for those of you in the market, my local camera shop — which ships everywhere in the united states — has some great analog gear available. i'm especially enamored of what the owner calls a "FrankenLeica," a Leica M3 built from the bones of a Leica M1. www.procamera.us/product/fran...

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Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’ The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist

I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.

Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...

I had a fantastic time chatting with @bobcesca.bsky.social on The Bob Cesca podcast. Please join us. 💙

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This….is why it’s a BIG fucking deal.

You can cry, curse, or quit. Or you can read this and remember why we fight standing up, not curled up.👇
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

Here's the promised longer explainer:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

Democrats didn’t cave. They boxed republicans in and made them own the shutdown. Watch.

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.

DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

PRO TIP: This is not a winning message.

Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.

Dude quoted Eugene Debbs out of the gate. Dope. The great triggering will begin.

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Here's a good book for you, Jake

Watch "John Fugelsang - “Separation of Church and Hate” | The Daily Show" on YouTube

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Is Justice Done? You’ve probably seen or read at least something about the story that is the subject of tonight’s post.

Prosecutors are facing discipline for telling a judge the truth in a sentencing memo. This post traces the case, its facts, the sentencing process, and helps us understand why this completes the cycle of corrupting the Justice Department Trump has set us on.

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Necessary column by Will Bunch in anticipation of the Trump Admin dispatching their Nazi goons to Philly and other blue metros.

Again.

Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

When billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

Senator Merkley Warns of Authoritarianism Under Trump in Nearly 23-Hour Speech The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state.

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a marathon speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening after 22 hours and 37 minutes, saying he was “ringing the alarm bells” on the arrival of authoritarianism under President Trump.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

😢💔

And Jesus says, WTF!!!

In honor of Virginia Giuffre, who was an Epstein survivor and dehumanized as "property" by Trump, Republicans should swear-in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and vote on releasing the Epstein Files.

Epstein’s clients are wealthy and powerful. They easily buy greedy politicians like Trump, Vance and Mike Johnson. I hope the Epstein files haven’t been destroyed already.
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

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Social Security is NOT a handout.

It is a benefit earned with every paycheck, and it must be protected and expanded, not cut, privatized, or means-tested.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.