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This is definitely not how diplomacy is done, how peace negotiations work, & the mutual respect required. It fundamentally misunderstands how, why, and on what principles the US has continued to support Ukraine after it was unlawfully attacked, by surprise, by a large authoritarian aggressor nation.

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Hmmm, are there patterns here?

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Didn't republicans say they wanted government out of our lives?

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A Missouri Representative has filed a bill to track pregnancies in the state. HB 807 will: "Maintain a central registry of each expectant mother who is at risk for seeking an abortion of her unborn child and make the same available to a prospective adoptive parent who has completed screenings."

submitted 10 days ago • 1093 comments

“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated. This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 10 days ago • 56 comments

Those kids Musk has working for DOGE know nothing except computers. If it's not a computer, its meaningless to them. They have no concept of what's in a job description because they have no general knowledge.

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At the behest of Wall Street donors, Congressional Republicans are trying to overturn the CFPB's new rule against predatory overdraft fees. The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually. The GOP is the party of junk fees.

submitted 10 days ago • 169 comments

There is a measles outbreak in west Texas. Over 40 confirmed cases, meaning there are many more unconfirmed. And so far everyone who is confirmed with measles is unvaccinated.

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I wonder why?? www.foxnews.com/health/us-se...

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Been thinking about this cartoon. For no reason. Really. It's from 1889 -- during the Gilded Age.

submitted 39 days ago • 65 comments

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submitted 64 days ago • 396 comments

I agree, Biden should hand out a lot of pardons, including one for Trump. "Liberality" all around. Our country needs to move past the malaise which has sickened our nation for the last 8 years. We do not need 4 more years of more investigations into anyone.

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I have no problem with Biden pardoning his son. Heck, we all know what is coming when Trump takes Office. Pardons for every Capitol rioter. At this point, I hope Biden pardons anyone Trump may want to go after with criminal prosecution on his way out.

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So to summarize, according to #maga, any Black, gay or trans person who achieves any position, no matter how degreed or credentialed they are is an unqualified #dei hire. And any white person, however unqualified or even sketchy is inherently qualified when they get a job. Do I have that right?

submitted 91 days ago • 723 comments

Incredible how the narrative changes as soon as the election is over

submitted 94 days ago • 991 comments

so the claim here is that it is illegal for private companies to collectively decide how to use their advertising dollars?

submitted 99 days ago • 238 comments

The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Russia struck the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a conventionally armed ICBM this morning, marking the first combat use of an ICBM in history. Footage from Dnipro showed glowing reentry vehicles hitting the ground around 5 AM local time.

submitted 99 days ago • 24 comments

Freedom of speech does not mean being totally unaccountable for anything you say.I’ll say it again.Unaccountability is the crisis of our time. - Dr. Joanne Freeman

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

I think the lesson I've decided to learn is that it's good to treat important things seriously, even and especially if ridiculous men refuse to. And, as a bonus, ridiculous men sometimes back down when you resolve not to give in to their framing.

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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines: Measles: Before: 530,000, After: 47 Mumps: Before: 160,000, After: 429 Rubella: Before: 50,000, After: 3 Diphtheria: Before: 20,000, After: 2 Smallpox: Before: 30,000, After: 0 Polio: Before: 16,000, After: 0

submitted 103 days ago • 663 comments

Manhattan today:

submitted 104 days ago • 12 comments

Bluesky feels refreshing. Like twitter over a decade ago. Lets hope it stays that way.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Sums up the current state of the US politics

submitted 105 days ago • 711 comments

A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

submitted 105 days ago • 2170 comments

@beschlossdc1776.bsky.social thanks for being here. Twitter will never be what it used to be.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Goodnight Bluesky people. Our home galaxy over the loch. Taken in the Scottish Highlands. #photography

submitted 108 days ago • 148 comments