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It was more than bad enough how many institutions caved to the stupid "Gulf of America" stuff, in the early weeks when Trump somehow had an image of being all-powerful. Any institution that *now* adopts "Lake of America" is being Trumpist on purpose, with all that implies.
August 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It was more than bad enough how many institutions caved to the stupid "Gulf of America" stuff, in the early weeks when Trump somehow had an image of being all-powerful. Any institution that *now* adopts "Lake of America" is being Trumpist on purpose, with all that implies.
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Inflation in July at 3.7%
It's been above 3% every month since Trump started the Iran war.
To put that in perspective, 2% is the level associated with normal economic growth, monthly average in 2024 was 2.9%, and in 2024 it trended down, while this year it has trended up, with no relief in sight.
It's been above 3% every month since Trump started the Iran war.
To put that in perspective, 2% is the level associated with normal economic growth, monthly average in 2024 was 2.9%, and in 2024 it trended down, while this year it has trended up, with no relief in sight.
August 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Inflation in July at 3.7%
It's been above 3% every month since Trump started the Iran war.
To put that in perspective, 2% is the level associated with normal economic growth, monthly average in 2024 was 2.9%, and in 2024 it trended down, while this year it has trended up, with no relief in sight.
It's been above 3% every month since Trump started the Iran war.
To put that in perspective, 2% is the level associated with normal economic growth, monthly average in 2024 was 2.9%, and in 2024 it trended down, while this year it has trended up, with no relief in sight.
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I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.
Tom Emmer: "Minnesotans are so afraid that you're gonna call us a racist, you're gonna call us an Islamophobe. You know what? I'm done being even the least bit careful. Somalis don't assimilate. And if they don't assimilate, then they should go the hell back to where they came from."
June 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.
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This is literally as un-American as it gets. Disgraceful, vile, should be condemned by every politician in America.
Tom Emmer: "Minnesotans are so afraid that you're gonna call us a racist, you're gonna call us an Islamophobe. You know what? I'm done being even the least bit careful. Somalis don't assimilate. And if they don't assimilate, then they should go the hell back to where they came from."
June 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is literally as un-American as it gets. Disgraceful, vile, should be condemned by every politician in America.
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Man, Fox News is just fucking poison.
Peter Navarro on Maria Bartiromo's show lies with impunity that "it's an indisputable fact" that Fauci "created that virus" and "killed people"
June 25, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Man, Fox News is just fucking poison.
Is that the world we want for ourselves?? For our offspring?!
JD Vance says his grandmother "had loaded revolvers all over the house" adding, "she made sure that no matter where she was, if somebody walked in her door, she would have a loaded revolver within arm's reach."
June 26, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Is that the world we want for ourselves?? For our offspring?!
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genuinely crazy to watch these people freak out over what is essentially 21st century new dealism
‘I’m Done, I’m Not in That F*cking Political Party’: James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries
‘I’m Done, I’m Not in That F*cking Political Party’: James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries
Democratic strategist James Carville called for a "schism" in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York.
The post ‘I’m Done, I’m Not in That F*cking Political Party’: James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
June 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
genuinely crazy to watch these people freak out over what is essentially 21st century new dealism
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What if it is not a civil war but just the natural evolution of a party at a moment of generational transition?
Moderate Democrats fear they’re on the verge of losing the party’s ideological civil war to progressives.
Centrist Democrats are freaking out about progressives’ winning streak
After romping in New York City, progressives are staring down more key primary tests.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM
What if it is not a civil war but just the natural evolution of a party at a moment of generational transition?
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When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package:
Overturn Citizens United
Ban corporate PACs and super PACs
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
Overturn Citizens United
Ban corporate PACs and super PACs
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
June 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package:
Overturn Citizens United
Ban corporate PACs and super PACs
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
Overturn Citizens United
Ban corporate PACs and super PACs
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
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Sen. Chris Murphy on Trump’s emerging Iran deal: “It's a total humiliation. But it's a necessary humiliation. The war is just going to get worse. Iran's going to get stronger. So I basically will support any agreement that ends this war. But let's just be honest, we're surrendering.”
June 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy on Trump’s emerging Iran deal: “It's a total humiliation. But it's a necessary humiliation. The war is just going to get worse. Iran's going to get stronger. So I basically will support any agreement that ends this war. But let's just be honest, we're surrendering.”
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The whole Belfast thing made me so angry that I made this:
Todo el tema de Belfast me ha cabreado tanto que he hecho esto:
Todo el tema de Belfast me ha cabreado tanto que he hecho esto:
June 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The whole Belfast thing made me so angry that I made this:
Todo el tema de Belfast me ha cabreado tanto que he hecho esto:
Todo el tema de Belfast me ha cabreado tanto que he hecho esto:
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This is textbook violation of fiduciary duty on behalf of the Board — it's deliberately sabotaging your own institution to make a political point. Every Board member who voted for this is breaking their oath.
The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.
For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.
No Trump KC, no money.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.
No Trump KC, no money.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is textbook violation of fiduciary duty on behalf of the Board — it's deliberately sabotaging your own institution to make a political point. Every Board member who voted for this is breaking their oath.
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Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE
June 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE
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Hot take, let’s pause the seersucker stuff until the authoritarian president is out?
Happy National Seersucker Day! Great to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in kicking off summer with this time-honored tradition.
June 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hot take, let’s pause the seersucker stuff until the authoritarian president is out?
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Don't look away from this.
Fascists setting neighborhoods on fire. Dragging people out of their houses. We need to recognize that this isn't just something happening elsewhere, this is what the future looks like if we don't change it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteI...
Fascists setting neighborhoods on fire. Dragging people out of their houses. We need to recognize that this isn't just something happening elsewhere, this is what the future looks like if we don't change it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteI...
Fires started in Belfast as suspect charged over knife attack | The UK Tonight
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Don't look away from this.
Fascists setting neighborhoods on fire. Dragging people out of their houses. We need to recognize that this isn't just something happening elsewhere, this is what the future looks like if we don't change it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteI...
Fascists setting neighborhoods on fire. Dragging people out of their houses. We need to recognize that this isn't just something happening elsewhere, this is what the future looks like if we don't change it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteI...
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The people of Albania have been protesting the Trump family for 11 days straight because Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner want to build a $2 billion luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive coast site.
Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱
🎥 @olsimeraj on IG
Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱
🎥 @olsimeraj on IG
June 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The people of Albania have been protesting the Trump family for 11 days straight because Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner want to build a $2 billion luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive coast site.
Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱
🎥 @olsimeraj on IG
Solidarity with the people of Albania standing up to billionaire greed. 🇦🇱
🎥 @olsimeraj on IG
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"On Thursday, June 4, several thousand people marched for the fifth night in a row through the streets of Tirana...protesting against luxury real estate ventures by Ivanka Trump, daughter of the US president, and her husband Jared Kushner..."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' rises up against the Trump family and Prime Minister Edi Rama
Several thousand people have been protesting since May 30 against large-scale projects that many Albanians consider a symbol of the prime minister's excesses ever since he came to power in 2013.
www.lemonde.fr
June 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
"On Thursday, June 4, several thousand people marched for the fifth night in a row through the streets of Tirana...protesting against luxury real estate ventures by Ivanka Trump, daughter of the US president, and her husband Jared Kushner..."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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“What would have to happen for me to concede that the United States is beyond hope?”
June 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“What would have to happen for me to concede that the United States is beyond hope?”
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Scott Pelley calls Bari Weiss on a further string of lies.
June 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Scott Pelley calls Bari Weiss on a further string of lies.
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Trump has signed an executive order reclassifying nearly 8,000 federal employees in policy-related positions, stripping away long-standing civil service protections that previously shielded them from political dismissal.
June 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Trump has signed an executive order reclassifying nearly 8,000 federal employees in policy-related positions, stripping away long-standing civil service protections that previously shielded them from political dismissal.
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Scott Pelley was ousted from CBS News in the exact manner Bari Weiss *thinks* she was ousted from NYT
June 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Scott Pelley was ousted from CBS News in the exact manner Bari Weiss *thinks* she was ousted from NYT
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Justice Sotomayor is right, writing that this “debases the democratic process by upending Alabama’s entire election in the name of permitting Alabama to discriminate against Black Alabamians. It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.”
June 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Justice Sotomayor is right, writing that this “debases the democratic process by upending Alabama’s entire election in the name of permitting Alabama to discriminate against Black Alabamians. It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.”
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What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy.
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
June 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy.
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc.
Some call it the "Network State."
Welp, I think we've solved the Fermi Paradox. Once a sentient species becomes smart enough to go to space, greedy enough to allow inequality and wealth hoarding to create an under-educated, dis-invested class, and power-hungry enough to weaponize their ignorance, they end up cooked.
June 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Welp, I think we've solved the Fermi Paradox. Once a sentient species becomes smart enough to go to space, greedy enough to allow inequality and wealth hoarding to create an under-educated, dis-invested class, and power-hungry enough to weaponize their ignorance, they end up cooked.