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When mob boss Donald talks about countries making “deals” to stave off his tariff shakedowns, this is what he means.

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Peter Thiel founded the Stanford Review, which was “devoted mainly to ‘anti-PC’ arguments, defending in particular fellow reviewer Keith Rabois, another future PayPal zillionare who, as a Stanford Law student was involved in ‘screaming ‘Faggot! Hope you die of AIDS!’” at a faculty member. 1/

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Just heard someone say “he sounds like he spends a lot of time on Facebook” and hooo boy everyone’s immediate understanding of what that means should be a brand crisis for Meta

submitted 2 days ago • 131 comments

This is happening at the same time that Texas Republicans, at the behest of the insurance lobby, are trying to cap personal injury settlements using McDonald's hot coffee-type propaganda.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week. They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions. Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

submitted 3 days ago • 47 comments

Or, instead of relying on a bullshit machine that will dry up a lake to tell you stupid lies, you could simply read a book, watch a documentary, or see a film. www.techradar.com/computing/ar...

submitted 3 days ago • 117 comments

As we've noted before, there's no fundamental right to algorithmic amplification. There's no free reach in free speech b/c social media isn't a town square. It's more akin to a shopping mall. The public is invited, but if the owner doesn't like what you're doing, security will escort you out.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

12-15 hours a day tweeting?!

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Amazing to me that “responsible” pundits still scold me for the phrase “slow civil war.” Yes, everything’s fine, just a little turbulence.

submitted 5 days ago • 12 comments

This isn’t surprising at all because even though tradcaths are a part of the MAGA coalition, the majority of MAGA is made up of Evangelicals who think Catholics are either satanic or run by the Jews.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.

submitted 6 days ago • 195 comments

Former FBI Director Chris Wray: Homegrown Violent Extremists Are the Greatest Terrorism Threat to US

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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

submitted 9 days ago • 128 comments

'People with disabilities don't lead lives worth living' is a core fascist belief Nothing they or their families say ever changes their mind

submitted 9 days ago • 21 comments

Tomorrow I’ll be calling all of my representatives to demand that they call for RFK jr’s immediate resignation.

submitted 10 days ago • 346 comments

When the government can make up fake criminal history to disappear a human being without due process, there is nothing stopping them from doing it to you.

submitted 10 days ago • 8 comments

The WSJ piece on Musk and his babies is legitimately insane. He calls his offspring a “legion.” www.wsj.com/politics/elo...

submitted 11 days ago • 15 comments

This administration saw the American government as their biggest obstacle to prosperity and their American Dream.

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4Chan was hacked, its source code was leaked, admin emails were leaked, AND a lot of registered users used their real names and .edu email addresses. Lotta CHUDs getting exposed to sunlight today.

submitted 11 days ago • 914 comments

Holy shit

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Damn

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A Christianity that gets offended at the idea of a society using its resources to care for one another is a Christianity that has abandoned Jesus a long time ago.

submitted 14 days ago • 31 comments

How is it that every time Bill Maher trends for being a piece of shit there’s STILL a new group of people JUST figuring out that he’s a piece of shit?

submitted 13 days ago • 249 comments

“The reporter from MyPillow asked the White House press secretary why the president looks so healthy and robust” is a true sentence that exists in our current reality.

submitted 14 days ago • 344 comments

Seizing the Panama Canal by force would constitute a war of aggression, not unlike Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and would be a grave violation of international humanitarian law, not to mention a brazen act of imperialism.

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Pete Hoekstra’s confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Canada cements the elevation of a figure known for pushing anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Muslim, and far-right Christian nationalist views—at a moment when U.S.-Canada relations are already under intense pressure. Read his profile:

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A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:

submitted 14 days ago • 218 comments

Good Ole Boy Network

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BTW don't overanalyze Maher prostituting himself to Trump Maher works for the same fascists at Warner Bros Discovery who took over and corrupted CNN I've known Bill since 1978. He was a shameless opportunist with no real principles then and he remains so This is so he can keep his HBO show

submitted 14 days ago • 104 comments

Bukele would have him on a plane within an hour of Trump asking

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That pure partisan resume helps to counter accusations of liberal bias. The talent seems to change after each major election to better represent the party that won. Scott Jennings was a part of Mitch McConnell's campaigns before getting hired at CNN in 2017.

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Saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas is considered anti Christian to these folks

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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson

submitted 15 days ago • 498 comments

A lot of this can be traced directly to America's failed War on Terror and demonization of Muslim and Arab Americans. The Patriot Act, the creation of ICE, and the voluntary removal of our freedoms for the brief feeling of safety. We warned it would be used against us all. Voila.

submitted 15 days ago • 63 comments

"The president of #SouthernBaptistTheologicalSeminary in #Louisville, Ky., is one of the most frequent front men for the Southern Baptist Convention. He was a #never-Trumper in 2016, then got on board with #Trump enthusiastically in 2020 and 2024." baptistnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

She's right on this one.

submitted 16 days ago • 15 comments

“Leading autism organizations, such as the Autism Society of America, have not been included in discussions about the research”

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

These assholes know. They don't want their kids to get the money either.

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