the Lone Futurist
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They’re clearly plugging this dude into an IV regularly and, if this were Biden, there would be demands for weekly hour long press conferences from his doctors on his health. But that’s not how authoritarianism works so stop asking questions already.
Trump last night had the complexion of a Thanksgiving turkey that was left in the oven too long and bandages were again visible on the back of his right hand
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
They’re clearly plugging this dude into an IV regularly and, if this were Biden, there would be demands for weekly hour long press conferences from his doctors on his health. But that’s not how authoritarianism works so stop asking questions already.
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One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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tech annual water usage is about what golf courses use in a week. call it a conservative two weeks since amazon and oracle dont post their numbers afaik but ie apple, google, meta, and microsoft are like two days combined
Id be surprised if we dont use more water on alfalfa for saudi race horses
Id be surprised if we dont use more water on alfalfa for saudi race horses
December 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
tech annual water usage is about what golf courses use in a week. call it a conservative two weeks since amazon and oracle dont post their numbers afaik but ie apple, google, meta, and microsoft are like two days combined
Id be surprised if we dont use more water on alfalfa for saudi race horses
Id be surprised if we dont use more water on alfalfa for saudi race horses
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
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That none of Patel/Bongino/Bondi/Noem leapt in front of cameras to share some 2017 Tumblr post where he expressed an open mind about gender identity felt like a pretty obvious tell.
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
That none of Patel/Bongino/Bondi/Noem leapt in front of cameras to share some 2017 Tumblr post where he expressed an open mind about gender identity felt like a pretty obvious tell.
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I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
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I love this. Instead of liberals simply whining about all the bad stuff Trump is doing to take over media, here's ACTUAL CREATIVE LEGAL THINKING ABOUT HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I love this. Instead of liberals simply whining about all the bad stuff Trump is doing to take over media, here's ACTUAL CREATIVE LEGAL THINKING ABOUT HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
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I keep seeing video after video of ICE agents assaulting or attempting to assault young women in New Orleans.
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I keep seeing video after video of ICE agents assaulting or attempting to assault young women in New Orleans.
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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Can add 'America ruined by unrestricted sports gambling' to list of things Back to the Future II accurately predicted
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Can add 'America ruined by unrestricted sports gambling' to list of things Back to the Future II accurately predicted
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Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
Donald Trump’s racist attack on Somali Americans
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
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Hilariously battery technology and EVs are getting to the point where you could bring more style back to car design. But leave it to the anti-Ozempic crowd to say 'no your cool jeep SUV with the retro stripes has to get 8 mpg and smell like malaise.'
I'm sorry I keep quote-tweeting this, but I am beside myself hearing someone from a Republican administration that is based on alleged American Greatness, saying that now, finally, we can return to the 1970s. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hilariously battery technology and EVs are getting to the point where you could bring more style back to car design. But leave it to the anti-Ozempic crowd to say 'no your cool jeep SUV with the retro stripes has to get 8 mpg and smell like malaise.'
My dad was bitter about them removing lead from gasoline for years.
I think because he felt leaded gas was better for the engines and/or that engines were simpler to work on before the switch.
I think because he felt leaded gas was better for the engines and/or that engines were simpler to work on before the switch.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My dad was bitter about them removing lead from gasoline for years.
I think because he felt leaded gas was better for the engines and/or that engines were simpler to work on before the switch.
I think because he felt leaded gas was better for the engines and/or that engines were simpler to work on before the switch.
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We asked Indivisibles around the country what they want to see from Democrats in 2026: Nominate real fighters, secure stronger leadership, and demonstrate that the Democratic majorities of 2027 will not be held back by the 2025 status quo.
We are in a battle against fascism. We need fighters, not folders.
It’s time to turn the page in the Democratic Party.
indivisibleteam.medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We asked Indivisibles around the country what they want to see from Democrats in 2026: Nominate real fighters, secure stronger leadership, and demonstrate that the Democratic majorities of 2027 will not be held back by the 2025 status quo.
Either dril quote works for this Jeffries sound bite.
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Either dril quote works for this Jeffries sound bite.
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scholars, researchers, activists, even past-their-prime stalwarts like James Carville:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
scholars, researchers, activists, even past-their-prime stalwarts like James Carville:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
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I would say these are Adams two biggest accomplishments.
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I would say these are Adams two biggest accomplishments.
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Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
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basically micron (who owns crucial, which they're abandoning completely next year) is moving from a mixed b2b/consumer strategy to an entirely b2b business for AI datacenters. which will be a big supply shock for consumer PC hardware. www.thestreet.com/technology/d...
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
basically micron (who owns crucial, which they're abandoning completely next year) is moving from a mixed b2b/consumer strategy to an entirely b2b business for AI datacenters. which will be a big supply shock for consumer PC hardware. www.thestreet.com/technology/d...