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A gift from Stockholm.
Please share.
Please share.
On my way to Christos to fed my moussaka craving this morning after the Art Museum and walked by the the memorial for Mr. Pretti - Minneapolis has not forgotten you sir. Rest in peace knowing you are greatly respected and lovingly remembered.
April 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
On my way to Christos to fed my moussaka craving this morning after the Art Museum and walked by the the memorial for Mr. Pretti - Minneapolis has not forgotten you sir. Rest in peace knowing you are greatly respected and lovingly remembered.
Was so taken by the beauty and intricacy of this cup. I wish I had noted the date but it was BCE in Iran and I just found this so compelling. I wonder what Western ‘civilization’ was up to 2000 years ago? 🤔Thank you Minneapolis Inst. of Arts - you keep me coming back.
April 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Was so taken by the beauty and intricacy of this cup. I wish I had noted the date but it was BCE in Iran and I just found this so compelling. I wonder what Western ‘civilization’ was up to 2000 years ago? 🤔Thank you Minneapolis Inst. of Arts - you keep me coming back.
What a country can do when it has competent leadership.
Good for you Canada.
Good for you Canada.
BREAKING: CANADA Signs HISTORIC Military Partnership With The EU.
Canada just walked out of a 70‑year strategic marriage with Washington. The geopolitical/economic fallout will be devastating for Trump while ushering in a military/economic revolution in Canada
open.substack.com
April 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
What a country can do when it has competent leadership.
Good for you Canada.
Good for you Canada.
‘Kitchen table champions’
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April 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
‘Kitchen table champions’
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“What Renea has been saying all along is that it’s not so much about her. It’s the Constitution and the First Amendment that are on trial.” interc.pt/4bOfB0Q
April 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“What Renea has been saying all along is that it’s not so much about her. It’s the Constitution and the First Amendment that are on trial.” interc.pt/4bOfB0Q
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The Iranian Embassy in South Africa weighs in:
April 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Iranian Embassy in South Africa weighs in:
Sure. What could possibly go wrong with this, cuz no other countries would take advantage of this opportunity to strike us where we are not defended.
Supply churn: The US military plans to commit nearly its entire inventory of JASSM-ER cruise missiles to the Iran war, drawing them from stockpiles in other regions. The order to pull the $1.5 million weapon from Pacific stockpiles was issued at the end of March. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Deploys Bulk of Stealthy Long-Range Missile for Iran War
The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions.
www.bloomberg.com
April 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Sure. What could possibly go wrong with this, cuz no other countries would take advantage of this opportunity to strike us where we are not defended.
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US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images https://aje.news/fnp5w7
April 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images https://aje.news/fnp5w7
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A different perspective.
Always helpful.
Always helpful.
April 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
A different perspective.
Always helpful.
Always helpful.
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I'm not claiming to be a hero, but with every Cadbury MiniEgg I eat, that's a dog not getting chocolate poisoning.
I've saved so many dogs.
I've saved so many dogs.
April 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I'm not claiming to be a hero, but with every Cadbury MiniEgg I eat, that's a dog not getting chocolate poisoning.
I've saved so many dogs.
I've saved so many dogs.
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An elist take on MAGAland. It's well phrased and generally true, as far as it goes, but cold comfort.
The best explanation why millions of Americans worship and support a convicted felon and sexual predator...
April 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
An elist take on MAGAland. It's well phrased and generally true, as far as it goes, but cold comfort.
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April 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Why does Trump want to increase the defense budget by almost 50%? Because he sees it as a payoff to the guys who will help him establish his dictatorship of convenience.
April 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Why does Trump want to increase the defense budget by almost 50%? Because he sees it as a payoff to the guys who will help him establish his dictatorship of convenience.
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April 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
“Sayz”
He said “sayz” instead of says.
Incredible they couldn’t get him to do a retake.
He said “sayz” instead of says.
Incredible they couldn’t get him to do a retake.
Listen to how Trump said “says” when he said, “As it *says* in the gospel of John.”
Trump struggled to read his Good Friday message off his teleprompter and didn’t even bother to do a corrected take.
Trump struggled to read his Good Friday message off his teleprompter and didn’t even bother to do a corrected take.
April 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
“Sayz”
He said “sayz” instead of says.
Incredible they couldn’t get him to do a retake.
He said “sayz” instead of says.
Incredible they couldn’t get him to do a retake.
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Amazing how quickly the “party of small government” has morphed into the party of “imperiously all up in everyone’s shit all the time.”
April 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Amazing how quickly the “party of small government” has morphed into the party of “imperiously all up in everyone’s shit all the time.”
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The Trump budget calls to eliminate the Native Hawaiian education program but doesn't eliminate the Alaskan Native education program.
