fiddletwist
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Can't do that X thing anymore, suddenly most of my friends are here. What makes me happy: cats books fiber arts music pens The Repair Shop.
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Donald Trump is objectively one of the worst humans to have ever poisoned the planet.
Good people don't support him.
They simply don't.
His supporters need to be rejected by decent human beings.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...
Rob Reiner
Good people don't support him.
They simply don't.
His supporters need to be rejected by decent human beings.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...
Rob Reiner
No, Good People Don't Still Support Him
Everyone believes they're essentially a good human being.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Donald Trump is objectively one of the worst humans to have ever poisoned the planet.
Good people don't support him.
They simply don't.
His supporters need to be rejected by decent human beings.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...
Rob Reiner
Good people don't support him.
They simply don't.
His supporters need to be rejected by decent human beings.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-good-pe...
Rob Reiner
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The question of the Trump era is how cruel are we collectively.
Or perhaps this: How much cruelty will we collectively accept?
Or perhaps this: How much cruelty will we collectively accept?
We are not as bloodthirsty as Stephen Miller wants us to be. French argues that Stephen Miller is miscalculating, and that it’s possible to awaken the country’s sleeping conscience. It may already be happening. French thinks we are already seeing a “vibe shift.”
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Charlie Sykes (@sykescharlie)
https://open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/the-anti-trump-vibe-shift?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The question of the Trump era is how cruel are we collectively.
Or perhaps this: How much cruelty will we collectively accept?
Or perhaps this: How much cruelty will we collectively accept?
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At Brown University, exactly 13 years after the horrors of Sandy Hook Elementary, Conservative America’s abnormal adoration of guns continues to kill our children.
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Sandy Hook Elementary, Brown University, and the Conservative Gun Lust Killing Our Children
Every allegiance has a cost.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
At Brown University, exactly 13 years after the horrors of Sandy Hook Elementary, Conservative America’s abnormal adoration of guns continues to kill our children.
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johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sandy-hook...
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A startup company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s investment firm received a $620 million loan from the U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon said Trump Jr. was "not involved in any aspect" of the deal: www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
DOD gave $620M loan to startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm
The Pentagon told Snopes Donald Trump Jr. was "not involved in any aspect" of the deal.
www.snopes.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A startup company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s investment firm received a $620 million loan from the U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon said Trump Jr. was "not involved in any aspect" of the deal: www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
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Another reason for UBI.
Means testing benefits and prosecuting benefit fraud increases the costs massively.
Being afraid 1 person will get something they don't deserve means we have 99 people who don't get what they deserve.
Means testing benefits and prosecuting benefit fraud increases the costs massively.
Being afraid 1 person will get something they don't deserve means we have 99 people who don't get what they deserve.
Explaining the other day that the moral puzzle about universal health care is not why poor people get it, but why richer people do. The answer from Beveridge, the Liberal (not Socialist) who recommended the NHS is economic efficiency. Universal healthcare removes huge transaction costs.
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Another reason for UBI.
Means testing benefits and prosecuting benefit fraud increases the costs massively.
Being afraid 1 person will get something they don't deserve means we have 99 people who don't get what they deserve.
Means testing benefits and prosecuting benefit fraud increases the costs massively.
Being afraid 1 person will get something they don't deserve means we have 99 people who don't get what they deserve.
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Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Well, she's certainly on brand 🙄
Lauren Boebert In Hot Water After She's Busted Spending Campaign Funds On Kid Rock Concert Tickets
www.comicsands.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Well, she's certainly on brand 🙄
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a democrat in congress created a good moment of friction with one of the most vile people in the administration
i, a member of the media, have highlighted that moment
Kristi Noem forced to face decorated war veteran she deported www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
i, a member of the media, have highlighted that moment
Kristi Noem forced to face decorated war veteran she deported www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Kristi Noem forced to face decorated war veteran she deported
During a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was forced to justify her department’s pressure for a military veteran to leave the ...
www.dailykos.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
a democrat in congress created a good moment of friction with one of the most vile people in the administration
i, a member of the media, have highlighted that moment
Kristi Noem forced to face decorated war veteran she deported www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
i, a member of the media, have highlighted that moment
Kristi Noem forced to face decorated war veteran she deported www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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'You can give up pencils': Trump tells you how to survive his economy www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
'You can give up pencils': Trump tells you how to survive his economy
President Donald Trump told Americans to buy fewer pencils to alleviate the bad situation millions now find themselves in under his economic policies during a speech in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.
www.dailykos.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
'You can give up pencils': Trump tells you how to survive his economy www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Abbott: “Any school that stands in the way of a Club America program should be reported immediately to the Texas Education Agency.”
Translation: Mandatory devotion to Charlie Kirk, optional funding for kids.
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Translation: Mandatory devotion to Charlie Kirk, optional funding for kids.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Texas GOP turns schools into indoctrination machines
Showing that he’s always laser-focused on what really matters, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott� has ordered all high schools to have a Turning Point USA chapter called “Club America.” Sure, Texas has ...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Abbott: “Any school that stands in the way of a Club America program should be reported immediately to the Texas Education Agency.”
Translation: Mandatory devotion to Charlie Kirk, optional funding for kids.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Translation: Mandatory devotion to Charlie Kirk, optional funding for kids.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too Liberal” and “Out of Touch”
Democrats are riding high after special elections, but that doesn’t mean they’re popular. Strategist Simon Bazelon has advice on what to fix.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
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If you've never seen this — or if you have! — and you need a push today, here it is. Cynthia Erivo, almost a decade ago, in The Color Purple on Broadway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKtF...
I'm Here - The Color Purple
YouTube video by Color Purple Lover
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December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you've never seen this — or if you have! — and you need a push today, here it is. Cynthia Erivo, almost a decade ago, in The Color Purple on Broadway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKtF...
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The Trump administration is seemingly embracing “remigration,” a policy associated with ethnic cleansing and mass deportations that has been pushed by the far right.
“We need to get these people out”: Right-wing pundits cheer Trump’s calls for “remigration”
Right-wing media figures are applauding President Donald Trump and his administration for their apparent support of “remigration,” a far-right immigration policy associated with forced migration, mass...
www.mediamatters.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Trump administration is seemingly embracing “remigration,” a policy associated with ethnic cleansing and mass deportations that has been pushed by the far right.
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Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
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June 14th is a day when the parks should be DESERTED.
I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
June 14th is a day when the parks should be DESERTED.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
The Chinese are very good at this move, and we are terrible.
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Chinese are very good at this move, and we are terrible.
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This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
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It does amuse me that lowbrow Donald is so stupid he doesn't realize his favorite song is about men having anonymous sex with each other.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It does amuse me that lowbrow Donald is so stupid he doesn't realize his favorite song is about men having anonymous sex with each other.
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Hey, hey, RFK
How many kids did you kill today?
How many kids did you kill today?
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Hey, hey, RFK
How many kids did you kill today?
How many kids did you kill today?
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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In high school, I received a failing grade on a math test because I used Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" instead of a trigonometry table to solve the equations. It was, clearly, a violation of my right to free speech.
Trans graduate assistant Mel Curth has been removed from her position at the University of Oklahoma after a Christian student complained a failing grade she received in a psychology essay – because she cited the Bible rather than empirical evidence – was a violation of her right to free speech.
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In high school, I received a failing grade on a math test because I used Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" instead of a trigonometry table to solve the equations. It was, clearly, a violation of my right to free speech.