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A cypher. Merely a figment of your imagination. The abyss that gazes into you. He/Him.
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Doge not saving you money

submitted 15 hours ago • 249 comments

More in No, Other People: New poll: “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory

submitted 21 hours ago • 1109 comments

Marco Rubio just announced 10 more people were sent to be imprisoned in CECOT. They were flown there from Gitmo to be imprisoned potentially for life based not on any crime for which they were convicted, but on unproven allegations of gang membership with no due process. This is not lawful.

submitted 22 hours ago • 2299 comments

DOGE is failing on its own terms, which were already misleading. The numbers they toss out don't account for the effects of the cuts. The deep cuts to the IRS alone cost $1.6T over 10 years via reduced revenue. Cuts to research like NSF and NOAA will cost even more. www.cbpp.org/blog/on-tax-....

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

we live in hell today.yougov.com/politics/art...

submitted 23 hours ago • 38 comments

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I don't really know what to do about stuff like "rural people voted for Trump because they think Biden refused to give aid to western North Carolina" when Biden gave the aid and Trump denied it.

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:

submitted 2 days ago • 119 comments

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

submitted 1 day ago • 219 comments

for 9 months unemployment on a minimum wage job was $1k because of dems passing CARES, then ARPA extended it 6 months and reduced it by $200 along with $250-$300 per kid per month if making less than ~$115k. 3 months after arpa passed congressional approval among dems went from 60’s into the 30’s

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

The dream is dead

submitted 1 day ago • 1981 comments

It's amazing that they are slapping exemptions on friendly industries, but still in a way that is inflationary and breeds uncertainty.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

One of the striking things about the Abrego Garcia case is that would be trivially easy for the government to demand his return and give apologists an easy talking point: "Yes, sure, mistakes happen but see, they care about getting it right & doing it legally after all." But nope.

submitted 2 days ago • 229 comments

Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"

submitted 2 days ago • 475 comments

"we need to reach out to young men who feel alienated" maybe if young men who felt "alienated" dropped their visceral, violent hatred of women, theyd find themselves a little bit less sidelined

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

"The 2024 election wasn’t a restaurant where you could order cheaper eggs but politely ask for the server to hold the fascism. You’re still getting the fascism, and your eggs aren’t just overpriced now, they’re broken and rotten." -- @playtyperguy.com

submitted 2 days ago • 380 comments

“Don’t ask me for evidence because I heard it in a podcast” in an Instagram comment about McDonald’s working with Planned Parenthood is a great summation of How We Got Here

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

submitted 2 days ago • 1654 comments

The chickens haven't really come home to roost yet (everything is about to double in price, tourists will no longer come to the U.S., much worse unintended consequences we don't have the imagination to conceive of) and people fucking hate this shit, generally loathe what's going on. Go on offense.

submitted 2 days ago • 173 comments

I would say more broadly that as policy you really shouldn’t allow government officials to accuse people of *terrorism* anonymously.

submitted 3 days ago • 395 comments

talked to someone at one of the top italian tailoring firms. they plan on moving manufacturing to the US. said that generations of italian tailoring skill and culture can probably be transported to boise, idaho. expect flawless transition by monday.

submitted 2 days ago • 381 comments

Look, even if you otherwise tolerate Jesse, I don’t see how you can consume this as anything but blatant bad faith, given his focus on trans-related issues. Plus, it’s a stupid and dishonest point, because “trans athletes” have been the bloody flag the GOP has waved to cause rage and fear.

submitted 2 days ago • 69 comments

My son and daughter got social Security payments because their mother died at 35. Jen earned that money and the family needed that little extra boost each month having lost a breadwinner. These people trying to shame recipients are monstrous.

submitted 3 days ago • 47 comments

yeah man, please make my 85 year old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

submitted 3 days ago • 841 comments