in a role she originated on the stage, because of her looks: 'Me actually kissing a man onscreen — ...
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May 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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A couple thoughts. This is the guy that thought Barbara Hershey needed collagen injected in her lips to be sexy. That poor woman. Two, have you seen Exit to Eden? Easily one of the worst movies I've seen.
A couple thoughts. This is the guy that thought Barbara Hershey needed collagen injected in her lips to be sexy. That poor woman. Two, have you seen Exit to Eden? Easily one of the worst movies I've seen.
Just saw a USA today headline that we should thank EM for risking Tesla to help the country. He's a billionaire. If he really wanted to help he could donate money instead of firing people who need every cent they earn.
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Just saw a USA today headline that we should thank EM for risking Tesla to help the country. He's a billionaire. If he really wanted to help he could donate money instead of firing people who need every cent they earn.