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The war that matters is the war against the imagination/ all other wars are subsumed in it - Diane di Prima
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Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
July 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"
Trials found that Carevix — a portmanteau of “care” and “cervix" — reduced pain during IUD insertion by up to 73 percent and bleeding by 78 percent, compared to the tenaculum.
Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?
A new medical device is part of a broader effort to make gynecological care less painful — and to take patients more seriously.
bit.ly
July 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"
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Around *1/5* of all the species that live in a natural forest need dead wood.
So no, it's not 'wasted' or 'untidy'. Even in your garden, spare a thought and leave it for them.
So no, it's not 'wasted' or 'untidy'. Even in your garden, spare a thought and leave it for them.
April 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Around *1/5* of all the species that live in a natural forest need dead wood.
So no, it's not 'wasted' or 'untidy'. Even in your garden, spare a thought and leave it for them.
So no, it's not 'wasted' or 'untidy'. Even in your garden, spare a thought and leave it for them.
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Gave up all of the currency and promise of the “idea” of America (however flawed), in exchange for “we kill people. We kill lots of people.”
Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities. Our ability to fight war."
March 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Gave up all of the currency and promise of the “idea” of America (however flawed), in exchange for “we kill people. We kill lots of people.”
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ICE is trafficking people who aren’t from there to a tiny landlocked absolute monarchy on the borders of South Africa and Mozambique.
An ICE air deportation flight on a small jet landed last night in Eswatini around 11pm ET. This marks the third deportation flight to Eswatini carrying third country nationals. It originated in Phoenix, AZ
March 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
ICE is trafficking people who aren’t from there to a tiny landlocked absolute monarchy on the borders of South Africa and Mozambique.
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Voters in eight states have changed their constitutions to ban slavery in prison, but nothing has actually changed for incarcerated people. Now a groundbreaking ruling in Colorado should make forced labor a thing of the past. boltsmag.org/colorado-rul...
Judge Orders Colorado to Stop Throwing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work - Bolts
Years after voters amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in prison, a court ruling could finally make Colorado change how prison guards "compel and coerce" work.
boltsmag.org
March 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Voters in eight states have changed their constitutions to ban slavery in prison, but nothing has actually changed for incarcerated people. Now a groundbreaking ruling in Colorado should make forced labor a thing of the past. boltsmag.org/colorado-rul...
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They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that
March 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that
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so we paid the tariffs and now the corporations that passed the costs on to me and you are the ones that are going to be reimbursed, do i have that correct
February 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
so we paid the tariffs and now the corporations that passed the costs on to me and you are the ones that are going to be reimbursed, do i have that correct
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
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"[A]s is the case in the adult criminal legal system, the racially disproportionate confinement of children starts with policing, not criminality. ... [Black and brown kids] are targeted for surveillance, arrest, and punishment in ways that white kids are not."
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"[A]s is the case in the adult criminal legal system, the racially disproportionate confinement of children starts with policing, not criminality. ... [Black and brown kids] are targeted for surveillance, arrest, and punishment in ways that white kids are not."
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Since we're talking about Donald Trump's income taxes again, I suppose it's a good time to re-share this
The US did briefly impose income taxes to help fund the Civil War.
If we're going to talk about them—and I guess Donald Trump wants us to—remember this:
Abe Lincoln paid more income taxes in 1864 than Donald Trump did in 2017, in actual, non-inflation adjusted dollars - $2,000 vs $750.
If we're going to talk about them—and I guess Donald Trump wants us to—remember this:
Abe Lincoln paid more income taxes in 1864 than Donald Trump did in 2017, in actual, non-inflation adjusted dollars - $2,000 vs $750.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Since we're talking about Donald Trump's income taxes again, I suppose it's a good time to re-share this
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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rent is the biggest need right now now and this is a great place to give.
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
rent is the biggest need right now now and this is a great place to give.
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Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
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SNAP benefits should be universal, with zero means testing, and generous.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
SNAP benefits should be universal, with zero means testing, and generous.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
Even from a purely capitalist perspective this would benefit the economy massively.
The only reason to be against this is because you're pro-suffering.
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If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. The money is going to union members this holiday so they can buy groceries and pay rent while they fight for a fair contract.
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
Donate to Support Individualized Shirt Workers United, organized by Gabor Ptacek
Since this summer, worker leaders at Individualized Shirts have been organizi… Gabor Ptacek needs your support for Support Individualized Shirt Workers United
www.gofundme.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. The money is going to union members this holiday so they can buy groceries and pay rent while they fight for a fair contract.
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...
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The House passed a resolution condemning socialism. Okay.
When are they going to pass a resolution condemning fascism?
When are they going to pass a resolution condemning fascism?
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The House passed a resolution condemning socialism. Okay.
When are they going to pass a resolution condemning fascism?
When are they going to pass a resolution condemning fascism?