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I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.

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Is this a "you can't fire me, I quit" type situation? As in, would not be surprised if our allies had gotten more skittish about sharing intel with us, with Tulsi Gabbard as DNI, Kash Patel leading FBI, etc.

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Brits, Aussies, Canadians, Kiwis could not possibly share as fully with US intel orgs headed by Putin/Assad admirer + guy paid for role in Russ propaganda film. ( www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... ) Euros try to reconstitute NATO absent its largest member. 'Five Eyes' have to act as four.

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Pope Francis Left In Hot Popemobile | Onion News Network Pope Francis is in critical condition after being left in the backseat of a hot Popemobile, which was parked outside a Vatican City convenience store for nearly an hour while members of the Swiss Guard "ran in to pick up a few things."

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Here’s a little cartoon drawing I did of David Graeber, pen and ink on paper.

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REPORTER: Can you say unequivocally that down the line, there won't be cuts to Medicaid programs? MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse.

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If these men whining about traditional masculinity wanted real heroes they would glom onto Zelensky. But no, they prefer their masculinity avatars to play golf (Trump),have lots of money (Elon), traffic women (Tate, allegedly), lie unashamedly(Trump & Elon), & celebrate cruelty (Trump & Elon).

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“Mr. President, I may be greedy if I ask for your help, although your country has played the most fundamental role in facilitating my suffering over time.” Abubaker Abed writes a heartfelt letter to President Trump. Read it on Zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/letter-to-...

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We dare Mike Johnson to give that answer at a town hall in front of his constituents

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Astonishing Spider-Man 18 out now! Web-Head & Spider-Man are becoming more than just friendly neighborhood heroes. But who is she? And what secrets is she keeping from him? Read it on the Marvel Unlimited app! Written by me, drawn by @julianshawart.bsky.social, and edited by @cracksh0t.bsky.social!

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What drives me crazy about the anti-DEI rhetoric is everyone wants to be judged on merit. But you can't be judged on merit if you can't even get in the door because you don't fit some prejudiced definition of who is capable and who isn't

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Trump is on track to get all but one of his cabinet nominees confirmed after basically going to war with his own party's senators. Did Biden ever criticize his?

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“Because the key insight is this: The tech sector operates as a winner-take-all economy. But our political economy is based on perpetual competition.” @jvl.bsky.social

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Smart

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The City of Coeur d'Alene has revoked the business license of Lear Asset Management, the security goons who dragged a woman out of a town hall with lawmakers over the weekend.

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"Data doesn't lie"? It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.

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With Trump saying the tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen, this is a great tutorial on our energy use ans what we buy and sell Follow @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social. He cuts through the misinformation and spits out the facts

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Think I’ll pass on the piece in which a racist creep explains why a major party embracing the Nazi salute really isn’t a big deal.

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The funny thing is that the piece is like “ironic antisemitism sucks and I should know as a noted racist” and all the comments are mad because Trump Good.

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you just know that the second guy is like 24 and smells like cheese. you can feel it.

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oh thank god a new edition of the only news that’s fit to print @theonion.com

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People born Catholic: I swear, if Ginny DiMinico makes baked ziti one more time. Adult Catholic converts:

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77 year old congressman Raul Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer last year, hasn't cast a single vote since the first day of the congress.

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A pusher of 2020 election and COVID conspiracy theories, who says he wants to “own the libs,” will be filling what is supposed to be a nonpartisan, career FBI job. “9 Things You Need to Know About Dan Bongino, Trump’s Insane Pick for FBI Deputy Director”:

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If you think the headline is good, you should read the copy.

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this is where millennials have a huge advantage coming of age as the internet was

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New in PN: Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud "With nothing to show for its efforts to find actual fraud, it has become clear that DOGE is the enforcement arm of a Trump administration that has no interest in working with Congress to implement its policy priorities."

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"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social

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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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I don't believe in Hell, but if I did I would die happy knowing there was a special seating section for anyone currently railing against "the sin of empathy," and every one of those seats is made with hot rusty barbs

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As popes go, Francis has been quite a good one. I hope we have some more time with him.

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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im just gonna say it: the quality of replies on this app are Subpar

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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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"Keep you're friends and enemy's closer" - Machiavelli, The Art Off War

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how many beers could Reacher crush if he had to to save someone's life

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I literally reported this Wednesday.

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Mads Mikkelsen can heal you

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BREAKING: USCP is arresting Enrique Tarrio for swiping his hand at a counterprotester who got in his face.

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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

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We've come a long way from "I will lower prices on day one"

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How it started. How it’s going

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I am doing something obscene

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Idiocracy was a documentary

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At no point does the author of the Reacher books display a knowledge of what military police are or do

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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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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