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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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To be fair this headline is undermined by the text of the article itself. This is not the first time I've felt that futurism puts out misleading headlines.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
To be fair this headline is undermined by the text of the article itself. This is not the first time I've felt that futurism puts out misleading headlines.
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I wrote about ICE’s kidnappings and the question of “family values.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Republicans are the party of separating and destroying families | Moira Donegan
Their ‘pro-family’ rhetoric is a cynical and hollow sham
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I wrote about ICE’s kidnappings and the question of “family values.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The right wing Cato Institute has released a paper showing that, over 30 years, immigrants to the US created a fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion, and that without immigrants, US public debt would be twice its current level.
Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
www.cato.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The right wing Cato Institute has released a paper showing that, over 30 years, immigrants to the US created a fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion, and that without immigrants, US public debt would be twice its current level.
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William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
William Shakespeare wrote this speech 400 years ago about people in London wishing that immigrants go back to where they came from, performed by Sir Ian McKellen on the Stephen Colbert show:
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This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.
"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
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"The gun groups can’t risk condemning the politicians who have worked for decades to weaken gun regulations, all so another 129 Americans can die today to protect gun owners against tyranny they apparently happily support so long as it is delivered unto liberals." — @schaller67.bsky.social
Guns for me, but not for thee
How the Rittenhouse Rules changed the Second Amendment.
www.publicnotice.co
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"The gun groups can’t risk condemning the politicians who have worked for decades to weaken gun regulations, all so another 129 Americans can die today to protect gun owners against tyranny they apparently happily support so long as it is delivered unto liberals." — @schaller67.bsky.social
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“We happen to have the former head of state of Venezuela — one of the countries that allegedly interfered in the 2020 election, according to Trumpworld, in U.S. custody. You do the math.”
I know you want to enjoy the weekend but if you need a refresher on Italian satellites, Hugo Chavez, and the draft EO to seize voting mavhines from Trump 1.0 (and why they matter now), I got you open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
If You've Lost the Plot We're on Page 43
Keeping up with the Choose Your Own Adventure presidency.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“We happen to have the former head of state of Venezuela — one of the countries that allegedly interfered in the 2020 election, according to Trumpworld, in U.S. custody. You do the math.”
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The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
What is Nick Shirley?
Slop doesn’t need to be AI-generated
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
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Lawyers for families say ICE agents are illegally detaining immigrants in Minnesota, including young children, and moving them out of state beyond the reach of legal counsel. (via @mprnews.org)
ERROR: The request could not be satisfied
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Lawyers for families say ICE agents are illegally detaining immigrants in Minnesota, including young children, and moving them out of state beyond the reach of legal counsel. (via @mprnews.org)
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ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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Important read.
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Important read.
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I understood, but it wasn't easily available on a quick search.
Having had a chance to search further, I found this:
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146650
Having had a chance to search further, I found this:
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146650
The Dirty Business of Slavery Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.)
www.hmdb.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I understood, but it wasn't easily available on a quick search.
Having had a chance to search further, I found this:
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146650
Having had a chance to search further, I found this:
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146650
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Our new proposals for a dramatic overhaul of ethics laws: bit.ly/3YSLqyf
Fixes for America's Corruption Problem
Our new series offers proposals to heal American democracy.
www.brennancenter.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Our new proposals for a dramatic overhaul of ethics laws: bit.ly/3YSLqyf
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Shades of Glen Beck from his Fox News days, but coming in fast with the facts about why Trumpire wants Greenland.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBEyMfH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBEyMfH/
Thiel, Sachs, Musk, & Lowry #paypal #greenland
TikTok video by Delaware Realtor Zach
www.tiktok.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Shades of Glen Beck from his Fox News days, but coming in fast with the facts about why Trumpire wants Greenland.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBEyMfH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThBEyMfH/
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LIVE: UK PM Starmer delivers a statement on Greenland youtube.com/live/linRR4D...
LIVE: UK PM Starmer delivers a statement on Greenland
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 AM
LIVE: UK PM Starmer delivers a statement on Greenland youtube.com/live/linRR4D...
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One of the really good blogs, here.
Won’t do a big thread of what I wrote this year because there’s not that much of it, but I am quite proud of this one
William F. Buckley's Bill Never Came Due | Defector
Perhaps the highest praise I can offer a book that took 27 years to complete and runs over 1,000 pages is that I can see why, and that it doesn’t feel like it. Sam Tanenhaus’s extremely long and anxio...
defector.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One of the really good blogs, here.
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A South Park writer saw Trump’s ego warming up, bought trumpkennedycenter.org months early, and waited. That’s not trolling. That’s satire with a calendar. Toby Morton just understands narcissism and timing. 😜
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A South Park writer saw Trump’s ego warming up, bought trumpkennedycenter.org months early, and waited. That’s not trolling. That’s satire with a calendar. Toby Morton just understands narcissism and timing. 😜
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“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...