Ed Forgotson
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Washington Post wants in on that action too!
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Washington Post wants in on that action too!
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This is a stark departure from common practice in journalism. Looks like an attempt to punish AOC for having the temerity to talk overseas. If the NY Times quoted everyone like this – not cleaning up stammers, repeated words and "um" – its quotations would look much different. They'd be a mess.
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is a stark departure from common practice in journalism. Looks like an attempt to punish AOC for having the temerity to talk overseas. If the NY Times quoted everyone like this – not cleaning up stammers, repeated words and "um" – its quotations would look much different. They'd be a mess.
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Seems to fly in the face of his logic now: blue states mismanage so they won't get disbursements was what he said a year ago. Now they mishandled it so badly they need federal help?
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Seems to fly in the face of his logic now: blue states mismanage so they won't get disbursements was what he said a year ago. Now they mishandled it so badly they need federal help?
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Reminder that Trump suggested eliminating FEMA entirely a year ago with a replacement of the executive having exclusive authority to dispense emergency funds as he sees fit to the states that "deserve" it.
stateline.org/2025/02/06/t...
stateline.org/2025/02/06/t...
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • Stateline
State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal gov...
stateline.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Reminder that Trump suggested eliminating FEMA entirely a year ago with a replacement of the executive having exclusive authority to dispense emergency funds as he sees fit to the states that "deserve" it.
stateline.org/2025/02/06/t...
stateline.org/2025/02/06/t...
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Who is looking at these ads and thinking "I am poor enough to care about saving $20 a month, but I am rich enough to not know exactly how much everything costs down to the penny"
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Who is looking at these ads and thinking "I am poor enough to care about saving $20 a month, but I am rich enough to not know exactly how much everything costs down to the penny"
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I dont think Rocket money is the answer but I have 100% sat down with poor friends - can't afford health care or daycare, late on rent every month, etc - and helped them find the unused/forgotten subscriptions in their bank statements. Lots of people scared to look *because* they don't have enough
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I dont think Rocket money is the answer but I have 100% sat down with poor friends - can't afford health care or daycare, late on rent every month, etc - and helped them find the unused/forgotten subscriptions in their bank statements. Lots of people scared to look *because* they don't have enough
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I think it’s for people with executive functioning problems. I agree poor people know what things cost. But some of us also have deep stacks of things we’re afraid to look at because of shame or lack of capacity. And cancelling something can be many steps.
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I think it’s for people with executive functioning problems. I agree poor people know what things cost. But some of us also have deep stacks of things we’re afraid to look at because of shame or lack of capacity. And cancelling something can be many steps.