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Walter Mayne
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Retired construction worker living in Arlington, Massachusetts. From Yellow Springs, Ohio. Graduate of Hampshire College.
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Danish comedian Huxi Bach
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Five years ago today, we named specific Coloradans who stoked election rigging claims and tried to overthrow the election.

“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”

This aired Jan 6, 2021.
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Apparently, some of us can't remember what we all saw.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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“AI Learning Curve” - new cartoon and post marketoonist.com/2025/01/ai-l...

#AI #marketing #cartoon #marketoon
January 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...

So even this isn't enough to get the Republican Party to question its choices?
Opinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/29/d...

This should be addressed by the Democrats, not just to regain power, but most importantly to improve education.
5 Hard Truths Democrats Must Face on Education
Test scores are down, learning loss is real, and inequality is growing. Here are 5 truths Democrats must face on education.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Trump hit a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed thousands of Americans. Yes, that is 100% true. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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We need our policymakers everywhere to be attuned to the needs of the people, not the whims of CEOs -- and especially not CEOs in the grip of TESCREAList fantasies.

Thank you @abeba.bsky.social and @krisshrishak.bsky.social for speaking up

www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
AI Hype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course | TechPolicy.Press
Kris Shrishak and Abeba Birhane say policymakers should stop peddling in unscientific discourse about "AGI" and "superintelligence."
www.techpolicy.press
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...

Here's some iconic images that those of us, hoping to preserve a pluralistic Democratic society should embrace. If we don't, we could find them turned into propaganda for the right.
Inside the Norman Rockwell Museum — and the distortions of his art
The artist produced some of the most enduring images of the 20th century. A recent dustup over the use of his paintings by the Department of Homeland Security reveals that his work is still a potent s...
www.wbur.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Is this what Make America Great Again stands for?
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/06/r...
Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care
The long-term medical cost crisis can’t be solved without universal healthcare coverage. The GOP doesn’t even have a concept of a plan.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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You know, we had this joke in Europe: “hey, scientists found another country with American oil underneath it.”

Here’s the joke manifested ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Trump isn’t the first president to pit states against each other with hostile military action. There was also Jefferson Davis.
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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"a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the Justice Department from political interference"??? How about "a blatant violation of a core principal that differentiates banana republics from countries that adhere to the rule of law"? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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NYT editorial board: "With these attacks, Mr. Trump has ordered the summary execution of people who are not at war with the United States in any traditional sense of the term and who may not even have been committing the crime of which he accused them." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | No President Should Have This Kind of Power
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM