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Ghis time it's the day before my birthday, so I get to spend part of my birthday reading their cope. Lol

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"...94% involve a period of autocracy at the “bottom.” In other words, a democratic breakdown does not necessarily prevent a return to democracy, especially if autocratization is halted and reversed relatively swiftly. An average U-Turn episode lasts eight years..."

OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

There's a reason they chose this spot: it's in rural North Louisiana, one of the poorest places in the country, a place national media barely knows exists, a place with essentially no local journalism, where people and resources can be exploited (and lied to) with no consequence

The Godzilla curry

The world is bad but Guillermo del Toro hugging Godzilla like an excited child is good

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

22-year-old Ward Sakeik, a Palestinian woman who has lived in Texas since she was 9, says her experience in federal detainment could only be identified as “human trafficking.” And she’s not staying quiet about the women she was forced to leave behind. thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/22/w...

So the article quotes the question but doesn't answer the question. The answer is the Katy Police Department. Seems like that matters.

!!! explore.org/fat-bear-week

Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women. The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers. This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny. www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...

LEAs have definitely never done this before and ended up with egg on their face. I wonder what's happening with CalGang these days...

i've been saying this for a long time. think about how all the anti-trans/lgbtq+ policies would be reported if they were in russia (they are - we're borrowing from them). "repression" would be the language. do we see it here, anywhere in mainstream reporting?

Grant writing has ruined communication pt 2 (this would still be bs, but it'd be intelligible bs)

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

Just under the gun!

If your Rep, like mine, voted present you need to call them.

That cover all religions, not just sects of Christianity. It increases education and understanding while reducing religious hatred and violence.

Disney adults having more of an ethical backbone than elected Democrats is really something to behold

Amazing

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Catching up on all so-called liberals and progressive ready to drive us all to factory farming, poorer labor conditions, and reduced access to healthy foods because of their grievance over an election. Cool. What are coherent principles? #farmaid

the Nazis attacked higher education as an enemy of the state, first Jewish and "leftist" professors were banned and then the curriculum restructured to only say what the Party wanted. German education was once envy of the world and it was destroyed In 5 years, college attendance in Germany fell 53%

We really need to talk about H-1Bs, and how they exist to prevent labor organizing and keep worker pay down. It pains me to see anyone defend them. Immigration visas should not be tied to employment except for short term specializations.

Wikimedia runs Wikipedia

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

underneath all the doom and hideous stuff happening at the top of our country is a more inspiring story: regular Americans are not buying all this crap. and they're still willing to call the government out on it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You do not need to read, listen to, or believe Ben Smith.

The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine. The chair broke the tie by voting NO. Prescriptions will NOT be required.

I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.

Just a reminder that boycotting Disney parks and not buying their merch or going to their movies is even more effective than canceling streaming. Especially Disney parks.

We really need to talk about this timeline.

"smoker" is on the CDC list and basically impossible to disprove

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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

Companies love physical mail. Postcards are great too. The more thr better.

Timeline cleanse

wow, difficult decision! do the right thing and cement your legacy as a hero in history books. or make a lot of money! tough!!

it's not "chronically online" or whatever to tell people not to add their name to a mailing list that will be immediately handed over to whichever fascist member of our government hears about it and gets mad first. can everyone get a grip

fun fact the government only very recently gave up on claiming I committed a felony in the creation of this Sinclair Broadcast Group video in 2018

This is hilarious. These people have never run a real business. It is 100% a scam operated by skiled, dedicated grifters. www.wsj.com/articles/sto...

Larry Ellison wasn't even on people's radars until a few days ago, and now he's up there with Musk, Cook, and Bezos at the top of the list the pitchfork mob is coming for. If y'all find a way to dismantle Oracle you won't find much resistance, but good luck. People have tried before.

Anyone want to loan me some cash?

The media allowing Trump plausible deniability on Project 2025 during the campaign is right up there with Iraq War stenography in craven, lazy disgracefulness

the skeleton key to understanding these people is that they genuinely think you are a drone who will do what you’re told if the TV says it

MAHA vs the U.S. corn lobby is going to be a real Let Them Fight situation