Owen Thomas

shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump

Divorced Tesla Fan Admits That His Cybertruck Is Repulsive to Women "I was married, but I'm not married anymore."

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Imagine that

‘Obedient, yielding and happy to follow’: the troubling rise of AI girlfriends AI dating sites claim they remove potential for exploitation, but critics say they are reinforcing harmful stereotypes

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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.

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If you allow a government to break the law because of an “emergency”, it will create an emergency to break the law.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."

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Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans.

U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.

Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.

This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.

It was always about cruelty.

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

Radiohead's Kid A album cover

Kid A came out 25 years ago today. It was one of the most important albums of my life. Five years ago, I wrote this retrospective: www.stereogum.com/2094039/radi...

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.

All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.

So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

A screenshot of an X post by @BBPRTV_1d featuring a humorous image of a person in a blonde wig and black outfit with a chain necklace, posing with arms behind their head. The post is from "Bad Bunny HQ" with the caption "your VP btw." Below it, a reply from @DogRightGirl_1d reads, "Apparently this is 'Bad Bunny'. The @NFL has selected him to be the SuperBowl halftime performer..." and includes two images of a person in a similar outfit.

There’s always an old pic that’s worth 1000 words.

A California union of 30,000 nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other health workers at Kaiser Permanente have authorized a strike.

Kaiser is one of the biggest health conglomerates in the US, and their contract with these workers has expired.

A strike could begin at any time.

Just a reminder that the last two government shutdowns happened under President Trump, with Republicans in control of both chambers. These people cannot govern, and they need Democrats to bail them out.

Psychiatric Facilities Are Being Bombarded by AI Users The mass adoption of AI chatbots is resulting in a marked increase in psychiatric patients arriving to mental health facilities.

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So…what do you suppose the knock on effects might be, hmmmm…?

Amazon to pay $2.5B in FTC settlement over 'deceptive' Prime tactics | TechCrunch The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company's "deceptive Prime enrollment practices," the FTC says.

The company will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to an estimated 35 million consumers harmed by the company's "deceptive Prime enrollment practices," the FTC says.

R2 hides his smoking habit.

Disney is raising the price of Disney+, Hulu subscriptions next month | TechCrunch The timing of the price increases isn’t ideal, as Disney+ subscribers canceled their subscriptions in droves last week, protesting Disney’s decision to temporarily pull Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves.

The timing of the price increases isn’t ideal, as Disney+ subscribers canceled their subscriptions in droves last week, protesting Disney’s decision to temporarily pull Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows Trump to fire a Federal Trade Commission member — breaking nearly a century of precedent.

Those two in particular

Charlie Kirk introduced Kyle Rittenhouse as 'a hero to millions' Rittenhouse, acquitted in deadly protests, was a guest at "AmericaFest" in 2021, an event organized by Kirk's organization Turning Point USA.

Posts claim Charlie Kirk once introduced Kyle Rittenhouse as "a hero to millions." That's true. ✅ www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...

Not going away, Donald.

Jimmy Kimmel’s show wasn’t suspended because of comments about Charlie Kirk. Major media like the NYT keep saying that, but Kirk was just a pretext. In July, when Kirk was still alive, Trump reacted to the cancellation of Colbert’s show by saying “Jimmy Kimmel is next.” it’s not about Kirk.

“Because the media treats Republican lies as a valid point of view. More valid than Democrats telling the truth!!!”

She could see it coming. I could see it coming.

There is no reason for us to be suffering through this. Harris should be president.