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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

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felt compelled to look up ICE authority for warrantless arrests if I'm reading this correctly, the circumstances under which ICE can arrest a citizen are basically limited to 'I literally saw you commit a felony and you're about to escape and no one's gonna be able to get a warrant' this aint that

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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

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Here's the thing: The German government simply decided, based on no legal precedent, that certain people were no longer citizens. They simply declared that Jews were no longer German citizens, so they could detain them, deport them, torture them, and even kill them indiscriminately.

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I will watch this. I know! I'm as shocked as you are.

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“You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens,” Lander said. “I’m not obstructing, I am standing right here in the hallway. … You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens asking for a judicial warrant.”

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People in North Carolina can't afford to eat, but our government is spending $134 mill to send the Natl Guard to LA and up to $45 mill on the president's poorly attended birthday parade.

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I often wish I could host a podcast simply called: "Do You Hear Yourself?" in which I'd present guests with comments they had made and have them explain what was going on inside their heads.

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This is the content I come for.

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Good God.

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George Carlin: "The country is founded on the double standard. This country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free. You know what the motto of this country ought to be? You give us a color we’ll wipe it out."

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77% are right-wing violence. if you add domestic Islamist extremism (which, if you believe Gambetta and Herzog, are also right-wing), then we're at 95% ninety five percent is right-wing violence

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If the United States is preparing to join a direct attack on Tehran, that is madness. If we aren’t, publicly signalling that we are likely to is also madness.

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PT Barnum didn't say it but a letter to the NY Evening Post in 1826 declared, "A new fool is born every day."

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Threads from MERL continue to be a goddamn delight.

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Same for professional speakers, though I try not to snap. I don't share my slide deck any more because I've been burned multiple times after doing that. I don't want you to record my talks because some companies have replayed the video again and again instead of hiring me.

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This is just unbelievable. Who are these people begging for the right to kill people with asbestos? Who is lobbying for this? The disregard for human life and safety is so laughably over the top that it's hard to believe this isn't a plot on Archer.

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For decades, US presidents from both parties used a simple formulation for defining a tyrant: a leader who threatens or uses military force to suppress their domestic political opposition. Now we have a president doing just that and conservatives are cheering. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 16 hours ago • 64 comments

Another barnburner of a decision.

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Vultures are freaking awesome. There is a beauty in how perfectly they have evolved to be so useful and vital to the ecosystem. I just love them. Same goes for possums.

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A new executive order from Donald Trump allows VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats and unmarried veterans. Doctors, nurses, and others can also be denied employment at the VA if they are Democrats or unmarried. These new guidelines have already been implemented in some medical centers.

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The US Census told us years ago that white people would no longer be the majority by 2045 or so. It's possible all of these deportations and attacks are meant, in part, to prolong the white majority for as long as possible.

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This piece is essential for reading for those trying to understand the changes in our economy and the difference between Reagonomics and Trump's Grift economy. Peter Michael Gratton knocks it out of two parks here. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-grift-so...

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Democracy and morality are "high-minded ideals"?

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Tellme, what has become of my rights? Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me? Your proclamation promised me free liberty now I can't believe this is the land from which I came All I wanna say is that They don't really care about us www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJL...

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It is firmly in the “somebody’s making an active decision to downplay this” territory.

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Y'all, during boarding of a plane is not the appropriate moment to take your time. To quote Ludacris, get out the way.

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It's a clear indicator of editorial dysfunction.

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Short thread, with receipts. There has been a lot of research and many, many peer-reviewed studies that are easily cited, experts who can be consulted.

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