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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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If you use HBO Max and also have AT&T, you can threaten to quit AT&T and have customer service change you to a cheaper plan that includes HBO Max.
HBO Max is upping it's price to $18.49 per month, which is now more expensive than Netflix's base price of $17.99 per month.
Do you think the HBO Max library is worth that price? bit.ly/4hlI4fv
Do you think the HBO Max library is worth that price? bit.ly/4hlI4fv
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you use HBO Max and also have AT&T, you can threaten to quit AT&T and have customer service change you to a cheaper plan that includes HBO Max.
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Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
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Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.
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I’m not impressed by rich people donating money unless it results in them being poorer than me
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’m not impressed by rich people donating money unless it results in them being poorer than me
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Fun fact - the NJ Turnpike extension through downtown Jersey City roughly follows the path of the now-underground Mill Creek. Imagine if we ripped out the highway and restored the creek…
Every bold urban transformation asks a question: what will people remember—the controversy or legacy?
Showing great leadership, Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak bet on the latter, replacing a motorway with a waterway.
Two decades later, absolutely no one regrets the decision or remembers the controversy.
Showing great leadership, Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak bet on the latter, replacing a motorway with a waterway.
Two decades later, absolutely no one regrets the decision or remembers the controversy.
October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Fun fact - the NJ Turnpike extension through downtown Jersey City roughly follows the path of the now-underground Mill Creek. Imagine if we ripped out the highway and restored the creek…
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Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
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This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
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the hot new trend of 2031 is trad wives burying their dead, unvaccinated children
September 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
the hot new trend of 2031 is trad wives burying their dead, unvaccinated children
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What if scientists hadn’t waited until this point to speak about politics
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
"Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now."
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
The 'Mozart of Math' rarely speaks about politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.
UCLA's Terence Tao called the Trump administration's actions an "existential threat" to academic research in the U.S.
www.nbcnews.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What if scientists hadn’t waited until this point to speak about politics
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
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They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
August 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
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Latest news! North Carolina Reps. joined together to propose a bipartisan resolution for continued Red Wolf repopulation and recovery effort support, including building wildlife corridors. With only 18 known Red Wolves left in the wild, every step forward is vital.
Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4mDSqZC
Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4mDSqZC
August 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Latest news! North Carolina Reps. joined together to propose a bipartisan resolution for continued Red Wolf repopulation and recovery effort support, including building wildlife corridors. With only 18 known Red Wolves left in the wild, every step forward is vital.
Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4mDSqZC
Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4mDSqZC
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We’re working on it. That’s all I can say for now. Subscribe to The Onion.
August 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re working on it. That’s all I can say for now. Subscribe to The Onion.
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didn't mrna vaccines almost literally save humanity a few years ago
what am I missing
what am I missing
August 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
didn't mrna vaccines almost literally save humanity a few years ago
what am I missing
what am I missing
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From 2020 to 2022 COVID vaccines prevented over 18.5 million hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved the US $1.15 trillion.
mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.
mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.
August 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
From 2020 to 2022 COVID vaccines prevented over 18.5 million hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved the US $1.15 trillion.
mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.
mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.
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A +0.9 net approval in Texas is apparently driving some panic down there.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
August 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A +0.9 net approval in Texas is apparently driving some panic down there.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
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Absolutely heartbreaking to see CDC staffers say they were surprised that the shooting didn’t happen sooner.
Some CDC staff say that they have long feared the day that escalating animosity toward the agency would culminate in actual violence, @landmanspeaking.bsky.social reports:
‘I’m Actually Surprised It Didn’t Happen Sooner’
CDC staffers saw the violence coming.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Absolutely heartbreaking to see CDC staffers say they were surprised that the shooting didn’t happen sooner.
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When Michael Jordan felt boxed in by his success in basketball he tried baseball. When Gary Brooks became synonymous with country he created Chris Gaines. And when JK Rowling created the most successful kids books of all time she reinvented herself as a petty, weirdo transphobia influencer.
August 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
When Michael Jordan felt boxed in by his success in basketball he tried baseball. When Gary Brooks became synonymous with country he created Chris Gaines. And when JK Rowling created the most successful kids books of all time she reinvented herself as a petty, weirdo transphobia influencer.
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big day around here
August 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
big day around here
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usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
August 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
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Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
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The government decides what job you have? Sounds like communism
SCOOP: The Prospect has discovered that FEMA probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment. From @ddayen.bsky.social:
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE
Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
trib.al
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The government decides what job you have? Sounds like communism