Half Asleep
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I'm tired, okay. She/her. Librarian, archivist, runner. Formerly in Ohio, which sucks politically but has all the good ice cream.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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If Shapiro and Newsom are so concerned about Trump supporters they should run as Republicans.
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If Shapiro and Newsom are so concerned about Trump supporters they should run as Republicans.
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I love the Midwest
My friends and I are at dinner and this is a deep dish pizza composed entirely of mac and cheese.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I love the Midwest
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it is hard to think of another political figure in my lifetime I have turned on harder than Hillary Clinton. I am exactly the right flavor of Middle Aged White Lady to have been DEEPLY emotionally invested in her way back when, but every time she opens her mouth now I’m like “holy shit lady 🤯”
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
it is hard to think of another political figure in my lifetime I have turned on harder than Hillary Clinton. I am exactly the right flavor of Middle Aged White Lady to have been DEEPLY emotionally invested in her way back when, but every time she opens her mouth now I’m like “holy shit lady 🤯”
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Ok but “Students, faculty, staff and alumni need to create a subversive alternative university lurking within the shadows of the university itself.”
Or strike? Shut the whole thing down. Do it now before exams.
Or strike? Shut the whole thing down. Do it now before exams.
"We need shadow universities to preserve academic values and academic freedom at a time when they are under attack by government officials and campus administrators."
— John K. Wilson for Inside Higher Ed
@insidehighered.com
— John K. Wilson for Inside Higher Ed
@insidehighered.com
Northwestern’s Complicity With the Trump Regime
We need shadow universities to preserve academic values and academic freedom at a time when they are under attack by government officials and campus administrators.
www.insidehighered.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ok but “Students, faculty, staff and alumni need to create a subversive alternative university lurking within the shadows of the university itself.”
Or strike? Shut the whole thing down. Do it now before exams.
Or strike? Shut the whole thing down. Do it now before exams.
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Sci-fi authors were right about AI destroying humanity. They were wrong about the means though. It's not taking over the world, it's driving everybody insane.
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sci-fi authors were right about AI destroying humanity. They were wrong about the means though. It's not taking over the world, it's driving everybody insane.
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So it turns out it’s the massively overpaid execs who could be replaced by AI… who’d have guessed
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So it turns out it’s the massively overpaid execs who could be replaced by AI… who’d have guessed
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Really exciting that AOC is considering a run for president. Don't listen to the people who stuck us with Joe Biden. She can win — and she can do it for two terms.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move.
Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Really exciting that AOC is considering a run for president. Don't listen to the people who stuck us with Joe Biden. She can win — and she can do it for two terms.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I did not mute enough words jesus christ
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I did not mute enough words jesus christ
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AI companies going bankrupt and authors getting paid, this is the future I want
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
AI companies going bankrupt and authors getting paid, this is the future I want
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These people need to go.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
These people need to go.
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I really need everyone in power at the DNC to not get distracted by this and to just embrace Let Them Fight.
You do not have to hand it to the Jewish Space Laser Lady. Ever.
You do not have to hand it to the Jewish Space Laser Lady. Ever.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I really need everyone in power at the DNC to not get distracted by this and to just embrace Let Them Fight.
You do not have to hand it to the Jewish Space Laser Lady. Ever.
You do not have to hand it to the Jewish Space Laser Lady. Ever.
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Record profits are unpaid wages.
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Record profits are unpaid wages.
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Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
He’s doing “I aced it” on the “very advanced mental acuity” test again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
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if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
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Much like 2024, Democrats seem to think there’s a binary choice in the 2026 election between voting for Republicans (evil) and voting for Democrats (feckless).
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Much like 2024, Democrats seem to think there’s a binary choice in the 2026 election between voting for Republicans (evil) and voting for Democrats (feckless).
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
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Any D running for Senate in 2026 must vow to oust Schumer as leader. Maybe he would quit
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Any D running for Senate in 2026 must vow to oust Schumer as leader. Maybe he would quit
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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I'm real real close to feeling like we can't ever know who these 8 took the fall for, so maybe we should just throw them all out and start from scratch.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I'm real real close to feeling like we can't ever know who these 8 took the fall for, so maybe we should just throw them all out and start from scratch.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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The lesson that Schumer learned from the March debacle:
- do a better job timing the cave to Trump so it happens on Sunday night, not during the day when offices can be lobbied
- do a better job picking senators who are retiring or not up in '26 to vote aye
- make sure you don't have to vote aye
- do a better job timing the cave to Trump so it happens on Sunday night, not during the day when offices can be lobbied
- do a better job picking senators who are retiring or not up in '26 to vote aye
- make sure you don't have to vote aye
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The lesson that Schumer learned from the March debacle:
- do a better job timing the cave to Trump so it happens on Sunday night, not during the day when offices can be lobbied
- do a better job picking senators who are retiring or not up in '26 to vote aye
- make sure you don't have to vote aye
- do a better job timing the cave to Trump so it happens on Sunday night, not during the day when offices can be lobbied
- do a better job picking senators who are retiring or not up in '26 to vote aye
- make sure you don't have to vote aye
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Do you support a change in Senate leadership after this surrender?
Not picking on Booker - we should ask this of literally all the no votes.
Not picking on Booker - we should ask this of literally all the no votes.
As I've always said, I will not support a government funding bill that continues to raise our costs, jeopardizes our health care, and hurts the people of my state.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Do you support a change in Senate leadership after this surrender?
Not picking on Booker - we should ask this of literally all the no votes.
Not picking on Booker - we should ask this of literally all the no votes.
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This shutdown deal does nothing to help those in our state struggling with the cost of healthcare. Half a million Ohioans will face skyrocketing premiums because once again Washington politicians have made a mess.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This shutdown deal does nothing to help those in our state struggling with the cost of healthcare. Half a million Ohioans will face skyrocketing premiums because once again Washington politicians have made a mess.