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I keep reading “Protostar” as “Pro Toaster.” #AEWDynamite

If Biden forgot he nominated a Fed chairman, Jake Tapper would write two books about it.

I wish wrestling fans could just cheer or boo and not speak exclusively in “1-2-3-4” [clap clap clap-clap-clap] chants.

If you were to listen to the same people promoting all of this, then yesterdays massive protests never would have happened, much less have been as big as they were.

Mainstream journalism is BADLY misreading - if not intentionally misrepresenting - the current moment and where the nation is.

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.

There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.

They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

I wish

Opinion | Trump has unleashed something terrifying in the US – that even he may be powerless to control — Guardian US The protests in LA are what everyone feared, and a warning to countries that flirt with populism, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

“There’s no excuse for not knowing what the US is becoming.”

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im surprised bc the podcasters who make millions of dollars per year told me this is the populist party

“Technically he’s sending the National Guard and the Marines. Five Pinocchios.”

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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity.

Any of the Harper’s letter writers or signers wanna weigh in here? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Latinas for Trump co-founder criticizes president’s immigration arrests: ‘Unacceptable and inhumane’ — Guardian US Florida state senator joins US House member in expressing alarm over ‘arbitrary measures to hunt down people’

Another great example of “Don’t blame me — I thought he would just be cruel and inhumane to OTHER people…”

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I can't top this one.

It is amazing to me that Dems are pressured to water down their messaging in order to avoid alienating 'centrists,' but Republicans can round up and deport sobbing children without fear of alienating 'centrists.' Says a lot about what we mean when we say 'centrists'

A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

The Trump administration blamed Biden for a $400 million federal government contract with Elon Musk's Tesla to build armored electric vehicles. But NPR obtained documents showing the Biden administration only approved $483,000, not the $400 million that the Trump-Musk administration wanted.

They’ve got the green light to go after the most vulnerable.

Because they aren’t led by editors who are terrified by being labeled as biased and staffed with reporters who think it’s important to spend their days hippie-punching on Twitter.

AGAIN: If they actually cared about the deficit they wouldn’t also be cutting trillions in taxes for the rich.

They think we are all very dumb.

DID YOU KNOW? In San Francisco in the 1800s there was a massive economic scuffle over seabird eggs called the Egg Wars that basically wiped out a species of bird and the eggs were selling for $1 per egg. In old times money!!

U.S. reverses plan to shut down free covid test program The government had been preparing to shut down the program that ships free coronavirus tests to American households and was considering destroying 160 million tests.

The Trump administration planned to shut down a government website that ships free coronavirus tests to households but reversed course after @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Y. Johnson reported it was considering destroying or disposing tens of millions of kits
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Trump economic populism update

All and only the dumbest parts of libertarianism. (Gift link.) wapo.st/4b5IDHh

"I am the law." It's where they all end up.

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Mark Zuckerberg and his companies are malignant enemies of humanity and decency.

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy — Reuters When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, then-U.S. President Joe Biden took a firm stand in solidarity with Kyiv, forged a bulwark of European all...

It’s weird how Trump fans will cheer moves that are completely advantageous to Russia yet bristle at the idea that he’s an ally to Russia.

If you know something is wrong, why do you embrace it? And if you approve of something, why do you deny it? There is a clear path of less cognitive dissonance.