@drrichardnicholas.bsky.social
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hmm a lot of people seem to be teetering on the brink of destitution. but all my little gauges and dials say everything's fine. so they must be wrong
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
hmm a lot of people seem to be teetering on the brink of destitution. but all my little gauges and dials say everything's fine. so they must be wrong
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i know im harping on this at this point but it just annoys me so much when some pretentious asshole is going on at length about how poor people are too stupid to know the economy is actually good
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
i know im harping on this at this point but it just annoys me so much when some pretentious asshole is going on at length about how poor people are too stupid to know the economy is actually good
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it takes a special kind of asshole to hear people going "I'm exhausted from working too much and I can't afford as much as I used to when I worked less" and go well, actually. no you're not, and yes you can
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
it takes a special kind of asshole to hear people going "I'm exhausted from working too much and I can't afford as much as I used to when I worked less" and go well, actually. no you're not, and yes you can
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i see all the very stupidest people who think they're scientists (economists, and their amateur imitators) are bumping up against the glass walls of their enclosure and they're getting really agitated
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
i see all the very stupidest people who think they're scientists (economists, and their amateur imitators) are bumping up against the glass walls of their enclosure and they're getting really agitated
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In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
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All the lawlessness ... it all goes back to John Roberts.
December 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
All the lawlessness ... it all goes back to John Roberts.
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This event in Plattsburgh, NY, didn't go as expected for Elise.
here's clips of Elise Stefanik getting brutally booed at an event today in her district
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This event in Plattsburgh, NY, didn't go as expected for Elise.
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I love working at the Department of Justice and participating in a conspiracy to cover up the demented 80 year old president's sex crimes. I spend 18 hours a day redacting documents and there's a putrid husk where my soul used to be
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I love working at the Department of Justice and participating in a conspiracy to cover up the demented 80 year old president's sex crimes. I spend 18 hours a day redacting documents and there's a putrid husk where my soul used to be
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This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
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It’s also weird that the thing now is “oh they were both separated from their spouses” like that matters and we should go “oh in this instance it was unjustified” when what the fuck business is it of ours? You know who knew immediately? Their spouses! Those are the only people who deserved to know!
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s also weird that the thing now is “oh they were both separated from their spouses” like that matters and we should go “oh in this instance it was unjustified” when what the fuck business is it of ours? You know who knew immediately? Their spouses! Those are the only people who deserved to know!
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Life would be better for literally everyone. For the lady, the guy, for you, for me, for fucking Chris Martin of Coldplay, if people could sometimes just go “lol” and have that be fuckin it, which is the most emotional investment anyone should be able to have around the music of Coldplay generally
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Life would be better for literally everyone. For the lady, the guy, for you, for me, for fucking Chris Martin of Coldplay, if people could sometimes just go “lol” and have that be fuckin it, which is the most emotional investment anyone should be able to have around the music of Coldplay generally
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there’s so many things now that should just be funny and fleeting where you know someone’s life is going to be ruined because people can’t let shit go and it makes everyone miserable. It’s that post about the problem online being people who should be yelled at by 5-6 people getting yelled at by 1000
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
there’s so many things now that should just be funny and fleeting where you know someone’s life is going to be ruined because people can’t let shit go and it makes everyone miserable. It’s that post about the problem online being people who should be yelled at by 5-6 people getting yelled at by 1000
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The internet sucks now because everything needs to result in the maximal outcome so instead of seeing the Coldplay couple and going “lol pretty funny” we end up with this, everything is Qanon, everything is the Inquisition, when the fun of it should be “well, never have to think about this again!”
It was a perfect viral moment, a 5 second video snippet that appeared to tell an entire story. Then the country got way, way, way too invested.
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The internet sucks now because everything needs to result in the maximal outcome so instead of seeing the Coldplay couple and going “lol pretty funny” we end up with this, everything is Qanon, everything is the Inquisition, when the fun of it should be “well, never have to think about this again!”
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He’s so cute oh my godddd. 35 year old man
December 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
He’s so cute oh my godddd. 35 year old man
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Fallout of the TikTok ban, ruling, and divestment:
- US now among the nations that ban media platforms to protect citizens from disfavored content
- First Amendment doctrine significantly weakened
- hugely popular media platform now under the direct control of Trump's ideological allies
- US now among the nations that ban media platforms to protect citizens from disfavored content
- First Amendment doctrine significantly weakened
- hugely popular media platform now under the direct control of Trump's ideological allies
Trump's deal to sell TikTok won't just enrich his billionaire pal Larry Ellison.
It also gives UAE investment firm MGX — a key business partner of the Trump family's crypto company — a major ownership stake in TikTok.
Everything is for sale.
It also gives UAE investment firm MGX — a key business partner of the Trump family's crypto company — a major ownership stake in TikTok.
Everything is for sale.
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Fallout of the TikTok ban, ruling, and divestment:
- US now among the nations that ban media platforms to protect citizens from disfavored content
- First Amendment doctrine significantly weakened
- hugely popular media platform now under the direct control of Trump's ideological allies
- US now among the nations that ban media platforms to protect citizens from disfavored content
- First Amendment doctrine significantly weakened
- hugely popular media platform now under the direct control of Trump's ideological allies
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STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
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This is a government that worships death
Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest parents consult with doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is a government that worships death
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Elise Stefanik finds that enabling Trump's corruption and amplifying his hatred isn't the ticket to the top she thought it was.
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Elise Stefanik finds that enabling Trump's corruption and amplifying his hatred isn't the ticket to the top she thought it was.
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It's de facto impossible to have meritocracy when there are endlessly many qualified ppl competing for a handful of positions.
It ends up being dominated by dumb luck, exploitative cliques, or both.
It ends up being dominated by dumb luck, exploitative cliques, or both.
There's no secret. There's no magic. There's no meritocracy. There are so many people qualified for every job and they have to pick 1. Did I deserve this job? Who the fuck knows. Did other people who applied deserve it? Absolutely, that I do know. That I very much know. But here we are.
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It's de facto impossible to have meritocracy when there are endlessly many qualified ppl competing for a handful of positions.
It ends up being dominated by dumb luck, exploitative cliques, or both.
It ends up being dominated by dumb luck, exploitative cliques, or both.
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So people are tracking that some have declined to participate in the Epstein redaction efforts. You just have to do the right thing.
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So people are tracking that some have declined to participate in the Epstein redaction efforts. You just have to do the right thing.
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BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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JUST IMPEACH TRUMP
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
JUST IMPEACH TRUMP
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
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Statements like, "The Founding Fathers were just men of their time," is a modern-day white supremacist tactic to deny that white ppl back then knew slavery and genocide were wrong. The erasure of white folks (and *whole organizations*) who rejected white supremacy helps uphold the system today.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Statements like, "The Founding Fathers were just men of their time," is a modern-day white supremacist tactic to deny that white ppl back then knew slavery and genocide were wrong. The erasure of white folks (and *whole organizations*) who rejected white supremacy helps uphold the system today.
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Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
December 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
jesus
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this is the case with every trump story in the history of trump stories, it is *always* worse than it looks at first
everything we find out about this is worse and worse and worse
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
this is the case with every trump story in the history of trump stories, it is *always* worse than it looks at first