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Some call me Bob
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Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former
BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego:

“They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
October 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Headrick hasn't been good in months
October 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
www.aljazeera.com
September 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Trump's comments always age so well.
September 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has:

-Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats
-Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program
-Cracked down on bad landlords
-Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services

This is what leadership looks like.
September 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Grunch for Senate
“.. NYT asked a bunch of ten year olds what life will be like in 2050.”

(via @shashj.bsky.social)
September 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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As I was standing by this gas pump filling up my truck with six dollar gas I couldn’t help but think that this was a small price to pay so that every child wanting to play sports in elementary school has to submit to mandatory genital inspections
September 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Corporate America’s playbook:

1) Exploit workers to maximize profits
2) Use profits to buy Congress
3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws
4) Use union-busting laws to further exploit workers
5) Rinse and repeat

How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement.
September 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
September 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).

Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.

And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.

Remember this.
September 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Leo is himself a tough, effective, and fascinating politician. But the longer he's in, the clearer it becomes how Francis set him up as a successor. This is one of the most important political stories in many years, and the nature of the church means I doubt we'll get its full extent.
Again, Francis blew the doors off so Leo could set up shop -

After Francis created the term ‘ecolological sin,’ Leo codifies it - to attack the environment is to attack your neighbours, especially the poor - this is singled out - & that’s a sin against God…

www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09...
Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document
The more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”
www.americamagazine.org
September 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Convincing young people that America is poor & no one can afford anything & everyone is living paycheck to paycheck & their economic future is doomed ... IS NOT GOING TO LEAD TO MORE PROGRESSIVE POLICY. People who feel anxious & under threat do not respond with openness & generosity! Look it up!
September 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”

—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
September 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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HOLY SHIT DUDES

fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God

and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document
The more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”
www.americamagazine.org
September 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Life hack: When writers suck, do not read them.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/you-can-ig...
You Can Ignore the Bad Pundits
One easy trick to make yourself smarter.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
August 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi.
Aug. 28, 1955 | Emmett Till Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi Delta
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Hey, if you know anyone in Brooklyn, Sunset Park specifically, who recently lost a cat, I found this very personable (and LOUD) little polydactyl on 53rd and 2nd. She's unbelievably sweet. I would love to reunite her with her people
August 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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A lot of people ask me: when did the Democratic Party become so corporate?

I remember it well — I watched it happen.
August 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Freshman Congressman Being Adorably Discreet With Corruption https://theonion.com/freshman-congressman-being-adorably-discreet-with-corruption/
August 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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More and more people are talking about Medicare for All.

Why? Because our system is broken and there’s a real solution on the table that threatens the profits of CEOs and corporations.

Everyone deserves healthcare. And WE have the power to make this a reality.
August 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Truly the most comically corrupt institution in the country. They gotta go. It can’t be reformed with Roberts at the helm.
John Roberts rn
August 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Our food supply is fucked
I guess we eat the rich now
Vergil675 raises a glass of wine
Alt: Hannibal raises a glass of wine
static.klipy.com
August 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
“This is a great pole,” Trump said. “This is the top of the line. It’s tapered. Great. I’m very good at flagpoles.”

at least we got that going for us

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad
Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM