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History, Politics, Literature, Seas and Rivers and a cat called Lulu.

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Pedestrianization and Public Transport expansion should be the rule in all American cities.

30.11.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is like reporting that the Flat Earth Society has announced that the Earth is flat

29.11.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See also 'Convention II for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea', Geneva 1949.

28.11.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This article is really odd, and proves again that the ibtimes cannot be trusted. There have been many admirable American-Jewish socialists but Eugene Debs was not one of them. His parents were French Protestants.

26.11.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, Pontius Pilate is their guy, so of course they are interested in better hand-washing.

25.11.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

23.11.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 40123    πŸ” 11710    πŸ’¬ 978    πŸ“Œ 688

Bay of Pigs, but with Oil.

21.11.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.

20.11.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 23961    πŸ” 9094    πŸ’¬ 876    πŸ“Œ 800

They gave their self-respect away at the same time as they gave up the concept of 'asking the obvious follow-up question'.

20.11.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Am I supposed to know who this Nicki person is?

17.11.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are misled if we start out from the idea that the NYT is a liberal newspaper that unfortunately keeps making errors of judgement. It has become a right wing rag and the remaining good journalists are hanging on because they need the job.

16.11.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Being disappointed in the NYT is a neurosis. This paper will never get better. It is a right wing rag. Accept that and move on.

15.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So all Keir Starmer's sucking up didn't work? I'm so surprised.

14.11.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bay of Pigs II ?

11.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her kids need to get control of her credit cards.

11.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please challenge Schumer for the leadership. Even if you don't win, it would be symbolically important and encouraging for everyone who is fed up with the status quo in the party.

11.11.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The primary aim aim of the Schumerites was not to get the subsidies, but to undermine the swing to the left within the party.

11.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, Sherlock Holmes survived the Rheinbach Waterfall.

11.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

10.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4743    πŸ” 1299    πŸ’¬ 797    πŸ“Œ 192

The fact that whoever is doing your social media thought that this clip would help you suggests that your office is living in an alternative reality.

10.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alternative view: with a few honorable exceptions, Senate Dems mostly care about Wall Street, Tech Companies and Crypto Bros.

10.11.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alternative view: pay attention to what they are doing.

10.11.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We do not need them. The equivalent of Medicare for All works extremely well in Canada, France and quite a number of other countries. The idea we can't have it is the ultimate 'special interest' argument.

10.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He always reminds me of the British politician Dennis Healey, who said of an opponent that being attacked by him was "like being savaged by a dead sheep".

10.11.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These people have absolutely no idea how angry their voters are.

10.11.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Dems need to split into a Vichy Party and a Resistance Party.

10.11.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I long for leaders who can speak in coherent sentences.

10.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Democratic Party needs to split into a progressive party and a collaborationist party.

10.11.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning Joe is Vichy Dem Central.

10.11.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you send us our share of the 'critical priorities' so that we can pay our insurance bills with them?

10.11.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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