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I play with images, sometimes words. started college in the charter class of (now infamous) New College of Sarasota, finished at Harvard. Now trying now to figure out whether I should act my age, or not.
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The House just decisively passed legislation that restores the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Over the objection of Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
If you don’t know, now you know.
Over the objection of Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
If you don’t know, now you know.
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The House just decisively passed legislation that restores the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Over the objection of Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
If you don’t know, now you know.
Over the objection of Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
If you don’t know, now you know.
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Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
LOS ANGELES—Faced with one final test before his admission to the criminal organization, gang initiate Hector Gunnerson was reportedly forced to peacefully deescalate a conflict Thursday to prove that...
theonion.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
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James Talarico has a really good answer on Venezuela: "I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer."
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
James Talarico has a really good answer on Venezuela: "I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer."
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The way MAGA voters have isolated themselves into a media echo chamber is truly astonishing. I suspect religious childhood indoctrination is a root cause, as it effectively disables natural skepticism at an early age, and prevents development of epistemology.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
The Political Gap in Americans’ News Sources
Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to both use and trust many major news sources.
www.pewresearch.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The way MAGA voters have isolated themselves into a media echo chamber is truly astonishing. I suspect religious childhood indoctrination is a root cause, as it effectively disables natural skepticism at an early age, and prevents development of epistemology.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
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If you have an election - please go vote. Vote every republican out of office. They are all complicit.
There are elections next week too - please donate and get involved somehow.
@tovoters.bsky.social has postcard campaigns for 1/13 election. My group is writing 100.
There are elections next week too - please donate and get involved somehow.
@tovoters.bsky.social has postcard campaigns for 1/13 election. My group is writing 100.
📣 Dems overperformed 14 pts on avg across 67 Special Elections in 2025!
There's dozens MORE in 2026!
Jan. 6th:
CT HD-025: Iris Sanchez
GA HD-023: Scott Sanders
SC HD-98: Sonja Ogletree-Satini
VA SD-15: Mike Jones
VA HD-077: Charlie Schmidt
Donate today! #Blue26
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There's dozens MORE in 2026!
Jan. 6th:
CT HD-025: Iris Sanchez
GA HD-023: Scott Sanders
SC HD-98: Sonja Ogletree-Satini
VA SD-15: Mike Jones
VA HD-077: Charlie Schmidt
Donate today! #Blue26
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If you have an election - please go vote. Vote every republican out of office. They are all complicit.
There are elections next week too - please donate and get involved somehow.
@tovoters.bsky.social has postcard campaigns for 1/13 election. My group is writing 100.
There are elections next week too - please donate and get involved somehow.
@tovoters.bsky.social has postcard campaigns for 1/13 election. My group is writing 100.
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Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump's actions in Venezuela fit with his desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, skyrocketing health insurance premiums, the cost of living crisis, etc.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
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Every member of Congress should have the backbone to stand up and say so.
It should also force hard questions about military retirees in the Trump Administration. And those still serving now in the National Guard and Reserve—like Tulsi Gabbard.
It should also force hard questions about military retirees in the Trump Administration. And those still serving now in the National Guard and Reserve—like Tulsi Gabbard.
January 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every member of Congress should have the backbone to stand up and say so.
It should also force hard questions about military retirees in the Trump Administration. And those still serving now in the National Guard and Reserve—like Tulsi Gabbard.
It should also force hard questions about military retirees in the Trump Administration. And those still serving now in the National Guard and Reserve—like Tulsi Gabbard.
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The most important story in the world is STILL that Trump can do whatever he wants with the most powerful military the world has ever seen.
And nothing is stopping him. This is just the latest example.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
And nothing is stopping him. This is just the latest example.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
January 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The most important story in the world is STILL that Trump can do whatever he wants with the most powerful military the world has ever seen.
And nothing is stopping him. This is just the latest example.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
And nothing is stopping him. This is just the latest example.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
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📌While the stone-cold traitor and draft-dodger Donald Trump goes after Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, I remind you of what another Arizona Senator, and war veteran said of Putin’s puppet seven years ago:
“Donald Trump abased himself … abjectly before a tyrant.”
-John McCain
“Donald Trump abased himself … abjectly before a tyrant.”
-John McCain
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
📌While the stone-cold traitor and draft-dodger Donald Trump goes after Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, I remind you of what another Arizona Senator, and war veteran said of Putin’s puppet seven years ago:
“Donald Trump abased himself … abjectly before a tyrant.”
-John McCain
“Donald Trump abased himself … abjectly before a tyrant.”
-John McCain
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"Vance wrote, 'You don’t get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US because you live in a palace in Caracas.'
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"Vance wrote, 'You don’t get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US because you live in a palace in Caracas.'
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Mark Kelly said: “Don’t follow illegal orders.”
Hegseth calls it “sedition” and cuts his retired rank and pay.
That’s not discipline, it’s intimidation.
The message isn’t for Kelly, it’s for every service member with a conscience.
Hegseth calls it “sedition” and cuts his retired rank and pay.
