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On Wednesday, I flew overnight to Germany for a rehearsal the day arrived, so I absolutely, positively needed to sleep on the plane. I’m not really into sleep aids (other than a neck pillow, earplugs, and a face mask) but this time I tried 2mg of slow-release melatonin, and DAMN, that shit’s magic.

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now would be a good time for liberals to make a massive investment in progressive media. decades of relying on the ny times/wapo/ap/cnn has been a failure and they're now more right-wing than ever. everything is turning into a miniature fox news and liberals dont want to put money into this.

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Jeff Bezos named his right boot free markets and his left boot personal liberties

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aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

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Bezos destroying the post opinion pages is just another reminder: Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want.

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I feel like Nate Silver might have a vested interest in the claim that going on ketamine-fueled Tweeting binges is evidence of genius.

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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

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Vaccine rates go up alongside the imaginative capacity for tragedy.

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a season of white lotus about a mid-level bureaucrat who takes a long-awaited vacation to a resort in mexico only to discover that she’s been named the acting administrator of an agency that is wreaking havoc on the federal government

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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I wish I could go back to just before my idk 7th or 8th birthday and tell my mom thanks but no thanks on that NES.

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You're plugged in and have heard comparisons of DOGE and Gamergate in passing. I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison. Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion. www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...

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I wrote about this recently. It's part of a larger propaganda effort, designed to make Americans stupider and more paranoid. No such thing as a "safe" conspiracy theory. JFK assassination stuff may have felt fun but now it's just MAGA propaganda. www.salon.com/2025/02/13/m...

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"The first lesson of Gamergate was the propaganda value of bad faith, reinforced by endless repetition."

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A newfound RESPECT for @maddow.msnbc.com for keeping it real about what’s going on at MSNBC and how she really feels about it. She didn’t have to say this, but I’m so glad she did. Take 2 minutes… (1 of 2)

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Google obliterated their search function for this

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For those playing along at home we are now at the: "Ok sure they're Nazi salutes - but that doesn't make them expressions of Nazism" stage of denial.

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imagine WANTING to receive two million emails

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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

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For the past decade, we have been living in The Long Gamergate Era. So many things about the present moment have their origin in that very dumb, very mean misogynistic online harassment campaign, that mobilized bitter young men into an online army to wage gamified cruelty against real people.

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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

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The guy who essentially just won the next chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, has been doing a press tour for the past week or so talking about how America under Trump can’t be trusted and promising to investigate Musk for meddling in the German election.

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Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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Preliminary thoughts on the German election results so far: 1) Chasing the far right vote by demagoguing on migration has brought the CDU/CSU it's second worst performance in history. It's in first place, but it's a weaker result than anything Merkel posted.

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AfD was polling in the mid 20s a few months ago and underperformed polls from this week by 1-2 points. Still would like to see it much lower, but a pretty big sigh of relief in Europe

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84% turnout in German general election. Highest since reunification.

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another Nazi salute at CPAC

submitted 5 days ago • 1178 comments

Incredibly disappointing

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Standing up to the authoritarian wave requires more than cheerleading for democracy; it demands making democratic societies more participatory, responsive, and adaptable at all levels, from local to national, in response to the societal shifts driven by the Internet over the past 15 years.

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The older I get, the more I appreciate the concept of "IQ." Whenever someone seriously mentions the importance of IQ, I know I can shut my brain off because nothing they say is worth thinking about. It's so convenient!

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With the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director yesterday, I suppose it’s time to admit that I was wrong.

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Were they the most redneck skiers in the world, but gave up on it? I have so many questions.

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I am so sick of this shit. It’s a Sieg Heil. It’s a Nazi salute. Anyone who sees it knows. It’s ridiculous that legal departments presumably won’t let media call it what it is. Bannon made “a provocative gesture that resembled the salute Elon Musk gave at a post-inauguration rally”? Fuck off.

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