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"There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."

- Samwise Gamgee
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We have a nation of hardworking Americans, busting their ass to make ends meet; many working multiple jobs providing actual services and products, and yet struggling — and then you’ve got investors throwing billions at whatever the fuck this horseshit is with Donald Trump Jr. as a strategic advisor
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:

Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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On Tuesday, the LA County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that would prohibit law enforcement, including ICE agents, from wearing masks or concealing their identities when conducting law enforcement business in unincorporated LA County.
ICE agents face mask ban in LA County
Los Angeles County supervisors have taken a stand against secretive policing practices, voting 4-0 to advance an ordinance that would unmask federal agents and other law enforcement officials operating in the area.
www.calonews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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After immense public pressure, Trump is releasing $3.7 billion in federal funds that he withheld from families struggling to pay their utility bills.

Staying loud works. Let’s keep up the pressure. We will continue standing up for our community.
Trump admin releases $3.7B of delayed household energy aid
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding arrives as the winter heating season begins and utility bills skyrocket.
www.eenews.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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ICYMI: We secured a court order permanently striking down part of the president’s unconstitutional executive order attempting to impose burdensome barriers on voter registration. This is a major victory for our clients, American voters and our democracy.
Victory! Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted in Court
In a victory for American voters, a key part of the president’s recent executive order on elections was successfully halted.
campaignlegal.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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"...cats meow more frequently when greeting male caregivers. The team hypothesized that men 'require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats'...suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly."
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The annual Milpas Street Holiday Parade was cancelled due to the fears within the Eastside community from the ongoing local ICE operations. This is another local impact of the authoritarian Trump regime's war on our immigrant community. buff.ly/jxy5Ftx
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Let us keep the Defenders of Ukraine in our thoughts and prayers.

RIP – Roman Radzivon, Roman Zubarev (33), Colombian fighter Haminton Romero Torres, Pavlo Rozumenko

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Daily Dems Doing the Work, Making Noise and Fighting Back Day 309
How does it always get to be so late? Today that’s partially because it’s election night. I know you’re disappointed, but remember this puts any R +12 into play for 2026, and that’s HUGE. Hopefully these fighters help your mood
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December 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"The unit has a flat top that acts like a windowsill, and one tenant had a cat that kept jumping on it and turning the device on and off; the engineers added a child safety lock." But of course! 😼
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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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
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Colombian president chides Trump, saying 18,400 cocaine laboratories have been destroyed 'without missiles' fired.
Colombia’s Petro invites Trump to cocaine lab demolition amid attack threat
Colombian president chides Trump, saying 18,400 cocaine laboratories have been destroyed 'without missiles' fired.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for. " 
— John Brown
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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New signs that say “ICE stole someone here” with a butterfly behind bars were placed from Pomona to Coachella Valley last weekend to mark places where ICE has taken people.
New signs placed in the Inland Empire to mark places where ICE has taken people
New signs that say “ICE stole someone here” with a butterfly behind bars were placed from Pomona to Coachella Valley last weekend to mark places where ICE has taken people.
www.calonews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Dear friends and followers, we need your help this #GivingTuesday after a bad year for nonprofits in the US. Please donate and spread the word: cartoonistsrights.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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And a lot of these billionaires perceive even the slightest amount of pushback they are getting from us peasants as a totalitarian leftist threat that leaves them no choice but to go all hyper-reactionary and use their wealth to support a far-right "counter-revolution" against liberal democracy.
The billionaires who own much of the the infrastructure of our 21st century lives have progressively enshittified that infrastructure while expanding their wealth, and then they scold us for being small-souled peasants who don’t believe in progress anymore.
it is amazing how so much tech gets unremittingly worse year on year at whatever you once used it for and less pleasant to use and more bound up with creepy politics as well as personal and environmental harms and yet also still less productive of actual goods and these are somehow great visionaries
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
23 doors representing 23 years. And now she's gone. 💔

youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU?...
Radiohead - Daydreaming
YouTube video by Radiohead
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December 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Today is a good day to make Mychal Threets proud of you. Read a book that brings you joy. Some people read by listening. Some people read by touch. Some people read with their eyeballs. All reading is reading. Remember your meds and have some water!
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Governor Newsom releases his advanced imaging results...
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Trump and Witkoff seem to believe that all Americans care about is making money. When it comes to Ukraine, however, polls show clearly that American care about right and wrong. Trump is out of step with American people on Ukraine/Russia.
Five-byline alert: 🚨

“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Haven't seen Al Gore in a minute.
He's spitting 🔥 here.
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7

Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM