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At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
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⏰NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY⏰
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
Austen and Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
@willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social are joined by Dr Miranda Kauffman, to discuss the often-ignored connections between these famous authors and slavery heiresses.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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ICE knows where they are because they were carrying smartphones.
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
ICE knows where they are because they were carrying smartphones.
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
Say it louder so EVERYONE hears this.
Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Say it louder so EVERYONE hears this.
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"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...
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This is true, and…
It also reflects the assymetry in media. RW media trumpet every GOP/Trump achievement as a glorious success, because that is their job.
Actual journalists see puffing up those in power as the opposite of their job.
It also reflects the assymetry in media. RW media trumpet every GOP/Trump achievement as a glorious success, because that is their job.
Actual journalists see puffing up those in power as the opposite of their job.
The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is true, and…
It also reflects the assymetry in media. RW media trumpet every GOP/Trump achievement as a glorious success, because that is their job.
Actual journalists see puffing up those in power as the opposite of their job.
It also reflects the assymetry in media. RW media trumpet every GOP/Trump achievement as a glorious success, because that is their job.
Actual journalists see puffing up those in power as the opposite of their job.
YES!!!!! MORE OF THIS!!!!
And not because of some ‘revenge’ but because the right wing does this - not answer the question and spout off incorrect or disingenuous talking points that are off topic.
CALL THEM OUT ON IT!
And not because of some ‘revenge’ but because the right wing does this - not answer the question and spout off incorrect or disingenuous talking points that are off topic.
CALL THEM OUT ON IT!
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
YES!!!!! MORE OF THIS!!!!
And not because of some ‘revenge’ but because the right wing does this - not answer the question and spout off incorrect or disingenuous talking points that are off topic.
CALL THEM OUT ON IT!
And not because of some ‘revenge’ but because the right wing does this - not answer the question and spout off incorrect or disingenuous talking points that are off topic.
CALL THEM OUT ON IT!
Excellent 🧵 about maga influencers and why media’s inability to report on them accurately is so dangerous.
This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.
This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit
A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excellent 🧵 about maga influencers and why media’s inability to report on them accurately is so dangerous.
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📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
October 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
I mean, if I was being humiliated like this every time intent to work? I might cry to my fascist leader too.
Good thing I’m not a whiny baby though.
Good thing I’m not a whiny baby though.
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I mean, if I was being humiliated like this every time intent to work? I might cry to my fascist leader too.
Good thing I’m not a whiny baby though.
Good thing I’m not a whiny baby though.
… it’s not the government that is protected by the constitution…
We all know that, right? Right?!?
We all know that, right? Right?!?
McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
… it’s not the government that is protected by the constitution…
We all know that, right? Right?!?
We all know that, right? Right?!?
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1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.
This is very well known now.
This is very well known now.
ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.
This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.
The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.
They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.
Stay strong Portland.
This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.
The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.
They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.
Stay strong Portland.
October 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.
This is very well known now.
This is very well known now.
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Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
The GOP is behaving like a party that doesn’t think they’ll ever NOT be in power.
September 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The GOP is behaving like a party that doesn’t think they’ll ever NOT be in power.
When Trump says that domestic violence is just a little fight and not really a crime, he is saying these murders don’t matter. This is what these little fights lead to. Because when “little fights” aren’t treated like the crimes they are, they lead to people dying at the hands of angry men.
Police arrived, but took cover when the gunman fired on them. Then he shot himself.
Why will it go unnoticed? Because the police say it was “domestic.”
Just another very angry man with a legal weapon, killing the people in his life who made him angry, then killing himself.
Why will it go unnoticed? Because the police say it was “domestic.”
Just another very angry man with a legal weapon, killing the people in his life who made him angry, then killing himself.
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When Trump says that domestic violence is just a little fight and not really a crime, he is saying these murders don’t matter. This is what these little fights lead to. Because when “little fights” aren’t treated like the crimes they are, they lead to people dying at the hands of angry men.
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reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
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I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Minnesota shooting suspect had a list of dozens of potential Democratic targets, prosecutors say
All of the politicians named in his writing were Democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
My kids are 8 and 10.
The thing I am most terrified of is this, my children being in a mass shooting event in what should be a safe space.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
The thing I am most terrified of is this, my children being in a mass shooting event in what should be a safe space.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Minneapolis school shooting updates: FBI investigating attack as domestic terrorism and hate crime against Catholics - latest
FBI director Kash Patel gives update on Minnesota attack that killed two children, aged eight and 10, during mass at church school
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My kids are 8 and 10.
The thing I am most terrified of is this, my children being in a mass shooting event in what should be a safe space.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
The thing I am most terrified of is this, my children being in a mass shooting event in what should be a safe space.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
For those of you wondering what life is like in a sectarian police state and how it affects children, look to 1960s-1990s Northern Ireland.
August 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
For those of you wondering what life is like in a sectarian police state and how it affects children, look to 1960s-1990s Northern Ireland.
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The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?
The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?
The Oval Office Swedish Ivy was a gift to John F. Kennedy.
www.motherjones.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?
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THEY LITERALLY DID THE ONION HEADLINE
July 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
THEY LITERALLY DID THE ONION HEADLINE
History tells me that the elections in 2026 and 2028 are absolutely critical to the survival of American democracy. If the American fascist party is handed another victory, we’re in for at least a generation of fascist rule before there is a revolution.
July 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
History tells me that the elections in 2026 and 2028 are absolutely critical to the survival of American democracy. If the American fascist party is handed another victory, we’re in for at least a generation of fascist rule before there is a revolution.
Love to see my senator, a Democrat Doing Something.
This year, I’ve already taken my kids camping in a national forest, we have trips planned for a state forest, a national recreation area, and a national park later this year.
We ❤️ our public lands!
This year, I’ve already taken my kids camping in a national forest, we have trips planned for a state forest, a national recreation area, and a national park later this year.
We ❤️ our public lands!
This is great news, but I'm not breathing a sigh of relief just yet. Republicans will no doubt try to sneak a new provision in that clears this procedural hurdle. But this is a sign of what's possible with public pressure, so if you care about your public lands, keep it up.
HUGE: Senate Parliamentarian says that Mike Lee's public land sell-off violates the Byrd rule, requires 60 votes in the Senate. A bunch of other terrible anti-environment provisions do too.
This isn't over, but this is a huge win.
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
This isn't over, but this is a huge win.
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
June 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Love to see my senator, a Democrat Doing Something.
This year, I’ve already taken my kids camping in a national forest, we have trips planned for a state forest, a national recreation area, and a national park later this year.
We ❤️ our public lands!
This year, I’ve already taken my kids camping in a national forest, we have trips planned for a state forest, a national recreation area, and a national park later this year.
We ❤️ our public lands!
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historians is it good when the robe Nobles are able to buy the positions and honors typically reserved for the sword Nobles?
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)
The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts.
gizmodo.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
historians is it good when the robe Nobles are able to buy the positions and honors typically reserved for the sword Nobles?