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Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests brutally beat, take Santa Ana father

submitted 5 days ago • 75 comments

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

🌱 #Hymenocallis pimiana from Mexico's western Sierra Madres. From 2021. Only one flower this year but a large increase in bulbs.

submitted 13 days ago • 36 comments

America’s new isolationism — summed up in one quote. 🇺🇸 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

I’ve driven elder daughter to a place where nightingales sing. Here’s 60 seconds of one of the most beautiful sounds on earth:

submitted 48 days ago • 65 comments

In today's article. I talk about the weakness of MAGA men. To take orders from a geriatric fuck-puddle like Spray-Tan Shitler is ridiculous. themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/p/neutered-t...

submitted 69 days ago • 3 comments

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks. The website to check linked in the reply. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

submitted 85 days ago • 338 comments

Posting this photo for no particular reason

submitted 96 days ago • 2331 comments

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

submitted 116 days ago • 857 comments

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

submitted 119 days ago • 395 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 118 days ago • 3270 comments

We’ve never had a more UN AMERICAN administration. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

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Another frenzied week, a continuation of Trump’s efforts to flood the zone using Project 2025 as his roadmap to destruction. Also, if you would like to read separate notes I am writing about themes, or support this project, please subscribe on Substack. theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/...

submitted 128 days ago • 2 comments

So many threads to pull here; the atrocious grasp of history & geopolitik, the glib lie about how the war in Ukraine began, the disgraceful abandonment of European allies. But it’s the alignment with the war criminal Putin, no friend of ours, that sticks out. What won’t Trump do to harm us?

submitted 128 days ago • 322 comments

PLEASE NOTE: "Shutdown315" is a different initiative than "The General Strike" as noted below. Please see: substack.com/inbox/post/1... and/or www.newsminimalist.com/articles/shu...

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

... “total shutdown” is planned for March 15... Website for the General Strike: generalstrikeus.com OPPOSE! PLEASE REPOST!

submitted 131 days ago • 393 comments

In just 3 weeks, Trump has realigned our alliances to cozy up with authoritarians again, and betray democracies. He spoke to Putin. Today, SoS Rubio spoke to Russia’s Lavrov. Vance betrayed our European allies, and met with far-right AfD Hegseth threw Ukraine under the bus. 1/3

submitted 132 days ago • 20 comments

10 Reasons To Go To Work Naked 1. Your boss is always yelling, "I wanna see your ass in here by 8:00!" 2. You can take advantage of computer monitor radiation to work on your tan.

submitted 138 days ago • 8 comments

Losing moral authority, trust and respect. What could go wrong? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/sabotaging...

submitted 138 days ago • 56 comments

Second shoe drops 2nd Complaint filed against FBI purge. This by Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association (approx 14,000 members) Privacy rights - public release of names Administrative Procedure Act First Amendment - for retaliation Due Process storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 143 days ago • 241 comments

#poetry backsliding yes i know i said i was done with you that i'd never write about you again but i keep thinking if only i'd been able to show you my heart really show you

submitted 145 days ago • 5 comments