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I use this to scream into the void. Apologies.
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When the definitive history of our time is written, the last words in the book will be, “White Americans determined that they would rather end democracy and endure tyranny than risk being governed by another black man.”
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one way in which trump II is different than trump I is that there are far fewer people involved this time, and they're all true believers, so we're getting far fewer leaks this time around. i wouldn't be surprised if the number of people who know for certain what this is turns out to be less than 10
It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
one way in which trump II is different than trump I is that there are far fewer people involved this time, and they're all true believers, so we're getting far fewer leaks this time around. i wouldn't be surprised if the number of people who know for certain what this is turns out to be less than 10
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Like hands above the ocean tides holding onto to a shipwreck.
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Like hands above the ocean tides holding onto to a shipwreck.
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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
I remember reading about wives of prominent Nazis having living room lamps made of human skin and wondering how someone could be like that, become that. How wonderful this century gets to such gleeful barbarity like the last one.
Folks not very long from now are going to see these posts in their histories of the 2020s and will shout, "what the fuck was wrong these people?"
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I remember reading about wives of prominent Nazis having living room lamps made of human skin and wondering how someone could be like that, become that. How wonderful this century gets to such gleeful barbarity like the last one.
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Any Dem who doesn’t run on court reform next year is an immediate no for me. We’re well beyond the bounds of judicial norms, Roberts and his GOP flunkies can rot in the hottest circle of hell.
BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with Texas Republicans in fight over congressional map. The new gerrymandered map will be used in the 2026 midterms. The vote is 6–3, with the Republican appointees siding with Texas.
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Any Dem who doesn’t run on court reform next year is an immediate no for me. We’re well beyond the bounds of judicial norms, Roberts and his GOP flunkies can rot in the hottest circle of hell.
There needs to be a very hard look at the Supreme Court’s membership and powers post-Trump. A court that lacks even a pretense of impartiality does not need to be listened to. We can just ignore them, bully the Sinister 6 off the bench, or strip them of their power- their choice.
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There needs to be a very hard look at the Supreme Court’s membership and powers post-Trump. A court that lacks even a pretense of impartiality does not need to be listened to. We can just ignore them, bully the Sinister 6 off the bench, or strip them of their power- their choice.
We really need media literacy requirements to graduate from high school, college, and probably kindergarten.
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We really need media literacy requirements to graduate from high school, college, and probably kindergarten.
Back in the 80s Utah’s predominant religion issued an edict- read over pulpits! - that Certain Things done between married couples were Evil and Forbidden, listing positions/types.
The uproar was so great that the church quietly stopped talking about it, but the prohibition has never been repealed.
The uproar was so great that the church quietly stopped talking about it, but the prohibition has never been repealed.
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Back in the 80s Utah’s predominant religion issued an edict- read over pulpits! - that Certain Things done between married couples were Evil and Forbidden, listing positions/types.
The uproar was so great that the church quietly stopped talking about it, but the prohibition has never been repealed.
The uproar was so great that the church quietly stopped talking about it, but the prohibition has never been repealed.
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Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
SALT LAKE CITY—With top lawmakers championing the measure as a restoration of Christian values currently under attack in mainstream America, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill Monday that bans a...
theonion.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
What I find interesting about this exchange is not Hassett’s multitudinous lies- it’s that Fox viewers are hearing actual data about economic conditions, not the usual “Four legs good, two legs better” drivel they usually get.
FOX: Year to date job cuts are up 54%. That seems like a troubling number. What's your take?
HASSETT: The flow of jobs in & out is a little higher, there's a little more turnover. A lot of times that can happen because people feel like they're actually able to get another job if they leave this one
HASSETT: The flow of jobs in & out is a little higher, there's a little more turnover. A lot of times that can happen because people feel like they're actually able to get another job if they leave this one
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What I find interesting about this exchange is not Hassett’s multitudinous lies- it’s that Fox viewers are hearing actual data about economic conditions, not the usual “Four legs good, two legs better” drivel they usually get.
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Oh good, Space Riverdale, that's what Star Trek has been missing. I was kind of hoping to get back to the cerebral exploration of moral conundrums without all the needless action, you know a return to Star Trek form? But not now that I know the dating lives of Starfleet cadets is on the table!!
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Oh good, Space Riverdale, that's what Star Trek has been missing. I was kind of hoping to get back to the cerebral exploration of moral conundrums without all the needless action, you know a return to Star Trek form? But not now that I know the dating lives of Starfleet cadets is on the table!!
