Brian
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i regularly get this song (from the RotK adaptation) stuck in my head
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQ...
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
i regularly get this song (from the RotK adaptation) stuck in my head
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQ...
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Great system we have there
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Great system we have there
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November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“He is eternal—except in that film” is correct. And it sucks.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“He is eternal—except in that film” is correct. And it sucks.
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i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
I know there a thousand other points to make here, but: why did Musk put a picture of the Odyssey in a thread about the Iliad?
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
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... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
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People obviously care more about Trump, so most will hold their nose and vote Dem, as we just saw. But hoping enough people hold their nose for you is an utter failure of a position to be in under the circumstances. Trump is helping your chances of winning more than you're helping yourselves.
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
People obviously care more about Trump, so most will hold their nose and vote Dem, as we just saw. But hoping enough people hold their nose for you is an utter failure of a position to be in under the circumstances. Trump is helping your chances of winning more than you're helping yourselves.
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You're never going to get 100% of Trump disapprovers, of course. But if you're failing to capture a double-digit chunk of them, that's a you problem. And the fact is Schumer and congressional Dems generally have approval ratings that are rock bottom worse than Trump's. That's a real problem!
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You're never going to get 100% of Trump disapprovers, of course. But if you're failing to capture a double-digit chunk of them, that's a you problem. And the fact is Schumer and congressional Dems generally have approval ratings that are rock bottom worse than Trump's. That's a real problem!
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“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” hits #1 today in 1973 — a lyric Bernie Taupin wrote when he was “starting to feel a little bit lost in the whole circus” of fame.
“It’s an allegory, really — the idea of getting back to the farm .. but it’s also me saying to Elton and the world, ‘This isn’t who I am.’”
“It’s an allegory, really — the idea of getting back to the farm .. but it’s also me saying to Elton and the world, ‘This isn’t who I am.’”
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” hits #1 today in 1973 — a lyric Bernie Taupin wrote when he was “starting to feel a little bit lost in the whole circus” of fame.
“It’s an allegory, really — the idea of getting back to the farm .. but it’s also me saying to Elton and the world, ‘This isn’t who I am.’”
“It’s an allegory, really — the idea of getting back to the farm .. but it’s also me saying to Elton and the world, ‘This isn’t who I am.’”
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NEW: “Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEW: “Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
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THAT IS ALREADY A LAW. TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT WHO SIGNED THAT LAW. YOU ARE A FUCKING NEWS REPORTER
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
THAT IS ALREADY A LAW. TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT WHO SIGNED THAT LAW. YOU ARE A FUCKING NEWS REPORTER
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Whore you, the apostrophe police?
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Whore you, the apostrophe police?
There’s a lot of magical thinking out there around the formation of a new party. I agree. That’s why I’ve dismissed the idea for my entire life.
I’ve just decided that the “intra-party insurgency” plan is also plagued by its own kind of magical thinking.
I’ve just decided that the “intra-party insurgency” plan is also plagued by its own kind of magical thinking.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
There’s a lot of magical thinking out there around the formation of a new party. I agree. That’s why I’ve dismissed the idea for my entire life.
I’ve just decided that the “intra-party insurgency” plan is also plagued by its own kind of magical thinking.
I’ve just decided that the “intra-party insurgency” plan is also plagued by its own kind of magical thinking.
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Simultaneously think that a lot of those were scared out of voting for the CR for fear of a primary challenge (which is good) but that it's bad for members to hide behind the voters of others, if you wanted it passed you shoulda voted for it
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Simultaneously think that a lot of those were scared out of voting for the CR for fear of a primary challenge (which is good) but that it's bad for members to hide behind the voters of others, if you wanted it passed you shoulda voted for it
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Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
I get why other Dem senators aren’t moving to delay the surrender vote. That instantly becomes “Democrats want you to go hungry even though they can’t stop us from feeding you in the end,” and it won’t matter what happened previously because both right wing and mainstream media want to bury Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I get why other Dem senators aren’t moving to delay the surrender vote. That instantly becomes “Democrats want you to go hungry even though they can’t stop us from feeding you in the end,” and it won’t matter what happened previously because both right wing and mainstream media want to bury Dems.
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
To balance out my pessimism over the current state of things, here’s something good and exciting to think about:
Trump and SCOTUS destroying the existing administrative state is a golden opportunity for a future left-of-center Congress to remake the entire federal government
Trump and SCOTUS destroying the existing administrative state is a golden opportunity for a future left-of-center Congress to remake the entire federal government
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
To balance out my pessimism over the current state of things, here’s something good and exciting to think about:
Trump and SCOTUS destroying the existing administrative state is a golden opportunity for a future left-of-center Congress to remake the entire federal government
Trump and SCOTUS destroying the existing administrative state is a golden opportunity for a future left-of-center Congress to remake the entire federal government
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Finished Lowenstein's "Ways & Means" on the financial and tax reforms that won the Civil War for the Union—brilliant book that manages to make bond sales gripping & shows how many US institutions (land-grant colleges, Union Pacific, etc) we owe to wartime reforms
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Joey Politano's review of Ways and Means
5/5: "The Yankees did not whip us in the field—we were whipped in the Treasury Department" bemoaned one Confederate officer. The man was half right, as the well-earned American victories on the battle...
www.goodreads.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finished Lowenstein's "Ways & Means" on the financial and tax reforms that won the Civil War for the Union—brilliant book that manages to make bond sales gripping & shows how many US institutions (land-grant colleges, Union Pacific, etc) we owe to wartime reforms
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Now that Greg Bovino is wearing his court-ordered body cam, he's wide open to FOIA requests, so have fun with that.
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Now that Greg Bovino is wearing his court-ordered body cam, he's wide open to FOIA requests, so have fun with that.
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it’s important to understand that Nate Silver’s entire consciousness is filtered through the lens of being a gross nerd his entire life. the opportunity to feel like he’s one of the cool kids is something he can’t pass up, it’s load-bearing for his dork psyche.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
it’s important to understand that Nate Silver’s entire consciousness is filtered through the lens of being a gross nerd his entire life. the opportunity to feel like he’s one of the cool kids is something he can’t pass up, it’s load-bearing for his dork psyche.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
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Must congratulate John Roberts
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
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He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Must congratulate John Roberts