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He accidentally said the quiet part.

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And during Passover.

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I dunno, feels weird to me that Gretchen Whitmer’s popular era might be over because she decided to dog-and-pony for factories in a state Trump won twice. Yeah people, obviously Trump is a bad actor. But it feels very obvious what the play and purpose are. We don’t have to play dumb about that.

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RFK believes that he is one of the genetic elect and that it is a violation of the natural order to either impose on the genetic elect with public health OR prevent nature from taking its course with those who are predestined to biological damnation.

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Neocons waged the “War on Terror”, and now MAGA is waging the “War on Empathy”. I don’t know what it means but it just feels like they’re connected. Like the American conservative impulse is always fighting a battle against existing in connection with a world around you. The War on Giving a Shit.

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You gotta be fucking kidding me.

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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson

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This is, in addition to very obviously denying people benefits and clearly excluding the vast majority of seniors, a violation of federal law on accessibility, especially since X requires users to log in and agree to the terms of service to see published content.

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#ThePitt star Noah Wyle: “I find it infuriating that we still can’t come to a consensus that masks cut down on transmission of disease. I find it infuriating that we still won’t acknowledge that vaccines are an important way of eradicating disease.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lFErS

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Fencing has co-ed competitions! Regularly!!

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Judge’s order to reinstate AP in White House press pool shows the importance of fighting lawless orders. It’s not just the rights of one that are at stake, it’s the rights of all.

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My column today is about the weird misogyny and misplaced anti-elitism of the "men should in factories" rhetoric about tariffs. But I do take time to point out that manufacturing was already on an upswing, without gutting the world economy. Gift link: wapo.st/4jiEAds

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NEW. @jasonfurman.bsky.social on Trump's tariffs. "I don’t see how the president can get rid of what is now a massive amount of uncertainty...The only way to put that genie back in the bottle would be for Congress to take tariff-setting power back to itself." youtu.be/b6HAqPdgixE?...

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Really great example of the principle that the thing that really makes cons work is marks desperately wanting to be conned

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I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

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The point here is not that anyone DESERVES to be sent to The Camps, but that totalitarianism works by steadily growing its list of targets, until anyone can be sent to The Camps at any time for any reason

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four great punches in comics history

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This is such a hard read. Another norm - the idea that business and money can quietly assert its interest over politics - is eroding, out of fear of reprisal.

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Bill Ackman, like many on Wall Street, reacted with glee when Donald Trump was elected. This week, he launched into mea culpa mode. Read The Big Take ⤵️

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Is this how they’re going to prove high unemployment is actually good and work is gay actually?

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BREAKING: Senator Ron Wyden announces a bipartisan resolution to end Trump's global tariffs.

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Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.

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It costs you the money!

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Incredible to compare the way media companies and law firms and even the Supreme Court will fold like a lawn chair when they don’t have to, whereas any instance of showing the slightest backbone whiffs them.

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