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Imagine what this number will look like when health insurance premiums go through the roof and countless people will have no coverage.
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Imagine what this number will look like when health insurance premiums go through the roof and countless people will have no coverage.
Sic semper a good turnout in Everett, Washington.
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sic semper a good turnout in Everett, Washington.
They've been saying "Ignorance is Strength" for quite some time now, so I suppose this was due to happen.
Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
They've been saying "Ignorance is Strength" for quite some time now, so I suppose this was due to happen.
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If a man shoots a Democratic congresswoman, he’s a mentally disturbed individual.
If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”
If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”
How to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical Left
If a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned ...
buff.ly
September 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If a man shoots a Democratic congresswoman, he’s a mentally disturbed individual.
If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”
If a man shoots a Republican congressman, it’s because Bernie Sanders brainwashed him and turned him into a sleeper agent who is activated by the phrase “tax cut.”
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I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
America tips into fascism (GUEST POST)
"Something is materially different in our country this week than last," writes historian Garrett Graff.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes.
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:
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As Trump calls the National Guard into DC for a fake emergency, let's remember that he waited 187 minutes to do it when there was a real emergency.
Jan. 6 Panel Probes Donald Trump’s 187 Minutes as Capitol Attacked as Prime-Time Hearing Approaches
The Thursday prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas from aides, allies and even his family.
news.wttw.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
As Trump calls the National Guard into DC for a fake emergency, let's remember that he waited 187 minutes to do it when there was a real emergency.
January 6, 2021 in the middle of an insurrection: Trump doesn't send the National Guard.
August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!"
JFC, this is the dumbest timeline.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!"
JFC, this is the dumbest timeline.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
January 6, 2021 in the middle of an insurrection: Trump doesn't send the National Guard.
August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!"
JFC, this is the dumbest timeline.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
August 11, 2025, with crime down (but Big Balls got a boo-boo and Don needs a distraction from the Epstein files): "Send in the troops!"
JFC, this is the dumbest timeline.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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Here are the still images. Please share them widely.
August 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here are the still images. Please share them widely.
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(Politico) - The president can sue you, but you can’t sue him. It seems like an absurd thing to say but that’s effectively the reality of our legal system today ..”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
July 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
(Politico) - The president can sue you, but you can’t sue him. It seems like an absurd thing to say but that’s effectively the reality of our legal system today ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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First up: magic math.
Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars.
They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO.
Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars.
They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO.
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
First up: magic math.
Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars.
They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO.
Republicans are rewriting the rules so that tax breaks for billionaires officially cost zero dollars.
They’re LYING to Americans to try and make their giant billionaire tax breaks make sense. I’m a NO.
Seattle’s UW campus was a great combination of graduation celebrations and protest today.
June 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Seattle’s UW campus was a great combination of graduation celebrations and protest today.
Probably shouldn’t let the anniversary of D-Day pass without a shout out to my grandfather Glen Allen Moe, tho took third place in WWII.
Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium!
Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium!
June 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Probably shouldn’t let the anniversary of D-Day pass without a shout out to my grandfather Glen Allen Moe, tho took third place in WWII.
Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium!
Bronze is third, right? Not a total win, but still up on the podium!
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Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
We were a couple of days late, but we finally got our Pride skeleton up.
Happy Pride y’all!
Happy Pride y’all!
June 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We were a couple of days late, but we finally got our Pride skeleton up.
Happy Pride y’all!
Happy Pride y’all!
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headline construction masterclass
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
headline construction masterclass
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"Trump decided to reopen Alcatraz right after watching Escape from Alcatraz" is far too ridiculous not to be exactly what happened
"Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic Escape From Alcatraz was shown on a South Florida PBS station the night before. (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for most of the weekend.)... Local outlet WLRN had it on at 11 a.m. ET the following morning. Shortly thereafter, the president posted an emphatic announcement."
Trump’s Alcatraz Announcement Comes The Morning After Clint Eastwood Prison Classic Was On Local TV
The Clint Eastwood classic was on a local Palm Beach station the night before Trump made the announcement he is reopening the infamous prison.
deadline.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Trump decided to reopen Alcatraz right after watching Escape from Alcatraz" is far too ridiculous not to be exactly what happened
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This video should have the music from Benny Hill in the background.
April 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This video should have the music from Benny Hill in the background.
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"The Partnership for Public Service, which studies the federal workforce, has used budget figures to produce a rough estimate that Trump's firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"The Partnership for Public Service, which studies the federal workforce, has used budget figures to produce a rough estimate that Trump's firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Jonathan Swift has met his equal.
New from me.
The hardest thing about writing this bit of satire was trying to come with a policy so absurd that even Trump would never suggest it.
I *think* I found one.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/trumps-mod...
The hardest thing about writing this bit of satire was trying to come with a policy so absurd that even Trump would never suggest it.
I *think* I found one.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/trumps-mod...
Trump's modest proposal
Republicans scramble to defend a humiliating new executive order
radleybalko.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Jonathan Swift has met his equal.
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
www.cbsnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...