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Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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The "how much do you like dogs" chart we all needed.
September 17, 2026 at 6:47 AM
The "how much do you like dogs" chart we all needed.
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I am fascinating by the ongoing Ed Sheeran story and the way it strikes right at the heart of the fading viability of "Oh, I don't do politics."
September 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I am fascinating by the ongoing Ed Sheeran story and the way it strikes right at the heart of the fading viability of "Oh, I don't do politics."
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Trump is trying to blackmail the Kennedy Center into putting his name on it. They should refuse.
Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
The only appropriate option is to refuse to accede to his demands.
www.theatlantic.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Trump is trying to blackmail the Kennedy Center into putting his name on it. They should refuse.
Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Regarding Trump’s latest claim that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to strike each other’s energy “targets,” I assess the likelihood of such an agreement holding as close to zero.
Russia’s entire winter campaign plan is built around destroying Ukraine’s energy sector.
Russia’s entire winter campaign plan is built around destroying Ukraine’s energy sector.
September 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Regarding Trump’s latest claim that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to strike each other’s energy “targets,” I assess the likelihood of such an agreement holding as close to zero.
Russia’s entire winter campaign plan is built around destroying Ukraine’s energy sector.
Russia’s entire winter campaign plan is built around destroying Ukraine’s energy sector.
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NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature:
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature:
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
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For months, the burners who posted Maddie’s video remained anonymous. They even made a cryptocurrency out of her name, valued at $11k.
So she hired a lawyer to unmask them. And what she learned stunned her.
Read my investigation for @wired.com, out now: www.wired.com/story/burner...
So she hired a lawyer to unmask them. And what she learned stunned her.
Read my investigation for @wired.com, out now: www.wired.com/story/burner...
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
www.wired.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
For months, the burners who posted Maddie’s video remained anonymous. They even made a cryptocurrency out of her name, valued at $11k.
So she hired a lawyer to unmask them. And what she learned stunned her.
Read my investigation for @wired.com, out now: www.wired.com/story/burner...
So she hired a lawyer to unmask them. And what she learned stunned her.
Read my investigation for @wired.com, out now: www.wired.com/story/burner...
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NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
September 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
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one of the things Joyce Beatty is seeking to uncover in her lawsuit currently is that they were basically already bankrupt before they even took his hame off and are trying to hide it
Kennedy Center on brink of bankruptcy, could close as early as Tuesday, Washington Post reports reut.rs/4reNvlA
Kennedy Center on brink of bankruptcy, could close as early as Tuesday, Washington Post reports
Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts say it is on the brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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September 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
one of the things Joyce Beatty is seeking to uncover in her lawsuit currently is that they were basically already bankrupt before they even took his hame off and are trying to hide it
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In her own way, Ms. Rachel gives fewer fucks about nonsense than almost anyone alive.
Ms. Rachel sparks public backlash after defending Mayor Mamdani’s attendance at the 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial www.themarysue.com/ms-rachel-sp...
Ms Rachel sparks public backlash after defending Mayor Mamdani’s attendance at the 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial
Ms Rachel sparks public backlash after defending Mayor Mamdani’s attendance at the 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial
www.themarysue.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
In her own way, Ms. Rachel gives fewer fucks about nonsense than almost anyone alive.
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I have always been so haunted by the story of Marcy Borders.
She may have survived 9/11, that day, that attack, but her life was a misery afterward.
She deserved so much more than being referred to as “the Dust Lady.”
I’m glad the King Center posted this remembrance.
She may have survived 9/11, that day, that attack, but her life was a misery afterward.
She deserved so much more than being referred to as “the Dust Lady.”
I’m glad the King Center posted this remembrance.
September 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I have always been so haunted by the story of Marcy Borders.
She may have survived 9/11, that day, that attack, but her life was a misery afterward.
She deserved so much more than being referred to as “the Dust Lady.”
I’m glad the King Center posted this remembrance.
She may have survived 9/11, that day, that attack, but her life was a misery afterward.
She deserved so much more than being referred to as “the Dust Lady.”
I’m glad the King Center posted this remembrance.
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An armed man charged at the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio less than a week ago, and yet Republicans aren't being yelled at to turn down the temperature. The double standard is maddening.
Hecklers shout ‘hE should be shot’ as Ted Cruz calls out El-Sayed and Talarico
Republicans increasingly seek to tie Democrats to left-wing members of the caucus and personalities like Hasan Piker
www.independent.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
An armed man charged at the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio less than a week ago, and yet Republicans aren't being yelled at to turn down the temperature. The double standard is maddening.
Didn't realize this was happening till today (this is yesterday's), but Small Gods is my favorite so it's the one im choosing to advertise with.
Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
September 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Didn't realize this was happening till today (this is yesterday's), but Small Gods is my favorite so it's the one im choosing to advertise with.
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September 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Coincidentally also the main argument in Iran for why they should have a nuclear weapon.
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September 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Coincidentally also the main argument in Iran for why they should have a nuclear weapon.
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I thought Hegseth assured us his Department of War™️ had obliterated the Houthis a year ago, after expending billions of dollars worth of weapons we’re now running short of?
Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha - BBC
#USNews #Politics #NationalNews
#USNews #Politics #NationalNews
Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha - BBC
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September 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I thought Hegseth assured us his Department of War™️ had obliterated the Houthis a year ago, after expending billions of dollars worth of weapons we’re now running short of?
Hahahahahahahah (takes breath in) hahahahahahahah
I hadn’t thought someone could make a joke fitting for Rosh Hashanah, but … here it is.
September 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Hahahahahahahah (takes breath in) hahahahahahahah
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Identifiable fascists threatened rescue heroes
"The RNLI has announced a review of its security procedures to ensure the safety of its volunteers after anti migrant protests.. at the weekend. Some crew members had their photos and names shared on social media in posts accusing them of treason"
September 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Identifiable fascists threatened rescue heroes
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After professionally following Middle East politics for 15 years, I have developed a few rules for Middle East politics
The first is to never ride in a helicopter
The second is to never bet on Saudi Arabia being able to accomplish anything militarily
The first is to never ride in a helicopter
The second is to never bet on Saudi Arabia being able to accomplish anything militarily
September 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
After professionally following Middle East politics for 15 years, I have developed a few rules for Middle East politics
The first is to never ride in a helicopter
The second is to never bet on Saudi Arabia being able to accomplish anything militarily
The first is to never ride in a helicopter
The second is to never bet on Saudi Arabia being able to accomplish anything militarily
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election law right now
September 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
election law right now
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Didn’t take long, unfortunately. Ahmed Soliman’s attorneys tell me EG police are confiscating phones again and they have lost contact with him.
I cannot stress enough how bad the situation is for the people ICE expelled to Equatorial Guinea right now.
Grateful to Ahmed Soliman for talking with me despite the retaliation against him every time he goes on the record.
prospect.org/2026/09/09/s...
Grateful to Ahmed Soliman for talking with me despite the retaliation against him every time he goes on the record.
prospect.org/2026/09/09/s...
‘Shoot Him!’: Police Threaten Third-Country Nationals Imprisoned in African Hotel - The American Prospect
‘I’m fighting for my life,’ said Ahmed Soliman after the latest in a string of abusive incidents in Equatorial Guinea, where ICE expelled him five months ago.
prospect.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Didn’t take long, unfortunately. Ahmed Soliman’s attorneys tell me EG police are confiscating phones again and they have lost contact with him.
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"The President can't remember 9/11" would have been received totally calmly if said about Joe Biden, right?
"September 11th was 25 years ago" -- Ted Cruz defends Trump lying about his response to 9/11 but suggesting he might not remember because it was so long ago
September 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"The President can't remember 9/11" would have been received totally calmly if said about Joe Biden, right?
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New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.”
www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.”
www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
www.propublica.org/article/ecto...