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fwiw, personally, i am still masking because instead of getting sick several times per year, and missing out on a bunch of fun stuff because of how badly it fucks me up, i have been sick twice in the last six years, am in considerably less discomfort, and miss way less fun stuff. 🤷🏼♀️
Bring back the idea that there's stuff it's rude to ask people about and none of your business (why are you masking, why aren't you drinking, etc.)
Also, never ask someone why they're wearing a mask! Just don't! You're not entitled to people's health info!
December 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
fwiw, personally, i am still masking because instead of getting sick several times per year, and missing out on a bunch of fun stuff because of how badly it fucks me up, i have been sick twice in the last six years, am in considerably less discomfort, and miss way less fun stuff. 🤷🏼♀️
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A psychotic cult of personality wants to use the force of the state to compel people to genuflect at a shrine to their leader.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A psychotic cult of personality wants to use the force of the state to compel people to genuflect at a shrine to their leader.
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Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
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This happened here too and I heard of construction in close states being paused as well.
ICE raids appear to be 100% responsible for the current housing crunch in south Texas. Indeed, they have brought residential construction to an end.
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This happened here too and I heard of construction in close states being paused as well.
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Headquarters of the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architecture firm in Copenhagen, Denmark (2024) r/brutalism
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Headquarters of the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architecture firm in Copenhagen, Denmark (2024) r/brutalism
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All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
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Taking a minute today to appreciate the lighting/shading in Chuck Jones’ Grinch
December 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Taking a minute today to appreciate the lighting/shading in Chuck Jones’ Grinch
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These guys are all running federal agencies now
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
These guys are all running federal agencies now
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“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
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It's cool how we do Pop-Tarts Midsommar during football games now
December 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's cool how we do Pop-Tarts Midsommar during football games now
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I read Just and Unjust Wars and it’s so funny how much of his stuff post-October 7 is him saying things he said were wrong in his book are okay when Israel does it
December 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I read Just and Unjust Wars and it’s so funny how much of his stuff post-October 7 is him saying things he said were wrong in his book are okay when Israel does it
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In case I didn't make it clear -- this thread isn't about how Europeans view American protests.
Most European activists and antifascists know what the US is like and what we deal with here.
It's about how American folks view their own protests through the lens of videos they see of other countries
Most European activists and antifascists know what the US is like and what we deal with here.
It's about how American folks view their own protests through the lens of videos they see of other countries
December 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In case I didn't make it clear -- this thread isn't about how Europeans view American protests.
Most European activists and antifascists know what the US is like and what we deal with here.
It's about how American folks view their own protests through the lens of videos they see of other countries
Most European activists and antifascists know what the US is like and what we deal with here.
It's about how American folks view their own protests through the lens of videos they see of other countries
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I'm not saying that the pigs in Western European countries can't be brutal or corrupt, or that protesters in other countries aren't also brave.
But protesting and direct action in the US is a routine exercise in extraordinary, life-ending or life-altering danger - with no social safety net.
But protesting and direct action in the US is a routine exercise in extraordinary, life-ending or life-altering danger - with no social safety net.
December 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I'm not saying that the pigs in Western European countries can't be brutal or corrupt, or that protesters in other countries aren't also brave.
But protesting and direct action in the US is a routine exercise in extraordinary, life-ending or life-altering danger - with no social safety net.
But protesting and direct action in the US is a routine exercise in extraordinary, life-ending or life-altering danger - with no social safety net.
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Police in the US do their best to kill and maim protesters on a regular basis.
Those who aren't maimed or killed, prosecutors do their best to bury under the jail.
And cops work with armed right-wing vigilantes to kill even more.
And yet people are still coming out. It takes immense courage.
Those who aren't maimed or killed, prosecutors do their best to bury under the jail.
And cops work with armed right-wing vigilantes to kill even more.
And yet people are still coming out. It takes immense courage.
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Police in the US do their best to kill and maim protesters on a regular basis.
Those who aren't maimed or killed, prosecutors do their best to bury under the jail.
And cops work with armed right-wing vigilantes to kill even more.
And yet people are still coming out. It takes immense courage.
Those who aren't maimed or killed, prosecutors do their best to bury under the jail.
And cops work with armed right-wing vigilantes to kill even more.
And yet people are still coming out. It takes immense courage.
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MAGA and DHS are melting down over Kilmar Ábrego García “making TikToks.”
I went to look at the video they’re complaining about, and all he’s doing is lip sync to a Christian song in Spanish about trusting God amid trials and tribulations.
www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs...
I went to look at the video they’re complaining about, and all he’s doing is lip sync to a Christian song in Spanish about trusting God amid trials and tribulations.
www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs...
December 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
MAGA and DHS are melting down over Kilmar Ábrego García “making TikToks.”
I went to look at the video they’re complaining about, and all he’s doing is lip sync to a Christian song in Spanish about trusting God amid trials and tribulations.
www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs...
I went to look at the video they’re complaining about, and all he’s doing is lip sync to a Christian song in Spanish about trusting God amid trials and tribulations.
www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs...
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They’ve just created 1 million new Pop Tarts.
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
They’ve just created 1 million new Pop Tarts.
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Outing trans kids to parents is evil and WILL lead to abuse, homelessness, suicides. If it was safe to come out at home, the kid already would've done so.
A southern California judge has ruled that the feelings of parents matters more than the safety and wellbeing of trans kids. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings you the story in this week's TWIBS.
TWIBS: Judge Benitez Says Trans Kids Have No Rights — Assigned
A federal judge ruled on Monday that teachers and other school employees should be required to report any changes in a child’s gender identity to their parents, a ruling which may violate state laws a...
www.assignedmedia.org
December 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Outing trans kids to parents is evil and WILL lead to abuse, homelessness, suicides. If it was safe to come out at home, the kid already would've done so.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
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This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
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Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”