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the Snacks at Trader Joe's that Only Women Can See
YouTube video by Chris Fleming the Snacks at Trader Joe's that Only Women Can See

Chris Fleming is my favorite new comedian, and I just found out that they were raised in a town that neighbors my hometown!

(I’m from Acton, MA, and Chris is from Stow.)

I can’t recommend enough that everyone watch the new Chris Fleming special on HBO Max (if you get it). Here’s some earlier work:

05.03.2026 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1
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This lady is more intelligent than Trump’s entire administration.

I hope she runs for president one day….

04.03.2026 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 214    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9
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Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

Pete Hegseth, if he does not resign, should at least get out of the way and let better men than him talk to the nation and to the press.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

04.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1342    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 24
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Before and After the Trigger Press That Killed Renee Good Regardless of whether deadly force was legally justified, Renee Nicole Good’s death was preventable.

In light of Kristi Noem’s testimony, I’m re-upping this piece about the murder of Renee Good.

I proudly wore a badge for almost my entire adult life; I’m not someone unsympathetic to law enforcement, to say the least. Consider what it means, then, when I support this sentiment: Abolish ICE.

03.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Senator Tim Sheehy and Capitol Police ganged up on anti-war protestor Brian McGinnis, a Marine veteran, and reportedly broke his arm.

This is how they treat our service members?

Reprehensible.

04.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 20
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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflictβ€”and 9000
miles from North Americaβ€”makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Rep. Stansbury: The Trump Admin constantly disregards human dignity
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury Rep. Stansbury: The Trump Admin constantly disregards human dignity

Never in my life have I seen a greater disregard and carelessness for human life and dignity, and senseless cruelty than with this Administration. ⬇️

04.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 3

Oh, this is gonna be good.

04.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 996    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 3

Culture wars and voter suppression is their whole bag.

04.03.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They called her loud!
They called her radical!
They called her dangerous!

Gloria Steinem didn’t ask for permission. She demanded equality, exposing hypocrisy!

If fighting for women’s freedom makes you uncomfortable, 
imagine living without it!

#SheShed
#StrongWomen
#EqualityForWomen

04.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 735    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gov Newsom (D-CA) has #TrumpsWarOnOurEconomy pegged, Trump is NOT a builder he’s a destroyer. He has wrecked our economy, made us not trust in our Democracy, trampled on our institutions, demolished the east wing of the White House, and broken up our alliances. Dude gotta go‼️

03.03.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 786    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11
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Newly-released court transcripts give some insights into the Trump Mar-A-Lago classified documents investigation.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

04.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified that detainees receive medical attention within 12 hours.

That’s just plain false.

Listen to the U.S. Citizens who were wrongfully detained and denied critical care.

04.03.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2526    πŸ” 977    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 53
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Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 β€˜How ghoulish.’ The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business.

Depraved

04.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Raskin is HEATED at Noem

04.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1977    πŸ” 406    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 13

As someone who has survived multiple jaw bone infections and needed several endodontic treatments for tooth infections, let me tell you that this man died in one of the most painful ways possible

They tortured him. An untreated tooth infection is torture.

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Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.

Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday.

Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custodyβ€”the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Centerβ€”he died from complications from a tooth infection.

A tooth infection.

1/3

tucson.com/news/local/b...

04.03.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2150    πŸ” 1404    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 141

I want to say this delicately, but if you can’t see and hear the Corky St. Clair in this, I can’t help you.

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NEW: The House Ethics Committee will investigate allegations that GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales had an affair with a former staff member who later died after setting herself on fire.

04.03.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 935    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump wants us to "move on" and drop our Epstein investigation.

We're not going to.

04.03.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 515    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9

the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial

04.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5391    πŸ” 1096    πŸ’¬ 207    πŸ“Œ 41
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β€œMy father was born in a small German village at the foot of the Alps.” β€” Senile Satan

Narrator: His father was born in the Bronx, New York. He’s senile.

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Here's the letter that caused Thom Tillis to erupt at Kristi Noem. The DHS inspector general claims DHS leaders "systematically obstructed" his inquiries, including in something related to a "specific pending criminal investigation."

(confirming scoop from WSJ's Tarini Parti and Josh Dawsey)

04.03.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1233    πŸ” 443    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say Administration offers shifting explanations as it acts without congressional approval or legal premise

Stories about the illegality of the Iran War under both international law and the US Constitution and War Powers Act have featured on the front pages of SΓΌddeutsche Zeitung, El PaΓ­s, Le Monde and papers all around the world. Not, however, in major US papers. Something is seriously wrong.

04.03.2026 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
IC Candidate Portal

To get a job as an analyst at the NSA, applicants are now required to identify their favorite executive orders.

04.03.2026 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12

Congratulations @roycoopernc.bsky.social

04.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ€₯ @KristiNoem today: β€œI didn’t call Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.”

FLASHBACK: she sure did πŸ‘‡πŸ½

03.03.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12146    πŸ” 4506    πŸ’¬ 918    πŸ“Œ 365

Man....is there anyone in your administration that doesn't grift? The swamp haven't gotten drained here. It's gotten deeper and murkier.

03.03.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the β€œemergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

LOL: Schiff notes that Kristi Noem's propaganda was more expensive than a lot of movies.

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

03.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 733    πŸ” 312    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 12
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This is what happens when oligarchs control the *news*

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