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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
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Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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I will not support this bill that completely fails to help Americans afford their health care.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I will not support this bill that completely fails to help Americans afford their health care.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
Trump and R’s have more than doubled Americans’ health care premiums, and for 40 days they have refused to lift a finger to do a thing about it. In fact, they’ve made it worse by taking food from kids.
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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The Teoscar Hernandez Playoff Matrix
Team that paid him the most: in WS
Teams that both paid him about $15 million - fighting for WS
Team that had him cheaply - barely missed playoffs
Everyone who never paid Teoscar - Eliminated
Team that paid him the most: in WS
Teams that both paid him about $15 million - fighting for WS
Team that had him cheaply - barely missed playoffs
Everyone who never paid Teoscar - Eliminated
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Teoscar Hernandez Playoff Matrix
Team that paid him the most: in WS
Teams that both paid him about $15 million - fighting for WS
Team that had him cheaply - barely missed playoffs
Everyone who never paid Teoscar - Eliminated
Team that paid him the most: in WS
Teams that both paid him about $15 million - fighting for WS
Team that had him cheaply - barely missed playoffs
Everyone who never paid Teoscar - Eliminated
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“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
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The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
October 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
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This is the lesson of 2025
he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
October 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is the lesson of 2025
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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Last time the Twins' attendance was this low, they were playing in the Metrodome, managed by Tom Kelly, and the Pohlads agreed to take $250 million from MLB to contract the team.
And if the Twins think this is low attendance, just wait for next season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
And if the Twins think this is low attendance, just wait for next season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
Twins’ attendance sinks to 25-year low and bigger dropoff is likely coming next season
Target Field attendance plummeted after the Twins' trade deadline fire sale, as a frustrated fan base tuned out and closed their wallets.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Last time the Twins' attendance was this low, they were playing in the Metrodome, managed by Tom Kelly, and the Pohlads agreed to take $250 million from MLB to contract the team.
And if the Twins think this is low attendance, just wait for next season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
And if the Twins think this is low attendance, just wait for next season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
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doubt it convinces anyone but i like the pro-solar framing that it's better at converting energy than corn. fuck corn, we're kicking corn's ass now
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
doubt it convinces anyone but i like the pro-solar framing that it's better at converting energy than corn. fuck corn, we're kicking corn's ass now
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Support for vaccinating kids against infectious diseases dropped from 81% in 1991 to 51% last year
We are getting dumber as a society
We are getting dumber as a society
September 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Support for vaccinating kids against infectious diseases dropped from 81% in 1991 to 51% last year
We are getting dumber as a society
We are getting dumber as a society
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Byron Buxton x Courtney Williams !
August 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Byron Buxton x Courtney Williams !
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“Having a guy” for a task is the number one most important thing you can do as you get older. We need to cultivate your guys, and the greatest honor is to be someone else’s “guy.”
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
August 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Having a guy” for a task is the number one most important thing you can do as you get older. We need to cultivate your guys, and the greatest honor is to be someone else’s “guy.”
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Require transparency down to the contract level from all providers. Maybe to the point of general ledger entries. Segregate formularies from PBMs. End steering. This allows everyone to dig in and see what care would actually cost and determine a path, that everyone can discuss
August 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Require transparency down to the contract level from all providers. Maybe to the point of general ledger entries. Segregate formularies from PBMs. End steering. This allows everyone to dig in and see what care would actually cost and determine a path, that everyone can discuss
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That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
August 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
Morneau and Provus look like they’re wearing matching jammies for the late plane ride home. Amazing!!
August 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Morneau and Provus look like they’re wearing matching jammies for the late plane ride home. Amazing!!
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The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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The richest 10% of households will get more in cash from the tax bill than all SNAP households that have fewer than 8 people in them get in food vouchers.
Or, this bill gives more cash to rich households than it gives in food vouchers to poor ones with 7 people in it.
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Or, this bill gives more cash to rich households than it gives in food vouchers to poor ones with 7 people in it.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The richest 10% of households will get more in cash from the tax bill than all SNAP households that have fewer than 8 people in them get in food vouchers.
Or, this bill gives more cash to rich households than it gives in food vouchers to poor ones with 7 people in it.
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Or, this bill gives more cash to rich households than it gives in food vouchers to poor ones with 7 people in it.
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Today’s a good day to figure out who’s trying to build their brand on the bodies of dead people, and block them. All my love to everyone honestly grieving. All we have is each other.
June 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today’s a good day to figure out who’s trying to build their brand on the bodies of dead people, and block them. All my love to everyone honestly grieving. All we have is each other.
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
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First stop from the airport? Kramarczuk’s, of course.
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
First stop from the airport? Kramarczuk’s, of course.
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Every financial advisor’s email today: “Stay the course. Your plan was built with stress testing.”
Me: “Did it include the most powerful man in the world being an idiotic economic illiterate enabled by fools?
Me: “Did it include the most powerful man in the world being an idiotic economic illiterate enabled by fools?
April 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Every financial advisor’s email today: “Stay the course. Your plan was built with stress testing.”
Me: “Did it include the most powerful man in the world being an idiotic economic illiterate enabled by fools?
Me: “Did it include the most powerful man in the world being an idiotic economic illiterate enabled by fools?