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again, I think a major problem with America is that a critical mass of voters and elites have convinced themselves they can't die even if they stab themselves—that it is impossible to elect a government that actually makes their lives worse so its all just a game

submitted 1 day ago • 42 comments

"ChiGoose789: I enjoy walks along the beach at sunrise..." From my short bike ride this morning. #chicago

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Looking forward to Transportation Secretary Duffy-Kruger saying Space-X’s “license should be revoked.” I mean this caused WAY more trouble than one go-around at Midway, right?

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oh he's freaking out about the market

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

The only thing ANY of our elected representatives should be telling Elon Musk is, “we’re Congress, you’re not. Fuck off.”

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It took me well over a year to recover from a real corporate burnout. Frankly I’m not sure I’ll ever be the same. “Burnout” is kinda like “flu.” People tend to throw those terms around a bit carelessly, but if you have the real thing, it’s totally debilitating.

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Donald Trump doesn't give two fucks about norms. Neither should Democrats. We need a leader, we need coordination, we need to fight back. But most of all, we need to stop listening to consultants from 1992. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

submitted 3 days ago • 64 comments

A bunch of billionaires have convinced a large portion of the US that it is their patriotic duty to suffer economic hardship to make the country great. If that’s not evidence of how propaganda works, I don’t know what is.

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

This is an incredible walkback from the Trump WH, and likely demonstrates what happened was untenable for them.

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

Elon is literally wearing tactical vests lmao. We are off the chain. Elon. Just walk away. Say "sorry" and yeah, people will be mad, but then do cool car shit or something idk. We have the memories of goldfish. You can walk away.

submitted 5 days ago • 22 comments

Ya know, it’s really too bad a whole bunch of smart people didn’t see this coming and try to want everybody.

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lol

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

There was a great turn out today at the Chicago rally to support Ukraine.

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This is exactly what a frightened abused wife would send to her family about her abusive husbands actions at thanksgiving, because he’s checking her phone It’s sick and sad

submitted 7 days ago • 2255 comments

Brutal.

submitted 7 days ago • 1068 comments

One of the most profound realizations I’ve had in the last decade is that the Cold War never actually ended. They just made us think it did. Russians don’t mind playing a VERY long game. I mean on the scale of years and decades.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

At this point, one can only hope that when the pendulum swings back the other way, it takes the form of an absolute wrecking ball.

submitted 7 days ago • 42 comments

It is truly fucked up that 9/11 “mentally prepared” me for what’s happening now. Like, “oh, I get it, another catastrophe that’ll change everything globally forever. Cool.”

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Whew this.

submitted 7 days ago • 9 comments

It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!

submitted 7 days ago • 2527 comments

I feel like the only thing keeping me going right now is a deeply morbid curiosity to see how all this plays out.

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I cannot help but remember how much fun it was in the 2017-2021 era to see so clearly he’s a Russian asset but have everybody irl look at me like I’d just said the moon landings were faked when I tried to tell them that. It was ALL true. The WHOLE time. And probably goes back at LEAST to the 1980s.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

She's trolling Homan lmao "Where's the investigation Pam? Is Homan just being a big blubbery baby on national television?"

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Oh yeah they're terrified.

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Bari Weiss’ publication has now turned on DOGE. I may be young but I’ve witnessed enough backlashes to know what one looks like. It’s usually when erstwhile supporters turn on you in a significant number, especially a prominent figure. Jack Murtha switching on Iraq in November 2005 is a good example

submitted 8 days ago • 25 comments

If this many people were injured/killed in plane crashes or from gun violence every week in a major city it would be a national outage. But... welp... that's cars

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Oh man they're getting spooked

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

For now I’ll just say that “supercharge” is not really a word that instills a lot of confidence in me, nor is it the language I would associate with serious people in this field. “Expedited entry” raises a fucktonne of questions too. Overall it’s giving “Do the Dew and join ATC, bruh! 🤘🏻”

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

To: DOGE From: the civilians who serve and protect the nation

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New litmus test: if you’re one of the multitudes who are falling for the media now reporting every garden variety go-around as if it’s a near-death experience, you are not qualified to be discussing aviation. In. The. Slightest. This has now solidly entered the realm of media-fueled hysteria.

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Part of how stupid and sloppy they're being is that they're ultimately setting themselves up to be flattened by friendly courts.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

My first Flashes post! Managed to get out for a decent bike ride last weekend. Popped over to the shoreline just in time for this. #chicago

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

You first.

submitted 11 days ago • 5846 comments

Either: GOP isn’t worried about having another election so they reckon they can do whatever they want —OR— They’re executing a frantic smash & grab operation while they can because they know they’re gonna get annihilated.

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As a pilot, if ATC tells you to hold short of a runway, you read that back, then you cross it anyway, that is 100% on YOU. Nobody else. ATC was virtually screaming at FlexJet to stop. They were on top of it. The FlexJet sounded like they barely knew where they were. youtu.be/m6BLyJ2QiFY?...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

this dude scanned the headlines, took the measure of society and correctly decided a nation deranged enough to reelect Trump was an ideal target for the second most obvious scam of all time

submitted 12 days ago • 34 comments

Everyone buckle up. We are watching the richest man in the world, a raging drug addict who doesn't sleep, and is attempting to make the remake federal government failing loudly and publically. It's gonna get -real- -real- dumb.

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

“Fraud” is a crime. We’re still waiting for all the arrests. ⏰ www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...

submitted 12 days ago • 785 comments

This will be a long series of posts. Important read. Please share EVERYWHERE. Report from the Senate Floor: Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework.

submitted 13 days ago • 26 comments