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History, Texas A&M U, U of Michigan, http://boardgamegeek.com, counting down the days until I get my Italian passport

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This stone is actually at the FDR Memorial. Even so, I hope the next lawfully elected president, should we ever have another, pursuant to and in accordance with a statute duly enacted by a functioning Congress, should we ever have another, will have it permanently displayed in the Oval Office.

24.10.2025 13:59 — 👍 3000    🔁 1108    💬 109    📌 30
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John Brennan on Donald Trump: “Clearly he is a very, very sensitive and insecure individual. He’s still trying to refute what is clearly obvious to any right-minded individual that Russia interfered on behalf of Donald Trump in 2016”

23.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 934    🔁 242    💬 17    📌 7

You didn't tell me you were here too. Are you talking European chestnut or the now rarer American chestnut, which is set for a comeback we hope, being bred in Virginia mainly. And I prefer chestnut sucking on chestnuts anyway.

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At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballroom Satellite images show that President Donald Trump's project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds

So what would stop Trump from waking up in the middle of the night, saying "fuck it," and ordering that the rest of the White House be torn down and replaced with a tall golden tower in the shape of a T?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...

25.10.2025 00:57 — 👍 4790    🔁 1369    💬 722    📌 125
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the Dear Leader dance parties are gonna rock

24.10.2025 23:33 — 👍 3428    🔁 672    💬 1457    📌 229

That's … the perfect Trump economy.

24.10.2025 22:41 — 👍 3375    🔁 694    💬 106    📌 17

it's hard to Nazi what's going on here

24.10.2025 23:26 — 👍 6824    🔁 1575    💬 434    📌 72
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This was meant to be a private direct message for ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA BONDI. Please disregard. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER, ESPECIALLY ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA BONDI

25.10.2025 06:15 — 👍 5628    🔁 1652    💬 640    📌 127
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VPN set to 🇮🇳 = cheaper flights.
VPN set to 🇻🇳 = cheaper hotels.
VPN set to 🇧🇷 = cheaper everything.

That’s the Cheat Code.

20.10.2025 22:06 — 👍 50    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1

BREAKING: The United States hit a record $38,000,000,000,000 in national debt.

It was $36 trillion at the start of the year.

What happened to DOGE?

23.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 110    🔁 39    💬 9    📌 1
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US Inflation Rises Softly to Hit 3% Mark Get caught up.

Inflation has broken the 3% mark—its highest point since Donald Trump returned to the White House: Here’s your Evening Briefing.

24.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 108    🔁 52    💬 21    📌 2
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Are We on a Path to Civil War, or Something Else? Experts in civil unrest don’t think a civil war is around the corner. But they’re still nervous about what happens next: “The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its fi...

“What Trump is doing is creating more and more permission structures for people to carry out violence for his goals."
Experts point to Trump's encouragement of military generals to be more aggressive by using US cities as “a training ground” to fight “the enemy from within.”

22.10.2025 15:24 — 👍 224    🔁 73    💬 7    📌 1

That's the upside to this administration. They are incompetent.

24.10.2025 23:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No, ICE (Probably) Didn't Buy Guided Missile Warheads A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.

NEW: Several reports and viral posts highlighted ICE's recent purchase of "guided missile warheads. But the company listed as the supplier of said warheads does not sell warheads. It seems to have just been a clerical error. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/no-ice...

22.10.2025 20:32 — 👍 159    🔁 54    💬 9    📌 14
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ChatGPT’s Horny Era Could Be Its Stickiest Yet OpenAI will soon let adults create erotic content in ChatGPT. Experts say that could lead to “emotional commodification,” or horniness as a revenue stream.

ChatGPT is entering its horny era. @thiccreese.bsky.social has questions:

23.10.2025 14:27 — 👍 51    🔁 9    💬 11    📌 12
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White House Staffers Couldn't Care Less About the East Wing Demolition “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED.

What do White House staffers think about the East Wing demolition?

Oh, they couldn’t fucking care less, got it.

23.10.2025 15:52 — 👍 232    🔁 79    💬 32    📌 12
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White House Staffers Couldn’t Care Less About the East Wing Demolition “Not affecting me at all, to be honest,” a White House aide tells WIRED.

White House staffers don't see the big deal about tearing down an entire wing of the White House. from @jakelahut.writes.news

23.10.2025 16:18 — 👍 162    🔁 37    💬 37    📌 12
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‘War on Crypto Is Over’: Donald Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

“In their desire to punish the cryptocurrency industry, the Biden administration pursued Mr. Zhao despite no allegations of fraud or identifiable victims,” says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “The Biden Administration’s war on crypto is over.”

23.10.2025 18:16 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 2
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‘War on Crypto Is Over’: Donald Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

Zhao, widely known as CZ, pled guilty in November 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions. The plea formed part of a sweeping deal with the US Department of Justice, under which Binance was required to pay a record-breaking $4.3 billion penalty.

23.10.2025 18:16 — 👍 52    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 2
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‘War on Crypto Is Over’: Donald Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

After serving a federal prison sentence for violating anti-money laundering laws and US sanctions, former crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

23.10.2025 18:13 — 👍 145    🔁 63    💬 19    📌 16
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How Data Centers Actually Work In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we discuss the economics and environmental impacts of energy-hungry data centers and whether these facilities are sustainable in the age of AI.

In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we discuss the economics and environmental impacts of energy-hungry data centers and whether these facilities are sustainable in the age of AI.

24.10.2025 10:34 — 👍 167    🔁 55    💬 8    📌 4
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How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.

Two weeks ago, we at WIRED published a video showing how a hacked casino card shuffling machine can be used for undetectable cheating in poker. Now it turns out the mob and a couple of NBA stars were already (allegedly) using exactly this trick to make millions. www.wired.com/story/how-ha...

23.10.2025 23:56 — 👍 333    🔁 99    💬 9    📌 7
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DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

24.10.2025 23:06 — 👍 215    🔁 146    💬 49    📌 40
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The Feisty Ontario Leader Who Blew Up Trade Talks With Trump—Again An ad criticizing tariffs was the latest example of Doug Ford’s disruptive role in Canada’s negotiations with the U.S.

The leader of Ontario upended trade talks between Canada and the U.S. by sponsoring an ad that quotes Ronald Reagan to criticize Trump’s tariff policy. Though Doug Ford has no official role in Canada’s trade talks, his province has a lot to lose.

on.wsj.com/4ouynOa

24.10.2025 23:09 — 👍 27    🔁 6    💬 21    📌 1
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Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

24.10.2025 20:15 — 👍 9741    🔁 3833    💬 2784    📌 1618
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President 'peace prize' really seems to want a war with South America Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the military is sending an aircraft carrier to the coast of South America to help carry out President Donald Trump’s illegal extrajudicial ...

“You have to present evidence,” he said. “So all these people have been blown up without us knowing their name, without any evidence of a crime.”

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

24.10.2025 23:00 — 👍 39    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 0

Why are there stories analyzing Reagans tariff speech? The STORY is "Manbaby President Threw a Hissy Fit Because of an Ad Quoting Ronald Reagan"

24.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 6690    🔁 1448    💬 193    📌 40
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Gavin Newsom: #fdt Do. Not. Obey. In. Advance.

23.10.2025 03:30 — 👍 47    🔁 15    💬 3    📌 0

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