they got a huge increase and i bet they blow through it at least 2x faster than they had budgeted

oh, hey, look, it’s what literally everyone who knew anything about hiring staff said would happen

whole fucking agency will need to be stripped to the studs and demolished, the kind of widespread and deep corruption this encourages is basically unfixable

even if you’ve got personnel who aren’t on the take (and i am sure there are plenty), they know people who are, and there will be intense pressure on them to keep their mouths shut when the house comes knocking, whole thing has to go

you simply cannot ramp up the kinds of operations they said they would ramp up at the speed they said they would do it and it was criminally irresponsible for congressional republicans to green light the money to let them try

if a random person *this old* started saying this shit to you, you would start nervously looking around to see if they had a nurse or a home health aide to help them

you would feel bad for the guy if he was your grandfather but he’s legitimately one of the worst people on fucking earth and no humiliation will ever be enough, but we take what we can get

if a random person started saying this shit to you on a bus or in a bar, you would move seats or leave to get away from them

“raiding southern baptist churches on thanksgiving” is a fucking staggering level of malice for *their own base*

gang before you wade into my mentions to tell me what you think they are doing, please read the actual article

i am going to continue to maintain that normal people hate this shit, and people will *especially* hate *this* shit

Really good news and a huge relief to me

This is such good news I remember the anguish of this dad. I really thought he'd have a heart attack I hope he gives most of it to women's shelters. And also to individuals he finds in need

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and another thing: Bezos hired Lewis, a scandal-plagued Brit, to run WaPo; Lewis hired O'Neal, a long-time WSJ Opinion chud, to run WaPo Opinion. that explains everything we're seeing. we do not need to belabor this dysfunction any further.

their subreddit is a hive of conspiracy garbage, just follow indivisible

were people not aware that the 50501 folks are all cranks? because, like, i thought everyone figured that out months ago.

Elon Musk is so bad at posting that he gets second-degree burns from guys who go out of their way to flatter him.

i think it’s sort of underappreciated how unpopular the admin has become and how fast it’s gotten there

not really a great sign for the consolidation of your personalist regime if your same-party allies are openly talking about their presumed campaigns before you’ve even gotten through the first year of your term

brb writing a white paper titled “organizational change management in personalist regimes”

the excerpts of nuzzi’s book that i have seen are, like, “movie that appears on MST3K or rifftrax” bad, it’s hilarious that this embarrassingly bad pile of shit even got published

After a day that had a tough ending at night, I was glad to remember I was coming home to this package. Absolutely a new addition to the queer media archive, without a fucking doubt.

This week’s cave by Senate Democrats was a setback, but we’re still winning. Here's why.

From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.

Senator Murphy Declares Trump's Epstein Cover-Up 'The Biggest Scandal In Presidential History' www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/charlotte-... Great quick read from Scott Dworkin. Your good news of the day that's not so good for the tRump regime #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

www.freegalmusic.com/home If you are worried that boycotting Spotify, etc, will leave you without entertainment, there's good news from the public library. Use Freegal music app to stream music from a broad variety of artists and the Libby App to access audiobooks with your library card.

#GoodNews #Montana #DarkMoney Good news from Montana where residents reportedly are overwhelmingly in favor of getting dark money out of politics. Follow this space. truthout.org/articles/mon...

Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks

More Good News! 🗞️ REPEALING GOP SHUTDOWN SCHEME In the bogus bill to reopen the government, Republicans slid in a provision allowing Senators to sue for potentially millions if their phone records were seized without notification. All stemming from the probe into Trump’s scheme to steal the -

#ScienceSunday #Vaccines Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing! Vaccines save lives.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.

On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, protesters and local residents stood up to defend a solitary flower vendor who was being searched by Border Patrol and federal goons in a wooded area.

Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence

💥 A growing number of U.S. service members are now reaching out to outside legal counsel to determine whether the orders coming from Trump & Hegseth are lawful. https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/news-growing-number-of-military-service?r=art2k&utm_medium=ios

Good news that National Science Foundation (NSF) is staying in Alexandria and hopefully the move not as disruptive www.alexandriava.gov/news-citywid...

1/2 🧵 Good news department California “announced that data from a specialized satellite has helped resolve 10 large methane leaks at oil and gas facilities… The methane-reducing action is equivalent to removing about 18,000 cars from California roads for a year.” scvnews.com/californias-...

Some good news! “ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.”

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GOOD NEWS‼️Hundreds of National Guard troops are leaving Portland and Chicago — and it’s not because the White House backed down. It’s because the courts stopped them. Weeks of legal rulings blocked Trump’s deployments, kept troops off the streets, and ultimately forced #BlueSky #NewsSky #LawSky

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City gardens buzzing with pollinators, study finds https://www.allforgardening.com/1511936/city-gardens-buzzing-with-pollinators-study-finds/ Reading Time: 2 minutes Urban gardens across Christchurch are buzzing with life, and that’s good news for pollinators. While pollinator populations are …

Good news! 🗞️ That’s Right- Pack it Up - guys !! The 200 federalized California National Guard members sent to Portland, Oregon, and another 200 federalized Texas National Guard members sent to Chicago will return to their home states.