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Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation
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Alternatively, if someone could pay California Dem voters $10,000 to $100,000 to move to Wyoming, we flip two Senate seats. More if you send them to North Dakota and Montana.
The White House is reportedly discussing paying everyone who lives in Greenland anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 per person if they secede from Denmark.
This is apparently what putting Americans first looks like.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This is apparently what putting Americans first looks like.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources famil...
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Alternatively, if someone could pay California Dem voters $10,000 to $100,000 to move to Wyoming, we flip two Senate seats. More if you send them to North Dakota and Montana.
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This “can’t” happen! We don’t have the votes!
US HOUSE PASSES BILL RENEWING OBAMACARE HEALTHCARE SUBSIDY FOR THREE YEARS
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This “can’t” happen! We don’t have the votes!
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he should be impeached for this alone
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
he should be impeached for this alone
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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The previous modern standard for murdering people en masse while effecting an arrest warrant involved members of a Waco religious cult (76), or group home occupants (11) in West Philadelphia or the Chicago abode of some Blank Panthers (2 dead, more wounded). Trump now holds the record.
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The previous modern standard for murdering people en masse while effecting an arrest warrant involved members of a Waco religious cult (76), or group home occupants (11) in West Philadelphia or the Chicago abode of some Blank Panthers (2 dead, more wounded). Trump now holds the record.
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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72 years old???? Groan.
Now retired, he works as a docent in the Charles Schulz Museum. That's pretty cool.
Now retired, he works as a docent in the Charles Schulz Museum. That's pretty cool.
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
72 years old???? Groan.
Now retired, he works as a docent in the Charles Schulz Museum. That's pretty cool.
Now retired, he works as a docent in the Charles Schulz Museum. That's pretty cool.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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My top 10 books for 2025
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My top 10 books for 2025
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If you're in Space Force, please let me know if they printed out and handed out actual playing cards the these naming schemes on them. Because this looks like Space Force is trying to make a Magic The Gathering-type game. taskandpurpose.com/culture/spac...
Space Force rolls out new themes for naming its weapons and space systems
Space Force wants to give systems familiar nicknames. It unveiled the themes for those names with bright, colorful playing card graphics.
taskandpurpose.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you're in Space Force, please let me know if they printed out and handed out actual playing cards the these naming schemes on them. Because this looks like Space Force is trying to make a Magic The Gathering-type game. taskandpurpose.com/culture/spac...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Did you write this? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-l...
I Like to Almost Kill People by Driving Past Them at 125 mph in My Modified Honda Accord
Everyone’s got their thing. For some, it’s baking. Others, gardening. Me? I like to take a modified Honda Accord, drive over 100 mph, and swerve be...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Did you write this? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-l...
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In case you want more details.
Daddy Bovino served four months in prison, his wife divorced him and the dead woman's husband sued him and took his business (a bar) and his money.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Daddy Bovino served four months in prison, his wife divorced him and the dead woman's husband sued him and took his business (a bar) and his money.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In case you want more details.
Daddy Bovino served four months in prison, his wife divorced him and the dead woman's husband sued him and took his business (a bar) and his money.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Daddy Bovino served four months in prison, his wife divorced him and the dead woman's husband sued him and took his business (a bar) and his money.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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The fact that you can have 6 billion dollars and not be aware of the existence of other countries is a good argument in favour of the government confiscating 6 billion dollars from you
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The fact that you can have 6 billion dollars and not be aware of the existence of other countries is a good argument in favour of the government confiscating 6 billion dollars from you
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A link to his recent book. As you develop your thinking and opine on them, really worth reading.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
The Transformation of American Health Insurance
On the Path to Medicare for All
www.press.jhu.edu
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A link to his recent book. As you develop your thinking and opine on them, really worth reading.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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The failure of the American Families Plan left many women feeling abandoned by the Biden administration. And that abandonment, coupled with pandemic exhaustion, made it hard for some (especially less politically engaged/not strong Dem) women to get excited about voting Biden/Harris again. 1/
This is an important take on why more women did not vote for Kamala. It doesn't negate the race and gender bias explanations but it adds importantly to the discussion. www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
#feministsky
#feministsky
A Man's Economy - Dissent Magazine
The parts of the Biden agenda most targeted at addressing women’s economic vulnerabilities were never passed.
www.dissentmagazine.org
December 7, 2024 at 7:58 PM
The failure of the American Families Plan left many women feeling abandoned by the Biden administration. And that abandonment, coupled with pandemic exhaustion, made it hard for some (especially less politically engaged/not strong Dem) women to get excited about voting Biden/Harris again. 1/
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore