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Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire. California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.

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Texas passed a law that makes it harder for adults to access pornography and other sexual content they have every right to access. This is a direct violation of our First Amendment rights — so we're challenging the law in front of the Supreme Court next week.

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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

submitted 60 days ago • 904 comments

Shamelessly promoting a huge discount on my book (in time for Christmas), in audiobook format: feel free to spread the word! #poland #history www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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Why the number ❝1⁄137❞ appears everywhere in nature One of the fundamental constants of nature, the fine-structure constant, determines so much about our Universe. Here's why it matters. ➷ bigthink.com/starts-with-...

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This is important: people want quick solutions but a fundamental rethinking of democracy and "what to do" to strengthen it and its appeal in the face of authoritarian threats is needed. That is what I am working on now.

submitted 103 days ago • 78 comments

“The broligarchs’ ascendancy on both the foreign- and domestic-policy fronts has taken many observers by surprise—including me,” Brooke Harrington writes. theatln.tc/ToQswFr7

submitted 103 days ago • 49 comments

Give a man a fish. He feeds for a day. Teach a man to fish. He feeds for a lifetime. Teach a billionaire to fish. He buys all the lakes and rivers and then charges you to fish them.

submitted 103 days ago • 331 comments

Alright, who made this? 😂🤣

submitted 103 days ago • 87 comments

I told MAGA that Black Friday is DEI.

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When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...

submitted 104 days ago • 1022 comments

Looking forward to a confirmation hearing at which someone gets to say, “That’s not what your mom told me last night.”

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When I said Kennedy Jr. could eventually kill millions, I meant it. As ever, Trump privileged money and power over everything else in promising DHHS to a madman in exchange for his endorsement. The death toll America could experience due to the greed of Donald Trump is staggering. Read this report.

submitted 106 days ago • 110 comments

Republican Jesus. From the Book of MAGA.

submitted 106 days ago • 475 comments

Only biological males with cakey orange foundation and 34 felony convictions may use this bathroom.

submitted 107 days ago • 1317 comments

Canada's top military commander Jennie Carignan calls out the GOP for questioning women in combat: After 39 years as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify women's contribution to defense and service in their country...

submitted 108 days ago • 1030 comments

All churches should be taxed. Repost if you agree.

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Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.

submitted 114 days ago • 6256 comments

For the new folks here fleeing the depredations of Elon’s platform, I happen to have a book about attention capitalism and how it disfigures our inner lives and public politics. Comes out January 28th 2025. But you can preorder now. sirenscallbook.com

submitted 115 days ago • 71 comments

Time to get active. Boycott Sargento. #BoycottSargento #DailyKos www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

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Pete Hegseth is an anti-Muslim bigot who has warned followers about the Muslim birth rate in states like Michigan; criticized the election of Muslims to public office; and praised President Donald Trump’s call for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

submitted 119 days ago • 11 comments

Remember when Trump’s team promised to “blacklist” anyone who was involved with Project 2025?

submitted 114 days ago • 19 comments

This should terrify every American. It doesn’t matter where you stand on immigration. Using our military as a domestic law enforcement tool at mass scale will destroy its core purpose, turn the American people against them, and damage the institution for decades.

submitted 114 days ago • 1542 comments

Right wing Christians have missed the message. Ask me about it.

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Y'all already know what to do. I'll be curating this list on the regular. If y'all know of anybody who begs to be in the basket, let me know, I'll vet and add accordingly. bsky.app/profile/did:...

submitted 115 days ago • 316 comments

Another example of a Trump nominee — in this case RFK Jr. — threatening to sue publications whose articles he doesn’t like. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/u...

submitted 116 days ago • 16 comments

Here's a starter pack for people who know How Congress Works. Let me know whom I've missed. go.bsky.app/HjjmnwA

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Musk is now beefing in dramatic ways with top Trump capo Boris Epshteyn. This situation can't continue. We're just two weeks into Trump being president-elect and his co-president and top advisor are blowing up at each other at dinner. Hard to imagine this lasting four months, let alone four years.

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There is no scientific or medical evidence base to support the notion that mifepristone and misoprostol are dangerous or should be regulated as controlled substances, which federal law describes as drugs that have “potential for abuse.” But that hasn’t stopped Republicans:

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The Ring Nebula looks like a portal - James Webb Space Telescope

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A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

submitted 117 days ago • 2170 comments

Donald Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite, @elcush.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/VdffvG95

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Elizabeth Warren signals that the Trump team is delaying signing the transition documents Warren said the Trump transition team’s delay in signing ethics safeguards, which are aimed at heading off conflicts of interest, is “what illegal corruption looks like.” Way to go Elizabeth!!

submitted 119 days ago • 14 comments

Written 54 years ago in response to a child’s letter about what makes a good citizen, and still right on the money.

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My latest on Trump and Biden: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Trump said he’d drain the Washington swamp. But he appointed more billionaires, CEOs, and Wall Street moguls to his first admin than any admin in history. What's he planning for his second term? Appointing more billionaires, CEOs, and Wall Street moguls to his admin. Hello?

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A lot of accounts asking for followers but we follow back everyone who asks no matter how long it takes us! RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙

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