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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oreoboros
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JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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This is a core element of conservative philosophy: If a single "undeserving" person is getting a government benefit, the answer is to take it away from millions.*
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
Brooke Rollins: "SNAP is a broken program. SNAP is full of corruption. We found 186,000 dead people."
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is a core element of conservative philosophy: If a single "undeserving" person is getting a government benefit, the answer is to take it away from millions.*
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
*Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
the feeling of betrayal when your BEC is on a stale roll cuts deeper than any blade
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
the feeling of betrayal when your BEC is on a stale roll cuts deeper than any blade
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One thing you'll notice in this case against Gavin Newsom's former chief-of-staff is that the prosecution involves one of just two remaining lawyers in DOJ's Public Integrity Section (down from 36 at the beginning of the year).
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Gavin Newsom's former chief of staff accused of stealing campaign funds from ex-Health Secretary Becerra
Dana Williamson allegedly misappropriated political campaign funds and disguised “personal luxuries as business expenses” on fraudulent tax returns, federal prosecutors said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
One thing you'll notice in this case against Gavin Newsom's former chief-of-staff is that the prosecution involves one of just two remaining lawyers in DOJ's Public Integrity Section (down from 36 at the beginning of the year).
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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And you can do it on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which has accounted for $2 billion of the $5 billion the Trumps have made this year for their own cryptocurrency venture. Oh, and thanks to a pardon from Eric's dad, the founder of Binance won't have to serve time in prison.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
And you can do it on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which has accounted for $2 billion of the $5 billion the Trumps have made this year for their own cryptocurrency venture. Oh, and thanks to a pardon from Eric's dad, the founder of Binance won't have to serve time in prison.
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I love writing a deeply researched and thoughtful analysis in the topic I’m an expert in. I especially love sharing that work and some guy named Steve replies, “you are wrong!” Okay, let’s pack it up and go home. Steve says I’m wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I love writing a deeply researched and thoughtful analysis in the topic I’m an expert in. I especially love sharing that work and some guy named Steve replies, “you are wrong!” Okay, let’s pack it up and go home. Steve says I’m wrong.
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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House passes bill to reopen govt 222-209
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
House passes bill to reopen govt 222-209
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Obviously these people are, on a literal, factual level, insane. But it's interesting to think about this in terms of what it suggests about the actual function of bus fares and similar user fees: to keep undesirable people out of public spaces.
"The more-than-300 comments responding to that anonymous post are full of mothers looking for property in New Jersey or Florida, predicting that Mamdani’s promise to make buses free will lead criminals to rape and kill innocent passengers."
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
Upper East Side Moms Are Melting Down Over Mamdani
A 35,000-person Facebook group devolved into panic and infighting after the mayoral election.
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Obviously these people are, on a literal, factual level, insane. But it's interesting to think about this in terms of what it suggests about the actual function of bus fares and similar user fees: to keep undesirable people out of public spaces.
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Follow Up: Why was this being discussed in the situation room?
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Follow Up: Why was this being discussed in the situation room?
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
www.urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
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Wrote a bit about this yesterday. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
More examples from this week! You are getting a lot of "free check might be on the way" stories on local news and the free check is not on the way.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wrote a bit about this yesterday. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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"The opinion also states that drug cartels are selling drugs to finance a campaign of violence and extortion, according to four people." That would be remarkable, since it's not how drug cartels work. They use violence to protect their business--selling drugs. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
In a classified memo, the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel said that U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The opinion also states that drug cartels are selling drugs to finance a campaign of violence and extortion, according to four people." That would be remarkable, since it's not how drug cartels work. They use violence to protect their business--selling drugs. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Lots to think about here, particularly the irony of so called “alpha” males lamenting the “wokeness” of a game they loved, which when they played it marked them as the opposite of “alpha”
i can't express how fast and hard i clicked on this and how little i was surprised to see @adamserwer.bsky.social's byline atop this banger
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Lots to think about here, particularly the irony of so called “alpha” males lamenting the “wokeness” of a game they loved, which when they played it marked them as the opposite of “alpha”
i can't express how fast and hard i clicked on this and how little i was surprised to see @adamserwer.bsky.social's byline atop this banger
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i can't express how fast and hard i clicked on this and how little i was surprised to see @adamserwer.bsky.social's byline atop this banger
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Michael Shannon: "The danger is all around us. We are suckers for this charm. It’s going to be our downfall, it seems. We’d rather be entertained than taken care of. It’s tragic, really.” Why Nuremberg is a movie for our times. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg
Russell Crowe has a malevolent charm as the Nazi on trial in a compelling new film. His co-stars and director explain how they understood this monster – and the persistence of evil today
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Michael Shannon: "The danger is all around us. We are suckers for this charm. It’s going to be our downfall, it seems. We’d rather be entertained than taken care of. It’s tragic, really.” Why Nuremberg is a movie for our times. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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Old enough to remember both Israel and the U.S. arguing that they didn’t need the ICC in their business because they were able and willing to hold their own personnel accountable for atrocities.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Israeli right skewers efforts to prosecute soldiers for wartime abuses
The alleged sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee has ignited a fierce debate over whether soldiers should be immune from prosecution or face justice for misconduct.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Old enough to remember both Israel and the U.S. arguing that they didn’t need the ICC in their business because they were able and willing to hold their own personnel accountable for atrocities.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…