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militant urbanist
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what did he know
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Hot tip for rebuilding a republic:

Get you a DOJ that can handle a moderately large document review.
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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It’s inevitable that any system will, at its base, require responsible people to exercise judgment, here including police and a local prosecutor, who evidently couldn’t help but ask “is this unmirandized teenager actually confessing to elements of a criminal offense I could choose to indict?”
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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"porch piracy" is theft. it's illegal in every single state. in states with expansive statutes, this could even be burglary. there is no evidence that local police or prosecutors are unable to handle this. and existing federal law on interstate transportation of stolen property can handle big cases.
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I have seen DOJ do some strange redactions before, but this is up there:
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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At this point I choose to believe the unredacted files will leak on Christmas Day. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Dear Jared from the Subway commercials, Jeffrey Epstein here, writing to talk about our close friend President Donald J. Trump. Like you, he shares an insatiable prediliction for "eating fresh." (To be clear, that is a euphemism for pedophilia.) Hope all is well! P.S. Do you have Jimmy Savile's #?
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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President Donald Trump flew on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's plane at least eight times, according to a large tranche of documents briefly put into public view by the Department of Justice.
Epstein files show Trump flagged by prosecutor for 'many' flights on sex offender's plane
President Donald Trump flew on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's plane at least eight times, according to a large tranche of documents briefly put into public view by the Department of Justice.The Justice Department released thousands of files Monday, three days after publicizing an initial ba...
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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You might question her methods, but credit to Bari Weiss: her leadership has pushed 60 Minutes into new formats and attracted a bunch of new viewership outside the normal broadcast audience.
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social

I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.

It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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But I can see you
Your bronze helm shining in the sun
And there's Gilgamesh with scale armor on, baby
And I can tell you and Enkidu will still be strong
After the boys of Sumer have gone
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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STUDIO: we want you to do a new movie

NOLAN: is it about a dad?

STUDIO: it is

NOLAN: is he present for his kids?

STUDIO: he's been away for 20 years

NOLAN: for work?

STUDIO: for work

NOLAN: I'm in

deadline.com/2024/12/chri...
Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Universal Reveals
Christopher Nolan's new film is 'The Odyssey,' an adaptation of the epic Homer poem for Universal, the studio has revealed.
deadline.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is:

“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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i actually don't have a lot of trouble believing that god returned for his flock and the refs were the only ones to be raptured
the zoom out was 🤌
December 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Oh I'd say the explanation is pretty clear
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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just solved the housing crisis
December 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM