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We have popular consensus on many gun safety measures but a democracy problem preventing passage. So long as one party (insulated by gerrymandering) remains in the thrall of a paranoid anti-government cult allergic to social responsibility, we will be stuck in the endless loop of death and paralysis
the gun lobby only partially accounts for failure to enact national common sense gun laws. We cannot ignore the role played by a reactionary ideology antithetical to US progress and reform, badly ignorant of our history and dependent on judicial fiat to get its way.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Two Countries
Two responses to gun massacres
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We have popular consensus on many gun safety measures but a democracy problem preventing passage. So long as one party (insulated by gerrymandering) remains in the thrall of a paranoid anti-government cult allergic to social responsibility, we will be stuck in the endless loop of death and paralysis
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I wonder who’s using all this fentanyl🤔
If the leaders of the white community would just focus on their culture & stop playing the victim instead of asking the govt to solve all their problems, we wouldn’t have to keep asking:
When will Trump release the Epstein Files?
If the leaders of the white community would just focus on their culture & stop playing the victim instead of asking the govt to solve all their problems, we wouldn’t have to keep asking:
When will Trump release the Epstein Files?
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I wonder who’s using all this fentanyl🤔
If the leaders of the white community would just focus on their culture & stop playing the victim instead of asking the govt to solve all their problems, we wouldn’t have to keep asking:
When will Trump release the Epstein Files?
If the leaders of the white community would just focus on their culture & stop playing the victim instead of asking the govt to solve all their problems, we wouldn’t have to keep asking:
When will Trump release the Epstein Files?
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Americans have become so numb to gun violence that every post-mass shooting press conference sounds the same. Instead of wasting time and performative energy, we created a fill-in-the-blank template for "thoughts and prayers."
Authorities Release Official Statement On Upcoming Mass Shooting
America is so numb to gun violence that we've created a preemptive statement to serve all your mass casualty needs.
dlvr.it
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Americans have become so numb to gun violence that every post-mass shooting press conference sounds the same. Instead of wasting time and performative energy, we created a fill-in-the-blank template for "thoughts and prayers."
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The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The conspiracy by this Court to replace our founding charter with dictatorship isn’t funny, but:
“Every time Trump makes a shadow docket appeal he might as well shout ‘By the power of Greyskull!’, because he’s about to transform from a feeble man who can’t grip a glass with one hand into HE-Man.”
“Every time Trump makes a shadow docket appeal he might as well shout ‘By the power of Greyskull!’, because he’s about to transform from a feeble man who can’t grip a glass with one hand into HE-Man.”
The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The conspiracy by this Court to replace our founding charter with dictatorship isn’t funny, but:
“Every time Trump makes a shadow docket appeal he might as well shout ‘By the power of Greyskull!’, because he’s about to transform from a feeble man who can’t grip a glass with one hand into HE-Man.”
“Every time Trump makes a shadow docket appeal he might as well shout ‘By the power of Greyskull!’, because he’s about to transform from a feeble man who can’t grip a glass with one hand into HE-Man.”
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Bongino served for 27 Scaramuccis - that’s long enough to learn nothing and still feel entitled.
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Bongino served for 27 Scaramuccis - that’s long enough to learn nothing and still feel entitled.
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Thinking tonight of the time Bongino got his fee fees hurt, sued for defamation, and ended up having to pay the defendant's attorney fees.
www.techdirt.com/2021/10/04/r...
www.techdirt.com/2021/10/04/r...
Right-Wing Commentator Dan Bongino Runs Into Florida Anti-SLAPP Law, Now Owes Daily Beast $32,000 In Legal Fees
Visit the post for more.
www.techdirt.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Thinking tonight of the time Bongino got his fee fees hurt, sued for defamation, and ended up having to pay the defendant's attorney fees.
www.techdirt.com/2021/10/04/r...
www.techdirt.com/2021/10/04/r...
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Bongino is leaving to spend more time with his loved ones—conspiracy theorists and QAnon nutters.
Conspiracy podcaster and inexplicably FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has informed colleagues that he intends to step down from his role early next year.
The hunt is on for a completely unqualified successor.
The hunt is on for a completely unqualified successor.
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Bongino is leaving to spend more time with his loved ones—conspiracy theorists and QAnon nutters.
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As someone who was born and raised in florida i hate rick scott with the fiery passion of a million burning hells.
Rick scott once commited the single largest act of Medicare fraud in history and tried to end Medicare entirely. This man is a demon
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
As someone who was born and raised in florida i hate rick scott with the fiery passion of a million burning hells.
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Rick Scott is astoundingly crooked
"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Rick Scott is astoundingly crooked
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Rick Scott was convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of BILLIONS
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Rick Scott was convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of BILLIONS
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
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FLORIDA!
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
FLORIDA!
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
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What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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Short version: chasing the hardline party’s voters without any real principles of your own makes you lose your own base and convince fence-sitters to support the hardline party, not you.
What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Short version: chasing the hardline party’s voters without any real principles of your own makes you lose your own base and convince fence-sitters to support the hardline party, not you.
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FEMA downsizing plan is a disaster, survivors say
FEMA downsizing plan is a disaster, survivors say
It would cut staff by half, tighten eligibility, and pass costs and responsibilities to states.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
FEMA downsizing plan is a disaster, survivors say
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The common thread between reactionary centrists, both in American beltway media and UK politics, is that they clearly despise the current political base for liberal policies, and desperately trying to create a new one through posting.
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The common thread between reactionary centrists, both in American beltway media and UK politics, is that they clearly despise the current political base for liberal policies, and desperately trying to create a new one through posting.
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Just say women. This is taking forever.
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just say women. This is taking forever.
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The Brevard County Commission and backers of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program want a public hearing before #Florida DEP approves permit for Blue Origin to foul the lagoon with lots of nasty waste. www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...
Blue Origin wastewater plan criticized by Indian River Lagoon supporters
Per the DEP draft permit, Blue Origin would discharge wastewater into a large stormwater pond, then ultimately the Indian River Lagoon.
www.floridatoday.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The Brevard County Commission and backers of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program want a public hearing before #Florida DEP approves permit for Blue Origin to foul the lagoon with lots of nasty waste. www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...
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It's Florida. Anything for Jeffy.
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Wants to Dump Millions of Gallons of Waste Into a Protected Lagoon
gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-...
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Wants to Dump Millions of Gallons of Waste Into a Protected Lagoon
gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-...
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Wants to Dump Millions of Gallons of Waste Into a Protected Lagoon
Space Coast communities have spent years and millions of dollars restoring the Indian River Lagoon. Now, they hope to stop Blue Origin from reversing that progress.
gizmodo.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's Florida. Anything for Jeffy.
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Wants to Dump Millions of Gallons of Waste Into a Protected Lagoon
gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-...
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Wants to Dump Millions of Gallons of Waste Into a Protected Lagoon
gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-...
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1. In Alaska, the right wing govt handpicked doctors to the Medical Board to ban trans youth care.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
Anti-Trans Alaskan State Medical Board Doctor Charged With CSAM, Home Goes Up In Flames
Last week Dr. Ryan McDonough was arrested on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Over the weekend, his family home went up in flames.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1. In Alaska, the right wing govt handpicked doctors to the Medical Board to ban trans youth care.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
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Charlie Kirk was a grifter. Rob Reiner was an activist. These aren't the same thing.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Charlie Kirk was a grifter. Rob Reiner was an activist. These aren't the same thing.
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“When I was turning 13, and realizing that my own father didn’t care about me, that my mother didn’t see me as a son, but as a thing she could put to work, Rob Reiner made me feel loved, valued, seen, and respected.”
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“When I was turning 13, and realizing that my own father didn’t care about me, that my mother didn’t see me as a son, but as a thing she could put to work, Rob Reiner made me feel loved, valued, seen, and respected.”
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Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.