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"It’s not hard to come up with these plans. They just do it half-assed" - Mark Cuban on politicians who don't take healthcare policy seriously. lnk.thebulwark.com/3L9cCFO
Mark Cuban Tells Us How He Can Fix America’s Shitty Health Care
The entrepreneur wants to do what many in his position have tried and failed to accomplish.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"It’s not hard to come up with these plans. They just do it half-assed" - Mark Cuban on politicians who don't take healthcare policy seriously. lnk.thebulwark.com/3L9cCFO
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
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{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
December 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
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TX: More Anti-School Choice From The Choice Crowd
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
TX: More Anti-School Choice From The Choice Crowd
Once again, it turns out that school choice supporters are not actually in favor of school choice.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
TX: More Anti-School Choice From The Choice Crowd
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
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"I’ve been reporting on the criminal justice system for more than a decade and have spent time in cities with a lot of law enforcement. I’ve also lived in an authoritarian country overseas, yet I’ve never experienced a police presence like this."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"I’ve been reporting on the criminal justice system for more than a decade and have spent time in cities with a lot of law enforcement. I’ve also lived in an authoritarian country overseas, yet I’ve never experienced a police presence like this."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Excellent article. Also recommend Ezra Klein's interview with Dineen in 2020 or 21 - it's a banger.
i have never quite understood the praise for deneen's work because he honestly just seems like a crank
Patrick Deneen's Bullshit Case Against Liberalism
He distorts everything about this governing system and offers a scary 'aristopopulist' authoritarianism as an alternative
www.theunpopulist.net
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excellent article. Also recommend Ezra Klein's interview with Dineen in 2020 or 21 - it's a banger.
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Call to Activism
A video is going viral showing the moment Elise Stefanik, who just quit the NY Governor race, was booed off the stage in her own district.
Stefanik is such a coward she timed her announcement nearly to the minute the Epstein files were released. Two dumps in one day.
A video is going viral showing the moment Elise Stefanik, who just quit the NY Governor race, was booed off the stage in her own district.
Stefanik is such a coward she timed her announcement nearly to the minute the Epstein files were released. Two dumps in one day.
December 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Call to Activism
A video is going viral showing the moment Elise Stefanik, who just quit the NY Governor race, was booed off the stage in her own district.
Stefanik is such a coward she timed her announcement nearly to the minute the Epstein files were released. Two dumps in one day.
A video is going viral showing the moment Elise Stefanik, who just quit the NY Governor race, was booed off the stage in her own district.
Stefanik is such a coward she timed her announcement nearly to the minute the Epstein files were released. Two dumps in one day.
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Just a reminder that renewables like wind and solar are not dominating new energy investment due to subsidies or regulations. They are dominating because they are cheaper and more reliable.
Trump wants Americans to pay more, and fall behind in technology, in order to feed his ego. Nothing more.
Trump wants Americans to pay more, and fall behind in technology, in order to feed his ego. Nothing more.
December 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Just a reminder that renewables like wind and solar are not dominating new energy investment due to subsidies or regulations. They are dominating because they are cheaper and more reliable.
Trump wants Americans to pay more, and fall behind in technology, in order to feed his ego. Nothing more.
Trump wants Americans to pay more, and fall behind in technology, in order to feed his ego. Nothing more.
Read this while you can. :) Wikipedia incarnates the process and principles for productive, evidence-based, truth-seeking discussion. It's everything that the modern era isn't.
It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Read this while you can. :) Wikipedia incarnates the process and principles for productive, evidence-based, truth-seeking discussion. It's everything that the modern era isn't.
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So if you are going to share, I'd appreciate it if you would share the original report. 4/4 www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
www.newschannel5.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So if you are going to share, I'd appreciate it if you would share the original report. 4/4 www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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So the president designates groups of unnamed and unknown people as “terrorists”, then the Secretary of Defense decides who fits under that extremely broad definition, then the US military kills them, and that’s all we are allowed to know.
December 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So the president designates groups of unnamed and unknown people as “terrorists”, then the Secretary of Defense decides who fits under that extremely broad definition, then the US military kills them, and that’s all we are allowed to know.
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this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
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ON XAI IN MEMPHIS: “There’s a horrible, sulfurous smell in the air… residents don’t want to open their windows… BOXTOWN is 90% Black… Musk did everything behind closed doors… environmental racism… not many jobs, no direct investment in BOXTOWN…”
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
ON XAI IN MEMPHIS: “There’s a horrible, sulfurous smell in the air… residents don’t want to open their windows… BOXTOWN is 90% Black… Musk did everything behind closed doors… environmental racism… not many jobs, no direct investment in BOXTOWN…”
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When Charlie Kirk was shot, he did a full oval office address. When it's college kids on campus it's "things can happen." What a sociopath.
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
When Charlie Kirk was shot, he did a full oval office address. When it's college kids on campus it's "things can happen." What a sociopath.
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We’re closing in on two decades of Republicans telling you, in no uncertain terms, that they do not care about kids being shot dead. In schools, in movie theaters, at church, in the street. They. Do. Not. Care. But hey, at least they’re good at racism and destroying the economy, amirite.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We’re closing in on two decades of Republicans telling you, in no uncertain terms, that they do not care about kids being shot dead. In schools, in movie theaters, at church, in the street. They. Do. Not. Care. But hey, at least they’re good at racism and destroying the economy, amirite.
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Notice how while Trump is speaking there’s no election results on the screen for Miami where they just elected a Democrat to mayor, the first woman, 20 point margin, in a seat that Republicans have held for 30 years. The wave is real. More elections tonight to come.
Trump: I love the weave. Do you know what the weave is? ping, ping, ping
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Notice how while Trump is speaking there’s no election results on the screen for Miami where they just elected a Democrat to mayor, the first woman, 20 point margin, in a seat that Republicans have held for 30 years. The wave is real. More elections tonight to come.
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There’s no telling how many similar stories are not being told for fear of retaliation.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
Senator Murray Condemns Egregious Use of Force by ICE as Constituent is Mauled by Attack Dog, Demands Release from NWIPC to Receive Appropriate Medical Care - Senator Patty Murray
***(WARNING: Graphic Content) Photos of Wilmer’s injuries, photos of Wilmer and his children, and partial video of his detainment are available to the press HERE*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen...
www.murray.senate.gov
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
There’s no telling how many similar stories are not being told for fear of retaliation.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.
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A fair question. 😕🇺🇸
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A fair question. 😕🇺🇸
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Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
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A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.
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We are under attack by our own government.
Paid for, by us.
Brought to you by, Trump, Steven miller and many other complicit enablers of this corrupt authoritarian regime
Paid for, by us.
Brought to you by, Trump, Steven miller and many other complicit enablers of this corrupt authoritarian regime
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We are under attack by our own government.
Paid for, by us.
Brought to you by, Trump, Steven miller and many other complicit enablers of this corrupt authoritarian regime
Paid for, by us.
Brought to you by, Trump, Steven miller and many other complicit enablers of this corrupt authoritarian regime