How America got so weird: The Pilgrims made us do it
Those guys who landed at Plymouth Rock were a doomsday cult, says Jane Borden β and we've emulated them ever since
Jane Borden's "Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America" develops a simple thesis: The Pilgrims were essentially a doomsday cult who passed on seven key elements of belief that have shaped America ever since. My author interview: 1/13
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26.05.2025 23:15 β π 305 π 124 π¬ 20 π 25
Every time I try to type βIndivisibleβ my autocorrect thinks I want to type βIndica.β
OMG do I need some Indica in my life now.
27.05.2025 06:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Maybe this is the week I finally leave Facebook for good.
27.05.2025 06:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yay!!!
09.05.2025 00:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tonight the warped ramblings of the presidentβs troubled mind were highlighted by a bizarre post about reopening Alcatraz
As well as the feud between Trump and Hollywood
But soon enough Americans will stop laughing at Trumpβs halfwitted missives
When the 145% tariffs on China start to kick in
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Trump is a monster, and if not stopped, will transform Alcatraz into a death camp.
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04.05.2025 23:50 β π 58 π 24 π¬ 6 π 0
Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability π
04.05.2025 18:59 β π 47586 π 6063 π¬ 1906 π 342
Your occasional reminder that tariffs are constitutionally a Congressional power, which they have delegated to the President under the premise that there is some sort of emergency. The Republicans in Congress can reclaim that power anytime they want.
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Happy Star Wars Day to you my sweet friend, and to @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, who is the one true force we all love.
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04.05.2025 21:24 β π 71 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0
52 years ago tonight, April 30, 1973.
Woodward & Bernstein watch Nixon announce the resignations of Ehrlichman, Haldeman, AG Dick Kleindienst & the firing of WH Counsel John Dean. 7 weeks later Deanβs incredibly accurate testimony destroys & imperils Nixonβs Presidency.
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Be honest. Did you expect the U.S. to
become an authoritarian state this quickly?
Side-Eye Pinkie Pie
@ NYPoliticalMom
Yes. I read Project 2025.
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29.04.2025 17:15 β π 2599 π 429 π¬ 83 π 21
80 years ago on this day, Adolf Hitler shot himself.
Never give up hope.
30.04.2025 11:33 β π 6255 π 1300 π¬ 267 π 90
If a full impeachment of the domestic God King actually occurs, we want Jasmine Crockett and AOC to become interim US President and interim Vice President immediately to end maga.
30.04.2025 14:15 β π 17 π 7 π¬ 4 π 1
Republicans voted to block hearings on #SignalGate yesterday.
They know that if they allow hearings weβll learn that Felon47s foreign policy team broke the law & expose all of the other Cabinet level meetings taking place outside of security & record keeping protocols.
#DemVoice1
30.04.2025 14:47 β π 225 π 155 π¬ 17 π 11
it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
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Truth be toldβ¦this is why I become unhinged when I see certain people on here talking slick.
30.04.2025 02:27 β π 32 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
I told my former husband that with Tangβs Tariff BS, Iβll have to grow back my biological hair because I wonβt be able to keep buying wigs.
30.04.2025 03:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I spent the day reorganizing my storge pantry to see if I needed to stock up on anything. Thankfully, I think I'm set for at least 2-3 months if push comes to shove.
29.04.2025 21:00 β π 410 π 24 π¬ 62 π 1
Who knew the anti-Trump
resistance was going to be led byβ¦
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Greyhound and Harvard
30.04.2025 03:14 β π 368 π 63 π¬ 7 π 2
This is not a fkg drill, y'all.
29.04.2025 16:40 β π 54 π 25 π¬ 0 π 0
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