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You have GOT to watch this snippet from the stand up routine of @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social on Saturday in DC. It's gold. www.threads.com/@joshjohnson...

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The American people, for the most part, has the memory of a goldfish. It is possible, that the goldfish has better recall.

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The knockout Washington state cherry harvest is being choked by the threat of ICE. www.kuow.org/stories/a-pe...

submitted 17 hours ago • 6 comments

The White House now looks like a tacky ass car dealership. No elegance with this dipshit.

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Adriana Smith did not give birth to a baby. She was used as an incubator, cut open, and a baby was taken out of her lifeless body. A Black woman was used as a science experiment.

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Everyone complaining abou Dems not fighting hard enough need to give folks like Brad Lander, Alex Padilla, and Chris Van Hollen their flowers when they risk their personal safety to fight fascism. You need carrots to go with your sticks.

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There is no clearer sign of where we are a a society than how quickly the assassinations in Minnesota have disappeared from front pages. The 2011 Gabby Gifford shooting was a major story for weeks -- with politician and policy implications for years.

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I need y'all to understand what the NYT, Dem donors, and centrists are doing here. They're pushing the narrative that trans people went too far and we deserve what is happening to us. It's pure victim blaming and it's not done yet, there's a Confessore piece in the works with the same framing.

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Watching the news in NY, I keep thinking of this image showing thousands of Bostonians rallying against federal troops whom they called "kidnappers," furious at the reach of the slave power into free states courtesy of the federal govt. 🗃️ www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/par... www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/par...

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YES. Even if you are correct that a police officer is not following procedure, that is 100% not going to stop them from beating the crap out of you if you resist.

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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democratic leaders are operating like the mike lee thing is just a slip up by one guy instead of how the entire movement thinks. im tired of it. this is who they are. theyve been like this for decades. whether its goldwater opposing civil rights, reagan attacking welfare recipients or wmds

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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.

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"At Social Security, Mr. Musk’s efforts amount to a case study in what happened when his team of government novices ran a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

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The pendulum swings because IT WAS PUSHED.

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If you rank Zohran 1st you’re voting to make every New York Times Opinion writer insane for several years.

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"I hear the new M is a lady." Cool!

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Join Historians at the Movies #HATM tonight! As you can see from the post by Jason Herbert, the watch & chat will be on LADY AND THE TRAMP on Disney+ starting at 8 PM eastern. Other than cute dogs, there are also some problematic cats. Beyond the usual problematic cat behavior. Lots to talk about!

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I appreciate those who do try for change from within. This can be controversial and lonely, but having someone "on the inside" can have strong influence for the better.

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I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...

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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/

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“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

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Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

submitted 5 days ago • 482 comments

It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)

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My new webstore is up NOW! (Note: This merch is completely different from the merch we're selling on our tour... which, by the way, starts TONIGHT!!!) shop.weirdal.com

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