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Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
In Washington, everything appears to be for sale
And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
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“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
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The entire point.
May 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The entire point.
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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
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Yes. Yes you did. That you were too incompetently stupid and illiterate isn’t an excuse.
May 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yes. Yes you did. That you were too incompetently stupid and illiterate isn’t an excuse.
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Elon Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Elon Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
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Beginning next school year, Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history will learn about conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election thanks to the state's new social studies standards.
New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about 2020 election
Leaders in the Republican-led Oklahoma Legislature introduced a resolution to reject the standards, but there wasn’t enough GOP support to pass it.
nbcnews.to
May 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Beginning next school year, Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history will learn about conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election thanks to the state's new social studies standards.
Kindergartners don't knowingly bring alcohol to school with understanding and intent. Hope that helps clear it up.
A Pennsylvania kindergartener shared alcoholic Jell-O shots with at least three other students at school, the Greater Johnstown School District says.
It is unclear how much alcohol the students ingested and whether the child knowingly brought alcoholic drinks to school.
It is unclear how much alcohol the students ingested and whether the child knowingly brought alcoholic drinks to school.
Pennsylvania kindergartener shares Jell-O shots with classmates, school says
The Johnstown Elementary students were taken to the hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” school district officials said.
nbcnews.to
May 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Kindergartners don't knowingly bring alcohol to school with understanding and intent. Hope that helps clear it up.
Just told someone to stop weighing themselves down by trying to carry around hope all the time.
Follow me for more depressing advice. xoxo
Follow me for more depressing advice. xoxo
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just told someone to stop weighing themselves down by trying to carry around hope all the time.
Follow me for more depressing advice. xoxo
Follow me for more depressing advice. xoxo
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If you think about all the stupid shit America does that other countries don't. If you go back far enough in the history of that stupid thing, you will see that it was started because of racism.
April 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you think about all the stupid shit America does that other countries don't. If you go back far enough in the history of that stupid thing, you will see that it was started because of racism.
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Harvard’s stand against Trump’s unconstitutional acts is a beacon of courage in a time of creeping fascism. We must uplift those defending democracy and truth.
#StandWithHarvard #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #AcademicFreedom #Harvard #BlueskyNews #DemocracyMatters #NoToFascism
#IStandWithHarvard
#StandWithHarvard #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #AcademicFreedom #Harvard #BlueskyNews #DemocracyMatters #NoToFascism
#IStandWithHarvard
April 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Harvard’s stand against Trump’s unconstitutional acts is a beacon of courage in a time of creeping fascism. We must uplift those defending democracy and truth.
#StandWithHarvard #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #AcademicFreedom #Harvard #BlueskyNews #DemocracyMatters #NoToFascism
#IStandWithHarvard
#StandWithHarvard #DefendDemocracy #ResistFascism #AcademicFreedom #Harvard #BlueskyNews #DemocracyMatters #NoToFascism
#IStandWithHarvard
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Arresting judges.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Arresting judges.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
Threatening allies.
Lying about trade deals.
Trying to sell campaign merch from the White House.
Floating a 2028 run.
Deranged. Dangerous. Undemocratic.
We must retake our democracy.
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Every time I fly, I always pick a window seat.
I stare out of it and watch the world go by.
We live in such a beautiful world. It’s big enough for all of us.
I stare out of it and watch the world go by.
We live in such a beautiful world. It’s big enough for all of us.
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Every time I fly, I always pick a window seat.
I stare out of it and watch the world go by.
We live in such a beautiful world. It’s big enough for all of us.
I stare out of it and watch the world go by.
We live in such a beautiful world. It’s big enough for all of us.
Switching to a Samsung after having an iPhone for 15 years is bittersweet. 🥹
February 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Switching to a Samsung after having an iPhone for 15 years is bittersweet. 🥹
A woman at work is saying that Elon got to be a billionaire by “pinching pennies” & “limiting spending”.
February 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A woman at work is saying that Elon got to be a billionaire by “pinching pennies” & “limiting spending”.
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Greenland’s parliament has passed a bill that bans political parties from receiving contributions “from foreign or anonymous contributors” after President Trump expressed his wish that the U.S. take over the island that belongs to Denmark.
Greenland’s parliament approves a ban on foreign political donations as Trump seeks the island
The bill is aimed at protecting “Greenland’s political integrity” and will take effect immediately, according to a parliamentary document outlining the measure.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Greenland’s parliament has passed a bill that bans political parties from receiving contributions “from foreign or anonymous contributors” after President Trump expressed his wish that the U.S. take over the island that belongs to Denmark.
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Anything that requires a signature is not to be trusted.
You're volunteering your name as an undesirable in times when fascism is rising.
Be careful out there.
You're volunteering your name as an undesirable in times when fascism is rising.
Be careful out there.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Anything that requires a signature is not to be trusted.
You're volunteering your name as an undesirable in times when fascism is rising.
Be careful out there.
You're volunteering your name as an undesirable in times when fascism is rising.
Be careful out there.
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California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
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Two years ago today I signed a bill making Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
January 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Two years ago today I signed a bill making Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
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Please do not read this if suicide is a major trigger.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
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It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
January 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Please do not read this if suicide is a major trigger.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
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In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
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So Trump's shutting down of the entire government's funding system for American projects is literally so he can go line by line and target transgender people and other minorities.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
January 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So Trump's shutting down of the entire government's funding system for American projects is literally so he can go line by line and target transgender people and other minorities.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
When we said transphobia affects cis people too, well... here you go.
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Today is a solemn day of remembrance for the millions murdered in the Holocaust.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we look to our history as a warning against the dangers of antisemitism and intolerance and honor the promise: never again.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we look to our history as a warning against the dangers of antisemitism and intolerance and honor the promise: never again.
January 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Today is a solemn day of remembrance for the millions murdered in the Holocaust.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we look to our history as a warning against the dangers of antisemitism and intolerance and honor the promise: never again.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we look to our history as a warning against the dangers of antisemitism and intolerance and honor the promise: never again.
My favorite background noise when I’m charting is doctors speaking about how much they hate insurance companies, lobbyists, and/or billionaires.
January 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My favorite background noise when I’m charting is doctors speaking about how much they hate insurance companies, lobbyists, and/or billionaires.