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“i think you’ve overestimated your contributions, and underestimated your blessings” is a banger of a line to use on techbros

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov. A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it. A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.

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Valuing diversity is not a crime Installing white men in every position of power is not a meritocracy

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As a public service, I really wish HBO (or MAX or whatever its called now) would make Silicon Valley available to stream for free--it would really help folks make sense of a lot of what's going on right now.

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

As the tide starts to turn, “haha, we told you” is not helpful.

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From United Humanists on FB

submitted 19 hours ago • 774 comments

“Hegseth suggested that Brown, who is Black, may have risen to his position through racial preferences. ‘We'll never know,’ he wrote, in a classic just-asking-questions dodge. But Trump should know. He’s the president who nominated Brown to be Air Force Chief of Staff in 2020.”

submitted 23 hours ago • 20 comments

Trump will travel to Moscow to stand next to Putin on the reviewing stand for the May 8 Victory Day celebration, Moscow sources reveal to Le Point. This year's celebration will focus on Russia's victory over Ukraine. How many messages does the world need? (H/t John Paul Fitch)

submitted 23 hours ago • 86 comments

"Of the tax cuts for wealthy households, nearly $200 billion is for an estate tax giveaway that showers some $6 million per estate on the 1 in 1,000 wealthiest estates. In contrast, the average SNAP benefit is $6.20 per person per day."

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This! Never mess with the hot pen.

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I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

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Tired of the “never coming back from this in our lifetimes” nonsense. South Korea, Brazil, Eastern Europe, Mexico were all effectively dictatorships within a life time (and most within my life time) and have all have democracy now.

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

🚨🚨If you use kindle, Download your books before Amazon removes the ability next week. That is your money you spent and those are your books. 🚨🚨

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Rivian reports its first-ever quarterly gross profit of $170M in Q4 2024. Revenue jumped $419M YoY, cost reductions improved margins, and 2025 deliveries are projected between 46K-51K. Strong momentum heading into the year. riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

BREAKING: In a stunning moment of defiance, Maine's Governor Janet Mills stands up to Trump, saying she is complying with state and federal (anti-discrimination) law, and will see him in court over his threat to withhold federal funds. This is incredible.

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Given the high mortality rate of pancreatic cancer, this is a really, really, really BIG deal. Another reason why blocking access to vaccines and decreasing utilization of them due to the spread of lies is a very deadly matter and also a really, really, really big deal.

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Der Spiegel cover 👀🇺🇦

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Here's the thing: the biggest breakthroughs in AI have not happened yet, LLMs are just a stepping stone to something else. But the moves by Trump/Elon almost guarantee those breakthroughs don't happen in the US, putting the country perpetually back on its heels.

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1000000000000066600000000000001 is a prime number…it is also a palindrome. It’s called ‘Belphegor's prime.’ ‘Belphegor’ refers to one of the Seven Princes of Hell (due to the ‘666’ in the middle & the 13 zeroes on either side). So that’s cute.

submitted 1 day ago • 18 comments

There is a foot race right now between when normies understand what is going on and when Trump is so entrenched he becomes difficult to displace. I figure this plays out by the summer.

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Do it, you won't regret it.

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If you're trying to figure out what to do right now, my advice is to just pick a thing that you think might be useful in some way, however small, and do it. Doing a thing leads you to doing another, bigger thing, and prepares you for that next thing.

submitted 2 days ago • 72 comments

The great wheel of time Olive Tree of Vouves; Crete. Tree has a trunk 15ft in diameter, likely 2900 years old, based on graveyard found nearby. This tree likely lived through writing of Iliad, golden age of Athens, rise of Roman Empire and birth of Christ. It still produces olives.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Best Jersey ever. #Canpoli #Canada #Hockey

submitted 2 days ago • 79 comments

It’s been a long fucking day, I’m tired, and I misspoke. Let me rephrase it in a more correct way. Fuck Hakeem Jeffries and almost every other elected Democratic official for forcing me to be the one to get arrested instead of them doing their goddamn job and being leaders.

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@4taxfairness.bsky.social identified two dozen House Republicans whose 2024 margin of victory is less than the number of people who will lose their jobs, health care and food assistance under Trump's budget. Is yours one of them?

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We need a Dem version of the Tea Party to clean house.

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Trump is killing telehealth for seniors, because many seniors will skip seeing a doctor if they have to go in-person. Patients skipping appointments saves money, but also leads to more preventable deaths. Guess which he cares about more?

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Your vote in November, for whatever reason you cast it—was loud. And if you regret that vote or if you don't consent to what you are seeing from this man and this Administration, your volume now is necessary too. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...

submitted 2 days ago • 37 comments