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WARREN: More than 70 people died in Samoa because they didn't get vaccines. Do you accept even a scintilla of responsibility?
RFK Jr: No. Absolutely not.
RFK Jr: No. Absolutely not.
He could give shit that he killed children. What a monster...
We are cursed to live in the *MOST* interesting times, apparently.
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
We are cursed to live in the *MOST* interesting times, apparently.
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
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A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march
Powell along with the rest of the Federal Reserve personnel has guided monetary policy with a steady hand in unprecedented times. Appalling that this statement was necessary.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Powell along with the rest of the Federal Reserve personnel has guided monetary policy with a steady hand in unprecedented times. Appalling that this statement was necessary.
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
I hope this vision can be delivered by a national candidate one day.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I hope this vision can be delivered by a national candidate one day.
1. This is the morally correct and American answer.
2. This is a message Dems can take to the bank in any election cycle.
2. This is a message Dems can take to the bank in any election cycle.
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
1. This is the morally correct and American answer.
2. This is a message Dems can take to the bank in any election cycle.
2. This is a message Dems can take to the bank in any election cycle.
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If the Venezuela bombing and invasion shook you more than other comparable Trump actions, or even than fuller-scale wars, I think this is why. www.offmessage.net/p/venezuela-...
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If the Venezuela bombing and invasion shook you more than other comparable Trump actions, or even than fuller-scale wars, I think this is why. www.offmessage.net/p/venezuela-...
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A credulous media will be the death of the Republic
Why would Trump stop lying? It's worked for him so far.
Lying has helped him avoid almost all accountability as a sex predator.
Lying has made him billions.
Lying got him out of felonies that would put anyone else in prison.
Lying has made him so powerful that most media won't call his lies "lies."
Lying has helped him avoid almost all accountability as a sex predator.
Lying has made him billions.
Lying got him out of felonies that would put anyone else in prison.
Lying has made him so powerful that most media won't call his lies "lies."
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A credulous media will be the death of the Republic
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January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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US Authoritarian Regime Executes Unarmed Civilian as Ruler Grows More Erratic, Isolated
What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
US Authoritarian Regime Executes Unarmed Civilian as Ruler Grows More Erratic, Isolated
What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?
zeteo.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
US Authoritarian Regime Executes Unarmed Civilian as Ruler Grows More Erratic, Isolated
What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
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Amy Klobuchar - a "Senate Democrat" - who is thinking for running for Minnesota's governor (and maybe fancies herself as a Presidential nominee someday) votes for a Trump judicial nominee a day after Trump's ICE murders a woman in her home state.
Alexander Van Hook is confirmed 53-40 to be a District Judge of Western Louisiana. According to @senatepress.bsky.social, the Dems yeas are Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Peter Welch (VT). Angus King (I-ME) was also a yea.
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Amy Klobuchar - a "Senate Democrat" - who is thinking for running for Minnesota's governor (and maybe fancies herself as a Presidential nominee someday) votes for a Trump judicial nominee a day after Trump's ICE murders a woman in her home state.
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And then the now-infamous incident itself. Same guy.
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
And then the now-infamous incident itself. Same guy.
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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Man is arrested, asks for a lawyer, and expresses concern that cops are taking away his banking info. Cops offer to let him use his cell phone to take photos of the info to send to a family member. He does, unlocking phone to do it. Cops see password, use it. Held: No Miranda violation.
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Man is arrested, asks for a lawyer, and expresses concern that cops are taking away his banking info. Cops offer to let him use his cell phone to take photos of the info to send to a family member. He does, unlocking phone to do it. Cops see password, use it. Held: No Miranda violation.
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I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
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On this idea of a rogue, private police force, it's worth stressing that these ICE officers and their commanders are supposed to be public servants but are in no sense operating as if they are serving the public or bound to the law. They are serving Trump first.
That's what's happening. We're a nation at the mercy of our president's rogue private police force..
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 8, 2026 at 12:14 AM
On this idea of a rogue, private police force, it's worth stressing that these ICE officers and their commanders are supposed to be public servants but are in no sense operating as if they are serving the public or bound to the law. They are serving Trump first.
Who worries about an AI bubble in a war economy?
President Trump demanded the US boost annual defense spending by more than 50% to $1.5 trillion for 2027, an unprecedented jump that he said would be paid for by revenue brought in by the tariffs imposed over the last year
Trump Seeks 50% Boost in Annual Defense Budget to $1.5 Trillion
President Donald Trump demanded the US boost annual defense spending by more than 50% to $1.5 trillion for 2027, an unprecedented jump that he said would be paid for by revenue brought in by the tariffs imposed over the last year.
bloom.bg
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Who worries about an AI bubble in a war economy?
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Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
For the love of all that is decent and holy: abolish ICE
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
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Note that once approval ratings start going down, they trend basically never reverses. Trump will remain politically weak and likely become politically weaker. There is no political downside to opposing authoritarianism.
January 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Note that once approval ratings start going down, they trend basically never reverses. Trump will remain politically weak and likely become politically weaker. There is no political downside to opposing authoritarianism.