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I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
A member of the House Republican caucus said this.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
I did not know this about suicide attempts.
A lot of suicide attempts, especially among young people, are impulsive, which means that throwing up even temporary obstacles can save lives. It's not true that everyone who gets advice on how to kill themselves from an LLM would have figured it out anyway. These tools are causing avoidable deaths.
I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I did not know this about suicide attempts.
“Your honor, the ‘victim’ was prostrate on the ground, bleeding from his stomach, gasping for air- clearly so that he could blow aggressively on my face and make me catch a cold. I had to blast him again.”
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Your honor, the ‘victim’ was prostrate on the ground, bleeding from his stomach, gasping for air- clearly so that he could blow aggressively on my face and make me catch a cold. I had to blast him again.”
Also a way to ensure the owners of those markets can bankrupt the peasants, but they won’t say that part out loud. The house always wins.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Also a way to ensure the owners of those markets can bankrupt the peasants, but they won’t say that part out loud. The house always wins.
I feel like Brexit was England’s version of Trump 1; corroding the country’s institutions long after the vote was done.
I worry Farage as PM would be their version of Trump 2; the point of no return to the society and government that existed before.
I worry Farage as PM would be their version of Trump 2; the point of no return to the society and government that existed before.
UK (GB), More in Common poll:
REFORM~NI: 30%
LAB-S&D: 21%
CON~ECR: 21% (+2)
LDEM-RE: 13% (-1)
GREENS-G/EFA: 11% (+1)
SNP-G/EFA: 2% (-1)
PC-G/EFA: 1%
+/- vs. 22-24 November 2025
Fieldwork: 28 November - 01 December 2025
Sample size: 2,114
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
REFORM~NI: 30%
LAB-S&D: 21%
CON~ECR: 21% (+2)
LDEM-RE: 13% (-1)
GREENS-G/EFA: 11% (+1)
SNP-G/EFA: 2% (-1)
PC-G/EFA: 1%
+/- vs. 22-24 November 2025
Fieldwork: 28 November - 01 December 2025
Sample size: 2,114
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I feel like Brexit was England’s version of Trump 1; corroding the country’s institutions long after the vote was done.
I worry Farage as PM would be their version of Trump 2; the point of no return to the society and government that existed before.
I worry Farage as PM would be their version of Trump 2; the point of no return to the society and government that existed before.
Gill! GILL!! Why did you do it?!
At this point….IYKYK
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Gill! GILL!! Why did you do it?!
The King’s late father was from Greece, by way of Denmark I believe. His late mother the Queen was primarily German in her ancestry.
But of course he has the right skull shape and skin color or whatever.
No nation is free of the effects of mass movements of people. Nor should they want to be.
But of course he has the right skull shape and skin color or whatever.
No nation is free of the effects of mass movements of people. Nor should they want to be.
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The King’s late father was from Greece, by way of Denmark I believe. His late mother the Queen was primarily German in her ancestry.
But of course he has the right skull shape and skin color or whatever.
No nation is free of the effects of mass movements of people. Nor should they want to be.
But of course he has the right skull shape and skin color or whatever.
No nation is free of the effects of mass movements of people. Nor should they want to be.
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When I was a kid my siblings and I would get personalized letters from Santa every year. No one seemed to know where they came from, but they mysteriously stopped when my Grandma had her first stroke when I was in HS. There was something quite magical about getting a letter from the Big Man himself.
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
When I was a kid my siblings and I would get personalized letters from Santa every year. No one seemed to know where they came from, but they mysteriously stopped when my Grandma had her first stroke when I was in HS. There was something quite magical about getting a letter from the Big Man himself.
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oh my god
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
oh my god
When I was a kid my siblings and I would get personalized letters from Santa every year. No one seemed to know where they came from, but they mysteriously stopped when my Grandma had her first stroke when I was in HS. There was something quite magical about getting a letter from the Big Man himself.
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
When I was a kid my siblings and I would get personalized letters from Santa every year. No one seemed to know where they came from, but they mysteriously stopped when my Grandma had her first stroke when I was in HS. There was something quite magical about getting a letter from the Big Man himself.
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An 11 point shift towards the Democrats gets you roughly to 2018 "Blue Wave" margins. 15 would nuke both the House and Senate majorities from orbit with votes to spare, to say nothing about state-level GOP majorities.
ok so premature thoughts:
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
An 11 point shift towards the Democrats gets you roughly to 2018 "Blue Wave" margins. 15 would nuke both the House and Senate majorities from orbit with votes to spare, to say nothing about state-level GOP majorities.