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Column | Try a β€˜fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.

Crop dusting y'all with what remains of the free gift articles from my soon to expire WaPo subscription. (Would they ever use other onomatopoeic words for bodily functions in a headline, say schtup or piss?) wapo.st/4riF9sC

25.11.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Redirecting...

Here's an analysis that totally blew me away. Mamdani has a gift. I think I see it in Pete Buttigieg too. They can't be dominated by an insecure narcissist. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fdo...

22.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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8 political sex scandals that threw the nation into a frenzy The saga of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza is just the latest in a long list of close encounters.

"The worst 90 seconds of my life..."
Gift article: wapo.st/49AwlIb

22.11.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Quiet, tiddy."

#DonaldTrump #QuietPiggy

20.11.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love your sweater. Is it made from gay sheep wool? Grindr partnered with Rainbow Wool and designer Michael Schmidt to create a fashion show featuring clothing made entirely from the wool of gay sheep. Wait, what?

Not just another fluff piece...
wapo.st/4idK5uI

20.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

Gift article: Trump is "the dog that didn't bark" says Epstein...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

12.11.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Which Party Is in Trouble, Again? Thoughts after a very blue night

And the MSM treated it like a horse race to the end despite overwhelming objective evidence of a blowout about to happen.

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/which-part...

05.11.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The dead monster under their bed The "liberal media" thing was always bullshit, and now everyone knows it

TouchΓ©!

edroso.substack.com/p/the-dead-m...

29.10.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

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Peek-a-boo!

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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
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Sara Whitmer β€’ β€’ β€’ 1h β€’ 8 I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town. Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming. Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance. 75 12 comments

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

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Fortunately for me, I live in a media market where nothing is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting. I didn't think anything could shock me, but this is the kind of disingenuity and perfidy that I'd expect from Fox or Newsmax, not a CBS affiliate in South Bend, Indiana:

19.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whining about his hair? When they're showing the whole world his vulva?

14.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

The Washington Post's editorial board referred to special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of Trump as "lawfare" this week, conflating it with Pam Bondi's indictment of James Comey. So kudos to the NYT for still having some balls and operating in good faith.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

12.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Happened to Ohio? The fraying of my family and our working-class hometown

Sharing is caring:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

08.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surprise Inspection A little touch of Bari in the night

Best thing I've read all morning, and I've doom scrolled for several hours already...
edroso.substack.com/p/surprise-i...

07.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Jimmy Kimmel Saga a Sign that the Tide is Turning? Why we may not be Russia or Hungary

I watched the comeback show and Jimmy came out swingin'. I don't usually stay up that late but it was worth it.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

24.09.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karen Attiah Talking with the journalist the Washington Post fired for being honest

Piece de la resistance...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

20.09.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News

No news is good news, at least not when Larry Ellison controls it

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

18.09.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump’s Economic Magic Trick Is Coming Undone

Fasten your seatbelts folks... (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

17.09.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the guy who did the actual firing of Karen Attiah at the Washington Post via email. And next to his picture are comments made by Charlie Kirk about Black Americans and Black women in general.

He chose a side.

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Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

My WaPo subscription is paid through December, but I'm probably not renewing, especially after reading this: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

15.09.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So is Tyler Robinson a commie fucking a transsexual or a committed neo-nazi who killed a poseur for making bank faking it? Seems like the media are committed to making believers on both sides go away happy.

15.09.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bullshit spin to vindicate Trump? Would Kash Patel's FBI report honestly on its findings?

Gift article, breaking news:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...

14.09.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

"But Kirk was not just putting on a show. He was a dedicated proponent of a specific political program. He was a champion for an authoritarian politics that backed the repression of opponents and made light of violence against them."

@jamellebouie.net, with a litany of quotes to back it up.

14.09.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1043    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 13
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Science Under Siege: A Talk With Peter Hotez and Michael Mann Lysenko comes to America

Clapping back at quackery

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

06.09.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The European Heir Restoring Forgotten American Cars to Glory (Gift Article) An Italian jewelry scion has turned an old drive-in theater in Pennsylvania into a showplace for his collection of domestic vehicles.

Coolz!

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

03.09.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now that's one juicy leak...

21.08.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In case anyone's confused, yes, slavery was bad.

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James Baldwin’s Famous Showdown with RFK Was No Accident The emotional roller coaster that changed the course of the Civil Rights Movement.

Another day, another avalanche of disheartening news. So here's a story from the past that lifted my spirits this morning and I hope it will lift yours too.

slate.com/news-and-pol...

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