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Starting World War 3 because no one came to your birthday party is the same as starting WWII because you flunked art school.
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Starting World War 3 because no one came to your birthday party is the same as starting WWII because you flunked art school.
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Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.
June 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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A genuinely moving act of democratic representation. Chris Van Hollen showed up for his constituent. This is how you make the positive case for democracy.
Chuck Schumer looks more incapable every day.
Chuck Schumer looks more incapable every day.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A genuinely moving act of democratic representation. Chris Van Hollen showed up for his constituent. This is how you make the positive case for democracy.
Chuck Schumer looks more incapable every day.
Chuck Schumer looks more incapable every day.
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Martha Stewart went to prison for so much less..
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Martha Stewart went to prison for so much less..
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and catalogued and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like :) 📚❤️
March 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and catalogued and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like :) 📚❤️
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This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/
March 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/
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March 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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“Things might be bad for a little while, but we’re okay with that, because we know that in the end these policies will drive markets into a deadly tailspin and push the economy to a point of no return."
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...
theonion.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“Things might be bad for a little while, but we’re okay with that, because we know that in the end these policies will drive markets into a deadly tailspin and push the economy to a point of no return."
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
theonion.com/trump-says-r...
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not malice, not incompetence, but a secret third thing
February 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
not malice, not incompetence, but a secret third thing
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Urgh. Accidental act of painful bibliomancy. This, open on my desk this morning:
March 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Urgh. Accidental act of painful bibliomancy. This, open on my desk this morning:
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BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna has introduced the Drain the Swamp Act.
It will ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term.
It will ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term.
February 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna has introduced the Drain the Swamp Act.
It will ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term.
It will ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term.
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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there
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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.
nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.
nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
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It shouldn’t be considered an act of bravery to stand up for what we already fought for.
February 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It shouldn’t be considered an act of bravery to stand up for what we already fought for.
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This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
They Are a Minority
Get your mind right.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
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The Golf-From-Home President has seemingly spent more days golfing at one of his own courses than spent at the Whitehouse. And it's costing lots of money. Although, he did spend more attending the Superbowl and the Daytona 500.
February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Golf-From-Home President has seemingly spent more days golfing at one of his own courses than spent at the Whitehouse. And it's costing lots of money. Although, he did spend more attending the Superbowl and the Daytona 500.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.