Penni W.
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"You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that."—Samuel Beckett | GOP delenda est
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I have been trying to write an essay for four weeks now about Article II under the Trump administration and I keep having to restart because the draft never appropriately conveys the insanity of whatever happened during the last week.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I have been trying to write an essay for four weeks now about Article II under the Trump administration and I keep having to restart because the draft never appropriately conveys the insanity of whatever happened during the last week.
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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I guess this didn't make it into the documentary.
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I guess this didn't make it into the documentary.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
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ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
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"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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They funneled funds away from Medicare, Medicaid, clean energy projects, disaster response so that our taxes could be used to pay for shooting a mother in the face, shooting a nurse 10 times in the back, blasting babies with tear gas, giving sick kids foods with bugs in it at concentration camps.
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
They funneled funds away from Medicare, Medicaid, clean energy projects, disaster response so that our taxes could be used to pay for shooting a mother in the face, shooting a nurse 10 times in the back, blasting babies with tear gas, giving sick kids foods with bugs in it at concentration camps.
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Thinking of how popular it was to sneer about how the Ice Bucket thing like 10 years ago didn't make any difference and then it turned out the money it raised led to the biggest breakthrough for ALS research in years
"In response to criticisms she's heard about the hat being 'performative,' Mashaal, the shop owner, said the thousands of dollars that have gone toward supporting their community speaks for itself."
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Thinking of how popular it was to sneer about how the Ice Bucket thing like 10 years ago didn't make any difference and then it turned out the money it raised led to the biggest breakthrough for ALS research in years
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I used to be an extra and Catherine O'Hara is on my "people who were exactly as delightful as you'd hope" list.
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I used to be an extra and Catherine O'Hara is on my "people who were exactly as delightful as you'd hope" list.
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Getty photography for the win win win.
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Getty photography for the win win win.
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Since we're doing the "fascism" debate again, I have to confess I find it baffling how the "not fascist" argue it can only apply to the specific situations of one historical time period, which is not a standard they would ever apply to any other political label ("socialist," "liberal," whatever.)
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Since we're doing the "fascism" debate again, I have to confess I find it baffling how the "not fascist" argue it can only apply to the specific situations of one historical time period, which is not a standard they would ever apply to any other political label ("socialist," "liberal," whatever.)
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Wow! Seeing the reviews for Melania, I can’t think of another First Lady who had this bad a night at the theatre
January 31, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Wow! Seeing the reviews for Melania, I can’t think of another First Lady who had this bad a night at the theatre
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Oh. Oh that's not good. That's like soooooo not good. That's like THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY because that's gonna tank the markets Monday morning and not Friday night so there's time to prepare kinda bad.
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Oh. Oh that's not good. That's like soooooo not good. That's like THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY because that's gonna tank the markets Monday morning and not Friday night so there's time to prepare kinda bad.
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Actually had to fight my own mother on the origin of #Qanon.
"It was maga idiots pretending there was an anonymous white house insider with Q level clearance who was going to save trump from all his woes".
After that it mutated, with elite pedo help, into everything they needed at the time.
"It was maga idiots pretending there was an anonymous white house insider with Q level clearance who was going to save trump from all his woes".
After that it mutated, with elite pedo help, into everything they needed at the time.
So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Actually had to fight my own mother on the origin of #Qanon.
"It was maga idiots pretending there was an anonymous white house insider with Q level clearance who was going to save trump from all his woes".
After that it mutated, with elite pedo help, into everything they needed at the time.
"It was maga idiots pretending there was an anonymous white house insider with Q level clearance who was going to save trump from all his woes".
After that it mutated, with elite pedo help, into everything they needed at the time.
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Pretty bold move by the WH to post this the day after Donald Trump demanded that the IRS just hand him $10 billion (more than his total net worth) of taxpayer funds for no real reason.
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Pretty bold move by the WH to post this the day after Donald Trump demanded that the IRS just hand him $10 billion (more than his total net worth) of taxpayer funds for no real reason.
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
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Photo of Octavia E. Butler with quote from Parable of the Talents:
"People do blame you for the things they do to you."
"People do blame you for the things they do to you."
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Photo of Octavia E. Butler with quote from Parable of the Talents:
"People do blame you for the things they do to you."
"People do blame you for the things they do to you."
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Yes, do watch Melania if you want to innately and intrinsically understand that the flow of time is relative. You’ll never experience time moving more slowly.
way too niche to put in my review but: wow, if you enjoyed the pacing of the ending to The Return Of The King [Extended Edition], you're going to love Melania (2026)!
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Yes, do watch Melania if you want to innately and intrinsically understand that the flow of time is relative. You’ll never experience time moving more slowly.
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X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
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i once bought a new blazer for a schitts creek panel, and when i walked into the green room, catherine o'hara complimented me on it, and also noted that i had forgotten to cut all the threads off the vents.
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
i once bought a new blazer for a schitts creek panel, and when i walked into the green room, catherine o'hara complimented me on it, and also noted that i had forgotten to cut all the threads off the vents.
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
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The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
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DOJ is Trump's personal law firm that we pay for. Free for him to use its unlimited resources to harass people like Lemon, Lisa Cook or Comey. We collectively pay the price both in our taxes and in losing a nonpartisan legal system. The individual victims must pay ruinous financial costs and stress.
This is about forcing Don Lemon to spend money and time defending himself.
"“They probably don’t have any expectation that this prosecution will stick," legal expert tells me. "But they do know they will put Don Lemon through the grinder in the meantime."
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"“They probably don’t have any expectation that this prosecution will stick," legal expert tells me. "But they do know they will put Don Lemon through the grinder in the meantime."
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
DOJ is Trump's personal law firm that we pay for. Free for him to use its unlimited resources to harass people like Lemon, Lisa Cook or Comey. We collectively pay the price both in our taxes and in losing a nonpartisan legal system. The individual victims must pay ruinous financial costs and stress.
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy