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Ahoy! 21st Century Candide, weighing anchor amidst the trade wars. #Trade/#Customs/#Politics/#LGBT/#Oddities. πŸ›ƒβœˆοΈπŸš’πŸš›πŸ“¦πŸ’ΈπŸ—

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01.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11810    πŸ” 3157    πŸ’¬ 428    πŸ“Œ 133
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a man wearing a tiger print shirt says " a star is born " ALT: a man wearing a tiger print shirt says " a star is born "
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Ford did not have to, & should not have, issued that pardon. He deserved his subsequent electoral loss.

28.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Again, Trump slobbers over anybody famous, especially from New York, and he’s coming to Trump with a housing agenda. He talks to Trump like he’s Robert Moses, Trump listens.

26.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 337    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 1
Illustration of a person sleeping while being watched by a fairy

Illustration of a person sleeping while being watched by a fairy

Finally
#art

24.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3294    πŸ” 317    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 8
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Work alongside New York City's Strongest as we get through this historic storm.Β 
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Emergency shoveling pay is now $30/hour. Walk into any sanitation garage to sign up TODAY BY 8PM or TOMORROW from 9AM to 8PM.
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Let's get NYC back on its feetβ€” together.

bit.ly/NYCShovel

23.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10107    πŸ” 2064    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 433
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That’s a snurricane
Via @nymetrowx.bsky.social

23.02.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe that facets of a character's identity should be textually addressed only to the extent that those facets are directly relevant the narrative, which is why I exclusively write stories about featureless hovering orbs.

22.02.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scoop: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris votes The DNC's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since party leaders decided to hide it from the public.

NEWS

Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza.

22.02.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2497    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 410    πŸ“Œ 687
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Did you know we spend $1 in every $5 in the whole economy β€” 19% of our GDP β€” on healthcare?

We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world BY FAR.

Pass Medicare for All.

23.02.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Scoop: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris votes The DNC's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since party leaders decided to hide it from the public.

I wonder why the DNC won't release the autopsy they promised...

www.axios.com/2026/02/22/d...

23.02.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 409    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 11
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The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

23.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22910    πŸ” 8819    πŸ’¬ 5580    πŸ“Œ 3325
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The call has been made! NYC Public Schools will have a full snow day tomorrow.

22.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11953    πŸ” 1458    πŸ’¬ 267    πŸ“Œ 337
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Raddatz: "This is not popular with the American people…two-thirds of Americans are not happy with the tariffs."

U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer: "The president has been campaigning on tariffs…for many years…He delivers on his promises. So the policy hasn't changed."

22.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 9
Book cover / UK version (top part)

Book cover / UK version (top part)

First 2 paras of Chapter 17 mentions Streamlining as in Streamliner train, Hoovervilles (shanty towns)

First 2 paras of Chapter 17 mentions Streamlining as in Streamliner train, Hoovervilles (shanty towns)

Enjoying every sentence in Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon set in 1932.
There’s a lot of American slang.

Chapter 16 - … Union Station …
Rain in Chicago today, a downbeat hush. Yard bulls in slickers moving among the gaunt steel monsters, rain brightened rails, treacherous footing.

22.02.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 838    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 26
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Katie Pavlich in 2013: "Anyone who believes the US can never be a tyrannical state has their heads in the sand"

Katie Pavlich in 2026: No objection to masked ICE agents killing Alex Pretti because eleven days prior, he kicked a taillight.

22.02.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3421    πŸ” 905    πŸ’¬ 314    πŸ“Œ 53

For my birthday this year could you please say hello to Orion in the sky if you're in the northern hemisphere and if you're in the southern hemisphere could you please whisper a thank you to the earth beneath your feet. thanks

21.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI won *all* the swing states!”

β€”Lyin’ Ceatin’ Donald

22.02.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3478    πŸ” 957    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 26
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The snow is back. But New York is ready. Here's everything you should know about tomorrow's blizzard.

Stay safe, stay warm, and sign up for real-time updates by texting NotifyNYC to 692-692.

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The tragedy of John Fetterman is that he used to dress like a slob but have an encouraging spirt, making him an Oaf of Rugged Individuality, one of America’s great oaf groups. But now he dresses like a slob and whines all the time, making him an Oaf of Misery

21.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10579    πŸ” 1159    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 64
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πŸ”₯ @jamestalarico.bsky.social to @laurenboebert: β€œY'all warned us about government overreach. You warned us government would cancel free speech. You warned us about government usurping the role of the church… All that is now happening and your party is enabling it.”

21.02.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4531    πŸ” 1406    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 61
Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM.
BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

20.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 23767    πŸ” 4857    πŸ’¬ 177    πŸ“Œ 118
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Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.

21.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11818    πŸ” 3929    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 128

What problem is Trump's new global 10% tariff meant to solve?

If it's about leverage, ask: How much leverage do you get from a tariff that disappears in 150 days?

If it's onshoring: Who builds new factories based on tariff that disappear before the factory is built?

It's a tax. That's all it is.

20.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8925    πŸ” 2645    πŸ’¬ 542    πŸ“Œ 138
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πŸ‘€The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.

"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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