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America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

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TACO

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So the guy who can singlehandedly set US tariffs on smartphones is launching his own US smartphone company do I have that right

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Hey Eric - working class people can be concerned about their kitchen table issues as well as a rising fascist dictator. I know it's difficult for you to realize because you're incapable of it yourself, but people can understand more than one issue at a time. Look up "multitasking".

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This is fucked.

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Under Trump, the war in Gaza has gotten worse and now there's a war in Iran too. Here's why I still think Trump was the peace candidate.

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Look, it’s simply an incredible string of coincidences that so many Republican officials turn out to be pedophiles.

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...and he's gonna be high on his own supply, fresh off his widdle miwitawy pawade on his bday. I expect some major unhinged stories to come out of this one.

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Even if you found a haunted Pee Wee Herman doll in the woods behind Hitler's bunker, adopted it, and then educated it on nothing but Mein Kampf and Hogan's Heroes reruns that creepy little doll would still make a better Deputy White House Chief of Staff than goddamn Stephen Miller

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An incomplete list of stuff that Donald Trump has deemed "very special": The Declaration of Independence The Bible The troops Qatar DOGE staff His birthday parade The $TRUMP meme coin "community" "Everybody up here" (at his victory speech) The January 6th rioters

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The thing about "winning the middle" in order to make a big tent is that it fails, not only in practical reality, but as a metaphor. Think of a big round carnival tent, like in Bugs Bunny cartoons. Picture it from the top. Big circle. Got it? www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

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Every day the authoritarianism grows worse - Christopher Rufo calling for the Trump administration to "dispatch unmarked vans to follow key agitators and snatch them from the streets while the media are not looking" christopherrufo.com/p/trump-shou...

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I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

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This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV. To me, the gross mischaracterization of what’s happening in Los Angeles looks like an excuse to deploy the military—to protect government assets like ICE.

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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

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Confederates took up arms against the US in order to protect violent white supremacy and oligarchy, so that checks.

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Growing up and living in the heart of Appalachia, too many people view the Confederacy with some kind of sick romantic tilt instead of the purely racist enslavers that ran it and waged war in the name of slavery under the guise of "state's rights". This dovetails in with that too well.

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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

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Tariff-Strained Apple Announces 7,083-Piece iPhone Kit

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If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it’s a…..

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Trump says anybody who protests the military parade on Sunday will be met with “very heavy force”

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ICE Releases Gavin Newsom Beheading Video

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The head of a new RFK-backing group promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. @annamerlan.bsky.social reports on Leland Lehrman, executive director of the MAHA Institute.

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Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

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These charges seem flimsy to me. Makes me think this is the govt attempting to justify themselves in how they unlawfully treated him. I'll reserve judgement, but this seems really really weak on its face.

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Looks like this was done in AI by some clueless dolt staffer.

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Let's not let this hate crime die on the vine. Anyone who can ought to support this fundraising effort, and be vocal about this cold-blooded murder being called exactly what it is every where - a true hate crime. We all as a society deserve justice for what happened here.

America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

TACO

So the guy who can singlehandedly set US tariffs on smartphones is launching his own US smartphone company do I have that right

Hey Eric - working class people can be concerned about their kitchen table issues as well as a rising fascist dictator. I know it's difficult for you to realize because you're incapable of it yourself, but people can understand more than one issue at a time. Look up "multitasking".

This is fucked.

Under Trump, the war in Gaza has gotten worse and now there's a war in Iran too. Here's why I still think Trump was the peace candidate.

Look, it’s simply an incredible string of coincidences that so many Republican officials turn out to be pedophiles.

...and he's gonna be high on his own supply, fresh off his widdle miwitawy pawade on his bday. I expect some major unhinged stories to come out of this one.

Even if you found a haunted Pee Wee Herman doll in the woods behind Hitler's bunker, adopted it, and then educated it on nothing but Mein Kampf and Hogan's Heroes reruns that creepy little doll would still make a better Deputy White House Chief of Staff than goddamn Stephen Miller

An incomplete list of stuff that Donald Trump has deemed "very special": The Declaration of Independence The Bible The troops Qatar DOGE staff His birthday parade The $TRUMP meme coin "community" "Everybody up here" (at his victory speech) The January 6th rioters

The thing about "winning the middle" in order to make a big tent is that it fails, not only in practical reality, but as a metaphor. Think of a big round carnival tent, like in Bugs Bunny cartoons. Picture it from the top. Big circle. Got it? www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Every day the authoritarianism grows worse - Christopher Rufo calling for the Trump administration to "dispatch unmarked vans to follow key agitators and snatch them from the streets while the media are not looking" christopherrufo.com/p/trump-shou...

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV. To me, the gross mischaracterization of what’s happening in Los Angeles looks like an excuse to deploy the military—to protect government assets like ICE.

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Confederates took up arms against the US in order to protect violent white supremacy and oligarchy, so that checks.

Growing up and living in the heart of Appalachia, too many people view the Confederacy with some kind of sick romantic tilt instead of the purely racist enslavers that ran it and waged war in the name of slavery under the guise of "state's rights". This dovetails in with that too well.

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

Tariff-Strained Apple Announces 7,083-Piece iPhone Kit

If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it’s a…..

Trump says anybody who protests the military parade on Sunday will be met with “very heavy force”

ICE Releases Gavin Newsom Beheading Video

The head of a new RFK-backing group promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. @annamerlan.bsky.social reports on Leland Lehrman, executive director of the MAHA Institute.

Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

These charges seem flimsy to me. Makes me think this is the govt attempting to justify themselves in how they unlawfully treated him. I'll reserve judgement, but this seems really really weak on its face.

Looks like this was done in AI by some clueless dolt staffer.

Let's not let this hate crime die on the vine. Anyone who can ought to support this fundraising effort, and be vocal about this cold-blooded murder being called exactly what it is every where - a true hate crime. We all as a society deserve justice for what happened here.

wonderful to see so many companies celebrating pride month this year

We’re just innocent men