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ludicrum.bsky.social
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this is from a new report on a “third way” on DEI and it is unbelievably naive, which in my view is emblematic of the author, rich kahlenberg, whose willingness to extend good faith to obvious bad faith actors borders on gullibility www.progressivepolicy.org/a-way-out-of...

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My grandparents fought in WWII. They were Eisenhower Republicans. Reagan Republicans. If they were alive to see Nazi salutes at CPAC and Russia dictating terms for our allies in Europe? Oh they’d shit bricks.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Me: *pops can* Cricket: MeOW? Meow??? Me: It’s not wet food. It’s peas. Cricket: Wha? Nahh. Me: I’m telling you.

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Hey Prof @hcrichardson.bsky.social : what’s the go-to FDR biography I should have read by now?

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Remember when 45 refused to release congressionally approved funds to Zelenskyy unless he agreed to “investigate” Biden during the US election? And then 45 got impeached? Thats all this is about. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_i...

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Another. What are we up to now?

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George: are you reading the news lately? planes are falling out of the sky Jerry: falling out of the sky? George: RIGHT OUTTA THE SKY! Jerry: but I'm supposed to fly to Florida to visit my parents! [Kramer bursts in] Kramer: hey Jerry, got any eggs?

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

A SWAT team member who was not allowed to enter the school until hours after the shooting told her he was sorry he had not been able to get to her sooner. "I was able to tell him, ‘It’s OK. No one blames you; I don’t blame you.’ It was one of the greatest moments of my life.”

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

submitted 4 days ago • 73 comments

helluva thread from the hellsite about the comically bad “savings” doge claims to have found (sorry for the weirdly sized screenshots, I had to squeeze everything into only 4 of them)

submitted 3 days ago • 93 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

submitted 6 days ago • 2244 comments

Gonna have to start calling him Tom Today

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

I was educated inside “HiGh IQ” technocracy, and have parented alongside (tho not within) it: Nothing the kid is saying is sinister or weird. X is actually being a Very Good Boy. When dad is on camera, “you have to shh!” And “excuse me I have to go pee” to POTUS! It’s cute in their culture 1/

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment