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Government has spent years arguing in court that elderly Quakers sitting down and holding placards about Palestinian Action are, in fact, terrorists who must be treated as such. Meanwhile their reaction to these people is to stress that they understand their "reasonable concerns". Infuriating.
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been affected by attempts by activists to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
A lifeboat station on the south coast of England near the spot where far-right activists tried to stop asylum seekers landing has been forced to temporarily close, it has emerged.
The station in Portsmouth shut after it and other sites run by the RNLI were targeted by people objecting to the lifeboat charity going to the aid of people trying to get to the UK on small boats. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Government has spent years arguing in court that elderly Quakers sitting down and holding placards about Palestinian Action are, in fact, terrorists who must be treated as such. Meanwhile their reaction to these people is to stress that they understand their "reasonable concerns". Infuriating.
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bleak but essential read
September 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
bleak but essential read
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A lasting legacy of polio is the fact that Nordstrom will, to this day, sell you two different-sized shoes for the price of one. This was done to differentiate themselves in the marketplace to serve the large population of polio survivors with different sized limbs/feet (incl possibly Mrs Nordstrom)
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A lasting legacy of polio is the fact that Nordstrom will, to this day, sell you two different-sized shoes for the price of one. This was done to differentiate themselves in the marketplace to serve the large population of polio survivors with different sized limbs/feet (incl possibly Mrs Nordstrom)
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We're all trying to find the guy who did this
‘Just Gross’: CNN’s Dana Bash Taken Aback By Poll On How Many People Would Not Vote For a Muslim
‘Just Gross’: CNN’s Dana Bash Taken Aback By Poll On How Many People Would Not Vote For a Muslim
Dana Bash lamented on Thursday the findings in a new poll out of Michigan that 45% of the electorate would not vote for a Muslim candidate, calling it “just gross.”
The post ‘Just Gross’: CNN’s Dana Bash Taken Aback By Poll On How Many People Would Not Vote For a Muslim first appeared on Mediaite.
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September 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
We're all trying to find the guy who did this
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This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
September 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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Hey everyone, the Genius is speaking ...
September 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Hey everyone, the Genius is speaking ...
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bro you had one job
September 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
bro you had one job
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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The British media will bargain away the rights and dignity of all women—not just trans women, women of colour, GRT women, immigrant women, disabled women—before they give up the dream of fascism.
September 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The British media will bargain away the rights and dignity of all women—not just trans women, women of colour, GRT women, immigrant women, disabled women—before they give up the dream of fascism.
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god this is good
September 17, 2026 at 1:24 AM
god this is good
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Bands that have made statements about White Oak Music Hall in Houston hosting Ken Paxton or switched venues because of his rally there:
-Chat Pile
-Wednesday
-Mannequin Pussy
-Weatherday
-Meet Me @ The Altar
-Leisure Hour
-Faetooth
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
-Chat Pile
-Wednesday
-Mannequin Pussy
-Weatherday
-Meet Me @ The Altar
-Leisure Hour
-Faetooth
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Bands donating money, boycotting Houston venue over Paxton event
"First off, f--k Ken Paxton."
www.chron.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Bands that have made statements about White Oak Music Hall in Houston hosting Ken Paxton or switched venues because of his rally there:
-Chat Pile
-Wednesday
-Mannequin Pussy
-Weatherday
-Meet Me @ The Altar
-Leisure Hour
-Faetooth
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
-Chat Pile
-Wednesday
-Mannequin Pussy
-Weatherday
-Meet Me @ The Altar
-Leisure Hour
-Faetooth
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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Evil personified.
The truth is none of y’all hate Robert Kraft enough. Get on my level. (From February)
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Evil personified.
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Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
Did you ever meet Bob Kraft?
September 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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“I am sure by now, many of you are aware of a video with Fort Wayne Police and an individual that is circulating around the community on social media, and now picked up by the news outlets depicting some behavior and language that causes me to feel uncomfortable with the language."
THE LANGUAGE
THE LANGUAGE
September 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
“I am sure by now, many of you are aware of a video with Fort Wayne Police and an individual that is circulating around the community on social media, and now picked up by the news outlets depicting some behavior and language that causes me to feel uncomfortable with the language."
THE LANGUAGE
THE LANGUAGE
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A friend found one of my business cards from 13 years ago
September 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A friend found one of my business cards from 13 years ago
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congrats to ed sheeran on his achievement
September 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
congrats to ed sheeran on his achievement