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Trump’s Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats Oops.

"It remains to be seen what will happen when this case reaches the Supreme Court. But there is a very real chance that Texas’s gerrymander will fall entirely because of inept lawyering by Trump’s Justice Department..."

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James Talarico: My fellow Texas Democrats and I broke quorum to shine a national spotlight on Trump’s redistricting power grab. We inspired other states and millions of Americans to join this fight. This tremendous court decision is why we fight back

Loomer like many wrongly equate Socialism & Communism. They aren't the same. Hell, we've been practicing elements of Socialism in the US for over 200 yrs. Social security, medicare/ade, public edu, mail, public transportation & police/fire dept & more. Many would argue these are good things

125 days until Opening Day

Final Curtain | Lethe Press edited by Steve Berman A mysterious dirge in human form, Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera is both man and monster, the villain of one of the more famous novels of the early 20th century. Fittingly...

Oh hey, I have a new short story coming soon in the Final Curtain anthology, tales about The Phantom of the Opera! Mine’s called “Now We Sing the Killing Song” and if you’ve been keeping up with my western monster stories, this is one of them!

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Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink.

Rising Obamacare premiums are a political headache, but an even bigger affordability crisis is looming.

Premiums for the 165 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance could spike by up to 7% — likely outpacing most people’s pay raises.

Dept. of Ed is reclassifying all the female dominated professions (nurse, therapist, speech pathologist, PA) as not having “professional” degrees, which makes it harder for them to get educational loans.

Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.

Take that shit to court!

The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.

This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Martha Wells Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...

Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...

the nazis and pro-nazi media blamed all the ills of german society on jewish people. it was how they primed the pump before the holocaust. if u dehumanize people and say they cause all the problems, it becomes easy to exterminate them.

the right is doing the same thing to immigrants.

Not gonna lie, I've thought about this often since 2016.

(I love Chicago though. Hard. And starting over in another country is hard in ways most people don't realize - I've done it once before and don't relish the thought of doing it again.)

A tweet from “Brian Allen @allenanalysis” reads: “Rep. Jasmine Crockett just dropped receipts: ProPublica reports Kristi Noem secretly funneled hundreds of millions in DHS funds to a consulting firm tied to her own campaign. ‘This is what corruption looks like. They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.’” Below the tweet is an image from a congressional hearing showing Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaking while holding up a large printed photo of Kristi Noem. Other lawmakers sit at the dais beside her.

Follow the money, and not long after you’ll find the grift with all these Trump officials.

okay, your fave (there’s a big list, so one of your faves is likely on there) did not actually sign on for this nonsense

President Trump has called for Democrats to be executed for sedition. The voters expect Democrats to come to the table with a real counter-proposal and negotiate a mutually acceptable compromise. That’s doing politics the right way.

-Ezra Klein, New York TImes

I wrote today’s Businessweek newsletter about why TJ Maxx is thriving right now

This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.

This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.

'Epic meltdown': Trump ripped for accusing ABC reporter of asking 'insubordinate' question President Donald Trump lashed out at ABC News reporter Mary Bruce on Tuesday in the Oval Office when she asked him why he didn't just release the investigation files on accused trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. "It's not the question that I mind," Trump claimed. "It's your attitude. I think you are a terr...

'Epic meltdown': Trump ripped for accusing ABC reporter of asking 'insubordinate' question

Shopping for a bookworm? These 7 Toronto bookstores have the perfect holiday finds - NOW Toronto Want to treat your book worm friend this holiday? Check out these Toronto independent bookstores, which will make your gift hunting easier.

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My son’s girlfriend was recently diagnosed with cancer. She’s a really awesome person and could use some help. Details are in the photo. Any help, even spreading the word, would be so appreciated. Can’t wait to see her kick cancer’s ass!

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JD Vance’s family was on food assistance when he was growing up, but he doesn’t think your family deserves that safety net.

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One of the internet's little pleasures is blocking randos who are being dicks to people online.

Not even to *me,* just to *someone.*

Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...

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