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This advice from @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social is never out of date
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.

Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.

See the problem?
December 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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“Reiner’s death marks an incongruously tragic end for an artist who exuded warmth and whose work, even at its darkest, seemed to reflect a belief in essential human decency.”
Rob Reiner Left a Remarkable Pop Culture Legacy. His Work as an Activist Was Just as Impressive.
The director of beloved films including 'The Princess Bride' and 'When Harry Met Sally' also championed causes like marr
contrarian.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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"The Trump regime is explicitly saying...America is not about freedom of thought. America is about the power of America, worshiping America," Univ. of Toronto Philosophy Prof. Jason Stanley says about America's authoritarian slide. #Velshi
How authoritarian states get private citizens to be ‘complicit in their crimes’
By asking people to submit tips about their fellow citizens and instances that are not in line with its ideology or agenda, the Trump administration is creating a permission structure for the public to monitor and report one another – and there’s a reason for that. “Authoritarianism is a mafia state,” University of Toronto Philosophy Professor Jason Stanley tells Ali Velshi. “And how does the mafia operate? The mafia operates by getting you to be complicit in their crimes.”
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December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Datacentres – why are they so thirsty? Let’s ask a shark! | First Dog on the Moon
Datacentres – why are they so thirsty? Let’s ask a shark! | First Dog on the Moon
Do we even want or need all these datacentres? That is apparently none of your business * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Can we talk about Steve Bannon helping Jeffrey Epstein behind the scenes a fraction as much as we talked about Hunter Biden's corruption?
Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar?
The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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"I was willing to do the hard things. I was tough enough to do the hard things. And because I'm a mom...I'm gonna be sort of unrelenting and fighting for everybody," @mikiesherrill.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social. "That's the mandate that I was given, to fight for the people of New Jersey."
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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@frost.house.gov joins Jen to unpack what we’ve learned from Epstein’s emails—and what’s yet to be revealed—about how the Epstein files implicate Trump and his administration. His full interview is up now.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/new-epstein-emails-air-traffic-jams
New Epstein Emails, Air Traffic Jams, & ACA Premiums: Rep. Maxwell Frost Gives Us the Latest
"We have an incompetent administration and an idiot in Sean Duffy who just does not know what he's doing."
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November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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What Has Been Done to America? What’s done in a short period will take a long time to undo open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... The path will be long, but one has to hope that the strength of American institutions and the determination of its people will ensure restoration of the democratic norms.
What Has Been Done to America? What’s done in a short period will take a long time to undo
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Courtesy of the world’s richest man who just got a trillion-dollar pay package from his feckless board: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Nuclear power socialism is a bigger deal than municipal grocery store socialism www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
Trump's Nuclear Socialism
You’re worried about Mamdani? The real socialism is coming from inside the White House.
www.thebulwark.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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“The administration’s position on SNAP shows its cruelty and sends a message that no one is safe from the administration’s heartless disregard of the law.”
A MIA president and a hungry America
America can never be great if it can’t first be good to those who need assistance.
contrarian.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall
France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall
The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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October 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Sad. Pathetic. Embarrassing. #politics #idiots
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Trumpnomics:

When American taxpayers have to pay farmers because they can’t sell to the Chinese.
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The APA’s decision to silence professionals who had a legitimate ‘duty to warn’ wasn’t just about ethics—it had real consequences. Dr. Lee and others raised valid concerns, and history has sadly proven them right. Ignoring mental health risks in leadership is not neutrality—it’s negligence.
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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My latest for CALÓ News: FCC Chair Brendan Carr went from acknowledging that satire is important to a free society, to going full fake mob boss.
September 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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4 year old twin brothers Xing Xing and Chen Chen have a slide in their yard at Chongqing Zoo too🛝
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Is this a joke? An Onion piece?
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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“If Earth’s age was compressed into a single year, modern humans do not arrive until approximately 11:36 pm on December 31st. Only a terrorist could do so much damage in such little time”
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The Pseudoscience of Economics
Value comes in many shapes and forms.
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The American Psychiatric Association had a "Duty to Warn " & failed the Nation when the forbid Dr Lee & others from discussing DTs disorder. They correctly predicted violence & chaos would result, & his condition would worsen.
August 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Epic satire/mockery! Doubt DT has self awareness or sophistication to know how small & petty he is. Unfortunately, his narcissistic mental illness is stroked by attention, in any form. HE MAY FEEL IT IS FLATTERY
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM