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We deserve better
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
I can't take it
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I can't take it
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So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
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Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
I cannot count how many people have shrugged and told me "you can't stop it"
This is *it* folks - the hollow, silly appeal to inevitability has to be repeated constantly because otherwise we'd all realise that we can actually push back against awful deployment of ineffective and crappy technology
re: Bsky staff being AI weirdos, I see this sort of thing a bunch from people who like AI but don't want to outright go all in on public zealotry
just because it's invented doesn't mean you gotta use it! Syphilis isn't being uninvented anytime soon but that doesn't mean I'm rushing to get infected
just because it's invented doesn't mean you gotta use it! Syphilis isn't being uninvented anytime soon but that doesn't mean I'm rushing to get infected
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I cannot count how many people have shrugged and told me "you can't stop it"
OMG Florence Pugh's accent in Puss in Boots Last Wish
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
OMG Florence Pugh's accent in Puss in Boots Last Wish
This is devastating
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot, Oakland police say.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is devastating
I thought we were told tariffs don't cause prices to go up
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I thought we were told tariffs don't cause prices to go up
I thought the DOj closed the investigation
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I thought the DOj closed the investigation
Did women ruin the workplace?
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Did women ruin the workplace?
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“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
we're like 2 days away from someone getting banned for telling a mutual to shoot their shot
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
we're like 2 days away from someone getting banned for telling a mutual to shoot their shot
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everyone who worked the "illiberal campus left" beat got exactly what they wanted
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
everyone who worked the "illiberal campus left" beat got exactly what they wanted
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Just asking again: Is the Democratic Party going to take a loud public stance on whether we should go to war with Venezuela or no?
"Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. "
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just asking again: Is the Democratic Party going to take a loud public stance on whether we should go to war with Venezuela or no?
a scene that lives in my head is when Sugar's boyfriend shows up to the feast of the 7 fishes with a fish dish and they'll immediately throw it in the yard
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
a scene that lives in my head is when Sugar's boyfriend shows up to the feast of the 7 fishes with a fish dish and they'll immediately throw it in the yard
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Q: It’s starting to sound like underage women are children. What’s the difference between underage women and children?
A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
FAQ: Underage Women
“Many of the headlines have read that [Jeffrey Epstein] is accused of ‘sex with underage women.’ Really? Why are we whitewashing? Why are we not ca...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Q: It’s starting to sound like underage women are children. What’s the difference between underage women and children?
A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
US Solicitor General literally argued that SCOTUS that the tariffs were not revenue generating
This blatant lie on the hellsite was quickly Community noted
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
US Solicitor General literally argued that SCOTUS that the tariffs were not revenue generating
I got 5 texts from Kathy Hochul in 2 days asking me for money this week
Kathy Hochul could bring down bills and protect our future by building 15 gigawatts of public renewables.
Instead, she's raising bills to build Trump's fracked gas pipeline and a crypto mine.
Is this why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Instead, she's raising bills to build Trump's fracked gas pipeline and a crypto mine.
Is this why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I got 5 texts from Kathy Hochul in 2 days asking me for money this week
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
yay Hoopla got the Vorkosigan back catalog audiobooks again!!
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
yay Hoopla got the Vorkosigan back catalog audiobooks again!!