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A man of mystery and power, whose power is exceeded only by his mystery. Chicago | He/Him | RN | Astronaut Wannabe

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Sally Field as Norma Rae holding up a sign that says, “SUMMER IS AWFUL”

Sally Field as Norma Rae holding up a sign that says, “SUMMER IS AWFUL”

31.07.2025 01:53 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this:
If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.
We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. 
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us
--- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along."
Carl Sagan

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along." Carl Sagan

19.09.2025 10:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fake news! It was a perfectly fine season. #homophobic

19.07.2025 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In another brilliant move, Trump just admitted he called Rupert Murdoch and tried to convince him to kill the story about the bawdy letter he wrote to Epstein

18.07.2025 03:08 — 👍 2970    🔁 571    💬 55    📌 27
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Scary times!

16.07.2025 18:39 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

They were supposed to be deporting “gang members” and “criminals.”

So far, they have kidnapped people working their day jobs and folks lawfully showing up for their immigration court appearances…

It was always a lie.

23.06.2025 16:25 — 👍 25292    🔁 7466    💬 921    📌 269

#Iran was 100% compliant with the nuclear deal it entered into with the United Nations Security Council in 2015. It was #Trump who backed out of the deal. Now, Trump is dragging the US into a war that is 100% of his own making. When Americans die, it will be because of Donald J Trump.

22.06.2025 03:49 — 👍 38    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1
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Trump is powerless.

Israel just stuffed one straight up his loose ass!

13.06.2025 02:28 — 👍 463    🔁 55    💬 27    📌 3
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There is no justification for the aggressive behavior displayed today toward Senator Padilla. This is a U.S. Senator. In a federal building. In his own state, doing his job.

If they can handle a Senator like this, they can do this to anybody. It is an authoritarian response.

12.06.2025 21:21 — 👍 834    🔁 222    💬 1167    📌 175
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The Posse Comitatus Act Explained The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.

Now that Trump is sending in Marines, how about mentioning that Trump is now in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. In any other country (South Korea, for example) Trump would face impeachment and expulsion.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

09.06.2025 23:05 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Come on, I bet they’re purrific.

06.06.2025 21:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

02.06.2025 21:29 — 👍 39240    🔁 10162    💬 2151    📌 2628

It's June which means we celebrate PRIDE and JUNETEENTH.

We DO NOT celebrate TACOTrump.

01.06.2025 17:10 — 👍 1036    🔁 140    💬 25    📌 4
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And just about anyone with mild literacy of the devices they use. No IT person needed (they’ll just tell you turn it off and on anyway, regardless of the question/issue 🤣

01.06.2025 03:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A few shots from our Alaska’s Inside Passage cruise… day 1

26.05.2025 14:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Holy shit. Trump lied to cadets at West Point saying he had to leave abruptly and couldn’t shake their hands because he had to deal with China and Russia.

The motherfucker went golfing.

26.05.2025 04:40 — 👍 3161    🔁 1053    💬 203    📌 64

How does a blind gynecologist perform an exam?

26.05.2025 04:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nicely done Sir.

26.05.2025 04:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There was. It didn’t work.

26.05.2025 03:56 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Well payed, Harvard, well played.

Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

25.05.2025 09:41 — 👍 13157    🔁 4398    💬 304    📌 255
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24.05.2025 21:36 — 👍 16676    🔁 9319    💬 1154    📌 916
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I’m sorry to y’all that find this cute… Fake grass looks fake, and I feel like it’s just ignorant. Why not plant something instead of literally putting a sheet of plastic on top of soil?!

02.05.2025 21:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If my governor @govpritzker.illinois.gov ever ran for president, I’d vote for him then too.

29.04.2025 21:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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