solidsignal
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Trump & his Project 2025 crew are the wrong people at the wrong historical moment -- they're handing US science leadership over to China www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
China’s ultimate orchestration—integrating the science
As China has matured into a technological and manufacturing superpower, the United States and Europe have managed to retain leadership in some of the most scientifically intensive industries, such as ...
www.science.org
September 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Trump & his Project 2025 crew are the wrong people at the wrong historical moment -- they're handing US science leadership over to China www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Self-regulating capitalism & trickle-down economics are huge fantasies that hold sway over US politics. What's so frustrating about these ideas is that anyone with access to daily news can see that they're fictions, not based in reality. A deep dive into history isn't necessary to grasp the reality
September 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Self-regulating capitalism & trickle-down economics are huge fantasies that hold sway over US politics. What's so frustrating about these ideas is that anyone with access to daily news can see that they're fictions, not based in reality. A deep dive into history isn't necessary to grasp the reality
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It's difficult to pick apart fears about AI & data centers that are intrinsic to the technologies vs. those that are connected to the fact that giant, fateful decisions about these things are being made by a small handful of insular brain-cooked oligarch narcissists.
September 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
It's difficult to pick apart fears about AI & data centers that are intrinsic to the technologies vs. those that are connected to the fact that giant, fateful decisions about these things are being made by a small handful of insular brain-cooked oligarch narcissists.
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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The “tax the rich and they’ll all leave” crowd might want to take a seat. Tax the rich opponents keep that narrative going even though data shows it’s false.
NY raised taxes on the wealthy in 2021. We were told the millionaires would flee.
2021: 90,579
2022: 86,211
2023: 86,710
2024: 99,404 RECORD
NY raised taxes on the wealthy in 2021. We were told the millionaires would flee.
2021: 90,579
2022: 86,211
2023: 86,710
2024: 99,404 RECORD
September 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The “tax the rich and they’ll all leave” crowd might want to take a seat. Tax the rich opponents keep that narrative going even though data shows it’s false.
NY raised taxes on the wealthy in 2021. We were told the millionaires would flee.
2021: 90,579
2022: 86,211
2023: 86,710
2024: 99,404 RECORD
NY raised taxes on the wealthy in 2021. We were told the millionaires would flee.
2021: 90,579
2022: 86,211
2023: 86,710
2024: 99,404 RECORD
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At this point everyone knows crypto is a scam. Nobody in crypto is innocent. All players in crypto are looking to scam someone else.
If you're in crypto and you get wallet drained or rug-pulled, you had it coming. Seriously.
If you're in crypto and you get wallet drained or rug-pulled, you had it coming. Seriously.
September 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
At this point everyone knows crypto is a scam. Nobody in crypto is innocent. All players in crypto are looking to scam someone else.
If you're in crypto and you get wallet drained or rug-pulled, you had it coming. Seriously.
If you're in crypto and you get wallet drained or rug-pulled, you had it coming. Seriously.
I don't think it's "blasphemous" to observe that 9/11 worked. If the goal was to bring out inherent contradictions & fault lines in US democracy, hastening internal division & long-term political gridlock...Check. To make us squander resources & reputation in endless wars...Check. And so much more
September 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I don't think it's "blasphemous" to observe that 9/11 worked. If the goal was to bring out inherent contradictions & fault lines in US democracy, hastening internal division & long-term political gridlock...Check. To make us squander resources & reputation in endless wars...Check. And so much more
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The shock jock mode of politics has not only become the dominant form within the GOP, it's also one of the most reliable ladders of success available to the conspicuously untalented. A moron's grift so widespread it has swallowed American political discourse whole.
September 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The shock jock mode of politics has not only become the dominant form within the GOP, it's also one of the most reliable ladders of success available to the conspicuously untalented. A moron's grift so widespread it has swallowed American political discourse whole.
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Department of Homeland Security is getting a new logo to reflect its belief that America is a war zone:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-finds-a...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-finds-a...
U.S. Finds A War It’s Willing to Declare
New government logo chooses violence
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Department of Homeland Security is getting a new logo to reflect its belief that America is a war zone:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-finds-a...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/us-finds-a...
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For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot…
hartmannreport.com/p/has-the-me...
hartmannreport.com/p/has-the-me...
Has the Media Normalized the GOP’s Voter Suppression Right Before Our Very Eyes?
For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot…
hartmannreport.com
September 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot…
hartmannreport.com/p/has-the-me...
hartmannreport.com/p/has-the-me...
"Monthly jobs reports are now barely worth the paper they’re printed on, because the Bureau of Labor Statistics has so little experience dealing with a [suddenly depleted] labor market...In other words, much of what the BLS is now trying to do relies on pure guesswork." (Robert Reich)
September 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"Monthly jobs reports are now barely worth the paper they’re printed on, because the Bureau of Labor Statistics has so little experience dealing with a [suddenly depleted] labor market...In other words, much of what the BLS is now trying to do relies on pure guesswork." (Robert Reich)
Leftist YIMBYs want to tear up zoning, environmental & preservation regulations & leave urban planning to the discretion of developers & the magic of the free market. They are drinking some crazy kool-ade if they believe this will solve homelessness. I get the sense that they're mostly into this...
September 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Leftist YIMBYs want to tear up zoning, environmental & preservation regulations & leave urban planning to the discretion of developers & the magic of the free market. They are drinking some crazy kool-ade if they believe this will solve homelessness. I get the sense that they're mostly into this...
Why are there always enough Democratic traitors voting with Republicans to pass legislation that is widely unpopular among Democratic voters...but the Republicans always vote together as a unified bloc?
rotatingvillains.org
rotatingvillains.org
Rotating Villains | Congressional Betrayals
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September 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Why are there always enough Democratic traitors voting with Republicans to pass legislation that is widely unpopular among Democratic voters...but the Republicans always vote together as a unified bloc?
rotatingvillains.org
rotatingvillains.org
It's impossible to understate the evil of Netanyahu & the genocidal Israeli government. And let's not forget that 80% of Israeli citizens support the genocide. If USA ever comes to stand for global justice & the rule of law, our alliance with Israel must end.
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After 2.5 Years, Can We Handle The Truth About Oct 7th?
Connecting The Dots - column by Lee Camp
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September 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's impossible to understate the evil of Netanyahu & the genocidal Israeli government. And let's not forget that 80% of Israeli citizens support the genocide. If USA ever comes to stand for global justice & the rule of law, our alliance with Israel must end.
realleecamp.substack.com/p/after-25-y...
realleecamp.substack.com/p/after-25-y...
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So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers.
August 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers.
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It seems more and more every day that the Trump administration is taking their scripts right out of the WWE. Nothing makes sense. Nobody ever really does anything, it’s all fake. Everyone is a different character hired to play very specific good or bad guy roles.
August 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
It seems more and more every day that the Trump administration is taking their scripts right out of the WWE. Nothing makes sense. Nobody ever really does anything, it’s all fake. Everyone is a different character hired to play very specific good or bad guy roles.
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Returning to this post from last spring, and it feels more obvious than ever.
Just a series of 30-second ads of rapid-fire headlines about scandals in one Cabinet department with the tag line at the end:
Had Enough? Vote Democratic
Just a series of 30-second ads of rapid-fire headlines about scandals in one Cabinet department with the tag line at the end:
Had Enough? Vote Democratic
In the 1946 midterm elections, the GOP used public anger over meat shortages to win back both houses of Congress for the first time in over a decade.
Their message for those midterms was a simple one that Democrats should borrow: “Had enough?”
Their message for those midterms was a simple one that Democrats should borrow: “Had enough?”
Ground beef hit a record $5.80 per pound in April, up nearly 50% from five years ago. And the USDA says prices will keep climbing throughout 2025.
Not great
Not great
August 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Returning to this post from last spring, and it feels more obvious than ever.
Just a series of 30-second ads of rapid-fire headlines about scandals in one Cabinet department with the tag line at the end:
Had Enough? Vote Democratic
Just a series of 30-second ads of rapid-fire headlines about scandals in one Cabinet department with the tag line at the end:
Had Enough? Vote Democratic
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I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
August 29, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
One of the most annoying Bluesky leftist tropes is "prolonged national strike" in USA. Reality: class solidarity is non-existent (skip work, your job is up for grabs), only 10% unionized, 2 wks sick leave & 1 wk vacation (if lucky), landlords evict for missing 1 rent payment, no med care w/o a job.
August 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
One of the most annoying Bluesky leftist tropes is "prolonged national strike" in USA. Reality: class solidarity is non-existent (skip work, your job is up for grabs), only 10% unionized, 2 wks sick leave & 1 wk vacation (if lucky), landlords evict for missing 1 rent payment, no med care w/o a job.
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I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M
On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to
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On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to
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Donate to the candidates on the front lines of the fight against MAGA gerrymandering
These are anti-MAGA state candidates in *extremely* close races
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August 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M
On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to
secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...
On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to
secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...
Orwell failed to anticipate the benefits of the surveillance state, eg if you're careless enough to drop cash on the ground, just call Big Brother to get it back
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Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart
A police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart.
local12.com
August 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Orwell failed to anticipate the benefits of the surveillance state, eg if you're careless enough to drop cash on the ground, just call Big Brother to get it back
local12.com/news/offbeat...
local12.com/news/offbeat...
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Every subsequent U.S. president who tries to do a modicum of good via foreign policy or trade is going to be sitting across from someone thinking yeah sure, okay, but what about the next guy.
Absent political reforms, tribunals and truth and reconciliation, that credibility is gone forever.
Absent political reforms, tribunals and truth and reconciliation, that credibility is gone forever.
August 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Every subsequent U.S. president who tries to do a modicum of good via foreign policy or trade is going to be sitting across from someone thinking yeah sure, okay, but what about the next guy.
Absent political reforms, tribunals and truth and reconciliation, that credibility is gone forever.
Absent political reforms, tribunals and truth and reconciliation, that credibility is gone forever.
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John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
August 22, 2026 at 5:47 AM
John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
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I'm so goddamn sick of being told to be nice to fascists. I want cruel mockery of the right to be a Democratic Party plank.
August 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I'm so goddamn sick of being told to be nice to fascists. I want cruel mockery of the right to be a Democratic Party plank.