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one of the quotes from the excellent book *Everything is Tuberculosis* that really stuck with me was "There's nothing more natural in the world than a child dying of an otherwise preventable disease"

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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

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The whole discourse on ageism in politics is like if we had discourse on misandry in politics. It doesn't exist and in fact old people are treated better than young people even in situations where they are obviously unqualified

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

They are not. We have maybe the worst political system in the developed world, one that makes an unrepresentative sliver of voters with no principles who aren't really paying attention decisive. Every few months, they get profiled like a set of jangling keys and folks want to throw democracy away.

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Indeed, one way of thinking about the entire point of representative democracy is to align the ambition of political elites with serving the public good

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val kilmer’s turn in TOP SECRET is one of the single best comedy performances ever committed to film, both in terms of comic precision and mechanical virtuosity. just watch this whole clip in its entirety; it’s stunning

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We needed an air bud movie where the school bully slide tackles bud and he has to recover from ACL surgery

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It’s been said before but the defining feature of these articles is that consumption is the path to health, and I find that quite sad. People with a genuine desire for health are getting sold snake oil.

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Continuing to recommend the book *If We Burn* by Vincent Bevins at every opportunity

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Explaining corruption to an American: imagine a Fatburger CEO

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

An underrated feature of the slop internet is accessibility features becoming ad vectors. Swiping right on Reddit used to collapse comments. Now it swipes to an ad! How great

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I’m working on a free web app for Warhammer 40K at ArmyAssist.xyz, I just added printing support this week! My application makes it easier for new players to focus on just the information needed for any given phase

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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guys love to say “dude my balatro run last night was insane” then show you a screenshot like this

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All Jeffrey Epstein needed to do was start up a right-wing podcast to be a MAGA hero

submitted 58 days ago • 31 comments

Latimer won 72-28 over the Republican in 2024. One thing about widespread gerrymandering is most Dems are in safe seats. They can be primaried with no risk to controlling the House.

submitted 61 days ago • 7 comments

it would be so sick if there was a political party for people younger than 55

submitted 62 days ago • 19 comments

being unemployed and watching qualified people get laid off from cool jobs is a special kind of fear

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this is genuinely shocking. this is a very particular strain of american nazi shit - this isn’t a conspiracy theory that exists outside of that belief system. this is not something you would say if you aren’t well versed in neonazi talking points.

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Helmets are pretty cool!

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It’s not up to the President to decide who governs NYC. The constitution reserved that power for the state governors.

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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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