John Slowey
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i count beans for a living. i dig my dog, my fish, my wife and my kids. If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me.
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the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Emanuel: You have the 250th anniversary of the US Army. Rather than making it about everyone who makes up that 250-year family of service—to the country, to the Constitution, and to the ideals of the United States—Trump has decided to make it about the most important person in his view: Donald Trump
June 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Emanuel: You have the 250th anniversary of the US Army. Rather than making it about everyone who makes up that 250-year family of service—to the country, to the Constitution, and to the ideals of the United States—Trump has decided to make it about the most important person in his view: Donald Trump
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National Literacy Institute: 21% of adults in the US were illiterate as of 2024. 54% of US adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). Worldwide the US ranks 36th in literacy. This is horrifying. It also explains a lot.
May 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
National Literacy Institute: 21% of adults in the US were illiterate as of 2024. 54% of US adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). Worldwide the US ranks 36th in literacy. This is horrifying. It also explains a lot.
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Trump again blames Zelenskyy, not Putin, for the war. If he’s not a Russian asset, he’s the most useful useful idiot in history.
April 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump again blames Zelenskyy, not Putin, for the war. If he’s not a Russian asset, he’s the most useful useful idiot in history.
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If you feel like being inspired by a big law firm, here's the opening to Sussman Godfrey's lawsuit against Trump and his executive order targeting the firm. It still is amazing other firms caved quickly to Trump's mob-like and unconstitutional shakedown.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If you feel like being inspired by a big law firm, here's the opening to Sussman Godfrey's lawsuit against Trump and his executive order targeting the firm. It still is amazing other firms caved quickly to Trump's mob-like and unconstitutional shakedown.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Any questions?
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Any questions?
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From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.
March 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.
Remember Checks and Balances? Good times...
March 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Remember Checks and Balances? Good times...
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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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Kash Patel wants to criminally charge groups who received EPA grants for climate change projects. You know, like those greedy bastards at Habitat for Humanity.
He thinks climate change isn't real, so he thinks these groups have committed fraud.
Which of course is fucking crazy.
He thinks climate change isn't real, so he thinks these groups have committed fraud.
Which of course is fucking crazy.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Kash Patel wants to criminally charge groups who received EPA grants for climate change projects. You know, like those greedy bastards at Habitat for Humanity.
He thinks climate change isn't real, so he thinks these groups have committed fraud.
Which of course is fucking crazy.
He thinks climate change isn't real, so he thinks these groups have committed fraud.
Which of course is fucking crazy.
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Musk blathering about a new age of prosperity as they crush unions and gut worker safety tells you it's not a shared prosperity he's aiming for.
March 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Musk blathering about a new age of prosperity as they crush unions and gut worker safety tells you it's not a shared prosperity he's aiming for.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The Department of Labor has cut child care programs for its own employees, according to an internal announcement obtained by HuffPost
Trump Labor Department Cuts Child Care Programs For Its Own Employees
The changes likely won’t save huge sums of money but will help the Trump administration continue to signal it is cracking down on the federal workforce.
www.huffpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Department of Labor has cut child care programs for its own employees, according to an internal announcement obtained by HuffPost
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
February 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
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Ingraham: The instagram posts from nut bag people ..people celebrating. This this is a sickness, honestly, it's so disappointing, but I guess we shouldn't be surprised.. up next, the other big news out of New York, Daniel Penny, a lot of people think he is a hero.
December 10, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Ingraham: The instagram posts from nut bag people ..people celebrating. This this is a sickness, honestly, it's so disappointing, but I guess we shouldn't be surprised.. up next, the other big news out of New York, Daniel Penny, a lot of people think he is a hero.
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 30, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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Tucker Carlson: “The only adult is Vladimir Putin. This person we’ve been told is Hitler, deranged, crazy…he's the only reason we’re not in a nuclear war; I mean, we’re all relying on his restraint. That’s just a fact right now.”
Tucker Carlson is a Russian asset
Tucker Carlson is a Russian asset
November 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Tucker Carlson: “The only adult is Vladimir Putin. This person we’ve been told is Hitler, deranged, crazy…he's the only reason we’re not in a nuclear war; I mean, we’re all relying on his restraint. That’s just a fact right now.”
Tucker Carlson is a Russian asset
Tucker Carlson is a Russian asset
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It is worth noting that Matt Gaetz pulled out of AG consideration, not because fellow Republicans told him they couldn't support someone who raped and gave drugs to underage girls, but because CNN told him that more accusations were forthcoming.
November 21, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It is worth noting that Matt Gaetz pulled out of AG consideration, not because fellow Republicans told him they couldn't support someone who raped and gave drugs to underage girls, but because CNN told him that more accusations were forthcoming.
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When Trump fired James Comey in 2017, it was a nearly impeachment-level scandal because it was (rightly) regarded as an egregious abuse of power. Now he's going to fire Comey's successor, again for no legitimate reason, but no one cares because Trump has normalized abusing power.
November 19, 2024 at 11:47 PM
When Trump fired James Comey in 2017, it was a nearly impeachment-level scandal because it was (rightly) regarded as an egregious abuse of power. Now he's going to fire Comey's successor, again for no legitimate reason, but no one cares because Trump has normalized abusing power.