James
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If you've read about how the brownshirts behaved this video is a period piece. That is not hyperbole.
👉 ICE Abusing Protesters After Murdering Driver 1/7/26
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January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
If you've read about how the brownshirts behaved this video is a period piece. That is not hyperbole.
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At this point, I can’t understand why any international traveller would visit the US
Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch
Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
At this point, I can’t understand why any international traveller would visit the US
Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch
Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch
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you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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It’s a shame that despite being the single largest line item in the City of Toronto budget the Toronto Police Headquarters can’t afford to clear their snow within the by-law mandated time limit
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It’s a shame that despite being the single largest line item in the City of Toronto budget the Toronto Police Headquarters can’t afford to clear their snow within the by-law mandated time limit
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still my favorite christmas post
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
still my favorite christmas post
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For those who see Brad Bradford’s TTC refund policy and think, “That might be a good idea.”, consider that this one delivery truck has been holding up a streetcar for at least 5 minutes. Bradford would punish the TTC and do nothing to the driver.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For those who see Brad Bradford’s TTC refund policy and think, “That might be a good idea.”, consider that this one delivery truck has been holding up a streetcar for at least 5 minutes. Bradford would punish the TTC and do nothing to the driver.
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More of this kind of rich person, please.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
More of this kind of rich person, please.
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complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
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The FIFA Peace Prize is most correctly viewed as some of the world's most corrupt people recognizing what the world's most corrupt men values most: fake recognition based on lies
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize is most correctly viewed as some of the world's most corrupt people recognizing what the world's most corrupt men values most: fake recognition based on lies
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
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“unlikely” because prior generations didn’t care about anyone but themselves
British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.
Fed-Up UK Millennials Are Mobilizing to Push for Economic Growth
An emerging political movement aims to make infrastructure, housing and growth cool for a generation of frustrated Britons.
bloom.bg
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“unlikely” because prior generations didn’t care about anyone but themselves
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Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh please just fuck off
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This (quote posts disabled). But also, where the lineup for Taskmaster/Traitors/the jungle is concerned: no, it does not matter if you know who it is. Just watch the show and you will probably find out why they were chosen for it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This (quote posts disabled). But also, where the lineup for Taskmaster/Traitors/the jungle is concerned: no, it does not matter if you know who it is. Just watch the show and you will probably find out why they were chosen for it.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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When you’re riding public transit you realize that what’s good for everybody is also good for you. If the bus runs faster, if the train is cleaner, if the AC works, we all benefit
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
The Times parsed the vote using similar categories and again found that the single most determinative factor economic-like factor in the election was "commute by transit" vs "commute by car." It edged out renters vs. homeowners. There's still outstanding data but I expect these trends will hold.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When you’re riding public transit you realize that what’s good for everybody is also good for you. If the bus runs faster, if the train is cleaner, if the AC works, we all benefit
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
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An in-depth look at the video team that helped so many people get into the Zohran Mamdani campaign: defector.com/selling-zohran
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU…
defector.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An in-depth look at the video team that helped so many people get into the Zohran Mamdani campaign: defector.com/selling-zohran
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this is not an airport, you don't have to announce your (hypothetical) departure
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
this is not an airport, you don't have to announce your (hypothetical) departure
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You can, in fact, go home again open.substack.com/pub/fairserv...
Fortune's always hiding
I'm forever blowing bubbles
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November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You can, in fact, go home again open.substack.com/pub/fairserv...
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14 years of Vlad
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
14 years of Vlad
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Fun fact: nothing you achieve in life will ever look this fucking cool.
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fun fact: nothing you achieve in life will ever look this fucking cool.
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Bo said stop making me run
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Bo said stop making me run
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Mic dropping the bat lmaooo
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Mic dropping the bat lmaooo