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Laughed so hard it hurt then cried so hard it hurt

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“If we have faith in our beliefs .. the belief that justice is inevitable, we will not fear anyone because our fight is a fight for love, is a fight for democracy, is a fight for humanity. and I am saying it clear and loud, to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you.”- Mohsen Mahdawi

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

I am thrilled to announce that today we are launching our High School Public Service Grant program! Our campaign wants to use our resources -- our money, platform, and volunteers -- to help young people develop and execute a project that benefits their community. Ninth District teens, apply today!

submitted 19 hours ago • 75 comments

Friday Blind Dates❤

submitted 19 hours ago • 1 comment

It’s horrifying to see how ignoring the Constitution is rapidly becoming normalized

submitted 19 hours ago • 34 comments

“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” — Aristotle Perhaps I’m a wild beast then.

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It’s strange how we cannot make policy to protect Americans from Russian and Chinese disinformation without elements of the American far right identifying with and protecting Russian and Chinese disinformation. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...

submitted 20 hours ago • 38 comments

Despite the widespread and often employer-encouraged adoption of AI tools, a new study finds that artificial intelligence chatbots "have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation."

submitted 20 hours ago • 11 comments

slow down.

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Vroom vroom. Welcome to May. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGH...

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A @reuters.com investigation identified 11 judges whose families faced threats after they ruled against President Trump. Many have come after billionaire Elon Musk attacked them on his social media platform. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

submitted 23 hours ago • 35 comments

This is very bad

submitted 21 hours ago • 72 comments

Me defending Harvard

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NPR Statement on White House Executive Order

submitted 21 hours ago • 4 comments

wires.

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.

submitted 23 hours ago • 931 comments

It’s nonsense

submitted 23 hours ago • 24 comments

‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’ One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.

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People are starting to get so radicalized that we probably could pull off a general strike but everyone is now fired so ig we'll have to simply do the other thing

submitted 23 hours ago • 7 comments

overseen at the grocery store this weekend.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

He should read it sometime. He clearly hasn’t. It’s a protest against tyranny.

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

submitted 3 days ago • 35 comments

Can someone ask him to define ‘communist ideology’

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OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now! Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

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"DEI programs have often pursued rigid equality of racial group results by fiat, imposed illiberal loyalty oaths in college faculty hiring, curtailed free speech rights, and denigrated merit" If that's a Third Way, God help everyone.

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It's our birthday today, we turn 17. Happy birthday to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you to each and every reader who has helped us add another candle to the cake.

submitted 2 days ago • 25 comments

Holy crap

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[the party of states' rights speaks again] * U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES TO BAR CALIFORNIA FROM ENDING GAS-ONLY VEHICLE SALES IN 2035 @reuters.com

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De Niro said: “I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is … I love all my children.” He really is all right, Robert De Niro. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...

submitted 2 days ago • 41 comments

Super clarifying thought: fascism "is like a video game, but it’s a video game that when you lose a level, the next level is HARDER."

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What are we doing. Who are we. This is such a nightmare.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

D.E.I. For Dummies.

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Tell me you can’t see Jessie Ennis (Jo on Mythic Quest) playing an incredible Karoline Leavitt on SNL. youtu.be/Nu6g2KUPc0I?...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Janet Yellen told me once Trump doesn't understand macroeconomic policy No reason

submitted 2 days ago • 20 comments

Beep.

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Every once in a while I think man, we were so close to never having to think about that motherfucker again, and then people said nah, let’s just ruin our lives instead

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Elon Musk may or may not fulfill his promise to step back from DOGE. But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States. My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...

submitted 3 days ago • 103 comments

Reminder that concerns about "echo chambers" are a fake idea, we simply do not owe access to ourselves from anyone who demands it, least of all on a site that is designed for leisure and entertainment

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“So many things have shocked me about the past 100 days. Even for me, even the person who was saying it’s going to be so bad, it’s much worse than even I thought.” I spoke to the Guardian’s podcast:

submitted 3 days ago • 42 comments

Saw Sinners this weekend and it was absolutely fantastic.

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Well that was a ride. Fantastic and truly one of a kind. @sinnersmovie.bsky.social must see and ideally on 70mm.

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That sound you hear is Murrow turning over in his grave...

submitted 3 days ago • 47 comments

🧵 It’s the 100th day of Trump 2.0, so here are 100 times Trump and those close to him have attacked press freedom and transparency. That doesn’t mean they’re only averaging one per day – we had to make cuts. There will probably be more attacks while we’re posting this.

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.

submitted 3 days ago • 118 comments