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The Death of the Cheap Laptop Is Coming Hunger for AI hardware is triggering a price surge across tech devices, and affordable laptops are the first casualty.

Whether you use AI or not, it’s probably going to impact your life this year β€” and we're not just talking about search results or slop. The land war to build AI data centers is driving up the price of the computers and other devices you may try to buy.

07.03.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Eyeing Voting Rights, Liberals Aim to Secure Wisconsin’s Supreme Court through 2030 - Bolts After flipping the court in 2023, Wisconsin liberals now hope to expand their majority on a body that could be a critical backstop for voting rights during the next presidential election.

NEW: Believe it or not, it’s that time of year: the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is next month.

Liberals have a huge opportunity: if they win, they can lock down the majority of this court thru 2030.

That means they’d have it in the next presidential race, a big democracy guardrail.

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06.03.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2509    πŸ” 846    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 35
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Trump on US soldiers killed fighting Iran: "When it comes to war, there's always that. We're gonna keep it to a minimum I think, Pete."

07.03.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 639    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 75
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Why was this story on the front page of the UK’s Daily Telegraph β€” but NOT America’s leading newspapers?

07.03.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5786    πŸ” 3172    πŸ’¬ 539    πŸ“Œ 248
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Trump blocks FBI terror threat alert linked to Iran war Top Trump officials ordered it placed on hold over concerns that it could show the domestic risk of the war and further erode public support.

The White House is blocking the FBI and top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about new terror threats to the homeland tied to the war with Iran.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 519    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 35

Trump has abused the pardon power of the presidency like no president before him. Just shameless corruption.

06.03.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Translation: The stock market is heading down and the employment market is tenuous (2025 was the worst year for employment since 2003, well, actually 2020, during Trump's portion of the Pandemic).

06.03.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 487    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9960    πŸ” 5240    πŸ’¬ 623    πŸ“Œ 630
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Despite weeks of confusion, Virginians will begin voting on redistricting referendum Friday Everything you need to know.

Starting Friday, Virginians will head to the polls for the first day of early voting on a redistricting referendum. If passed, it could send a blue wave through the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

05.03.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1372    πŸ” 436    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 10
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Obama calls on Virginians to vote for redistricting in special election β€œFree and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, but right now they are under threat,” Obama said.

🚨BREAKING: A day before early voting begins in Virginia’s redistricting referendum, Barack Obama called on Virginians to vote in favor of a state constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

05.03.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6269    πŸ” 1863    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 51

I initially thought that Joel was sharing an old news story because I didn’t realize that this is different from the New York/Arizona/Vermont/Arizona YOUNG Republican Nazi group chat.

05.03.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1370    πŸ” 380    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6

I can't believe a sitting United States Senator assaulted a veteran.

05.03.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 792    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 7
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[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]

Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

04.03.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9235    πŸ” 4519    πŸ’¬ 1050    πŸ“Œ 1625

Deplorable.

04.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 4
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Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden

NEW: Jeanine Pirro - under intense pressure from Trump - has FAILED to bring a criminal case against President Biden for his alleged use of the Autopen. Operation Epic Fail! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

04.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2362    πŸ” 579    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 43
Nancy Youssef, ..guil @ X.com
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The preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 billion a day, a congressional official told me.
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Nancy Youssef, ..guil @ X.com @nancyayoussef The preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 billion a day, a congressional official told me. 12:20 PM β€’ 3/4/26 β€’ 44K Views

Preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 BILLION a day. So far.

04.03.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1659    πŸ” 721    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 339
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NOEM: Our federal detention centers are held to the highest standards in comparison to other detaining facilities

McBATH: Did you just hear me? He has to crawl through mold and feces and bodily fluids just to take a shower. This is absolute lunacy and you know it.

04.03.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17915    πŸ” 5983    πŸ’¬ 642    πŸ“Œ 294
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Justice Alito’s latest opinion is a very, very bad sign for voting rights A decision upholding a New York GOP congressional district could be a prelude to killing the Voting Rights Act.

Even by his standards Alito’s opinion in NY redistricting case last night was totally unhinged. If he’s writing majority opinion in Voting Rights Act case that’s very very bad news www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

03.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 15

No envy for Texas voters that have to choose between Crockett and Talarico today.

Okay, a little envy.

Fine, I'm jealous as hell that y'all got TWO candidates I'd go to the mat for.

03.03.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3

The lying. The deflection. The arrogance. The shifting rationale in support of an illegal war. The refusal to consult Congress. The fact that he casually discusses draperies while American soldiers are dying. The cowardice of a political party that won’t take action to stop his rampant lawlessness

03.03.2026 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1062    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 9
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They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

01.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 19424    πŸ” 6076    πŸ’¬ 1668    πŸ“Œ 478
Trump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your vote

Marc Elias on why Trump attacked Venezuela and Iran. He needs a villain to blame for his fabricated claims of election fraud.
newsletters.democracydocket.com/democracy-wi...

01.03.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 600    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 2

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

01.03.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11784    πŸ” 3825    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 177
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But they said he was β€œThe peace president.” πŸ₯΄

01.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14558    πŸ” 6709    πŸ’¬ 1143    πŸ“Œ 545

The best time to leave Xitter was when you-know-who bought it.

The next best time is now.

01.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This war is less popular than every single one of Trump’s other unpopular policies. Which is amazing.

01.03.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 597    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7

β€œIf Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24

β€œI’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24

28.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6629    πŸ” 2058    πŸ’¬ 152    πŸ“Œ 99

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 26276    πŸ” 8890    πŸ’¬ 289    πŸ“Œ 334
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β€œMr President, the bombings have begun in Tehran and also customers are complaining we have run out of shrimp at the pool buffet.”

28.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7846    πŸ” 1331    πŸ’¬ 376    πŸ“Œ 213

Wouldn't want a little war to get in the way of a golf weekend.

28.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4384    πŸ” 1116    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 36