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Might need to watch this every day for the next 4 years. Dogs are the greatest teachers.
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A Washington state resident who was the first U.S. human case of bird flu since February died Friday, state health officials said. The person was an older adult with underlying conditions and had been hospitalized since early November.
Bird flu patient dies, marking second U.S. fatality in 2025
The Washington state resident, an older adult with underlying conditions, was infected with a strain that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A Washington state resident who was the first U.S. human case of bird flu since February died Friday, state health officials said. The person was an older adult with underlying conditions and had been hospitalized since early November.
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I thought Walter Isaacson had a great line about this on TV the other night: That line in the Declaration wasn't a fact, it was a mission statement
In Ken Burns' new documentary, "The American Revolution," the idea that colonists of all stripes took to heart Thomas Jefferson's declaration that, "All men are created equal," was revelatory.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I thought Walter Isaacson had a great line about this on TV the other night: That line in the Declaration wasn't a fact, it was a mission statement
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In Ken Burns' new documentary, "The American Revolution," the idea that colonists of all stripes took to heart Thomas Jefferson's declaration that, "All men are created equal," was revelatory.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
In Ken Burns' new documentary, "The American Revolution," the idea that colonists of all stripes took to heart Thomas Jefferson's declaration that, "All men are created equal," was revelatory.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
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The United States has the longest continuously functioning written constitution in the world.
Is it? American style democracy has failed everywhere outside America. Parliamentary democracy -- with all its myriad of problems -- has proven much more robust.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The United States has the longest continuously functioning written constitution in the world.
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This is what is happening.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is what is happening.
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The committee that settled on the phrase “underscoring his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy” should be dissolved and its members compelled to take a remedial course on the scientific method.
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Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties reut.rs/4ieDvUJ
Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties
A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump's administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants to cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties reut.rs/4ieDvUJ
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Apparently when you spend all week in meetings with JD Vance and Stephen Miller, the charismatic Muslim communist you want to deport is a breath of fresh air.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Apparently when you spend all week in meetings with JD Vance and Stephen Miller, the charismatic Muslim communist you want to deport is a breath of fresh air.
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This should be a bigger scandal. It isn't going to go away. Why did Huckabee meet with Pollard, a traitor who sold out US secrets to Israel, and has never expressed true regret for his actions?
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
Huckabee visit with spy fuels MAGA's Israel divide
Jonathan Pollard served 30 years in prison for spying before moving to Israel.
www.axios.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This should be a bigger scandal. It isn't going to go away. Why did Huckabee meet with Pollard, a traitor who sold out US secrets to Israel, and has never expressed true regret for his actions?
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seems to be throwing some shade at ICE.
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seems to be throwing some shade at ICE.
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The TX-18 seat will be filled by a Dem in a run-off (between 2 Dems) on 1/31/26. The special election in TX-7 is 12/2/25. The special in NJ-11 is 4/16/26. If both NJ-11 (likely) and TX-7 (stretch) go Dem, then in April the chamber will be 218-216 until MTG's seat is filled
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The TX-18 seat will be filled by a Dem in a run-off (between 2 Dems) on 1/31/26. The special election in TX-7 is 12/2/25. The special in NJ-11 is 4/16/26. If both NJ-11 (likely) and TX-7 (stretch) go Dem, then in April the chamber will be 218-216 until MTG's seat is filled
🧵 #Ukraine
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
🧵 #Ukraine
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MTG speaking to the falseness of the QAnon conspiracy theory beliefs she once held is notable.
Hopefully, her words will help others emerge from their brainwashed states as well.
Hopefully, her words will help others emerge from their brainwashed states as well.
MTG has been acting lately like she’s beginning to emerge from Trumpist cult brainwashing—which is good in that, if she can, maybe others can as well—but her politics remain odious. This might be what the off-ramp for other cult members looks like. We’ll see.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
MTG speaking to the falseness of the QAnon conspiracy theory beliefs she once held is notable.
Hopefully, her words will help others emerge from their brainwashed states as well.
Hopefully, her words will help others emerge from their brainwashed states as well.
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⚠️ Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress as of January 5, 2026.
She cites harassment and death threats and not wanting to put her family through a primary.
Once a QAnon conspiracy theory adherent, she says:
“There is no ‘plan to save the world’ or insane 4D chess game being played.”
She cites harassment and death threats and not wanting to put her family through a primary.
Once a QAnon conspiracy theory adherent, she says:
“There is no ‘plan to save the world’ or insane 4D chess game being played.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
⚠️ Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress as of January 5, 2026.
She cites harassment and death threats and not wanting to put her family through a primary.
Once a QAnon conspiracy theory adherent, she says:
“There is no ‘plan to save the world’ or insane 4D chess game being played.”
She cites harassment and death threats and not wanting to put her family through a primary.
Once a QAnon conspiracy theory adherent, she says:
“There is no ‘plan to save the world’ or insane 4D chess game being played.”
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Today is an insane day
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Today is an insane day
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I don't pretend to know exactly what's going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation, but I sure as shit know we're not getting the full story. None of this makes sense.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I don't pretend to know exactly what's going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation, but I sure as shit know we're not getting the full story. None of this makes sense.
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a conspiracy theorist was elected to Congress and became blackpilled by actually seeing how washington works
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
a conspiracy theorist was elected to Congress and became blackpilled by actually seeing how washington works
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
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From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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She bought into that whole Qanon conspiracy bullshit that claimed TFG was going to take down the global elites and their pedophile ring. She believed it all. Now she knows it was bullshit, that he is no savior.
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
She bought into that whole Qanon conspiracy bullshit that claimed TFG was going to take down the global elites and their pedophile ring. She believed it all. Now she knows it was bullshit, that he is no savior.
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Greene: "I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president...I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better...There is no plan to save the world or a 4D chess game being played."
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Greene: "I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president...I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better...There is no plan to save the world or a 4D chess game being played."