Michael Bird
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Guys. I don’t think he saw the movie.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Guys. I don’t think he saw the movie.
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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"To date, 757,314 people – the majority children – have died from the funding cuts, according to ImpactCounter, which tracks the effect of USAID cuts via sophisticated modelling tools. That is 88 deaths every hour."
One Year Later: The Effect of US 'Chainsaw' on Global Health healthpolicy-watch.news/the-human-co...
One Year Later: The Effect Of US 'Chainsaw' On Global Health - Health Policy Watch
One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
"To date, 757,314 people – the majority children – have died from the funding cuts, according to ImpactCounter, which tracks the effect of USAID cuts via sophisticated modelling tools. That is 88 deaths every hour."
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On this day in 1981... "He told a series of anecdotes that were remarkably pointless." - Jimmy Carter on Ronald Reagan.
January 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
On this day in 1981... "He told a series of anecdotes that were remarkably pointless." - Jimmy Carter on Ronald Reagan.
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an admiral job
January 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
an admiral job
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welp there goes my main coping method
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
welp there goes my main coping method
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“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Aaron Rodgers finally throws a TD tonight
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Aaron Rodgers finally throws a TD tonight
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The backfield view of that Caleb Williams 4th-down conversion is outrageous.
Look at his body position as he rips that throw!
Look at his body position as he rips that throw!
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
The backfield view of that Caleb Williams 4th-down conversion is outrageous.
Look at his body position as he rips that throw!
Look at his body position as he rips that throw!
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
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Screaming + vomiting: ‘Scromiting’ is the mysterious cannabis syndrome becoming more common
Screaming + vomiting: ‘Scromiting’ is the mysterious cannabis syndrome becoming more common
The condition is rare but a University of Illinois Chicago found the number of diagnosed cases jumped seven-fold from 2016 to 2022.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Screaming + vomiting: ‘Scromiting’ is the mysterious cannabis syndrome becoming more common
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Has not aged well VP Vance:
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Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars - WSJ www.wsj.com/articles/tru...
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Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars - WSJ www.wsj.com/articles/tru...
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Has not aged well VP Vance:
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Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars - WSJ www.wsj.com/articles/tru...
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Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars - WSJ www.wsj.com/articles/tru...
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The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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“.. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.”
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“.. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.”
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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CALEB WILLIAMS TO DJ MOORE
BEARS WIN
BEARS WIN
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
CALEB WILLIAMS TO DJ MOORE
BEARS WIN
BEARS WIN
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Pour one out for Dan Bongino
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Pour one out for Dan Bongino
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December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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And that means the 2026 No. 1 overall pick goes to the Chicago White Sox.
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
And that means the 2026 No. 1 overall pick goes to the Chicago White Sox.
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In 1996, Donald Trump crashed a gala fundraiser for a pediatric AIDS charity and took a seat on the dais. He wasn't invited. He hadn't even contributed to the charity, and never did. He just wanted to be at the front of the room, receiving honor and applause.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...
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Trump boasts about his philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words.
The Republican has not followed through on many of his promises to give to charity.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In 1996, Donald Trump crashed a gala fundraiser for a pediatric AIDS charity and took a seat on the dais. He wasn't invited. He hadn't even contributed to the charity, and never did. He just wanted to be at the front of the room, receiving honor and applause.
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As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”