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This is every incel’s dream: someone who doesn’t respond to me, or even take off her earphones to hear my perfectly honed pickup lines, should be fired. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Is a response that states, something like "gfy" sufficient? His own PR staff responds to serious inquiries with a poop emoji, after all. Type fast and break things!

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How I procrastinate

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Well, that’s not good. He has stood up to Trump and Trumpism.

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Read this before buying into the Trump/Musk crypto fantasies, and those of Texas politicians, too. An incredible story about a small town losing its financial tentpole to scammers both international and local. W.C. Fields said it best: "You can't cheat an honest man." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/m...

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If any money from DOGE is actually saved, and if it all doesn't get absorbed by the billionaire tax cuts, they're going to sculpt some kind of Trump graven image. From gold, right? That's what the visit to Fort Knox is about?

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A little too long in the pan, but quite a tuna melt with jalapeños and chili cris

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Austin climate media conversation Feb 25

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When conservatives shout about “unelected bureaucrats,” I see heroes. “People are angry, they are frustrated, they are upset,” said Everett Kelley, the president of the AFGE, the largest federal employee union. “These are very patriotic people that actually care.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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If you're in the Austin area on Tuesday, this promises to be a great discussion of climate change and environmental reporting with former NYT reporter @revkin.bsky.social. Free food! Y'all come!

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Twitter used to be such a good place to learn about climate change directly from experts. Mush has handed it over to the deniers, cynics and kooks.

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“It was almost like listening to Richard Sackler tell the world there are pluses to opioid withdrawal as well as minuses.” Gotta love @emorwee.bsky.social heated.world/p/trump-ener...

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So much for that fantasy of a way out of this mess.

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“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said Dr. Lorie Harper, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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"We will prevail because we are relearning the basic truth — that we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for." Important reading from @rbreich.bsky.social with some love for independent media as well as "sharp" reporting from the NYT and the news side of the WSJ. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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“'Texas is really the future of the Democratic Party,' the Minnesota Democrat said." Wow, I mean, you know, is EVERYBODY taking ketamine now? link.houstonchronicle.com/view/634b1a4...

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Truly, this is one dark timeline. The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel to run the FBI into the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. But the denier argument that "CO2 is plant food" is BS. Let @andrewdessler.com explain why. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

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This nation still has great politicians — and young great politicians. Watch @jamestalarico.bsky.social

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Utter lack of humanity. Essential reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...

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“We don’t have Kings in America and I don’t intend to bend the knee for one.”Turns out there are some good billionaires after all. youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4

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This is every incel’s dream: someone who doesn’t respond to me, or even take off her earphones to hear my perfectly honed pickup lines, should be fired. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Is a response that states, something like "gfy" sufficient? His own PR staff responds to serious inquiries with a poop emoji, after all. Type fast and break things!

How I procrastinate

Well, that’s not good. He has stood up to Trump and Trumpism.

Read this before buying into the Trump/Musk crypto fantasies, and those of Texas politicians, too. An incredible story about a small town losing its financial tentpole to scammers both international and local. W.C. Fields said it best: "You can't cheat an honest man." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/m...

If any money from DOGE is actually saved, and if it all doesn't get absorbed by the billionaire tax cuts, they're going to sculpt some kind of Trump graven image. From gold, right? That's what the visit to Fort Knox is about?

A little too long in the pan, but quite a tuna melt with jalapeños and chili cris

Austin climate media conversation Feb 25

If you're in the Austin area on Tuesday, this promises to be a great discussion of climate change and environmental reporting with former NYT reporter @revkin.bsky.social. Free food! Y'all come!

Twitter used to be such a good place to learn about climate change directly from experts. Mush has handed it over to the deniers, cynics and kooks.

“It was almost like listening to Richard Sackler tell the world there are pluses to opioid withdrawal as well as minuses.” Gotta love @emorwee.bsky.social heated.world/p/trump-ener...

So much for that fantasy of a way out of this mess.

“This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said Dr. Lorie Harper, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

"We will prevail because we are relearning the basic truth — that we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for." Important reading from @rbreich.bsky.social with some love for independent media as well as "sharp" reporting from the NYT and the news side of the WSJ. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

“'Texas is really the future of the Democratic Party,' the Minnesota Democrat said." Wow, I mean, you know, is EVERYBODY taking ketamine now? link.houstonchronicle.com/view/634b1a4...

Truly, this is one dark timeline. The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel to run the FBI into the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. But the denier argument that "CO2 is plant food" is BS. Let @andrewdessler.com explain why. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

This nation still has great politicians — and young great politicians. Watch @jamestalarico.bsky.social

Utter lack of humanity. Essential reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...

“We don’t have Kings in America and I don’t intend to bend the knee for one.”Turns out there are some good billionaires after all. youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4

Musk is such a champion in the fight against climate change that he’s got millions of people deciding not to fly www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

the only monarch I want is like a billion butterflies

Yeah, no, Mr. Trump. There is only one king.