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My elder millennial hot take that will go with me to the grave is that the Supreme Court screwing this guy out of the presidency was the pivot point for our descent into authoritarianism. I knew he got screwed when I was 14 in December of 2000. I still believe he got screwed.

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So when do we do away with the notion that republicans are good for the economy? Because the only two republican presidents in the 21st century have driven the economy off a cliff.

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A bunch of big corporations, universities, and white shoe law firms: “Thank you sir! May I have another?” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @theatlantic.com:

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A massive national security breach by the administration came to light yesterday but you wouldn’t know it from the @nytimes.com. Top three headlines on nytimes.com are essentially administration talking point about “woke” colleges. As @mtsw.bsky.social says, they like Trump and want to help him.

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The 2000s Workout playlist on Apple Music is great because I can recall enjoying my favorite college bars while my pushing 40 out-of-shape self tries in vain not to hurt myself at the gym.

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So as I read it, Schumer has essentially said that the filibuster is a rule that only Republicans get to use, making the requirement to pass democratic legislation 60 votes but republican legislation 50 votes.

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So my undergrad @sjuhawks-mbb.bsky.social pulls one out tonight. On to the law school to do the same. Let’s go @uconn.bsky.social!!!

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…and we know the first reporter chosen for the new press pool

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“The party of business.” 🙄

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Next time someone questions why New Englanders are so salty I’ll have them come out with me to shovel what is essentially 4 inches of melting Italian Ice off a driveway.

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I assume it’s a Gannett style mandate that requires every @providencejournal.bsky.social headline to end with a period/colon and “here’s why” or “here’s what we know” but my Lord is it a weird and sloppy presentation for what was the RI newspaper of record.

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So is anyone in the media planning on putting the screws to a Republican member of Congress about the Executive Branch using private citizens to illegally shut down a congressionally mandated organization, or is this a “only Democrats have agency” thing?

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“I am all for building housing,” Polisena added, “but when we say housing, I mean in the sense of single-family homes.” I’m not sure why duplexes and small condo buildings offend the mayor so much.

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Small apartment building on a tiny lot in Melbourne, Australia. The Aussies’ land use is the closest comparison to US/Canadian land use in the world. Of course, this is illegal to build in just about every US jurisdiction. The monster SUVs and auto dependency will continue until morale improves!

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Well in honor of not more than 3 Senate republicans not having the intestinal fortitude to vote no on a clearly unqualified Pete Hegseth it’s only apropos to have another bourbon.

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Who wants to tell the “Trump’s gonna magically lower inflation” voters what lowering interest rates in a hot economy does?

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The last three days have been a dumpster fire of atrociousness, so Stan Getz it is!

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Because clearly Articles I and III of the Constitution don’t matter if a Republican president doesn’t want them to.

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Recall that this is the leader of the party that purportedly has serious issues with the 1% and 15% of NPR and PBS’ funding that comes from the federal government.

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You can literally hear Chrissy saying this by the pool table in the Bing as you read the post.

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“Congestion pricing in NYC has reduced traffic, with an 8% decrease… NJ commuters expressed dissatisfaction…with some opting for alternative transportation or selling their vehicles.” So it’s working exactly as designed. Gotta love the negative media bias for anything democrats do!

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You know it’s been a helluva weather week when you go outside with the dog at 9:30 when it’s 30° and think to yourself, “wow, it’s really warm out here.”

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This is essentially why we’re careening toward authoritarianism. Legacy media sanewashes and the Rogans of the world are silent on anything that doesn’t puff up Trump. This headline should read “Trump threatens allies with military incursions.”

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Remember, we made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm based on the appearance of a conflict of interest, and you bet your bottom dollar that the press and the Republicans will lose their collective minds if there was ever a whiff of a financial conflict with a Democratic president.

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Of course! More lanes! A few more lanes will fix it, right? Right? I sincerely hope the next governor will make sure the current Department of Roadbuilding becomes a true Department of Transportation.

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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.

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My uncle contracted polio in the 1955 Woonsocket flood. He never walked afterwards w/o braces. The Salk vaccine, had it been available, would have prevented it. He died of COVID in Dec. 2020. The MRNA vaccines, had they been available, would have prevented it. Is the US going to tolerate this?

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