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“There is no news. There is only the truth of the signal. What I see. And, there's the puppet theater the Parliament jesters foist on the somnambulant public.”
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“The member said that Democrats in Leesburg were ‘so mad’ that even centrist Democrats were ‘ready to write checks for AOC for Senate,’ adding that they have ‘never seen people so mad.’” www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

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Tears for Fear - Las Vegas

This is so good.

www.theverge.com/news/602163/... Not surprised…

www.huffpost.com/entry/jordan...

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Statement on National Security Staff Firings: Trump Implementing the "Vindman Rule" President Trump’s NSA, Mike Waltz, announced a sweeping directive to terminate all national security staffers loaned from other departments and agencies who serve in apolitical, non-partisan senior staff roles.

www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an... I actually closed my FB account today. Good riddance…

An underappreciated aspect of the Nazi rise is how quickly German *society* fell into line. In early March 1933, a majority of German voters voted against the Nazis. By late spring, pretty much the whole country backed them. How did that happen? Here's a little thread. (1/6)

Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.

This sums it up, yes.

Rebels appear to have entered the Syrian capital of Damascus, a resident says, as the Assad regime's defenses collapse. Tap below for live updates.

So Musk and Ramaswamy want to cut - cancer research - law enforcement - veterans’ healthcare - Alzheimer’s research - low-income kids going to college - low-income kids learning to read They want to make America sicker, less safe, less educated — and WEAKER

gizmodo.com/openai-annou... Feels excessive…

Fox Business reports that cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is "on the table" for Republicans

This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Behind closed doors, people think she might be compromised. Like it’s not hyperbole,” the aide continued. “There are members of our conference who think she’s a [Russian] asset.” thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Eating at least five tiny servings of dark chocolate each week may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21%, according to a new observational study. In fact, as dark chocolate consumption increased from none to five servings, so did the benefits, the study found.

DJT clueless…?! DUH!!

Apparently, per the WSJ, Trump wants to replace, as his SecDef nominee, a guy accused of rape (Hegseth) with a guy he himself, Trump himself!, suggested once 'groomed' high school girls (DeSantis):

Twitter just lost around 300,000 journalists. Nice move by the EFJ.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?

The message to Democrats is clear: you must dump neoliberal economics | Joseph Stiglitz

"Trump: Mexico is 'effectively closing our southern border.' Mexico: 'no plan to close border.'"

Elon Musk knows his actions lead to threats, harassment, & fear for innocent public servants just doing their jobs—but that’s exactly the point. Intimidation is the strategy. Bully them into quitting so they don’t have to be fired. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...

Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’

Jack Smith plans to release his final report on the federal investigations into Trump before Inauguration Day on January 20. It’s expected to detail Smith's findings on key cases, including allegations of election subversion and mishandling of classified documents.

Since Trump won the 2024 election, the mask is fully off: Project 2025 is the GOP's agenda. Now pro-democracy groups are coming together to protect the people and communities most threatened by the plan.

Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention

My faithful companion - Max

As part of our reporting on the new effects of immigration we looked at how long-standing immigrant communities felt disillusioned by the lack of progress on reform for them vs. benefits they felt were going to newcomers www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Obstetricians flee Texas www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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How we got here in one word. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-m...

weather.com/forecast/nat... For those who will be traveling this week, safe travels…

www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/p...