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The right-wing obsession with Sparta is so weird to me. They were a culture that mandated pedophilia, were ruled by corrupt oligarchs, and eventually collapsed because of their dependence on slave labor and I see it now, that's on me.
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The right-wing obsession with Sparta is so weird to me. They were a culture that mandated pedophilia, were ruled by corrupt oligarchs, and eventually collapsed because of their dependence on slave labor and I see it now, that's on me.
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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If he's talking, he's lying. bsky.app/profile/atru...
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
If he's talking, he's lying. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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NEW: @aoc.bsky.social to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit
She was invited and will speak on two panels—one on the "rise of populism," another on the "future of U.S. foreign policy," per her office.
New stage for a Dem star. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
She was invited and will speak on two panels—one on the "rise of populism," another on the "future of U.S. foreign policy," per her office.
New stage for a Dem star. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
AOC to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit
As speculation grows about her ambitions, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will speak on a bigger stage about the rise of populism and bring her vision for U.S. foreign policy.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
NEW: @aoc.bsky.social to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit
She was invited and will speak on two panels—one on the "rise of populism," another on the "future of U.S. foreign policy," per her office.
New stage for a Dem star. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
She was invited and will speak on two panels—one on the "rise of populism," another on the "future of U.S. foreign policy," per her office.
New stage for a Dem star. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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"When ICE's ordinary operations require protection from the law rather than obedience to it, abolition is not a radical slogan but a rational conclusion."
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"When ICE's ordinary operations require protection from the law rather than obedience to it, abolition is not a radical slogan but a rational conclusion."
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‘Um…Lemme Think’: Trump’s Pick For Top State Department Post Sputters When Challenged On His Belief in the ‘Erasure of White Culture’ Mediaite
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‘Um…Lemme Think’: Trump’s Pick For Top State Department Post Sputters When Challenged On His Belief in the ‘Erasure of White Culture’
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February 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
‘Um…Lemme Think’: Trump’s Pick For Top State Department Post Sputters When Challenged On His Belief in the ‘Erasure of White Culture’ Mediaite
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
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Today in "marginal income, wealth, & capital gains taxes are too low, & this poses an existential threat to American democracy"
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Today in "marginal income, wealth, & capital gains taxes are too low, & this poses an existential threat to American democracy"
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Pam Bondi couldn’t even come prepared for her own staged temper tantrum. this is the nation’s “top law enforcement” official btw 🤡
maybe she became a lawyer because the acting career didn’t work out!!
maybe she became a lawyer because the acting career didn’t work out!!
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Pam Bondi couldn’t even come prepared for her own staged temper tantrum. this is the nation’s “top law enforcement” official btw 🤡
maybe she became a lawyer because the acting career didn’t work out!!
maybe she became a lawyer because the acting career didn’t work out!!
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The annual change in GDP topped 15% in only five years since 1929 -- four times under FDR and once under Truman.
Conservatives at the time, and since, denounced those presidents for practicing "socialism," which Trump claims is the top problem constricting the economy today.
Conservatives at the time, and since, denounced those presidents for practicing "socialism," which Trump claims is the top problem constricting the economy today.
TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The annual change in GDP topped 15% in only five years since 1929 -- four times under FDR and once under Truman.
Conservatives at the time, and since, denounced those presidents for practicing "socialism," which Trump claims is the top problem constricting the economy today.
Conservatives at the time, and since, denounced those presidents for practicing "socialism," which Trump claims is the top problem constricting the economy today.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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5 Ways To Make Your Work Visible Without Self-Promotion
5 Ways To Make Your Work Visible Without Self-Promotion
Learn 5 ways to make your work visible without self-promotion. Frame updates around outcomes and share lessons learned to get the recognition you deserve.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
5 Ways To Make Your Work Visible Without Self-Promotion
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The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
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Let's all take a moment to remember Joe Montana's best moment on television.
Joe Montana's Classic Skit on SNL
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February 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Let's all take a moment to remember Joe Montana's best moment on television.
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Warner on Fox News Sunday: "What's amazing to me is historically the GOP has been about 'let's not have federal overreach.' We've got federal overreach with ICE. We've got federal overreach w/POTUS saying 'let's nationalize elections.' Do you really want ICE agents showing up at polling stations?"
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Warner on Fox News Sunday: "What's amazing to me is historically the GOP has been about 'let's not have federal overreach.' We've got federal overreach with ICE. We've got federal overreach w/POTUS saying 'let's nationalize elections.' Do you really want ICE agents showing up at polling stations?"
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We kissed the American middle class goodbye when we believed the lie that we’re ALL better off when the RICH get richer and the POOR get poorer.
What if more companies and corporations (including newspapers), were cooperatively owned by the employees…
What if more companies and corporations (including newspapers), were cooperatively owned by the employees…
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 PM
We kissed the American middle class goodbye when we believed the lie that we’re ALL better off when the RICH get richer and the POOR get poorer.
What if more companies and corporations (including newspapers), were cooperatively owned by the employees…
What if more companies and corporations (including newspapers), were cooperatively owned by the employees…
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Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
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Having literally written the book on the National Prayer Breakfast -- borne of the idea that God cares more for the rich and powerful than everyone else -- I can say this is the rare instance where Trump's grotesqueness is deeply appropriate.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Having literally written the book on the National Prayer Breakfast -- borne of the idea that God cares more for the rich and powerful than everyone else -- I can say this is the rare instance where Trump's grotesqueness is deeply appropriate.
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I don’t think it’s doomerism to say that I feel like no one in any position of authority wants to believe or understand just how bad things can get. And having studied how things like this unfold in other places, it’s making me sound like a crazy person when I explain It to anyone else.
February 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I don’t think it’s doomerism to say that I feel like no one in any position of authority wants to believe or understand just how bad things can get. And having studied how things like this unfold in other places, it’s making me sound like a crazy person when I explain It to anyone else.
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Excellent article & thread.
Historical analogies are arguments. So when someone makes an analogy between today and the Holocaust, or today and anything, think about they are really arguing for. What is the analogy trying to get you to do?
New at @startribune.com
New at @startribune.com
Perry: When is it OK to compare aspects of what’s happening in Minnesota to Nazi Germany?
Gov. Tim Walz has made some such analogies in relation to ICE and has been criticized for it, David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Excellent article & thread.
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If you want to understand Trump's governing style, forget James Monroe, Metternich or Machiavelli. Think Henry VIII and Emperor Charles V. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
If you want to understand Trump's governing style, forget James Monroe, Metternich or Machiavelli. Think Henry VIII and Emperor Charles V. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing