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Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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Just to be clear: accepting a $400m gift from Qatar is illegal and completely corrupt.
The fact that the Attorney General who signed off on this is a former lobbyist for Qatar is also outrageous.
We need to start enforcing the rule of law again in this country.
The fact that the Attorney General who signed off on this is a former lobbyist for Qatar is also outrageous.
We need to start enforcing the rule of law again in this country.
Trump administration will accept a luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One
Trump is expected to discuss arrangements for the plane during his visit to Qatar this week, one source said.
www.nbcnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just to be clear: accepting a $400m gift from Qatar is illegal and completely corrupt.
The fact that the Attorney General who signed off on this is a former lobbyist for Qatar is also outrageous.
We need to start enforcing the rule of law again in this country.
The fact that the Attorney General who signed off on this is a former lobbyist for Qatar is also outrageous.
We need to start enforcing the rule of law again in this country.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Rather than hitting the economy with seven nuclear missiles, Trump in his infinite wisdom will now only hit it with three.
American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.
The U.S. and China announce a deal to cut tariffs, temporarily easing trade war
American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Rather than hitting the economy with seven nuclear missiles, Trump in his infinite wisdom will now only hit it with three.
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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The Club Champion, folks.
March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Club Champion, folks.
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Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
english.elpais.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
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BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
Layoffs Hit Unbelievable High Thanks to Trump and Musk
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government have caused a record-breaking surge in layoffs.
newrepublic.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
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Illarionov says he learned of the Trump administration decision to cut off all military support to Ukraine on February 25th, before Zelensky's White House meeting on February 28th.
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Trump decided to end military support for Ukraine BEFORE Zelensky's White House meeting - Illarionov
YouTube video by The Racecar Driver
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March 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Illarionov says he learned of the Trump administration decision to cut off all military support to Ukraine on February 25th, before Zelensky's White House meeting on February 28th.
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
Zelensky's visit was then blamed retroactively in the March 4th announcement of the decision.
youtu.be/TRdkzNb5VI4
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Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
WASHINGTON—Promising a glorious future marked by limitless prosperity for the East Asian nation, President Donald Trump outlined a bold vision Tuesday night for a golden age of China. “Under my leader...
theonion.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China
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I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv
March 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv
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No kings.
No tyrants.
Not now.
Not ever.
No tyrants.
Not now.
Not ever.
🚨 BREAKING: This is beyond outrageous. Elon Musk, his cranky mother Maye, and one of his young kids were chauffeured in Air Force One and Marine One—straight to the White House, where they’re apparently staying.
WTF is going on? It goes without saying, this is not normal. 🙄
WTF is going on? It goes without saying, this is not normal. 🙄
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
No kings.
No tyrants.
Not now.
Not ever.
No tyrants.
Not now.
Not ever.
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The problem with trying to ride a tiger, is you eventually come to realize there is no safe way to get off the tiger
“It’s more more personal. It’s their personal safety that they’re afraid of, and they have spouses and family members saying, ‘Do not do this, it’s not worth it, it will change our lives forever. We will have to hire around-the-clock security.’ Life can be very uncomfortable for your children.”
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The problem with trying to ride a tiger, is you eventually come to realize there is no safe way to get off the tiger
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King Jugurtha of Numidia, who found bribes to be effective diplomacy, said of Rome that it was a city for sale, and doomed once someone came along that could afford the price.
BREAKING
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions
In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donal...
popular.info
February 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
King Jugurtha of Numidia, who found bribes to be effective diplomacy, said of Rome that it was a city for sale, and doomed once someone came along that could afford the price.
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So that we're clear about this, the Trump administration is not only doing nothing to deport human traffickers, it has literally gone of out its way to IMPORT human traffickers.
Andrew Tate has left Romania for US by private jet, reports say
Andrew Tate has left Romania for US by private jet, reports say
Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania since December 2023
Andrew Tate has left Romania for the US by private jet, according to local reports.
The self-styled “misogynist influencer” is thought to…
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So that we're clear about this, the Trump administration is not only doing nothing to deport human traffickers, it has literally gone of out its way to IMPORT human traffickers.
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Elon Musk's only profitable company, Tesla, has created a cumulative grand total net income of $34 billion in its more than 20 years of existence.
That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received.
The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.
That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received.
The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.
Elon Musk, who has said the beneficiaries of federal spending are a "parasite class," runs businesses that have pocketed $38 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, loans and contracts www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Elon Musk's only profitable company, Tesla, has created a cumulative grand total net income of $34 billion in its more than 20 years of existence.
That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received.
The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.
That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received.
The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.
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U.S. Offers PlatinumPlus Preferred Citizenship
U.S. Offers PlatinumPlus Preferred Citizenship
WASHINGTON, DC—In an 86-14 vote, the Senate approved legislation Monday establishing PlatinumPlus Preferred citizenship, an exciting new program offering special benefits and discounts to select membe...
theonion.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
U.S. Offers PlatinumPlus Preferred Citizenship
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The government punishing a law firm for defending a client seems like the kind of tyranny we fought a revolution against.
NEW: President Trump moved Tuesday to punish a law firm for providing pro bono legal services to Jack Smith as he prepared to face a potential investigation from the Trump administration.
He is stripping security clearnces and govt funding from the firm. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
He is stripping security clearnces and govt funding from the firm. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The government punishing a law firm for defending a client seems like the kind of tyranny we fought a revolution against.
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“MAGA stands for resegregation and racism”
So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
February 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“MAGA stands for resegregation and racism”
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Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and...
www.cnn.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
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February 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
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I literally said this was what MAGA stood for last night
February 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I literally said this was what MAGA stood for last night