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Ana Marie Cox
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Contributing editor @newrepublic.com Co-host of Space the Nation (sci-fi meets politics) + @pastduepodcast.com (gig economy, culture, survival). I lead The Third Story Workshop, helping writers tell the(ir) truth. Matthew 25:35 voter.
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Close elections may not get you a vote in Congress, but it counts in more places than hand grenades and horseshoes: This is a meaningful map. The Trump movement is cracked.

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A map of TN-7 that show every precinct moving away from R vote percentage. A chart of the same movement away from R wins, some by as many as 20 points; the lowest shift: 6.9
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Now the Sobering Center is opening up 12 transitional beds for people who want to go from the Center into treatment. Their Giving Tuesday goal is $5,000 for that program specifically. If you’re able, it’s one of those small donations that hits far above its weight. soberingcenter.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Because I have a previous relationship with the author, I was conflicted about saying anything about the book but then I was asked to participate in the rollout of the book so of course I said yes?
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Set aside how you feel about 12 step programs, this bit from the AA Big Book is a faithful evocation of many folks' experience with trying to get sober by not being able to physically get at the drug. (Excuse the "Eskimo" reference, it was a different time)
His only chance for sobriety would be some place like the Greenland Ice Cap, and even there an Eskimo might turn up with a bottle of scotch and ruin everything! Ask any woman who has sent her husband to distant places on the theory he would escape the alcohol problem. In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure. If the alcoholic tries to shield himself he may succeed for a time, but he usually winds up with a bigger explosion than ever. We have tried these methods. These attempts to do the impossible have always failed.
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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And flip-flops.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Scientists have a point!
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time (edited) for them to get out more.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I regret to inform you there is more Olivia Newzzi: the print VF will feature a nude portrait by artist Isabelle Brourman that is also destined for Art Basel Miami Beach. Notably, its inclusion appears be a surprise to VF staff. VF looking worse and worse here. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
An abstracted nude in the style of Picasso; is it called "How to Disappear and is by the artist Isabelle Brourman." The painting, titled How to Disappear is by the artist Isabelle Brourman and is set to appear in the magazine’s Dec. 2 Hollywood Issue, according to industry newsletter Status, though until now, no image has circulated publicly or even widely inside Condé Nast. Sources tell ARTnews that the portrait that the image is a magazine exclusive and was not intended to run online.
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Telling working-class people that dressing well is the the key to improving physical well-being isn't a funny by-product of fascism, it's part of the process.

"Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." — Walter Benjamin
Fascism attempts to organize the newly created proletarian masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves. The masses have a right to change property relations; Fascism seeks to give them an expression while preserving property. The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life.
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Trump has a type and it’s a charismatic Muslim.

i.dawn.com/primary/2025...
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Woke 2 shows up at Game Day. #starbucksboycott
Nick Saban in a bright blue suit in front of someone in the College GameDay crowd holding a large sign reading “BOYCOTT STARBUCKS” in blue letters.
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Here's the two passages that someone should have flagged, I think.

I mean, maybe she's better now. Maybe the rest of the book shows that. I hope so.
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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No. He said both, incredibly.
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I swear the dilutes are worse.
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Book is not a best-seller but obv we're all sickos.

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November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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@neorsd.org when will you do your big article about what The Dinner Party episode of the office can teach us about flood damage?

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Rainfall calculations When the rainfall hit the floor, so did jaws. But my shock was more at how much surface runoff was generated so quickly. The on-stage downpour lasted for about 40 seconds. And on the platform, it didn’t take much for dancers to be sloshing in what looked like at least a sole-depth of water. But how strong was that simulated storm? If there was anyone I would trust to ask, it would be George Remias, our Manager of Stormwater Strategic Support who also appeared to talk about rainfall modeling on S3:E4 of our Clean Water Works Podcast.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Just asking questions! *A lot of questions!*
What did Jesus really know about the Book of Enoch and the Nephilim giants? Does the Bible hint at “extraterrestrials” cohabiting with mankind in a forgotten golden age? Glenn Beck sits down with ‪@TimothyAlberino‬ for a mind-blowing conversation that connects the dots from Genesis 6 to the coming post-human apocalypse. As futurists like Yuval Harari openly declare the end of humanity, gene editing, artificial wombs, IVF, and transhumanism are rapidly remaking man in a new image. Alberino issues a chilling wake-up call to Christians: “There’s only one qualification for redemption at the cross of Christ — you must be human.” Are we about to sell our birthright for a bowl of stew and step into a nightmarish dystopian future where humanity itself becomes obsolete? Does transhumanism threaten our eternal salvation? Is our humanity worth preserving? Anchor yourself in the gospel — this explosive episode is a spiritual red alert you cannot afford to miss.
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Out: conspiracies involving sex trafficking children. In: conspiracies involving sex trafficking *giants.*
Thumbnail from the Glenn Beck podcast: The RETURN of a Hidden Biblical Alien Race? | Timothy Alberino | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 274
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Just another South Austin sunset.
A dim road leading toward a brilliant orange sunset, with a silhouetted road sign in the foreground. A tall wooden fence runs along the left side of the frame, and dark trees cluster on the right. A streetlight near the top right adds a small bright flare against the deepening twilight sky.
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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This paragraph especially!

If I understand him right, he's saying "moral clarity it good" and the right has been utterly immoral so it might sound weird to criticize moral clarity. HOWEVER, because the left is bad [unspecified reasons], "moral clarity is an obstacle to insight." ???
At first glance, the left’s appeals to moral clarity might not seem controversial. To interpret reality through a moral lens is necessary and admirable, and insisting on nuance can seem obtuse when large swaths of the right have championed cruel prejudice and self-serving authoritarianism. But the left will need to reform itself in order to confront these forces. (Don’t let a few recent Democratic victories fool you.) And that will require precisely the kind of introspection and self-criticism that moralism precludes. In this sense, urging moral clarity can really be an obstacle to insight.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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How long do you have to let the kitty nap on you when you have a column due? Asking for a friend.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I don’t mind chilly weather.
A black and tan dog and a black kitty spoon on a fuzzy pink blanket.
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Not bad?
Use the for ce, Luke, in the zohran style
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Amazing swag at the Children’s Health Defense conference.
A pen shaped like a syringe with a plunger activated nib.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Found Stephen Miller's iphone wallpaper
"deport grift murder" in script on a gold background
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Hasan Piker appears to be being interviewed at the bottom of the screen?
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM