Matt Stocum
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Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
October 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
September 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
And this is why abandoning trans people is politically stupid. It doesn’t matter what you say, they’ll still try to use it against you. Instead of throwing trans people under the bus, try changing the narrative.
Trump on Talarico: "He'll become a vaygan again, he'll go into transgender mutilization again"
October 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
And this is why abandoning trans people is politically stupid. It doesn’t matter what you say, they’ll still try to use it against you. Instead of throwing trans people under the bus, try changing the narrative.
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The death penalty is immoral, period. This is inexcusable and inhumane.
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this:
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
October 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The death penalty is immoral, period. This is inexcusable and inhumane.
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Providing chairs when job duties don’t really require standing is a textbook example of a reasonable accommodation.
Taking away chairs, thereby forcing disabled workers to put in formal requests to aggressively hostile employer, can be a pretty effective way of pushing people out of their jobs.
Taking away chairs, thereby forcing disabled workers to put in formal requests to aggressively hostile employer, can be a pretty effective way of pushing people out of their jobs.
“The Transportation Security Administration says it's taking away chairs at airport checkpoints nationwide and that TSA officers who check passengers' IDs must stand, saying the move is designed to help officers remain alert.”
TSA officers told to stand, chairs banned at airport checkpoints nationwide
"This welcome change reinforces both our security posture and our commitment to hospitality by having these officers on their feet and alert," a TSA spokesperson said.
abcnews.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Providing chairs when job duties don’t really require standing is a textbook example of a reasonable accommodation.
Taking away chairs, thereby forcing disabled workers to put in formal requests to aggressively hostile employer, can be a pretty effective way of pushing people out of their jobs.
Taking away chairs, thereby forcing disabled workers to put in formal requests to aggressively hostile employer, can be a pretty effective way of pushing people out of their jobs.
We’re a press conference away from an EO declaring dumb is spelled without a “b”.
United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
www.whitehouse.gov
September 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
We’re a press conference away from an EO declaring dumb is spelled without a “b”.
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Almost makes you wonder: What other basic fucking factual errors are Republican lawmakers making?
September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Almost makes you wonder: What other basic fucking factual errors are Republican lawmakers making?
Ignoring for the moment that he got the basketball game and city wrong, his evidence for some sort of collusion between Smith and Willis is that they both were in Atlanta on the same day? That's quite the logical leap.
September 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Ignoring for the moment that he got the basketball game and city wrong, his evidence for some sort of collusion between Smith and Willis is that they both were in Atlanta on the same day? That's quite the logical leap.
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When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
September 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
August 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
Why start one unpopular war when you can start two?
I don't think the United States should invade Cuba. This, to me, sounds like a bad idea. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Why start one unpopular war when you can start two?
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The thing about trying to appeal to right wing bigots is that right wing bigots are all stupid idiots who get 100% of their news from propagandists so they will never actually find out that you were trying to appeal to them in the first place
September 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The thing about trying to appeal to right wing bigots is that right wing bigots are all stupid idiots who get 100% of their news from propagandists so they will never actually find out that you were trying to appeal to them in the first place
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The lesbian bar story is mean and small-minded and a lot of the people laughing about it have never done any kind of organizing in their lives.
BUT it is a very good story about how communities get hijacked by bad-faith actors who are enabled by leadership that doesn't want to upset anybody.
BUT it is a very good story about how communities get hijacked by bad-faith actors who are enabled by leadership that doesn't want to upset anybody.
September 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The lesbian bar story is mean and small-minded and a lot of the people laughing about it have never done any kind of organizing in their lives.
BUT it is a very good story about how communities get hijacked by bad-faith actors who are enabled by leadership that doesn't want to upset anybody.
BUT it is a very good story about how communities get hijacked by bad-faith actors who are enabled by leadership that doesn't want to upset anybody.
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Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit https://theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-with-how-much-trumps-english-has-improved-since-last-visit/
September 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit https://theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-with-how-much-trumps-english-has-improved-since-last-visit/
Xi just looks like a disappointed dad in every photo of the two of them.
Great photo from NYT’s Doug Mills appears to show authoritarian Xi Jinpeng gesturing toward the WH wall where Joe Biden is depicted as an autopen. Xi’s expression, to me, says “even I couldn’t get away with this shit”
September 24, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Xi just looks like a disappointed dad in every photo of the two of them.
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Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down.
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage
trib.al
September 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down.
We hold dog owners to a higher standard.
we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
September 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
We hold dog owners to a higher standard.
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Uncertanity is driving most of this. It's pretty simple - the economy is shaky right now, the federal budgets are unknown, research funds are being messed with, state budgets are real stressed generally, international student enrollments... yea, and who knows what enrollment will truly look like?
University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
It comes after the U approved a budget in June raising students’ tuition by 3.8%, the sixth consecutive year of increases for the U.
www.startribune.com
September 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Uncertanity is driving most of this. It's pretty simple - the economy is shaky right now, the federal budgets are unknown, research funds are being messed with, state budgets are real stressed generally, international student enrollments... yea, and who knows what enrollment will truly look like?
I know a lot of people here rightfully have concerns about mail-in ballots this year. For what it's worth, I voted by mail in Philadelphia, and got the confirmation email from the city that my ballot had been received within 2 days of the mail being collected.
September 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I know a lot of people here rightfully have concerns about mail-in ballots this year. For what it's worth, I voted by mail in Philadelphia, and got the confirmation email from the city that my ballot had been received within 2 days of the mail being collected.
Does anyone know the source of his "5 times more people on Obamacare in Florida than live in Florida" claim? It's obviously false, but I suspect there's a statistic he's twisting rather than outright lying.
Dr Oz: "There are 5 times more people in parts of Obamacare in Florida than live in the state. It's impossible More than a third of people on Obamacare have never used the insurance policy once. If you were gonna pay your hard-earned money to buy insurance, would you ever use it? The answer is yes"
September 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Does anyone know the source of his "5 times more people on Obamacare in Florida than live in Florida" claim? It's obviously false, but I suspect there's a statistic he's twisting rather than outright lying.
It is not fair for one human to be this charismatic. Save some points for the rest of us!
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor.
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
September 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
It is not fair for one human to be this charismatic. Save some points for the rest of us!
Depends on how you define computer. Either a TI 99/4a, if you count it as a computer, otherwise an IBM XT.
September 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Depends on how you define computer. Either a TI 99/4a, if you count it as a computer, otherwise an IBM XT.
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"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
September 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
If there is any fraud happening here, it would have to be at the insurance company level, right? The only way this makes sense as fraud is if you have an insurance company registering fake people on ACA marketplace, so they get to pocket the subsidies from the government. Right?
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
September 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
If there is any fraud happening here, it would have to be at the insurance company level, right? The only way this makes sense as fraud is if you have an insurance company registering fake people on ACA marketplace, so they get to pocket the subsidies from the government. Right?