The Professional Internet Bum says Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Berkeley gutterpunk turned Graybeard anarcho-socialist.
Don't cite the deep shitposts to me, I was there when they were written.
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
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Trump went as far as implying he may invoke the Insurrection Act if needed.
Trump promises to deploy troops to SF: 'We're going to go to San Francisco'
Trump went as far as implying he may invoke the Insurrection Act if needed.
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
NYT sanewashing extends, apparently, to sparing NYT readers from a description of Trump's literal shit.
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
Remember back in January when all these sage politics-knowers were writing about how there had been a vibe shift and now the resistance was over?
lol. lmao.
lol. lmao.
Wait a second. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called you to give you your job at a private news outlet back?
OANN, anyone care to explain the government's role in your hiring decisions or do we need to FOIA to find out?
OANN, anyone care to explain the government's role in your hiring decisions or do we need to FOIA to find out?
"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) revealed President Donald Trump's plans for the government shutdown on Wednesday during a new episode of his podcast, "Verdict."
'Brilliant game of chess': Trump's plans for government shutdown revealed by key allies
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) revealed President Donald Trump's plans for the government shutdown on Wednesday during a new episode of his podcast, "Verdict." The federal government shut down on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to strike a deal on a bill to fund the government through the end...
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The Trump Administration seems hell-bent on stamping out FEMA and burdening states with the task of responding to their own disasters. It may take another Katrina-esque disaster for us to see the full effects of what’s happened to FEMA. From @gurleygg.bsky.social:
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FEMA’s Years of Living Dangerously
The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.
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DAVID CROSS: “I am disgusted and deeply disappointed… These are some of my HEROES… how can any of us take any of you seriously ever again?”
Here’s who went to the Riyadh Comedy Festival: www.timeoutriyadh.com/news/riyadh-...
Here’s who went to the Riyadh Comedy Festival: www.timeoutriyadh.com/news/riyadh-...
This is either completely made up or it’s Fetterman.
Both equally plausible.
Both equally plausible.
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
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JD Vance blames "Biden policies" for rural hospitals shutting down in September 2025