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Is there a more beautiful sight than a bar pretzel with a beer cheese dip?
NJ native. Salty individual. Vols, Knicks & NY Jets fan
NJ native. Salty individual. Vols, Knicks & NY Jets fan
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· May 16
@darthbluesky.bsky.social photos of Tuna to start your weekend off right
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It is extremely funny to me to imagine this happening in an American context.
It would be like Marco Rubio was on track to win 2028 with record numbers, cratered to Ben Bernanke as the Dem candidate and then Bernanke proceeded to convince multiple senators to join the Democratic caucus.
It would be like Marco Rubio was on track to win 2028 with record numbers, cratered to Ben Bernanke as the Dem candidate and then Bernanke proceeded to convince multiple senators to join the Democratic caucus.
BREAKING: Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals. #cdnpoli #canpoli #cpc
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Another MP leaves Conservatives, crosses floor to Liberals | CBC News
Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative Caucus and joining the Liberals.
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It is extremely funny to me to imagine this happening in an American context.
It would be like Marco Rubio was on track to win 2028 with record numbers, cratered to Ben Bernanke as the Dem candidate and then Bernanke proceeded to convince multiple senators to join the Democratic caucus.
It would be like Marco Rubio was on track to win 2028 with record numbers, cratered to Ben Bernanke as the Dem candidate and then Bernanke proceeded to convince multiple senators to join the Democratic caucus.
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I can't take Near Future sci-fi seriously cause it always looks exactly like this
October 4, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I can't take Near Future sci-fi seriously cause it always looks exactly like this
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Can read this as "candidate quality doesn't matter, but Collins retains a high floor," or you can read it as "both candidates are low-quality, & if any of the strong governor's race candidates entered the Senate primary they could clean up"
2026 Maine Senate General
Collins vs. Mills
🔵 Mills 43%
🔴 Collins 43%
Collins vs. Platner
🔵 Platner 43%
🔴 Collins 42%
Collins vs. Mills
🔵 Mills 43%
🔴 Collins 43%
Collins vs. Platner
🔵 Platner 43%
🔴 Collins 42%
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Can read this as "candidate quality doesn't matter, but Collins retains a high floor," or you can read it as "both candidates are low-quality, & if any of the strong governor's race candidates entered the Senate primary they could clean up"
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lowkey one of the biggest NY Metro news items of the year, Port Authority has so much potential and is run by bums, if they can get it together under Garcia then it's huge for traveling to JFK, EWR, and all connections across the Hudson River
Breaking News: Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, is expected to be named the next executive director of the Port Authority.
Kathryn Garcia Expected to Be Named New Head of the Port Authority
Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
lowkey one of the biggest NY Metro news items of the year, Port Authority has so much potential and is run by bums, if they can get it together under Garcia then it's huge for traveling to JFK, EWR, and all connections across the Hudson River
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The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
Congrats again to the people who continuously said Biden did nothing about student loans for four years! www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/s...
Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers
The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
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oh hell yeah
Bryan Reisberg spends one day a week taking shelter dogs out of their kennels, slipping them in a “adopt me” backpack and carrying them around New York.
His goal is to help people see shelter dogs the way he does: curious, sweet and full of potential. https://wapo.st/4iPToS0
His goal is to help people see shelter dogs the way he does: curious, sweet and full of potential. https://wapo.st/4iPToS0
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
oh hell yeah
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the best part is that he is actually genuinely really mad about this, because Cuellar has broken the golden rule of Trump deals: he gets to stiff you, you don’t get to stiff him
December 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
the best part is that he is actually genuinely really mad about this, because Cuellar has broken the golden rule of Trump deals: he gets to stiff you, you don’t get to stiff him
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unfortunately it is very funny that Henry Cuellar took the quid and refused to do the quo
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
unfortunately it is very funny that Henry Cuellar took the quid and refused to do the quo
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flag of the first lib hawk brigade (2029)
Bill is right!
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
flag of the first lib hawk brigade (2029)
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liberalism is going to require something martial and vicious and somewhat fanatic if we want it to survive. it won't be the liberalism we grew up with. it will be an uglier, harder thing for an uglier, harder world.
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
liberalism is going to require something martial and vicious and somewhat fanatic if we want it to survive. it won't be the liberalism we grew up with. it will be an uglier, harder thing for an uglier, harder world.
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it is a hell of a thing to ask, like, liberal arts college cultural studies majors to become the nation's inquisitors. but, we are being faced with genuine evil. I do not see another way past it. we either accept the internal conflicts of what we must become, or fail
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
it is a hell of a thing to ask, like, liberal arts college cultural studies majors to become the nation's inquisitors. but, we are being faced with genuine evil. I do not see another way past it. we either accept the internal conflicts of what we must become, or fail
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Due to some very sad circumstances, this lovely pup Luna is now in need of a home. If you're in the Atlanta area and you're looking to bring a dog into your world, Luna would be a fantastic addition to your family. If not, please just share this for a signal boost. lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Due to some very sad circumstances, this lovely pup Luna is now in need of a home. If you're in the Atlanta area and you're looking to bring a dog into your world, Luna would be a fantastic addition to your family. If not, please just share this for a signal boost. lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/...
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So this kind of thing is genuinely extremely useful for building public support for court reform.
You just have to look up Judge Jeffrey Brown’s resume and then wonder what it must be like for him to have the Roberts Court basically go, “You fool. You idiot.”
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
So this kind of thing is genuinely extremely useful for building public support for court reform.
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Imagine blowing right past Blexas into Blebraska and Blississippi.
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine blowing right past Blexas into Blebraska and Blississippi.
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Note that a 14pt shift left in a red state is still catastrophic for the GOP: the only safe red states in such a wave (assuming even distribution) would be ID, OK, TN, KY, ND, AL, SD, WV, and WY.
looks like two completed counties (v red rurals) with Behn improving on Harris by 10 in one and 15 in the other -- huge shifts but not winning shifts
the Needle took a big dive to the right on the reporting of the Williamson County early vote, now R+5.7
betting markets now aligning on 5+ pt margin
the Needle took a big dive to the right on the reporting of the Williamson County early vote, now R+5.7
betting markets now aligning on 5+ pt margin
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Note that a 14pt shift left in a red state is still catastrophic for the GOP: the only safe red states in such a wave (assuming even distribution) would be ID, OK, TN, KY, ND, AL, SD, WV, and WY.
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Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
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Its incredible that Republicans got their dream coalition in 2024 and Trump has spent the last year doing everything in his power to make sure that coalition never votes for Republicans again
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Its incredible that Republicans got their dream coalition in 2024 and Trump has spent the last year doing everything in his power to make sure that coalition never votes for Republicans again
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this genuinely is a political movement of divorced dads who are mad that their families won't talk to them and think they can solve that problem by yelling at them more during the next custody hearing
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
this genuinely is a political movement of divorced dads who are mad that their families won't talk to them and think they can solve that problem by yelling at them more during the next custody hearing
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lib owning does not improve economic mobility for Gen Z
one thing I have been observing some of the New Right point out is that this sort of rhetorical combativeness is really a means for the admin to shift focus fron policy to friend/enemy fights
Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
lib owning does not improve economic mobility for Gen Z
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A great, heavily sourced tick-tock from CBS Sports' John Talty on what was happening behind the scenes for weeks with Lane Kiffin, LSU and Florida — before everything hit the fan in the past 48 hours.
Why Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU: Inside the decision
A fiery airport scene capped the end of Kiffin's Ole Miss era -- the product of weeks of secret meetings, shifting loyalties and a blue-blood offer he couldn't walk away from.
www.cbssports.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A great, heavily sourced tick-tock from CBS Sports' John Talty on what was happening behind the scenes for weeks with Lane Kiffin, LSU and Florida — before everything hit the fan in the past 48 hours.
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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everyone wants there to be an easier or flashier answer than winning like a thousand Democratic primaries for offices other than the presidency but there is not an easier or flashier answer than winning like a thousand Democratic primaries for offices other than the presidency
this is a perfectly good theory which presents the problem that it has not happened once in american history
Independent, pro-worker, class warrior candidates can absolutely beat Republicans in red states if they are not tainted by the Democratic Party brand. The labor movement can make this happen systematically.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
everyone wants there to be an easier or flashier answer than winning like a thousand Democratic primaries for offices other than the presidency but there is not an easier or flashier answer than winning like a thousand Democratic primaries for offices other than the presidency
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
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I mean, as fighting words as it gets here from a GOP official against the White House.
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I mean, as fighting words as it gets here from a GOP official against the White House.