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Its the horror movie version of "Opposites Day." Everything out of TrumpMagaFox is the opposite of truth. I'm wondering if the pull of their cult is to never be honest or accountable. Say one thing today and deny you said it tomorrow and be cheered or nominated for cabinet.
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Seems there is yet another app using the ICEBlock logo and charging people for access. It’s called ICEBlocker and it is not us.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD or pay. Best we can tell is it’s Russian.

We would never ask for money.
December 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Writer Tim Heffernan was haunted by the idea of a burst pipe in his house. So much so that he spent weeks testing smart valve controllers — devices that shut off your water automatically when they detect a leak. In the end, he found one hands-down winner — and one that failed miserably.
The Fear of Burst-Pipe Calamity Haunted Me. This Simple DIY Device Has Brought Me Peace.
I needed a way to calm my fear of a flooding house. This nifty DIY device and a few sensors now protect my home from water damage (though I’m still not over worrying).
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New wallpaper
Beautiful work.
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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New at The Watch: A comprehensive primer on the drug boat strikes

open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
104 murders in 107 days
The Trump administration's drug boat campaign has assassinated about one person each day since early September. These are murders, and our basic humanity demands that we not get complacent about them.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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🇺🇸👀 Special photos from Vanity Fair
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. www.wired.com/story/karen-...
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Put aside that it isn't actually all that horrible to say such a thing, he actually didn't say that. Why are people incapable of taking on someone's words as they actually exist?

Here's what he actually said on the right
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We don't have to guess how an at-will public employment system will be used under Trump, because we have a de facto at-will system already in place.
Under that system, here are some of the reasons you can be fired from the federal government:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A 10-minute soup recipe you’ll want in your holiday cooking rotation.

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/syrian-lentil-soup-brings-the-holidays
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Pete Hegseth South Park song
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So heartbroken for Sarah Beckstrim and her family. They are real, not always narrative.
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.

I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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it's several years old but the Adele SNL Thanksgiving sketch is still perfect
A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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“This is a recipe that will make you glad you need to go to the grocery for one more thing. Because while you’re there you can pick up the ingredients for this savory shortbread.”
Savory shortbread
Be warned: These are more-ish. You will want more.
contrarian.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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NEW: ByHeart says that a lab found botulism-causing bacteria in its baby formula. 31 babies in 15 states have been hospitalized.

One dad of a baby who was gradually paralyzed by the botulism toxin said his son's cry became a "prolonged, soft moan."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h...
Botulism Bacteria Found in Infant Formula, Company Confirms
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.

Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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All right, people. I need some book recommendations for my kid. He's been ploughing through the Wimpy Kid series and he's never been happier or better behaved. But we are more than halfway through already after only two weeks. Are there any similar book series he might love the same way?
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Consider joining me in not clicking on any story and I mean ANY sort about Nuzzi or written by Douthat, and more to be added later. In the attention economy, collective no-click is power.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM