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Third verse, same as the first
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“When you have complete misinformation coming out of the White House, that affects our relationship with our foreign partners, that affects our relationship with our foreign enemies,” Todd Blanche said, momentarily forgetting to lie.
“When you have complete misinformation coming out of the White House, that affects our relationship with our foreign partners, that affects our relationship with our foreign enemies,” Todd Blanche said, momentarily forgetting to lie.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said one-sided news is a national security issue
(CNN) — Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that media outlets reporting what the Trump administration considers to be “one-sided” news is a national security issue severe enough to justify b...
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September 27, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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“When you have complete misinformation coming out of the White House, that affects our relationship with our foreign partners, that affects our relationship with our foreign enemies,” Todd Blanche said, momentarily forgetting to lie.
“When you have complete misinformation coming out of the White House, that affects our relationship with our foreign partners, that affects our relationship with our foreign enemies,” Todd Blanche said, momentarily forgetting to lie.
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“Very Online conservative Christians really think portraying Christ as a lion, a carnivorous beast with notoriously smelly urine who sleeps 23 hour/day and steals meat from hyaenas, is beautiful sacred art- But having Christ portrayed by a woman is sacrilege.”
“Very Online conservative Christians really think portraying Christ as a lion, a carnivorous beast with notoriously smelly urine who sleeps 23 hour/day and steals meat from hyaenas, is beautiful sacred art- But having Christ portrayed by a woman is sacrilege.”
Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan has angered the Christian right. Don’t they have more pressing issues?
The Oscar-winner is voicing Narnia’s wise lion in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, leading to roars of fury from US evangelical commentators
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September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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“Very Online conservative Christians really think portraying Christ as a lion, a carnivorous beast with notoriously smelly urine who sleeps 23 hour/day and steals meat from hyaenas, is beautiful sacred art- But having Christ portrayed by a woman is sacrilege.”
“Very Online conservative Christians really think portraying Christ as a lion, a carnivorous beast with notoriously smelly urine who sleeps 23 hour/day and steals meat from hyaenas, is beautiful sacred art- But having Christ portrayed by a woman is sacrilege.”
Truth in advertising.
September 21, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Truth in advertising.
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Being a literal pro-lynching, “Jews-will-not-replace-us,” White Supremacy flag-waving Nazi is not a disqualification for the GOP. It won’t even cost their endorsement.
Being a literal pro-lynching, “Jews-will-not-replace-us,” White Supremacy flag-waving Nazi is not a disqualification for the GOP. It won’t even cost their endorsement.
We Asked 28 GOP Officials If They’d Denounce the GOP Nominee Who Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville
This week I asked 28 current and former Republican Party officials in...
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September 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Being a literal pro-lynching, “Jews-will-not-replace-us,” White Supremacy flag-waving Nazi is not a disqualification for the GOP. It won’t even cost their endorsement.
Being a literal pro-lynching, “Jews-will-not-replace-us,” White Supremacy flag-waving Nazi is not a disqualification for the GOP. It won’t even cost their endorsement.
Ed Sheeran has a net worth of $400 million. If he were really concerned about what losing arena gigs might cost his support acts, backing band, and crew, he could easily just fucking pay them.
Spineless.
Spineless.
September 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Ed Sheeran has a net worth of $400 million. If he were really concerned about what losing arena gigs might cost his support acts, backing band, and crew, he could easily just fucking pay them.
Spineless.
Spineless.
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Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
Rights groups express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists
• ‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
Threats by the Israeli military, government ministers and far-right activists have intensified against the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, as 43 local human rights organisations expressed their support for the pair.
NAZA, which was produced by the Guardian, is named for an acronym used euphemistically by Israel’s intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike on Gaza. The film builds on revelations first published by the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine, the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call and the Guardian between 2023 and 2025. Continue reading...
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September 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Threats intensify against Israeli directors of Gaza documentary NAZA
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We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term #Slate
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We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term
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September 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term #Slate
Ditto.
Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.
September 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Ditto.
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NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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September 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Fascism is here!!!
September 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Fascism is here!!!
Pure, unmitigated Evil.
Palestinian groups condemn prison footage as humiliation and intimidation.
Israel's Ben-Gvir lauds harsh conditions for Palestinian female prisoners
Palestinian groups condemn prison footage as humiliation and intimidation.
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August 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Pure, unmitigated Evil.
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Remember this story when Trump tells you he lowered the price of “beef.”
Remember this story when Trump tells you he lowered the price of “beef.”
Trump secretly sends thousands of horses to their deaths: 'Slaughter in plain sight'
Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report.Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopte...
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August 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Remember this story when Trump tells you he lowered the price of “beef.”
