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Quickly becoming of the mindset that gambling is the most degenerate activity we have devised as a species
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Quickly becoming of the mindset that gambling is the most degenerate activity we have devised as a species
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Once again, a discharge petition had to be used to get the bill past Speaker Johnson, out of committee and to the House floor for a vote.
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Once again, a discharge petition had to be used to get the bill past Speaker Johnson, out of committee and to the House floor for a vote.
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The states rights folks have had it with MAGA.
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The states rights folks have had it with MAGA.
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Post-information society etc etc
Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Post-information society etc etc
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Russia's attacks on Chernobyl are dirty bombs. This *IS* nuclear weapon! Where is the press? Where is the outrage? NATO must stop Putin now!
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Russia's attacks on Chernobyl are dirty bombs. This *IS* nuclear weapon! Where is the press? Where is the outrage? NATO must stop Putin now!
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12-year-old son: Abbu you look stressed
Me: Why do you say that?
12: I think Palestine and the immigration raids and Donald Trump is stressing you out
Me: Thanks kiddo, I’m doing oka—
12: And I don’t know Allah that well yet; but I think Allah would want you to rest
Me: Ok 🥺😭
Me: Why do you say that?
12: I think Palestine and the immigration raids and Donald Trump is stressing you out
Me: Thanks kiddo, I’m doing oka—
12: And I don’t know Allah that well yet; but I think Allah would want you to rest
Me: Ok 🥺😭
December 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
12-year-old son: Abbu you look stressed
Me: Why do you say that?
12: I think Palestine and the immigration raids and Donald Trump is stressing you out
Me: Thanks kiddo, I’m doing oka—
12: And I don’t know Allah that well yet; but I think Allah would want you to rest
Me: Ok 🥺😭
Me: Why do you say that?
12: I think Palestine and the immigration raids and Donald Trump is stressing you out
Me: Thanks kiddo, I’m doing oka—
12: And I don’t know Allah that well yet; but I think Allah would want you to rest
Me: Ok 🥺😭
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If Trump had just left the oil tanker alone, he could have continued to claim at least with a fig leaf of credibility that we had no choice but to blow up the boats he isn't seizing
The Caribbean Killings Were Unnecessary. Trump Just Proved It.
If we can seize an oil tanker, why did eighty people have to die?
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If Trump had just left the oil tanker alone, he could have continued to claim at least with a fig leaf of credibility that we had no choice but to blow up the boats he isn't seizing
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Abu Jazar family awoke Thursday morning to find that their 8-month-old baby, Rahaf, had died of hypothermia caused by the severe cold, according to her parents and Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Palestinian baby dies of hypothermia as winter storms worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis | CNN
Heavy rain and cold weather across the Gaza Strip have caused flooding and complicated an already difficult humanitarian situation for Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of whom live in tents and...
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Abu Jazar family awoke Thursday morning to find that their 8-month-old baby, Rahaf, had died of hypothermia caused by the severe cold, according to her parents and Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
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Every conservative academic who supports this and then tries to use the word “federalism” from here on out needs to be laughed out of every room they enter for at least a generation.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Every conservative academic who supports this and then tries to use the word “federalism” from here on out needs to be laughed out of every room they enter for at least a generation.
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And that’s why we’ve stopped reporting GDP and jobs numbers.
Leavitt lies: "Every economic metric does in fact show that the economy is improving"
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And that’s why we’ve stopped reporting GDP and jobs numbers.
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The report noted that the Pentagon’s requested budget for 2026 indicates that the Defense Department plans to spend at least $5 billion for operations on the southern border alone.
Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
interc.pt
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The report noted that the Pentagon’s requested budget for 2026 indicates that the Defense Department plans to spend at least $5 billion for operations on the southern border alone.
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Costco rings up Street-beating results. #econsky
Costco tops Wall Street's sales and revenue expectations
Costco tops Wall Street's sales and revenue expectations
Costco said on Thursday surpassed Wall Street's quarterly expectations as its sales rose 8.2% year over year.
cnb.cx
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Costco rings up Street-beating results. #econsky
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🧵Nope. Nope. Nope.
Fossil fuels create climate change and wreck habitats where they are extracted. Renewable energy does not.
Fossil fuels create climate change and wreck habitats where they are extracted. Renewable energy does not.
Doug Burgum lies that renewable energy is "worse for the planet, worse for the environment, and it drives up your electric prices"
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🧵Nope. Nope. Nope.
Fossil fuels create climate change and wreck habitats where they are extracted. Renewable energy does not.
Fossil fuels create climate change and wreck habitats where they are extracted. Renewable energy does not.
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Yoooooooooooooo
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yoooooooooooooo
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🔔 #GoodClimateNews alert 🔔
Britain just broke a new record for domestic wind energy– generating enough electricity to power more than 23 million homes 🏘️ ⚡
This is what building a climate-safe future looks like 🌬️
Britain just broke a new record for domestic wind energy– generating enough electricity to power more than 23 million homes 🏘️ ⚡
This is what building a climate-safe future looks like 🌬️
Britain records new wind power generation record, NESO says
Britain posted a new wind generation record, producing enough power for more than 23 million homes, the National Energy System Operator said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🔔 #GoodClimateNews alert 🔔
Britain just broke a new record for domestic wind energy– generating enough electricity to power more than 23 million homes 🏘️ ⚡
This is what building a climate-safe future looks like 🌬️
Britain just broke a new record for domestic wind energy– generating enough electricity to power more than 23 million homes 🏘️ ⚡
This is what building a climate-safe future looks like 🌬️
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I'm nearly done writing a ~ 3,000-word review of Rachel Maddow's new podcast "Burn Order," about the decision to uproot and imprison Japanese Americans in WWII.
I can't for the life of me figure out who'd be interested in running it though.
Ideas? Suggestions?
#academicsky #skystorians #lawsky
I can't for the life of me figure out who'd be interested in running it though.
Ideas? Suggestions?
#academicsky #skystorians #lawsky
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I'm nearly done writing a ~ 3,000-word review of Rachel Maddow's new podcast "Burn Order," about the decision to uproot and imprison Japanese Americans in WWII.
I can't for the life of me figure out who'd be interested in running it though.
Ideas? Suggestions?
#academicsky #skystorians #lawsky
I can't for the life of me figure out who'd be interested in running it though.
Ideas? Suggestions?
#academicsky #skystorians #lawsky
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115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
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You are all required to use the consent manufacturing machine. It contains only correct answers. Don't ask how it got to those conclusions. Thanks!
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You are all required to use the consent manufacturing machine. It contains only correct answers. Don't ask how it got to those conclusions. Thanks!
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Sure buddy here goes:
Flu shot $28
Level 4 ED visit for influenza $1700
Flu shot $28
Level 4 ED visit for influenza $1700
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Sure buddy here goes:
Flu shot $28
Level 4 ED visit for influenza $1700
Flu shot $28
Level 4 ED visit for influenza $1700