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Turkish prosecutors seek a farcical sentence against the politician who repeatedly beat Erdogan's ruling party in an election, humiliating the strongman on the world stage.
Turkish prosecutors requested a sentence of up to 2,352 years for jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption and other criminal charges. on.ft.com/4nR7eV8
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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US senators will say anything. "Standing up to donald trump gave him more power." No it didn't. That isn't true.
This is what bullies want you to think, and it's why they get stronger
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cool!!!
US MILITARY EXPLORING $500 M BASE NEAR GAZA FOR 10,000 PERSONNEL; NAVY RFI OUTLINES LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT PLANS
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Seems like a big deal.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.

The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.

The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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ahahahahhahahahahha
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Yes, vision boards exist to satisfy a Catalonian mindset.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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"Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 18:08. Eastern time, November 10. In a panic, they try to pull the plug."
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Holy Christ
the caucus gets how this is *worse* right? if you're just going around Schumer, what's the point of leadership
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Bro, come on
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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wait until JCO finds out about how he doesn't even actually play video games
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Genuinely so amped for the coming return of physical media
everyone's figuring it out
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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YOU LET MATT GOODWIN RUN A YOUTH WING?!
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I love this website.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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oh baby something might be happening here, just need a few pushes (primaries)
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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me defending all the corniest episodes of TNG:
February 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Man it is really weird how much they think about a website where a bunch of guys in their late 30s talk about their aches and pains and sports
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I still think it's absurd that they give up now, when I think a much more understandable play would be holding the line and letting the GOP ruin thanksgiving and then doing something to avert ruining Christmas
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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He’s about to stroke out from all the pressure and I cannot stop thinking about how the dem senate gave him a way out of half of it lol
lmfao he knows he's unpopular so he's trying to hit the affordability button by sending out checks with his name on it again
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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sheeeeeeeesh
TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD CONTINUE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM