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Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
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Murder. Shot in the back three times.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Murder. Shot in the back three times.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
Don’t turn away. Please share.
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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Because using the term “general strike” would be to admit that the working class can successfully organize collective opposition to capital’s structural dominance.
US legacy media outlets are typically aligned with their billionaire owner / corporate interests who seek to oppose labor organizing.
US legacy media outlets are typically aligned with their billionaire owner / corporate interests who seek to oppose labor organizing.
I just double-checked, there is an near-blackout of national coverage on tomorrow's general strike in Minneapolis.
The only legacy print or broadcast outlet that has mentioned the exact terms "general strike" or "Day of Truth and Freedom" is ironically CBS News:
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
The only legacy print or broadcast outlet that has mentioned the exact terms "general strike" or "Day of Truth and Freedom" is ironically CBS News:
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Because using the term “general strike” would be to admit that the working class can successfully organize collective opposition to capital’s structural dominance.
US legacy media outlets are typically aligned with their billionaire owner / corporate interests who seek to oppose labor organizing.
US legacy media outlets are typically aligned with their billionaire owner / corporate interests who seek to oppose labor organizing.
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New milestone for the energy transition in the EU: For the first time, wind and solar power generated more electricity (30%) than fossil fuels (29%).
via @ember-energy.org
via @ember-energy.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 AM
New milestone for the energy transition in the EU: For the first time, wind and solar power generated more electricity (30%) than fossil fuels (29%).
via @ember-energy.org
via @ember-energy.org
Lmao
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Lmao
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Next on the menu: Tomorrowland...
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Next on the menu: Tomorrowland...
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Utterly extraordinary. Trump is clearly very serious about using every tool at his disposal to help his far-right allies abroad. This would ordinarily surely be grounds for revoking the culprits' diplomatic credentials.
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Utterly extraordinary. Trump is clearly very serious about using every tool at his disposal to help his far-right allies abroad. This would ordinarily surely be grounds for revoking the culprits' diplomatic credentials.
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So are those 1500 troops in Alaska getting ready to go to Minnesota? Or is it actually Greenland? Is he oppressing US citizens or attacking an ally? Neither is acceptable. Fuck the betraying coward Donald Trump and all who serve him. We need action. I’m ready to support that action however I can.
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
So are those 1500 troops in Alaska getting ready to go to Minnesota? Or is it actually Greenland? Is he oppressing US citizens or attacking an ally? Neither is acceptable. Fuck the betraying coward Donald Trump and all who serve him. We need action. I’m ready to support that action however I can.
Little Marco must be salivating at that american flag over cuba
We have a deeply unwell man in office indulging his imperialistic fantasies.
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Little Marco must be salivating at that american flag over cuba
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Cannot be stated that the hog people of America not only voted for this, but are too stupid to realize what they’ve done and are offended that someone would treat them this way after they treated them worse.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Cannot be stated that the hog people of America not only voted for this, but are too stupid to realize what they’ve done and are offended that someone would treat them this way after they treated them worse.
Didn't expect Carney to spill the tea quite like this.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Didn't expect Carney to spill the tea quite like this.
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sounds good! 👍
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
sounds good! 👍
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So Europe. Let's think of ways we actively need to prep considering a US tech blockade suddenly being in place.
Think Google, social media, game dev tooling.
Prioritize without being overwhelmed at the prospect.
Think Google, social media, game dev tooling.
Prioritize without being overwhelmed at the prospect.
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
So Europe. Let's think of ways we actively need to prep considering a US tech blockade suddenly being in place.
Think Google, social media, game dev tooling.
Prioritize without being overwhelmed at the prospect.
Think Google, social media, game dev tooling.
Prioritize without being overwhelmed at the prospect.
This guy is out of his f-ing mind
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
This guy is out of his f-ing mind
If the name of my organisation was my mission statement (saving america) and things just kept getting worse, I would hope that at some point I realize it wasn't working. No hope for these enlightened centrists.
"If you're explaining, you're losing." –Senator Ruben Gallego on the "Abolish ICE" debate.
January 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If the name of my organisation was my mission statement (saving america) and things just kept getting worse, I would hope that at some point I realize it wasn't working. No hope for these enlightened centrists.
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Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
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Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
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New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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“We’re going to train the neo-Nazi who joined ICE in deescalation tactics” says the Democratic consultant who is entirely fine with ICE taking your children and putting three in your forehead
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“We’re going to train the neo-Nazi who joined ICE in deescalation tactics” says the Democratic consultant who is entirely fine with ICE taking your children and putting three in your forehead
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Except if you’re a Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator….
January 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Except if you’re a Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator….
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When everyone around a billionaire tells them how great and amazing they are, it becomes self-reinforcing. Then they logged onto Twitter and saw people calling them evil, racist etc. and it broke them. They couldn't reconcile that with their self-conception and they made it everyone's problem.
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
When everyone around a billionaire tells them how great and amazing they are, it becomes self-reinforcing. Then they logged onto Twitter and saw people calling them evil, racist etc. and it broke them. They couldn't reconcile that with their self-conception and they made it everyone's problem.
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This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.