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I buy a lot of Kindle books on Amazon. I look forward to the latest book deals on Sundays. Since the election, there have been 3 different weeks - including today - where deals are heavily stacked with MAGAt titles. And I have yet to find a feature that allows me to block authors in my Kindle feed.

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UPDATE: Meta is continuing to censor anti-Musk ads. It has removed a Facebook ad calling for a boycott of Tesla, saying that it violates the company's policy on "unacceptable business practices" muskwatch.com/subscribe

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“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

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This is an excellent template and should be disseminated widely

submitted 8 days ago • 404 comments

Two year old post from The Big Think seems very germane to the whirlwind around us now.

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"Depression and fear are natural responses, but they can be paralyzing, which is why Trump’s whole strategy is to induce those feelings in us." It's a good thing we can also act.

submitted 24 days ago • 19 comments

I don’t know where to even start with this but the shear pomposity here is breathtaking.

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Here is the guidance in full. The wording is very broad. This should help a lot of organizations and people.

submitted 26 days ago • 157 comments

Here’s just a partial list of groceries that will cost you more once Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect on Tuesday.

submitted 26 days ago • 141 comments

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

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In honor of my kiddos /S

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Coercion also requires the credible promise to refrain from punishment if the victim complies. If OTOH the victim thinks one demand will be followed by another, it will resist.

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✨My educated and expert take on the TikTok ban ✨ This is some clown shit

submitted 40 days ago • 18 comments

Must read.

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Great column today from JV Last.

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🔭🧪 Things that make me happy: This is the first image from Mars, taken July 1965. Why does it look like this? Because computers were slow and it was going to be hours before the computer processed it enough to make an image. The scientists and engineers were impatient. 1/5

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Phew! What a wild day of missile monitoring! But I think the facts are converging on a pretty clear picture of what Russia launched and what it means. Short 🧵

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We’ve now reached the historical moment when Denmark is unquestionably tougher and more realistic in international affairs than any leader of the Republican Party.

submitted 101 days ago • 145 comments

She's not praying this weapon strikes and kills. She's praying she hits an incoming enemy missile and saves innocent lives. Moment of golden energy.

submitted 103 days ago • 10 comments

A little Fall tableau courtesy of the Pacific Northwest.

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Many of the folks I follow are brilliant journalists, writers, authors, etc… I can’t afford to subscribe to all those Substacks and yet I feel like I can’t afford to miss out on their views either. They all deserve the $. How do you decide?

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