I watched in the balcony recently and thought I had a pretty good view for $80. But I recommend you splurge if you can.

The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll

Brought to you by the party for school shootings, protecting pedophiles, and tear gassing children.

That photo is from this video, which shows the victim being pepper-sprayed before going to the ground, after which ICE agents swarm him.

When he’s on the ground being held and pummeled, his empty hands are visible

An ICE officer runs off with a gun just *before* the shooting starts.

I do believe that "armed government agents going door-to-door" is why Anne Frank was hiding, so that's where we are.

My coupon was for 30% off.

Relish tray. Pickles and olives, cheese filled celery, cheese cubes, and a circle of pretzels.

#HappyThanksgiving was assigned a relish tray. How did we do?

Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.

Why would they use a bear mascot on a team called the Mammoth?

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis) Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%) Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis) New mothers extend their maternity leaves Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%) Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%) Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%) Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people) Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%) Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%) Savings go up, debts go down Source: scottsantens

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

Pokémon or prescription drug?

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)

Receipts:
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I hit the trade limit today, so maybe tomorrow morning.

I'm on vacation staying at Cancun Las Vegas. Want to try and lucky trade today?

The savings from neglecting our children has allowed the government to fund a secret police force with a military-sized budget.

Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature

@nbasarah.bsky.social I saw your gift from Indonesia and wondered if you were traveling. You're a champ 🏆

How about driving as one?

A wedding tattoo? Cool!

This is what I expect to see tonight. Maybe Dallas with the first pick.

I secured my order.

Was in the virtual queue and the page refreshed itself. So I'm trying again. Did it finally let you through the line or did you refresh the page constantly?

important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

Feels like the return of Kinect.

If there is no price that means it's free!

You guys should come back for the games occasionally!

Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling

Do you think he meant you? I mean, you have the only movie podcast on the internet and all.