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Singer Creek Canyon, Willamette Valley, Pacific Plate.
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Folks for whom it's difficult/impossible to attend a meeting or a march, how are you fighting for democracy?
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Keep this in mind as the Hegseth Signal call gets back in the news.
The material need NOT be “classified” for criminal liability to attach (but hard legal standard to meet - “gross negligence”)
Further investigation to see, among other things, if this method had been used before is necessary
And the likelihood that this material is, in fact, classified is great
Further investigation to see, among other things, if this method had been used before is necessary
And the likelihood that this material is, in fact, classified is great
‘It is highly classified’: Hegseth leaked sensitive attack details, former officials say
Hegseth and the White House have denied sharing classified information or war plans.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Keep this in mind as the Hegseth Signal call gets back in the news.
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Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
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Push is on in US Congress to impose ban on lawmaker stock trades reut.rs/4auFJxn
Push is on in US Congress to impose ban on lawmaker stock trades
A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. Congress is seeking action to ban lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks, a practice that has long raised ethics questions and is stoking infighting among lawmakers over how deeply to regulate their personal finances.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Push is on in US Congress to impose ban on lawmaker stock trades reut.rs/4auFJxn
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You either grow out of being a Libertarian when you're 15 or you spend your whole life as an intellectual clown arguing things like
*checks notes*
"Maybe allowing war crimes would be great for the drone strike & missile industries."
Libertarianism NEVER leads to utopia; it ONLY leads to despotism
*checks notes*
"Maybe allowing war crimes would be great for the drone strike & missile industries."
Libertarianism NEVER leads to utopia; it ONLY leads to despotism
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
You either grow out of being a Libertarian when you're 15 or you spend your whole life as an intellectual clown arguing things like
*checks notes*
"Maybe allowing war crimes would be great for the drone strike & missile industries."
Libertarianism NEVER leads to utopia; it ONLY leads to despotism
*checks notes*
"Maybe allowing war crimes would be great for the drone strike & missile industries."
Libertarianism NEVER leads to utopia; it ONLY leads to despotism
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"The most dangerous psychological mistake is the projection of the shadow on to others; this is the root of almost all conflicts."
- Carl Jung
- Carl Jung
Rabid, deranged racism.
But also projection.
But also projection.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The most dangerous psychological mistake is the projection of the shadow on to others; this is the root of almost all conflicts."
- Carl Jung
- Carl Jung
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"Underestimating how shitty Republicans are and will be" is the signal analytical mistake in US politics, by journos, pundits, normies, everyone. Again and again and again. And again.
There's something deeper going on that prevents us -- the collective us -- from internalizing the reality.
There's something deeper going on that prevents us -- the collective us -- from internalizing the reality.
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Underestimating how shitty Republicans are and will be" is the signal analytical mistake in US politics, by journos, pundits, normies, everyone. Again and again and again. And again.
There's something deeper going on that prevents us -- the collective us -- from internalizing the reality.
There's something deeper going on that prevents us -- the collective us -- from internalizing the reality.
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Rereading the Watch books from Discworld and remembering why they should be even more widely read…
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Rereading the Watch books from Discworld and remembering why they should be even more widely read…
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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I'm back with an update. We've got ourselves a Democratic mayor in Pocatello, Idaho -- and by a landslide!
Guys. The Democrat got the highest votes in Pocatello’s mayoral race last night. We are looking at a runoff in December since no one hit 50% (five candidates ran) but that’s never happened in our almost-12 years here.
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I'm back with an update. We've got ourselves a Democratic mayor in Pocatello, Idaho -- and by a landslide!
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“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
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Story coming on this...
Why is Donald Trump’s name now on the @usip.org building? Who put there? And when?
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Story coming on this...
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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These were the first books I read by @aliettedebodard.com and I've loved her work ever since! It's so cool to see them released again with fabulous new covers by @fringe-element.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
These were the first books I read by @aliettedebodard.com and I've loved her work ever since! It's so cool to see them released again with fabulous new covers by @fringe-element.net
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Sen. Kelly with the receipts and the dunk.
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Sen. Kelly with the receipts and the dunk.
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Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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Raxhel Wright, artist who works with textiles, free machine embroidery over cut and pieced fabrics #WomensArt
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Raxhel Wright, artist who works with textiles, free machine embroidery over cut and pieced fabrics #WomensArt
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The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
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Real masculinity is when you're scared of babies.
The head of the Border Patrol racial profiling operation calls the US citizen BABIES of immigrants criminals
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Real masculinity is when you're scared of babies.
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I was the reporter on this, as you can see below, and they used to be sorry for their mistakes instead of being indignantly defensive.
The rapey book guy?
Sounds like he's feeling belated regret on his part.
Sounds like he's feeling belated regret on his part.
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I was the reporter on this, as you can see below, and they used to be sorry for their mistakes instead of being indignantly defensive.
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Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.
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This sign raises more questions than it answers
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This sign raises more questions than it answers
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One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
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U.S. manufacturing activity has now contracted for 9 straight months.
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
U.S. manufacturing activity has now contracted for 9 straight months.