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Endangered species. As are we all.

[Illustration by Læmeur; quote from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol]
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Time to post this for the hundredth time: one of the Koch Bros ran for VP on the Libertarian ticket in 1980. He lost because...read it. So they learned and spent billions over 40 years, creating hundreds of non-profits, economic schools, & brainwashing GOP with Tea Party BS, leading to DUMP.
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"The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about."

In Memoriam, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Clara-Jumi Kang performs Méditation, Jules Massenet, Thaïs.

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December 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How much US taxpayer money has Trump sent to Russia by now?
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is totally fair and just:
Negotiating memo to Putin:
Withdraw to 2011 borders, remove land mines, pay reparations, reduce size of military, repair Chernobyl sarcophagus, return abducted children, apologize to everyone for the inconvenience (and rape/torture/murder), resign, surrender to Int'l Court of Justice.
The end.
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Miller's "master race":
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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As a former RN of 25 years I can’t agree with you more. In a million years I’d never have imagine an anti-vaxxer being put in charge of health and human services. And ironically he is neither healthy or human.
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Dr. Worm Brain has already said it out loud: let nature take its course. I.e., kill off the weaklings, aka the Poors. That's the billionaires' goal. They consider it "survival of the fittest" and that includes being born rich and bulldozing their way to raping children for fun and power.
In a regime full of lunatics, RFKjr’s single focus of destroying America’s vaccine infrastructure ranks him as a true madman. Vaccines save lives. RFKjr is out to kill as many people as possible. He is very sick and deranged.
Protect yourselves and your loved ones.

prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
The Kennedy Center of Contagious Diseases - The American Prospect
Measles and whooping cough are spreading around the country. The man in charge of American public health is making everything worse.
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Rob Reiner’s words at the No Kings March on October 18th ring truer than ever: “We have to make sure that the election, in 2026, is free and fair. Because if it is, we will win..."
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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RIP Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Right Wing Watch research contributed to "God and Country," a 2024 documentary produced by Rob Reiner about the threats that Christian nationalism pose to our freedoms and future www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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RIP Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
MAGA trying to argue Trump had no connection with teens in the corrupt sex trafficking world of Epstein is lying: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year
In the early 90s, Donald Trump judged contestants at the world’s biggest modelling competition - since hit by allegations of abuse. This is how the people who were there remember it
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Russian drones have attacked four Turkish vessels in the past 48 hours.

This is an attack on a NATO member state.

NATO must strike back against the Russian shadow fleet.
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Between the shootings at Brown and Bondi Beach in Australia and the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, it’s been a very tough weekend

My soul aches for the victims and their families

Cherish your loved ones, folks
Every day
I didn’t think today could get worse.
TMZ reporting Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead with wounds consistent with a knife
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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All of us tonight. Thank you, Rob Reiner.
a man in a mask says please understand i hold you in the highest respect ..
ALT: a man in a mask says please understand i hold you in the highest respect ..
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Rob Reiner was a director, producer, screenwriter, and political activist who met his wife, Michele, on set of When Harry Met Sally while she was doing photography. Reiner changed the movie from a sad ending to a happy one as he began to fall in love with Michele.

Rest in peace Rob & Michele ♡
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This: we owe this family this much.
People, please stop jumping to conclusions on the Rob Reiner investigation. Remember when Gene Hackman died and they ended up being natural/accidental deaths?
They havent even finished processing the crime scene.
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Couldn't pick a favorite Rob Reiner film if I tried. They were all masterpieces. In a variety of genres.

My condolences to his family. Because I don't know how you grieve this kind of family tragedy.
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Rob Reiner on the murder of Charlie Kirk. Bookmark this.
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Rob Reiner stood up to the White, Racist, Narcossitic, Evangelical, Misogynistic, Uneducated, Insecure, Neanderthal Men in America. Rob championed our true Democracy, and fair US elections. He taught us about love, kindness, and brilliantly wrote our human connections. Were gonna grieve deeply Rob.
December 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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On a personal note.

I knew Rob Reiner & his lovely wife Michelle. One of my happiest memories was chatting with them in their kitchen, making sandwiches talking politics, and movies.

They were kind people. Extraordinarily normal and very, very kind.

I love & miss them already.
Life is short.
December 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Zelenskyy urges Americans not to believe Russian claims about Ukrainian territories, citing his visit to Kupyansk to debunk disinformation. He calls for a ceasefire where both sides hold positions and seeks a fair, diplomatic resolution. Rejects U.S. compromise suggesting only Ukrainian withdrawal.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"People who eat are why the cost of food is going up. If those people would just stop eating, the prices would come down," says the GOP, probably.
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM