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RE my recent obsession w/debt ceiling: R package raises it a mere $4T, meaning a ceiling fight in ~early '28 when, I bet, fiscal hawk Rs demand spending ✂️to⤴️it. But, Rs are RIGHT NOW locking in $25T in borrowing over 10 yrs w/their tax & spending policy. Rs should own that & ⤴️ceiling by $25T now.

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If they were decent they wouldn’t be supporting it. This narrative of “White innocence” has got to stop. Read your James Baldwin, who coined the phrase. 🙏🏾

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Trump pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters who injured more than 140 police officers in one of the biggest mass attacks on law enforcement in American history

submitted 6 days ago • 30 comments

Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi went to a consulate in Istanbul to get a document he needed to get married. Instead, he was murdered and dismembered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now a close pal of Donald Trump.

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👇🎯 And threat to both is that the latter are not self-enforcing. They require the 535 people in Congress who swore oaths to country & constitution to stop violating their oaths & to do their damn jobs already.

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They’re lashing out against Habeas and arresting Mayors because they know their position is weak and getting weaker, and they’re panicking. It’s scary to live through, but it’s less scary when you remember this isn’t coming from a position of strength, it’s sweaty desperation.

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Tariff rates will now be much lower on Bentleys made in the UK than Chevy’s made in Canada or Mexico.

submitted 13 days ago • 44 comments

Too bad you forced her to resign for censoring one of her political cartoons.

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Ah that’s a classic. 💕

submitted 17 days ago • 15 comments

Absolutely not. Every time someone tries this, I point out how it biases against Black speech. Every. Time. 🤷🏿‍♂️ Also from the launch of the Perspective API and its "toxicity" score. Police don't kill too many Black kids." Score: Not toxic.🤦🏿‍♂️ "Police kill too many Black kids. Score: 80.28% toxic.😮

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NPR Morning Edition had Steve Bannon on yesterday, and PBS News Hour has Chris Rufo on right now. What the fuck is wrong with you??? What possible reason is there to platform these lying assholes???

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Treasury Secretary Bessent today said two-year Treasury yields 80bp below the Fed funds rate signals "the Fed should be cutting." Last fall, he said the Fed has risked "the integrity of the institution" by cutting 50bp in September, before the election, when the 2-year was 175bp under Fed funds...

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Tell me you’re telling your corporate overlords to go to hell without telling me you’re telling your corporate overlords to go to hell

submitted 23 days ago • 26 comments

I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values. Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +

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HAPPY 10TH CITY NATURE CHALLENGE! 🎉 It's time to upload as many observations of wild organisms as you can to iNat, no matter where you are. For some inspo, here are a few from last year (scroll for a surprise 🦝). All photos from inaturalist.org 🧵⤵️ 1. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) by drmoasu

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

“he’s just tapping me along” is a novel phrase

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ICYMI: Ken Griffin this week, on the creditworthiness of US treasuries: For decades, “no brand came close. And we put that brand at risk.” 🇺🇸

submitted 25 days ago • 61 comments

This is SO COOL

submitted 27 days ago • 24 comments

Cis folks: reach is relative. You probably don't have the clout to support trans folks in People magazine. But you do have influence with the people around you. Work, family, community. Use it. Use it not just to blast bigots; also remember to uplift trans people around you.

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Hey @theguardian.com, I wrote a bestselling book defending pigeons, so reach out at [email protected] if you'd like to hear a spirited and science-based defense of those perfect birds 🕊️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 27 days ago • 44 comments

Here's How! - "Kep," c. 1908

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Arsonist. Fire. 🔥 Fireman. Hero. * TRUMP SAYS HE HAS NO INTENTION OF FIRING FED CHAIR POWELL

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Journalists @thehill.com learned that one of their own was fired to appease Trump and stop a lawsuit. Nexstar, which owns The Hill, is gutting nonpartisan reporting, planning to lay off 30% of the newsroom, and caving to political pressure. We stand with The Hill Guild. Read their statement below:

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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

submitted 29 days ago • 268 comments

The best gift I've been given in the last few years was my wife setting up the Libby app on my phone. I have a long commute, so it's easy for me to finish off a novel in short order. I'm going to share my reading timeline here, perhaps with occasional snark; feel free to offer suggestions!

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Gavin Newsom, a schmuck who has spent every waking moment the last 10 years of his life thinking about political optics, getting dogwalked by a guy half the country didn't even know existed like 5 days ago

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I'll say it again, the tariff system is being put in place by very rich men at the top of the U.S. power system and they'll be fine whatever happens. It's worth keeping that in mind when you see something like this from the president.

submitted 31 days ago • 7 comments

Sure it’s nice he says this but tomorrow he could absolutely spend three hours asking softball questions to someone who says Ben Franklin was a communist and that due process just mans executive sign off

submitted 31 days ago • 83 comments

Protest march on Constitution Avenue against Trump now.

submitted 32 days ago • 57 comments

Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

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Each time I buy groceries I learn we’re a little closer to the prophesied $10 banana.

submitted 32 days ago • 10 comments

Important to know where we stand. Dispel the magical thinking and make a plan for the months between now and the midterms.

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I am going to spend the next ten minutes giving USAdians some Actual Advice from a Supply Chain Professional with 20 years experience. 1) It's going to be bad in a way you've never seen, not even during COVID or BREXIT. 2) Don't panic. 2a) Panic leads to bad decisions 1/8

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