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Elton releases “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player” today in 1973 — with its lead single “Crocodile Rock”. “It was written as a kind of joke,” he said, “and it became a big hit and people love to sing along with it. .. The last time I have to sing that, I will probably throw a party.”

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I cannot deal with people who refuse to change their mind or admit when they’re wrong.That’s a serious character flaw that too many people possess and it’s part of the reason we are here now. Grow up. It’s ok to change your mind. It’s ok to be wrong. It’s ok to course-correct or change your mind.

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The cost of Donold’s first deportation flights, carrying about 80 migrants each, cost up to $852,000 per trip.

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Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...

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I love how some Democrats are trying to help out by doing the right thing. Shows their hearts are in the right place.

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heartbreaking Rest in Power Cecile Richards 19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...

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Today we honor a man of Honor, Martin Luther King Jr. as we march towards a peaceful resistance, united in saving Democracy for ALL. #MLKDay

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Checks out

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Seems like we’re fast approaching a point where they could box us in with argumentative AIs on social media and we spend our lives debating ghosts and mirrors, wrestling algorithms, and losing, instead of doing something socially substantive.

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Exactly.

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Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it. This is the precedent.

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IMPORTANT!!! If you work for the federal government, set up a Signal account on a personal device THIS WEEKEND and let your reporter contacts know how they can find you there! Also, set up a Protonmail email account. Message me for my confidential contact details if you have info for me.

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To all of those who have asked, I will not be acknowledging the Inauguration on January 20th.

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When shocking things are said or announced at the onset of Trump 2.0, we would do well not to react reflexively by immediately feeling the shock. We would do better to pause and realize that these things were said or announced specifically to shock us. Just that small pause might help our psyches.

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😂😂😂

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Have you signed up for The Contrarian yet? It’s a new media company for people who know that truth still matters. I’m working on a Democracy Index project there-more details soon. Lots of other names you know & trust. contrarian.substack.com

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Agreed with @NormOrnstein - definitely do NOT share this image!!! Lol bluevirginia.us/2025/01/satu...

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When will people learn? You can't hide from the internet. All that "helpful" data that corporations collect to bundle and sell will one day work in favor of the consumers. That day has come for Californians. #PriceGouging #CaliforniaWildfires

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Flashback to 2020: CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians." Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch." "I wish science agreed with you." Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."

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Seriously, Wells Fargo and the AI Marketing team you hired, this is just awful on so many levels. I believe it was Jesus who drove out the "money changers," yet Wells Fargo is okay with a bad AI hippie Jesus image marketing their credit card. #BadAI #WellsFargo

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Authoritarianism is systematic, weaponized abuse. You’re supposed to feel alone and powerless and worthless. That’s the whole point behind the gleeful cruelty. We defeat authoritarianism by organizing, but also by remembering that we deserve better. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/you-deserv...

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I love it! #StayPetty

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Been getting a lot of people asking about LA geography concerned that the images they see means the entire county is on fire. That's understandable. But LA is a big place. So, to give an idea of scale it's time to cart this out again. It's a map of LA with other cities superimposed on it.

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"The fire camp wages are meager, but are considered high-paying jobs behind bars, with CDCR firefighters earning between $5.80 and $10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies." 395 incarcerated firefighters have been dispatched to fight the LA fires.

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The Rupert Murdoch Affect. The Roger Ailes Curse. The Fox is Faux TV Cult.

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Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!

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Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

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I’d watch the fuck out of that

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I would love to be in Kyiv when the last Russian leaves Ukrainian soil. Holy hell, what a nation-wide party will be held! Afterwards, in honor of the fallen and the legacy of Jimmy Carter, I would to strap on a tool belt and help rebuild. #SlavaUkraini #DefendDemocracy #NATO #NAFOFella #JimmyCarter

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Seems as though both the Washington Monument and the Capitol dome were struck by lightning tonight. Talk about ringing in harbingers …

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To everyone this New Year Eve... Happy New Year Bonne Année Feliz Año Nuevo Gelukkige Nuwejaar Bliadhna Mhath Ur Frohes Neues Jahr Buon Anno 新年快乐 Kia Hari Te Tau Hou Allin Wata Kachun Qanpaq สวัสดีปีใหม่ Manigong Bagong Taon Hau'oli Makahiki Hou Head Uut Aastat あけましておめでとうございます Fijne Oudejaarsavond

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Abu Dhabi rings in the New Year with a spectacular 53-minute non-stop fireworks display

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Our goal at MeidasTouch is to be the anti-Fox—or the antidote to Fox. Our mission is to spread the truth with more force than Fox spreads its lies. We can neutralize their lies with truth if we reach more people with facts.

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"Corporate media is failing because it values its shareholders and corporate interests over its audience... Independent media ...needs to redefine and rebuild the structures that will allow journalism to thrive, free from the shackles of corporate greed and self-interest."

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