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Seems relevant that the CEO and co-owner of Politico’s parent company is a Trump-supporting German billionaire who reportedly encouraged Elon Musk to support Germany’s neo-nazi party www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

“The logic of revolution often traps revolutionaries: They start out thinking that the task will be swift and easy," @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. But "at each obstacle, after each catastrophe, the turn to violence becomes that much swifter, the harsh decisions that much easier."

If I wanted to ban third-world immigration to america, I'd cut the interstate connections to appalachia

This is not a dunk but constructive criticism. The way to make this site work is three steps 1) Follow people who have interesting & informed things to say on topics that interest you 2) Only show replies from followers 3) *Periodically* check replies / quotes on specific posts to add to followers

Watch white power work

Walking blowjob doesn't know what "term limits" means uk.news.yahoo.com/kristi-noem-...

Today, in the care and feeding of your pet cracker...

You know who needs a little trip to el salvador?

So he told us not to take his medical advice and now he’s… firing the people who give medical advice?

What is that, a Hyundai Tucson?

Jennifer Lyell, a former executive at a Southern Baptist publishing house who became an early whistle-blower against sexual abuse in her denomination, died on Saturday in Nashville.

Purity politics means bullying someone on behalf of a 3rd party that may or may not want to have anything to do with you. But that's not the problem. As I see it, there are three problems

I'm seeing a lot of lefties do what lefties do best: a circular firing squad. In this case, blaming the Harper's letter for the return of trump. It's a false equivalence, of course. Rightwing tribalism thrives on that kind of authoritarianism, but it's toxic to leftwing coalition politics.

Absolute fucking 🔥. "Over eight hours...people throwing back tear gas...throwing anything that they could to defend themselves...Border Patrol retreated. “And the hundreds of workers in the factories were able to escape. If any community was going to fight back without apology, it was this one."

Simone Biles isn't threatened by cheating males in her sport, because men lack the flexibility to compete in women's gymnastics. The male advantage does, however, translate to women's swimming, which is why William kept his kick rate down. #sandbagging www.outkick.com/sports/simon...

One thing I get from these increasingly outlandish outbursts that Miller is increasingly scared and frustrated by the battle he's fighting and is desperately trying to find a completely different one to fight. He's also heavily baiting California leadership.

Tommy Robinson is in the Bahamas spending all that money that idiots gave him for his 'legal fees' when he plead Guilty and didn't have a trial.

'One very good reason for the Democrats to retreat from their unpopular, maximalist Joe Biden–era positions on this issue is that they could then oppose the Trump administration’s overtly cruel decisions. ' Exactly.

Gen Eric Shinseki was fired for saying the U.S. would need several hundred thousand troops to control Iraq. 1:50 was the troop to citizen ratio, put the bill over 300,000. The U.S. tried to do it with 145K, peaked at 170K. There are 10,000,000 Americans in LA County. 1:50 = 200,000 troops.

Or learn math

A top official within the Nashville area’s Department of Justice offices has resigned after the Trump administration charged Kilmar Abrego Garcia with human trafficking. The charges against him should be “regarded with a very hefty dose of skepticism,” said Sen. Blumenthal.

Good news