That’s not discipline, it’s intimidation.
The message isn’t for Kelly, it’s for every service member with a conscience.
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Mark Kelly said: “Don’t follow illegal orders.”
Hegseth calls it “sedition” and cuts his retired rank and pay.
That’s not discipline, it’s intimidation.
The message isn’t for Kelly, it’s for every service member with a conscience.
Hegseth calls it “sedition” and cuts his retired rank and pay.
That’s not discipline, it’s intimidation.
The message isn’t for Kelly, it’s for every service member with a conscience.
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Mercy Culture has deep - and growing - ties to the New Apostolic Reformation and right-wing politics. Last year former Mercy pastor Nate Schatzline resigned from the Texas House to serve on the National Faith Advisory Board. And the church just announced new congregations in DC and California.
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Mercy Culture has deep - and growing - ties to the New Apostolic Reformation and right-wing politics. Last year former Mercy pastor Nate Schatzline resigned from the Texas House to serve on the National Faith Advisory Board. And the church just announced new congregations in DC and California.
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In a promo video released by MercyCulture, they note that the first person to sign their guest book was Dutch Sheets, the New Apostolic Reformation pastor whose sermons and prophesies played a crucial role in mobilizing people to DC on Jan 6.
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
In a promo video released by MercyCulture, they note that the first person to sign their guest book was Dutch Sheets, the New Apostolic Reformation pastor whose sermons and prophesies played a crucial role in mobilizing people to DC on Jan 6.
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Vance/Rubio/Miller and others around Trump are fully aware that he likely only has months left before he passes from natural causes. They have dramatically stepped up the schedule for Regime Change in Latin America and beyond. It’s happening quickly.
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Vance/Rubio/Miller and others around Trump are fully aware that he likely only has months left before he passes from natural causes. They have dramatically stepped up the schedule for Regime Change in Latin America and beyond. It’s happening quickly.
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By driving away all of our closest allies, Trump is making America weak and insecure.
Bluster and bullying do not equal strength--in international relations any more than on the elementary school playground where Trump's brain is.
Strength comes from having friends willing to stand up for you.
Bluster and bullying do not equal strength--in international relations any more than on the elementary school playground where Trump's brain is.
Strength comes from having friends willing to stand up for you.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
By driving away all of our closest allies, Trump is making America weak and insecure.
Bluster and bullying do not equal strength--in international relations any more than on the elementary school playground where Trump's brain is.
Strength comes from having friends willing to stand up for you.
Bluster and bullying do not equal strength--in international relations any more than on the elementary school playground where Trump's brain is.
Strength comes from having friends willing to stand up for you.
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After 9/11, the US invoked Article 5 of the NATO treaty and every NATO member helped to combat terrorism.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
After 9/11, the US invoked Article 5 of the NATO treaty and every NATO member helped to combat terrorism.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
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They’re telling you another invasion is coming
We need to impeach yesterday
We need to impeach yesterday
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
They’re telling you another invasion is coming
We need to impeach yesterday
We need to impeach yesterday
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The DOJ is demanding access to Minnesota’s same-day voter registration records, specifically the state's voter vouching system, which allows voters to verify each other's current addresses as part of the registration process.
DOJ Demands Minnesota Voting Records in New Attack on Same-Day Registration
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The DOJ is demanding access to Minnesota’s same-day voter registration records, specifically the state's voter vouching system, which allows voters to verify each other's current addresses as part of the registration process.
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Trump is the Putin of the Western hemisphere and should be treated as such including being prosecuted and personally sanctioned—along with his top officials. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-shou...
Trump should not just be impeached—he must be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court!
Trump must be held accountable!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Trump is the Putin of the Western hemisphere and should be treated as such including being prosecuted and personally sanctioned—along with his top officials. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-shou...
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Great piece explaining the how the Maduro arrest violates international law. @Just_Security. www.justsecurity.org/127981/inter...
International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela
Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.
www.justsecurity.org
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Great piece explaining the how the Maduro arrest violates international law. @Just_Security. www.justsecurity.org/127981/inter...
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This isn't just plausible, it's probably the most likely explanation. Like I don't know what more folks need to see to stop assuming these idiots have anything close to a plan or larger strategy.
my sense is this: not only are trump and rubio and hegseth lying to the public about the purposes, impact, planning, etc of the attack on venezuela. they are lying to each other. they have no idea what they're doing or where this ends.
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This isn't just plausible, it's probably the most likely explanation. Like I don't know what more folks need to see to stop assuming these idiots have anything close to a plan or larger strategy.
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The 3rd of January 2026 will go down in history as a seminal moment - the death of the international order that has held the world together for 80 years.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
International law died yesterday. And Europe helped kill it.
Macron, Starmer and Meloni gave their stamp of approval to Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela to run the country and take its oil. Who can take them seriously now on Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
davekeating.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The 3rd of January 2026 will go down in history as a seminal moment - the death of the international order that has held the world together for 80 years.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
Through their cowardice, our European leaders were willing accomplices in its destruction. We should never forget that.
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Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.