DesertNAcat
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Hand built my off grid home and 30' Catamaran. Widower RIP Best Beloved. 29 yrs clean. Climate Doompster. Nordic Socialism is the only way out folks.
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Shirley Raines, hero has died too soon - at 58.
She lifted so many lives. A community activist, she provided food, clothing, hair & makeup services, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, LA.
Thoughts with her family and friends. Thank you Shirley Raines. God speed 💔
She lifted so many lives. A community activist, she provided food, clothing, hair & makeup services, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, LA.
Thoughts with her family and friends. Thank you Shirley Raines. God speed 💔
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Shirley Raines, hero has died too soon - at 58.
She lifted so many lives. A community activist, she provided food, clothing, hair & makeup services, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, LA.
Thoughts with her family and friends. Thank you Shirley Raines. God speed 💔
She lifted so many lives. A community activist, she provided food, clothing, hair & makeup services, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, LA.
Thoughts with her family and friends. Thank you Shirley Raines. God speed 💔
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Corrupt enterprises
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Corrupt enterprises
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Cultists have been known to give over their own kids to their cult leaders to rape and abuse. Why would MAGA be any different?
January 31, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Cultists have been known to give over their own kids to their cult leaders to rape and abuse. Why would MAGA be any different?
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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One detail getting lost in the coverage of Don Lemon's arrest?
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest hat ties to Christian nationalism
And the "TheoBros."
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
One detail getting lost in the coverage of Don Lemon's arrest?
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
Tooze has an upcoming book about China- I think that might be an excellent entry point into some context re a nation that I hear very little about and which I suspect holds some major levers in the very short future....
“You people are a bunch of sentimental schmucks who don’t understand that you lost.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Tooze has an upcoming book about China- I think that might be an excellent entry point into some context re a nation that I hear very little about and which I suspect holds some major levers in the very short future....
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“You people are a bunch of sentimental schmucks who don’t understand that you lost.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“You people are a bunch of sentimental schmucks who don’t understand that you lost.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Those of a certain age remember there were a small cadre of men and women who cajoled, prodded, and ,thru example , taught the rest of us to access better, more compassionate versions of our selves. It can be done. We can overcome.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Those of a certain age remember there were a small cadre of men and women who cajoled, prodded, and ,thru example , taught the rest of us to access better, more compassionate versions of our selves. It can be done. We can overcome.
If there's a written history, I get a feeling that "Ukraine, Gaza and Minneapolis" might be a chapter heading.
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
If there's a written history, I get a feeling that "Ukraine, Gaza and Minneapolis" might be a chapter heading.
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"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
Snyder: Trump administration using words like ‘terrorist’ and ‘extremist’ is what tyrants do
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
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In tribute for the moment I’d like to direct you to Dan’s work, which remains as alive on the page as ever. defector.com/the-bills-ha...
The Bills’ Hallmark Christmas Movie Is An Infomercial For A Health Insurer | Defector
Sunday was bittersweet for Buffalo Bills fans. Yes, Buffalo rallied in thrilling fashion to beat the Bengals with three fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the snow made for a festive atmosphere. But there...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
In tribute for the moment I’d like to direct you to Dan’s work, which remains as alive on the page as ever. defector.com/the-bills-ha...
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
1. Climbing guide
2. Kayak instructor
3. Framing crew
4. Electrician apprentice
5. Meat cutter
2. Kayak instructor
3. Framing crew
4. Electrician apprentice
5. Meat cutter
Quote with 5 jobs you've had:
1. trail crew
2. doorman
3. bellman
4. valet parker
5. bar back
1. trail crew
2. doorman
3. bellman
4. valet parker
5. bar back
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Orchestral musician
2. Double Bass teacher
3. dishwasher
4. McDs
5. Groundskeeper
1. Orchestral musician
2. Double Bass teacher
3. dishwasher
4. McDs
5. Groundskeeper
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
1. Climbing guide
2. Kayak instructor
3. Framing crew
4. Electrician apprentice
5. Meat cutter
2. Kayak instructor
3. Framing crew
4. Electrician apprentice
5. Meat cutter
Ummm no real reason to post this....really...Yoon Suk Yeol, the former South Korean president impeached and jailed after trying to impose martial law on the country, was jailed for 5 years ...And now his wife, Kim Keon Hee, is off to jail for 20 months after a corruption conviction.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Ummm no real reason to post this....really...Yoon Suk Yeol, the former South Korean president impeached and jailed after trying to impose martial law on the country, was jailed for 5 years ...And now his wife, Kim Keon Hee, is off to jail for 20 months after a corruption conviction.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Damn, that's correct.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Damn, that's correct.
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Need some good winter reading? Buy from a real patriot, not Amazon dreamhavenbooks.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Need some good winter reading? Buy from a real patriot, not Amazon dreamhavenbooks.com
Wait- did Bovino get caught having consensual sex with an adult?
January 27, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Wait- did Bovino get caught having consensual sex with an adult?
Ray in top notch form here: Sam Darnold Is An Exorcist - defector.com/sam-darnold-...
Sam Darnold Is An Exorcist | Defector
It won’t be the lead in anyone else’s analysis of Sunday’s NFL conference championship games, but the news that the Malignant Tangerine In Chief will not be going to the Super Bowl breaking too late t...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Ray in top notch form here: Sam Darnold Is An Exorcist - defector.com/sam-darnold-...
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Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.
But 5 minutes later….
But 5 minutes later….
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.
But 5 minutes later….
But 5 minutes later….
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
A paid agitator is any Dem Pol who keeps this goddamn "immigrant problem" BS alive and kicking. It is NOT a problem. Just a fuckin political pundit driven football out of the same old racist jingoism that thrives on hate.
Only now its ultra weaponized.
Get some balls and call it out.
Only now its ultra weaponized.
Get some balls and call it out.
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A paid agitator is any Dem Pol who keeps this goddamn "immigrant problem" BS alive and kicking. It is NOT a problem. Just a fuckin political pundit driven football out of the same old racist jingoism that thrives on hate.
Only now its ultra weaponized.
Get some balls and call it out.
Only now its ultra weaponized.
Get some balls and call it out.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.