RESpencer
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Just hoping for a better world. DM and I block
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Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
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“He was just joking.” There is nothing funny about the sitting president “joking” about canceling elections.
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
“He was just joking.” There is nothing funny about the sitting president “joking” about canceling elections.
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ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Read the Constitution sometime.
January 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Read the Constitution sometime.
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Yes, it is beyond insanity. Luckily, the American people aren’t buying it.
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Yes, it is beyond insanity. Luckily, the American people aren’t buying it.
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“We can’t be a country with a paramilitary secret police because then we would be a nation with a paramilitary secret police” is something my brain genuinely says to me. I need my brain to change as fast as my world and that’s not easy.
January 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“We can’t be a country with a paramilitary secret police because then we would be a nation with a paramilitary secret police” is something my brain genuinely says to me. I need my brain to change as fast as my world and that’s not easy.
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Physicist/chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett invented non-reflective glass in 1938.
It revolutionized optics & led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. First woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. She was born #OTD in 1898. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
It revolutionized optics & led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. First woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. She was born #OTD in 1898. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Physicist/chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett invented non-reflective glass in 1938.
It revolutionized optics & led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. First woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. She was born #OTD in 1898. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
It revolutionized optics & led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. First woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. She was born #OTD in 1898. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
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Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
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They shot a white woman in the middle of the day in plain view of the public. Now try to imagine what they're doing to people of color when no one is around to see.
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
They shot a white woman in the middle of the day in plain view of the public. Now try to imagine what they're doing to people of color when no one is around to see.
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According to MAGA, Renee Good, just sitting in her car, is a domestic terrorist, but Kyle Rittenhouse, shooting strangers in the street with an assault weapon, is not.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
January 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
According to MAGA, Renee Good, just sitting in her car, is a domestic terrorist, but Kyle Rittenhouse, shooting strangers in the street with an assault weapon, is not.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
These people are such shameless, twisted liars.
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Adamantly against our military reducing the pension of any soldier without the process afforded citizens. Targeting individual citizens long after they’ve served is wrong and anti-democratic. Obviously. I don’t know why this needs to be said.
January 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Adamantly against our military reducing the pension of any soldier without the process afforded citizens. Targeting individual citizens long after they’ve served is wrong and anti-democratic. Obviously. I don’t know why this needs to be said.
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Here's my deep dive on the 5-year mark of Jan 6 -- The ongoing impact on victims, the lies ... and the continued malignant corrosion of democracy
As aired on.....
...The BBC
As aired on.....
...The BBC
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Here's my deep dive on the 5-year mark of Jan 6 -- The ongoing impact on victims, the lies ... and the continued malignant corrosion of democracy
As aired on.....
...The BBC
As aired on.....
...The BBC
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Americans, feel free to use.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Americans, feel free to use.
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This isn't standing up for children's health. It is the *opposite* of that.
This isn't based on "gold standard science." It is the *opposite* of that.
And this isn't common sense. It's the profound ignorance of Donald Trump, which allows him to be easily manipulated by dishonest, extremist kooks.
This isn't based on "gold standard science." It is the *opposite* of that.
And this isn't common sense. It's the profound ignorance of Donald Trump, which allows him to be easily manipulated by dishonest, extremist kooks.
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This isn't standing up for children's health. It is the *opposite* of that.
This isn't based on "gold standard science." It is the *opposite* of that.
And this isn't common sense. It's the profound ignorance of Donald Trump, which allows him to be easily manipulated by dishonest, extremist kooks.
This isn't based on "gold standard science." It is the *opposite* of that.
And this isn't common sense. It's the profound ignorance of Donald Trump, which allows him to be easily manipulated by dishonest, extremist kooks.
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Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Former Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb: “Trump is waging war on people who offend him… I think it will take at least a generation for the United States to regain the freedoms we enjoyed 9 months ago”
January 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Former Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb: “Trump is waging war on people who offend him… I think it will take at least a generation for the United States to regain the freedoms we enjoyed 9 months ago”
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Amathia...
Instagram: @nickkasmik
Instagram: @nickkasmik
December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Amathia...
Instagram: @nickkasmik
Instagram: @nickkasmik
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Where the serotonin store at
December 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Where the serotonin store at
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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This may well be one of the quotes that defines our times.
We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This may well be one of the quotes that defines our times.