Sliksmiley
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that's right
Virginia's Democratic Senate leader Louise Lucas answers SCOTUS' biased Texas gerrymander with her own promise: '10-1.' Virginia is currently 6-6.
www.rawstory.com/texas-suprem...
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Top Virginia lawmaker delivers cryptic retaliation threat as TX GOP maps get green light
A top Virginia lawmaker uncorked an eyebrow-raising response after the conservative-leaning Supreme Court issued an unsigned order Thursday night allowing Texas to use a Trump-backed redrawn congressi...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
that's right
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Good for Berman. More of this please
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good for Berman. More of this please
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Thinking about how corruption always existed but what’s different about this present moment is how a global superpower is committed to making it socially acceptable
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thinking about how corruption always existed but what’s different about this present moment is how a global superpower is committed to making it socially acceptable
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This is why, every time I hear weak-knee Dems or Dem pundits/consultants talking about how they can appeal to Trump voters, I get irrationally angry. The goal isn’t to embrace racists and fascists. The goal is to provide the alternative that lets voters kick racists and fascists into the wilderness.
It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is why, every time I hear weak-knee Dems or Dem pundits/consultants talking about how they can appeal to Trump voters, I get irrationally angry. The goal isn’t to embrace racists and fascists. The goal is to provide the alternative that lets voters kick racists and fascists into the wilderness.
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This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
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If Kohler can view the user’s toilet data, as it admits to doing in this email exchange with technologist Simon Fondrie-Teitler, then it’s not—by definition—using end-to-end encryption. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If Kohler can view the user’s toilet data, as it admits to doing in this email exchange with technologist Simon Fondrie-Teitler, then it’s not—by definition—using end-to-end encryption. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
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My wildest, craziest fantasy is that they won’t just be cowering in the darkness again within my lifetime.
I want them to face real consequences. I want the Nazis to hurt. I want every far-right extremist currently posting openly about their bigotry to never again know a moment’s peace.
I want them to face real consequences. I want the Nazis to hurt. I want every far-right extremist currently posting openly about their bigotry to never again know a moment’s peace.
there are more of us than there are of them and we will scare the nazis back into cover of darkness in my lifetime
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My wildest, craziest fantasy is that they won’t just be cowering in the darkness again within my lifetime.
I want them to face real consequences. I want the Nazis to hurt. I want every far-right extremist currently posting openly about their bigotry to never again know a moment’s peace.
I want them to face real consequences. I want the Nazis to hurt. I want every far-right extremist currently posting openly about their bigotry to never again know a moment’s peace.
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Whole party afflicted by the same thing unfortunately
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Whole party afflicted by the same thing unfortunately
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he has the kamala harris thing of spending his whole life preparing to run for president in a political climate that ended 15 years ago. kinda sad as a personal story but not my problem.
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 6:39 PM
he has the kamala harris thing of spending his whole life preparing to run for president in a political climate that ended 15 years ago. kinda sad as a personal story but not my problem.
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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and there you have it folks: the real reason Hollywood is dying: mergers.
it wasn't the strikes. it wasn't DEI.
these mergers are killing our jobs, killing our pipelines, killing our creativity, our product, our income. everything.
we're at the endgame. it's up to us to find alternatives now.
it wasn't the strikes. it wasn't DEI.
these mergers are killing our jobs, killing our pipelines, killing our creativity, our product, our income. everything.
we're at the endgame. it's up to us to find alternatives now.
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
and there you have it folks: the real reason Hollywood is dying: mergers.
it wasn't the strikes. it wasn't DEI.
these mergers are killing our jobs, killing our pipelines, killing our creativity, our product, our income. everything.
we're at the endgame. it's up to us to find alternatives now.
it wasn't the strikes. it wasn't DEI.
these mergers are killing our jobs, killing our pipelines, killing our creativity, our product, our income. everything.
we're at the endgame. it's up to us to find alternatives now.
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The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
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Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
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Film exploded in the 60s through the 90s was because there was a healthy ecosystem of independent theaters that could book screenings for non-studio films. It's how Roger Corman built an empire that gave some of our greatest filmmakers and performers their first jobs. That is near impossible now.
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Film exploded in the 60s through the 90s was because there was a healthy ecosystem of independent theaters that could book screenings for non-studio films. It's how Roger Corman built an empire that gave some of our greatest filmmakers and performers their first jobs. That is near impossible now.
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Good luck making any subversive or inflammatory works that would resonate with the general public. If you can't get it on Amazon, Netflix, or Apple, 99% of the audience won't be able to see it. That's by design.
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Good luck making any subversive or inflammatory works that would resonate with the general public. If you can't get it on Amazon, Netflix, or Apple, 99% of the audience won't be able to see it. That's by design.
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The core reason streamers want to take down theaters is because they're historically one of the best avenues for independent films to find their audiences. The goal is to control 100% of the production to distribution pipeline, so that only a few dozen people control the majority of media available.
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The core reason streamers want to take down theaters is because they're historically one of the best avenues for independent films to find their audiences. The goal is to control 100% of the production to distribution pipeline, so that only a few dozen people control the majority of media available.
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worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
worth saying that some portion of the freed slaves were themselves illegal aliens having been brought illegally into the united states by smugglers. if the birthright clause applies to them, it applies to undocumented immigrants
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every time they threaten this, it’s like listening to a 17 year old threatening their parents with moving out
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
every time they threaten this, it’s like listening to a 17 year old threatening their parents with moving out
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amazon threatens this every year and every year they come to the conclusion that actually attempting this would cost them significantly more than what they currently pay, this is *always* an attempt to renegotiate their costs, but the post has not *always* been owned by AMZ’s largest shareholder
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
amazon threatens this every year and every year they come to the conclusion that actually attempting this would cost them significantly more than what they currently pay, this is *always* an attempt to renegotiate their costs, but the post has not *always* been owned by AMZ’s largest shareholder
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2/2
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
2/2
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
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First, DEI is not affirmative action. Reporters have allowed that right-wing conflation for years.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
"The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men."
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men."
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
First, DEI is not affirmative action. Reporters have allowed that right-wing conflation for years.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
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Thanks to @pbump.com for pointing it out.
Are they Nazis? Maybe, but there is a much closer parallel that carries just as much weight and is much closer to home:
Are they Nazis? Maybe, but there is a much closer parallel that carries just as much weight and is much closer to home:
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to @pbump.com for pointing it out.
Are they Nazis? Maybe, but there is a much closer parallel that carries just as much weight and is much closer to home:
Are they Nazis? Maybe, but there is a much closer parallel that carries just as much weight and is much closer to home: