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Never seen someone more committed to looking like an 80s movie villain

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KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.

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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

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From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

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oh shit

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@hoosierhomer.bsky.social @bradduplessis.bsky.social @ctreese2.bsky.social @taggertmayfield.bsky.social @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social @hupplescat.bsky.social Man reads his electric bill like a Faulkner novel...Don't face the screen with fluids in your mouth...

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We drill into military officers that Members of Congress have Constitutional oversight rights, Members outrank four-stars in protocol, and even Congressional staffers are treated like generals/admirals. To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.

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None of this should come as a surprise. Was literally asking why the military couldn't just shoot protestors during the 2020 unrest. There are significantly fewer barriers in place now than there were then

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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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As the US Army celebrates it 250th birthday, Trump is celebrating the enemy that tried to defeat it.

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At Fort Bragg, Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line. Where are the generals who should be speaking up in defense of the military's rules and traditions, asks @RadioFreeTom?

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It’s hard to reconcile having once worn a uniform of the same military as the leadership at Fort Bragg who OKd that asinine display. Pathetic and embarrassing

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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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For someone determined to "get politics out of the military," Pete Hegseth has an extremely difficult time answering a single question without mentioning the Biden administration

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The United States is hosting the 2028 summer Olympics in Los Angeles

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Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

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The most remarkable film shot on one of the most remarkable days in history. It captures the North Shore Regiment on JUNO Beach near St. Aubin-sur-Mer on D-Day. For me, the most touching moment comes at the end of the clip when a soldier pats his comrade on the shoulder to say, "it will be ok." 🧵1/4

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Regret to inform you that Pete is exercising for the cameras again

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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

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If this same rhetoric is any indication the “response” will be underwhelming

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Emil Bove is the reincarnation of Leopold the Hogmouth.

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Irreversible tipping points in the climate system — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the wide-scale collapse of coral reefs — are closer than scientists previously believed.

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WWII pilot crash-landed his aircraft into a field hosting a Nazi soccer match in enemy-occupied Holland. He then evaded capture for two months, sleeping on haystacks and even stopping for beers www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...

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Kind of thought refusing to release innocent people while simultaneously continuing to pardon guilty people might cause a bigger stir in the press.

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Chet Holmgren looks like a young Daniel Day Lewis who was put into a trash compactor

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The lengths we've gone to to normalize incoherent idiocy is astounding

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The book selling campaign those two — and CNN — have been on has been gross

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In an unusual university study, religious leaders took psilocybin. Ninety-six per cent rated their first encounters with the psychedelic drug as being among the top five most spiritually significant experiences of their lives.

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My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for the Times Magazine: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/m...

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All I’m thinking about at 6 am is coffee

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from lawmakers in a pair of hearings Wednesday and did not directly answer whether he would vaccinate his own children against chicken pox and polio. He paused before answering, “Probably.”

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Last night, representing District 14 on the Dallas Police Oversight Board, I spoke about the department's willingness to collaborate with ICE here in Texas. It's something I feel strongly about. I've included some text highlights below and will also share the full video.

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There is nothing obvious about where someone might be held, given recent news Also this chyron is insane

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All time facial expression to go with it

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Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media. Great job Harvard!👏👏👏

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Just hours after President Donald Trump said the Houthis agreed to no longer fight the U.S., an F/A-18 was lost at sea in a landing mishap and the Houthis reportedly took more shots at the Truman

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It's genuinely hard to sound more tired and bored than Sean McDonough does while calling playoff hockey

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Yep. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...

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Full @DAVHQ statement on Trump proposal to rename Veterans Day as Victory Day for WWI: www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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In April, the United States conducted at least 635 airstrikes in Yemen (the timelapse depicts only 219), based on ISW open-source tracking data. The United States has conducted at least 973 airstrikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump first ordered airstrikes in Yemen.

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The Administration is appointing to senior civilian roles people drummed out of military service. Sets a terrible example and corrodes good order and discipline. He should not be confirmed.

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🎵Can you get … meeee fiiiiired 🎵

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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

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Never forget when the Germans attacked Pearl Harbor on June 7, 1941, and were repelled by an elite unit led by Optimus Prime and Wolverine

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