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Communism didn’t fail in the Soviet Union. It was betrayed. For the people it was a success till the end.

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Wise man…

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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Automakers tend to charge thousands of dollars for driver assistance tech in their vehicles. Now BYD is starting to include it as a standard feature, making it much harder for competitors to justify charging an extra cost.

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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE

submitted 21 hours ago • 61 comments

you know the tide is starting to turn with these people when you're hearing this kind of shit

submitted 19 hours ago • 343 comments

Me, an Minnesotan, watching everyone abandon their cart in the parking lot at this Wisconsin Costco

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Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)

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"The news comes amid a purge of experts at federal agencies, including employees who were responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Agriculture." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"Despite Crockett’s address, most Democrats don’t trust those in Congress to offer much resistance to Trump, according to a SurveyUSA poll of more than 1,700 registered voters that was published on Wednesday." democrats are useless. new left, labor party now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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i keep the toilet seat down because i prefer to sit when i have a wee but i keep the lid up so that in case i die sofi dog will have some water to drink if no one finds my body for a while and her water bowl runs out.

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Malcolm X was assassinated 60 yrs ago today. See his timeless wisdom on the true meaning of “progress.” “If you stick a knife 9 inches in & take it out 6—that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound. They wont even admit the knife is there.”

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It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids

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The US goes around systematically attacking and discrediting every leftwing movement, domestically and abroad, leaving little alternative Liberals: The world seems to keep becoming more right-wing. I don't know what is going on?

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The wildest part of this is that my parents were forced to learn English, my Tribal language was stolen from me and this foreign one was forced down my throat. I was required to learn the history of the colonizers who came here, and my own history was an elective. My people’s knowledge systems were

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Details about a program from Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) & Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) got attention after the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) published a trove of internal documents about ICE’s ‘Citizens Academy’ programs. [Oct. 2024] unicornriot.ninja/2024/ice-is-...

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There is a type of like pop science journalism geared toward educated liberals (your Kara swishers, your freakonomics, etc) that I think has the potential to rot your brain nearly as much as Joe Rogan type stuff

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she made the greatest posting mistake you can make, acknowledging a dunk on you like this

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yellowjackets coming out with the big hitters, philosophically speaking. "Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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if they think that by privatizing everything public i love and use they'll get me to spend money with those private companies instead then they don't know me at all. i once drove to another state to buy public cheese. all they'll do is make me more annoying

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Patsy.

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that's a look worthy of zoolander. le tigre?

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ok, i kinda felt like yellowjackets was making a "Lost" turn this season, and now we have that conversation in the cave between coach and mari about alternate realities or whatever bullshit and THEN they play the same music from LOST. i swear to god they better not go there. great song tho.

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Totally flailing www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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A statement from Luigi Mangione's defense attorney Karen Agnifilo post-hearing today. She raises several great points about ensuring he gets a fair trial. Skip to 1:50:30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZU6...

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in case you were wondering, Wisconsin Energy Corporation (We Energies) is an Investor-owned utility and there is a move afoot in milwaukee to replace We Energies with a municipally owned and operated utility.

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"so this obscure clique has a name. They’re called the Society of Utility and Regulatory Financial Analysts, or SURFA. And they are a large part of the reason why you’re paying way too much for electricity." prospect.org/environment/...

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pedo-con theory

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UnitedHealth is under investigation by the Justice Department over its Medicare billing practices and how it records diagnoses

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What in the fuck is wrong with people. What an asshole.

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Recharging with these two dingdongs.

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Kiki is just here for the barking! She has no intention of getting the toy 😂

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Update: The White House is already backing down on this. Keep calling your reps. Keep pressuring them. Along with your reps, the white house phone number is (202) 456-1111. Use 5calls.org to get all your reps in one place along with a guide. www.nysun.com/article/whit...

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"The number of people killed by extremists in America dropped for a third consecutive year last year, but this year’s death toll has already exceeded 2024 and is likely to rise even more."

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Last week, JD Vance gave Europe an ultimatum: it can align with the Trump administration, or face its wrath. To comply, Europe needs to embrace the extreme right, repeal tech rules the US “will not accept,” and allow Silicon Valley to dominate its market. It should tell the US to take a hike.

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I’m not saying we should all panic. But maybe the government shouldn’t shut down all the systems we have for monitoring this situation. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Cops doing cop shit atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/21/i...

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Everything is fine... "Since the outbreak emerged three weeks ago, the Texas health department has confirmed 90 cases with 16 hospitalizations... Officials suspect that nine additional measles cases reported in New Mexico, across the border from the epicenter of the Texas outbreak in Gaines County"

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So we did a podcast with such a great guest that I had to write the story up. It's about an obscure clique of consultants who make you pay more for power without your knowing it. Let me explain: prospect.org/environment/...

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