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Doug Pasnak
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I am a meat popsicle.
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Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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“A nation of sheep will always beget a government of wolves.”

― Edward R. Murrow
Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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awww what a cute baby. is it friendly?
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died (Washington DC)
Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died - World News
UPDATE 5:41 p.m. President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a "savage monster."
www.castanet.net
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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That gen ai slop infographic in a science journal pretending to be about helping autistic people is gross. They said fuck autistic ppl, fuck science and fuck art.

Watching ppl do whatever it takes to be callously ignorant and vile like this is psychologically and existentially distressing.
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Carpenters are only in it for them shelves.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Caroline Paavola from Thunder Bay honours and copes with the loss of her son by baking for others.

She began with cakes, but then it quickly turned into a full-fledged catering business.
A mother in Ontario starts catering business to cook for others and to cope with loss | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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The government of Saskatchewan expands on the definition of interpersonal violence with new legislation that includes cyberstalking and online harassment.
Saskatchewan makes new legislation to expand on interpersonal violence | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I bet in all of history we could count on one hand how many US Attorneys, whether properly or improperly appointed, have been sanctioned for nearly $1 million for arguing frivolous legal theories for a political purpose.

In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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"y'all still hating on generative AI over here?"

"yep, y'all still paying the world's most powerful racist for clout over there?"
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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A federal judge in Denver on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officers to stop making arrests in Colorado without a warrant, unless the detainee posed a flight risk, the latest in a string of lower-court decisions rebuking President Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics.
Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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IBM had this to say in a 1979 training...
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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IT FINALLY HAPPENED.

A potential client emailed me about a project which needs an engineering analysis. He had already done some preliminary 'analysis' although he is not an engineer. HE ASKED CHATGPT TO CHECK HIS 'WORK' and emailed me its garbage.

I have no words
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Cover Reveal!

“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.

How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.

Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Looks like it’s going to be another perfectly normal day from the American right-wing.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
After causing complete chaos in markets and disrupting global supply chains, the GOP thinks cars are too expensive because they are too safe.

@thefarce.org
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A strong and true report from the frontlines of tech accountability journalism by @caseynewton.bsky.social: "I'm noticing the degree to which platforms wish to be judged only by their stated intentions, and almost never on the outcomes of anyone who uses them." www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...
Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse
What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?
www.platformer.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I agree. I appreciate Variety’s boldness here but there’s no way the Zapruder film should be at number 1
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!

variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"

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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Riley Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports. Now, teammates are speaking out about the real problems on her team: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I'm really upset by all the articles I'm seeing that treat him like he's not a murderous psycho
“The entire purpose of science is to search for existential truths,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told me. “It’s not subjective. It should be objective. I believe science is a place where you can find unity if you can get a conversation going.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM