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Ernst just handed Dems the win on the BBB. All we have to do going forward is press that they are not only acknowledging their bill will kill people, but they're fucking joking about it. That's it. That's the messaging. They're literally selling an "Express Bus to Jesus" and that dog won't hunt.

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Psst…those 1950s manufacturing jobs Trump loves so much? They were good jobs because they were UNION jobs. Oh...and taxes on corporations and the rich were much higher. Trump’s agenda won’t bring back the “Golden Age.” It’ll make the rich richer at everyone else's expense.

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Right now the Nukak are fighting to return to their home. Over half of the Nukak people have died from disease and violence because of forced contact 30 years ago. Enough's enough. Learn about the Nukak's history and take action! svlint.org/NukakB

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Rare image of the sleep paralysis demon that is responsible for your wet dreams:

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GOP legislatures in Alaska, Nebraska, and Missouri are trying overturn voter-approved referenda requiring paid sick leave. And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether. The GOP can't stand the will of the people.

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Science denying know-nothing GOPers are trying (and in some cases succeeding) to ban fluoride in water based on anti-science BS. A new study shows a nationwide ban would bring a 7.5% increase in tooth decay and cost almost 10 billion dollars over five years. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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"No tax on tips" isn't a bad idea, but when coupled with Republican plans to make massive cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs, many service workers who could benefit will fall further behind. What we should really do is get rid of the subminimum wage.

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new republican healthcare plan just dropped

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It cannot be overstated how invaluable Ethel and her team's work has been over the years and if there's any way you can help them out of this financial rut

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A lot of people know about the Germans in the space program, but the more relevant engineer might be Qian Xuesen, the MIT/CalTech aerospace professor who co-founded JPL and was sent to recruit the Germans. We deported him the 1950s. He became the leader of China’s missile program.

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Wild to me just how many grifters, middlemen, and hapless entrepreneurs are desperate to rip-off ARTISTS, already one of the most exploited & underpaid of professions. Listen bros, step up your con game, please go scam someone in private equity. Take some pride in your work

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Have you ever wondered exactly why we spend so much money, time, and effort to build space telescoeps when we have so many on the ground? The reason is atmospheric. www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... 🔭 🧪

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I remember, it was probably in the early 2000's I remember reading on @maddox.xmission.com's site that he used a black background because it was a lot easier on the eyes. That stuck with me, now I get frustrated when an app, website or other stuff doesn't have a dark mode. Ahead of the curve.

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Republicans can only lose 3 Senate votes on Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and these senators are the most vulnerable in 2026: -Collins (ME) -Tillis (NC) -Sullivan (AK) -Husted (OH) -Moody (FL) -Cornyn (TX) -Ernst (IA) If they represent you, tell them to vote NO. (202) 224-3121

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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

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Bean and cheese burritos are for children and idiots (not mutually exclusive). Oh you don't like chicken and a little rice, baby? Little avocado & onions going to kill you? Grow up.

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how can anyone claim The Bear is the best depiction of working at a restaurant when the Barratie Arc of One Piece is right there

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I wish the average person would get as outraged over AI and machine translation as they seem to over AI art. Both are art. Both take skill and years of study/training.

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Gateball, a variation of croquet invented in Japan, was once extremely popular. Now, however, it's dying. Yamaguchi Prefecture has gone from 10K registered players to a mere 138 today. Why are people in Japan souring on the home-grown lawn sport? buff.ly/Pulbtgw

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To win on social issues, the Left has to develop the cultural competence to connect progressive goals with working-class priorities. The gay marriage fight offers a formula for appealing to ordinary Americans’ values without giving up on social progress.

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Hello fellow streamers, y'all like money? Wanna give even more of it to Jeff Bezos? Neither do I. Today, Twitch released a new feature SET ON BY DEFAULT that makes you pay part of the discount for gifted subs. ON. BY. DEFAULT. Go to Creator Dashboard > Monetization > Subscriptions to turn it off.

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DOGE is not unstoppable. The courts stand in the breach.

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Today marks the 500th anniversary of Thomas Müntzer’s execution after he led a mass revolt that was both religious and social in its content. Müntzer’s complex, contradictory career has long been a source of fascination for historians of class conflict.

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60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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Elster's big artificials

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Since the dawn of information technology - literally the Gutenberg era - tech entrepreneurs have been trying to convince people that their new way of delivering information would be killed if they had to actually pay for the information they were making money delivering. This story is 400 years old.

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I believe that everyone should be allowed the space and time and opportunity to become who they truly are. I am sad that some people, given the space and time and opportunity, choose to be assholes.

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Instead of simply wishing people well this Memorial Day, here are five concrete policies that will protect servicemembers abroad and on the home front:

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At least Kīlauea is having a good time. Volcanoes are the best. Period. (Friendly reminder that the Trump administration is killing scientific inquiry in this country.) www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

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This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.

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𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 is my official Indie Game of the Year for 2025, and no, I will not be accepting further discussion on the matter. ☕

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A few years ago someone told to me that men aren’t taught to be men, they’re just taught to be terrified of being thought womanly, and that this demonization of “things women are or do” is just blunt misogyny, which is also behind homophobia and transphobia, and they were 100% right.

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Finally, a cure to the male loneliness epidemic:

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Or, in other words, as @xkcd.com said...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Wise words from Mr. Rogers. We are all in this together. Let us all renew ourselves to strive for the common good.

submitted 7 days ago • 168 comments

As a Florida resident, I am glad to have graduated from High School back in 2011 (even if I have not accomplished a whole lot since) so I would not have to deal with this shit now!

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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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The Right’s claims about the country aren’t just wrong, they’re often downright goofy. But conservatives' complete disconnect from reality is nowhere near enough to dislodge them from power.

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My only problem with @katmabu.bsky.social is that she is a younger progressive running to replace an older progressive in what has been a very safe, consistently liberal district and state. Does she or any other leftist candidate have a legitimate strategy to flip swing districts in red states???

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As Republican senators go home for the Memorial Day weekend, it’s an excellent time for those of you who live in their states to be heard — especially on the Big Ugly Bill that’s coming to the Senate from the House next week. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/as-these-senators-go-home-for-the

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A number of prominent Uyghur restaurant owners in Guangzhou were detained in 2017-2018. The ones we know about: - Yasin (deceased) + Nurmemet Tursun (Yasinjan) - Abdurahman Sultan (Qashteshi) - Qahar (Ajir) - Mijit Osman (Mediniy) - Nurmemet + Rozi Tursun (Nurbostan) (1/2)

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When the "End Wokeness" account accidentally makes the case for letting in refugees from Mexico. If 109 homicides per capita = genocide (source: none), then we have a crisis just south of our borders...

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Interesting (if mind bending) article. It helps a lot to read the embedded links.

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Uploaded my third 𝘚𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 saved replay this month. A new record for my YouTube playlist!

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"The nature of forgeries, a subject on which I may boast of some small expertise, is to fool the least discerning, not the most; it is to convince the general public that true greatness never existed, that imitation is reality, that shoddiness is quality. It is an assault on pleasure itself."

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