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Can somebody explain to me why the right wing freaks out whenever the phrase "pregnant person" is seen or heard, but nobody seems to notice when RFKJ talks about "children who are circumcised"?
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Can somebody explain to me why the right wing freaks out whenever the phrase "pregnant person" is seen or heard, but nobody seems to notice when RFKJ talks about "children who are circumcised"?
Can someone explain to me why the Biden administration was not allowed to provide expanded student loan forgiveness in 2022, but the T***p administration can blatantly offer student loan forgiveness in its ICE recruiting ads?
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Can someone explain to me why the Biden administration was not allowed to provide expanded student loan forgiveness in 2022, but the T***p administration can blatantly offer student loan forgiveness in its ICE recruiting ads?
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Trump was desperate to stay out of prison, so he made devil's bargains with the worst people, installed them in high level positions and because of that, many people will lose their freedom or die.
That is the story of this Presidency.
That is the story of this Presidency.
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump was desperate to stay out of prison, so he made devil's bargains with the worst people, installed them in high level positions and because of that, many people will lose their freedom or die.
That is the story of this Presidency.
That is the story of this Presidency.
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Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
July 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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A lot of people are critical of Trump but you can’t deny that he’s really good at winning golf tournaments at clubs he owns against sycophants and lackeys.
July 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A lot of people are critical of Trump but you can’t deny that he’s really good at winning golf tournaments at clubs he owns against sycophants and lackeys.
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Prof Epps (law prof, among his other accomplishments) knows what he is talking about.
I cannot say often enough that for all his narcissistic swanning about the stage "agonizing" about "his" decision, the Constitution flatly forbids Trump from attacking a sovereign country that has not attacked the US without obtaining congressional consent.
1/2 Marker of our times:
Public discuss has normalized idea that whatever is churning around in Trump's mind can, *w no restraint or involvement from anyone else,* plunge world into recession ("my tariffs") or major war (Iran)
And that he'll make "reveal" of his whim something like 'Survivor.'
Public discuss has normalized idea that whatever is churning around in Trump's mind can, *w no restraint or involvement from anyone else,* plunge world into recession ("my tariffs") or major war (Iran)
And that he'll make "reveal" of his whim something like 'Survivor.'
June 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Prof Epps (law prof, among his other accomplishments) knows what he is talking about.
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Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
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Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
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Elon Musk doesn't care about efficiency, and here's the proof:
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
May 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Elon Musk doesn't care about efficiency, and here's the proof:
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
May 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
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Some of the food rotting in warehouses because of DJT was meant for Gaza.
"Internal proposals to release the food remain on hold, awaiting sign-off from the Office of Foreign Assistance, now headed by 28-year-old Elon Musk appointee, Jeremy Lewin."
Call your representatives.
Call your representatives.
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts
Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some of the food rotting in warehouses because of DJT was meant for Gaza.
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The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity:
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
May 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity:
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
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If Joe Biden had claimed he’d spoken to Xi and he hadn’t it’d be nonstop 25th Amendment talk from the mainstream media. When Trump does it and claims he’s done 200 trade deals, they shrug it off as quirk.
April 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If Joe Biden had claimed he’d spoken to Xi and he hadn’t it’d be nonstop 25th Amendment talk from the mainstream media. When Trump does it and claims he’s done 200 trade deals, they shrug it off as quirk.
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No one is above the law except, according to the Supreme Court, a president.
Everyone who is accused of violating the law is entitled to due process.
It is un-American and unconstitutional to believe in one and not the other.
Everyone who is accused of violating the law is entitled to due process.
It is un-American and unconstitutional to believe in one and not the other.
April 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
No one is above the law except, according to the Supreme Court, a president.
Everyone who is accused of violating the law is entitled to due process.
It is un-American and unconstitutional to believe in one and not the other.
Everyone who is accused of violating the law is entitled to due process.
It is un-American and unconstitutional to believe in one and not the other.
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15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, billionaire political spending is up 160-fold since that ruling.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, billionaire political spending is up 160-fold since that ruling.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
April 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, billionaire political spending is up 160-fold since that ruling.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, billionaire political spending is up 160-fold since that ruling.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Worried about not being able to retire? Bear in mind that AI will transform the economy in previously unconsidered ways, like killer robots who will hunt down and murder destitute retirees.
April 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Worried about not being able to retire? Bear in mind that AI will transform the economy in previously unconsidered ways, like killer robots who will hunt down and murder destitute retirees.
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NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
prospect.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
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Good job Rubio.
NEW: Trump’s USAID cuts hamper US response to the earthquake in Myanmar. Employees in DC who were set to move to Asia earlier were told Friday they’ll be fired. Few are left to plan transport and payments. China and Russia send teams. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/w...
Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar
While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Good job Rubio.
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it’s pretty remarkable how every single congressional republican cares more about pleading fealty to the mad king than American power and actual western values
February 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
it’s pretty remarkable how every single congressional republican cares more about pleading fealty to the mad king than American power and actual western values
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Reporter: You said an example of fraud that you have cited was $50 million of condoms was sent to Gaza but after a fact-check apparently it was Gaza in Mozambique meant to protect them against HIV.
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect
February 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reporter: You said an example of fraud that you have cited was $50 million of condoms was sent to Gaza but after a fact-check apparently it was Gaza in Mozambique meant to protect them against HIV.
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect
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Catching up on this Musk Oval Office appearance and, optics aside, it's like a brave explorer holding a press conference from the first peak in the Dunning-Kruger range. Just so much confident opining on stuff that even casual observers can spot as completely wrong.
February 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Catching up on this Musk Oval Office appearance and, optics aside, it's like a brave explorer holding a press conference from the first peak in the Dunning-Kruger range. Just so much confident opining on stuff that even casual observers can spot as completely wrong.