Remember this story when Trump tells you he lowered the price of “beef.”
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Frankly, I'm totally shocked that rich and powerful bankers are, at their core, ruthless, immoral, greed-driven businessmen. Who could ever have predicted this? Oh, right --
It'S A Wonderful Life Frank Capra
ALT: It'S A Wonderful Life Frank Capra
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August 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Frankly, I'm totally shocked that rich and powerful bankers are, at their core, ruthless, immoral, greed-driven businessmen. Who could ever have predicted this? Oh, right --
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Shane has identified the equilibrium point, beyond which his desire to inflict pain upon others is overridden by his desire to avoid inflicting pain upon himself.
August 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Shane has identified the equilibrium point, beyond which his desire to inflict pain upon others is overridden by his desire to avoid inflicting pain upon himself.
Fun fact:
The US is the only developed, democratic nation with a legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” for government officials and LEOs.
The US is the only developed, democratic nation with a legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” for government officials and LEOs.
August 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Fun fact:
The US is the only developed, democratic nation with a legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” for government officials and LEOs.
The US is the only developed, democratic nation with a legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” for government officials and LEOs.
“… I make no claim as to whether the approaching end is the end of this cycle of elite impunity, or the republic itself—but it will be one of the two.”
"She has repeatedly refused to follow through on the procedures to obtain a security clearance… Maggie Haberman also reported that Harp sometimes serves as a channel to gain direct access to Trump, including for foreign leaders. There's no innocent explanation for this confluence of facts."
A Republic of Excuses
You will not like it here and it will get worse until we get better.
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August 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM
“… I make no claim as to whether the approaching end is the end of this cycle of elite impunity, or the republic itself—but it will be one of the two.”
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When America is gone, remember NYT headlines like this and never again ask what role corporate media played in normalizing the most dangerous man on Earth
August 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
When America is gone, remember NYT headlines like this and never again ask what role corporate media played in normalizing the most dangerous man on Earth
Ever notice how the "physics" bros who sneer at female action heros because "I'm sure a 125 lb girl is going to be able to take out a group of genetically engineered super soldiers" are the first to line up for 5'7" 150 lb Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher and Ethan Hunt?
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ONSLAUGHT: Adam Wingard's "Spiritual Sequel" To THE GUEST Gets An Explosive New Trailer
Meet the bloodthirsty super soldiers of Adam Wingard's ONSLAUGHT in a fiery new look at the action-horror, hitting theaters this fall.
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August 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Ever notice how the "physics" bros who sneer at female action heros because "I'm sure a 125 lb girl is going to be able to take out a group of genetically engineered super soldiers" are the first to line up for 5'7" 150 lb Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher and Ethan Hunt?
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Perfectly put:
“No one wants it; it makes everything worse when it arrives; and it’s been pushed and backed and cheerled by the absolute worst people in modern American life.”
Perfectly put:
“No one wants it; it makes everything worse when it arrives; and it’s been pushed and backed and cheerled by the absolute worst people in modern American life.”
AI is making everything worse
The political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life.
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August 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Perfectly put:
“No one wants it; it makes everything worse when it arrives; and it’s been pushed and backed and cheerled by the absolute worst people in modern American life.”
Perfectly put:
“No one wants it; it makes everything worse when it arrives; and it’s been pushed and backed and cheerled by the absolute worst people in modern American life.”
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FDR, 1944, on our rights: “The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.”
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.”
August 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
FDR, 1944, on our rights: “The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.”
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.”
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ICE Opportunism Expands To Passengers On Domestic Flights
Things used to be normal. We used to be doing alright here in the United States, limiting ourselves to catching people at the borders or...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/ice-opportunism-expands-to-passengers-on-domestic-flights/
Things used to be normal. We used to be doing alright here in the United States, limiting ourselves to catching people at the borders or...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/ice-opportunism-expands-to-passengers-on-domestic-flights/
ICE Opportunism Expands To Passengers On Domestic Flights
Things used to be normal. We used to be doing alright here in the United States, limiting ourselves to catching people at the borders or picking up migrants with criminal charges or convictions with detainers at local jails. Now, it's just a constant swarm all day, every day. "Worst of the worst" has long been...
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August 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
ICE Opportunism Expands To Passengers On Domestic Flights
Things used to be normal. We used to be doing alright here in the United States, limiting ourselves to catching people at the borders or...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/ice-opportunism-expands-to-passengers-on-domestic-flights/
Things used to be normal. We used to be doing alright here in the United States, limiting ourselves to catching people at the borders or...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/ice-opportunism-expands-to-passengers-on-domestic-flights/