What's the difference, you might ask? One state voted for him, and one didn't.
What's the difference, you might ask? One state voted for him, and one didn't.
April 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The Trump budget calls to eliminate the Native Hawaiian education program but doesn't eliminate the Alaskan Native education program.
What's the difference, you might ask? One state voted for him, and one didn't.
What's the difference, you might ask? One state voted for him, and one didn't.
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Plus, one of the reasons he reportedly did this purge is he's already worried Trump will replace him. And the (partly deserved) scapegoating of Whiskey Pete for failing to plan for Iran's response has only just began.
April 4, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Plus, one of the reasons he reportedly did this purge is he's already worried Trump will replace him. And the (partly deserved) scapegoating of Whiskey Pete for failing to plan for Iran's response has only just began.
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Elon Musk had DOGE defund USAID, the largest humanitarian organization in the world, causing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of deaths from starvation and disease - and Trump GLEEFULLY approved it. It’s the single most evil act in US history. Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
April 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Elon Musk had DOGE defund USAID, the largest humanitarian organization in the world, causing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of deaths from starvation and disease - and Trump GLEEFULLY approved it. It’s the single most evil act in US history. Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Defeatism? We don’t know her.
Our community support-based campaign model demonstrates a new model for politics and engaged a record number of young voters.
Now we’re not just going to keep doing that work. We’re helping campaigns across the country do the same.
Our community support-based campaign model demonstrates a new model for politics and engaged a record number of young voters.
Now we’re not just going to keep doing that work. We’re helping campaigns across the country do the same.
![Chicago Sun Times quote:
Abughazaleh announced she will help campaigns "integrate mutual aid and direct action into their races," and she plans to help races across the country, "especially in the Midwest." Abughazaleh said she is working with partners to fund the project and plans to expand it to help other candidates.
"But Kat, you lost your race. How could you even say that this model could win races?' Well I'm so glad you asked. We came in a very close second in a field of 15, beating out AIPAC and multiple established local politicians, and we did it with zero outside money," Abughazaleh said. "We brought in more first-time Gen Z donors than the DSCC [Democratic Senate Campaign Committee] the DCC [Democratic Congressional Committee], [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer, [House Minority Leader Hakeem] Jeffries and my next two primary opponents combined."
Abughazaleh raised an astonishing $3.3 million in an anti-establishment primary race, which included avoiding newspaper and Democratic Party endorsements and using livestream events to solicit small-donor donations instead of begging big-time donors for cash. She also used that time to tell voters about her platform, which included universal health care, protections against price-gouging, more housing with federal incentives, climate action
— and removing lead pipes.
Abughazaleh said the campaign's framework for mutual aid - opening up her Rogers Park campaign office as a place for people to come for food, clothing and essential needs like baby formula — "was the No. 1 persuader to undecided voters."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/bafkreibjbuxuvpyveyxxgtkad6g3xnftmlarpd2xr3aosq3dbd2snuotea)
April 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Defeatism? We don’t know her.
Our community support-based campaign model demonstrates a new model for politics and engaged a record number of young voters.
Now we’re not just going to keep doing that work. We’re helping campaigns across the country do the same.
Our community support-based campaign model demonstrates a new model for politics and engaged a record number of young voters.
Now we’re not just going to keep doing that work. We’re helping campaigns across the country do the same.
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you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides
the nytimes:
the nytimes:
April 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides
the nytimes:
the nytimes:
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pro tip for the chronic illness girlies who keep forgetting whether they took their medication or not:
put the bottle upside down when you go to sleep, put it back right side up when you wake up :)
put the bottle upside down when you go to sleep, put it back right side up when you wake up :)
April 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
pro tip for the chronic illness girlies who keep forgetting whether they took their medication or not:
put the bottle upside down when you go to sleep, put it back right side up when you wake up :)
put the bottle upside down when you go to sleep, put it back right side up when you wake up :)
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If we bought a few less bombs, we could probably afford nice things.
One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack.
Not foreign wars.
Just the cost to defend this country.
One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack.
Not foreign wars.
Just the cost to defend this country.
April 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
If we bought a few less bombs, we could probably afford nice things.
One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack.
Not foreign wars.
Just the cost to defend this country.
One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack.
Not foreign wars.
Just the cost to defend this country.
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The most crooked AG in history got fired today.
Not because she was crooked.
Because she wasn’t good enough at it.
Not because she was crooked.
Because she wasn’t good enough at it.
April 3, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The most crooked AG in history got fired today.
Not because she was crooked.
Because she wasn’t good enough at it.
Not because she was crooked.
Because she wasn’t good enough at it.