Maybe not ha ha funny.

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The Democratic Party and the Washington Generals The Democrats' government shutdown demands are so paltry and insignificant that they won't get credit from the base even if they win, which they won't. 

Trump is now whining to the UN about the UN working with another developer and not him on their building

Trump scraps meeting with Democrats on funding as US shutdown looms reut.rs/47XroIK

Kudos to the Associated Press for calling total bullshit but, honestly, what chance does science have against fascism? apnews.com/article/tyle...

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Our new paper Cognitive maps for hierarchical spaces in the human brain is out in Cerebral Cortex! Work by first-author Michael Peer. academic-oup-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/cercor/artic...

Reading the article you’d never know that the gun range in question is operated by the Katy Police Dept.

Roughly like bitching that the German Social Democratic Party lacked leadership in 1933.

One Side Has All the Energy and Momentum While the left bunkers down, the right is readying to crush it once and for all.

For @mikeinohio.bsky.social have some Freedom Blues

Ready day 2 Annapolis Baygrass

Fuck my life. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

FBI caught fascist Border Czar Tom Homan taking a $50K bribe ON CAMERA to funnel tax payer funded Govt contracts to his friends. Bondi & Patel knew & likely Trump knew—& killed the investigation Being undocumented is a civil offense. Taking bribes is a felony. So when does Homan go to El Salvador?🤔

“We’re fine with corruption if comes with terrorizing brown people.” Really sums up the MAGA punditocracy.

it was literally in a bag www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Also Tom Homan: "It's not OK to violate the laws of this country" 💰

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The Word was always so great conceptually. I’m glad he broke it out tonight.

makes it all the more surprising that we've not really gotten coordinated savagery from Democrats on this spike-the-volleyball scandal newrepublic.com/article/2005...

Governors should be mobilizing their national guards to help these lawmakers ENFORCE THE LAW ALLOWING UNANNOUNCED OVERSIGHT OF ICE FACILITIES AT ANY TIME

No, this is exactly how this works.

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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

This is a great piece by my colleague @booman23.bsky.social and everyone should read it. @timklateriser.bsky.social @nehoc.bsky.social @jcm800.bsky.social @glopan.bsky.social I'll add that you should read Progress Pond everyday, because it will make you smarter. www.progresspond.com/2025/09/17/d...

I can vouch for that. I have for years and many people say... Seriously, Martin is always an important read!

Grim. www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...

Aren’t We All Antifa? The Trump administration is going to treat anyone who opposes racism and fascism as a member of "a major terrorist organization."

Imagine having a life so petty and parochial, combined with an ego so huge, that you actually admit you are still steaming over Gawker comment sections. I really can't.

Whatever conservatives feel is wrong or evil about progressivism, it’s an optimistic ideology that wants to operate within the system and according to the laws. www.progresspond.com/2025/09/17/d...

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Does Ross Douthat Fully Understand Where the Left is Heading? The New York Times columnist has his finger on the pulse of the left, but doesn't understand the consequences.

Pee tape

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

Every time they threaten someone for calling Charlie Kirk a douchebag, it makes me want to call him a douchebag.

Yup!

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

Guys. I’m in love with the newly updated New Brunswick libraries chickadee logo.

Siena poll | 9/8-9/10 RV New York Governor 🟦Kathy Hochul 52% (+7) 🟥Elise Stefanik 27% (-4) Don’t know/refused 17% (-3) sri.siena.edu/2025/09/16/h...

So last night, on a straight party line vote the House Rules committee voted to prevent privileged floor motions related to tariffs from coming to the floor. To understand the joy the House GOP takes in self-emasculation, read Article I Section 8 of the Constitution.

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city. This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.

In a country where I could be refused my medication because I have the wrong haircut, the best we can do to prevent child suicide is program a robot to guess if you're old enough to have sex with it

Free speech for Charlie Kirk. Censorship for anyone quoting him. The Trump administration in a nutshell.

HIRONO: What are the names of the people who replaced them in those positions? PATEL: The cyber branch is one of the most important at the FBI HIRONO: Who has those positions? PATEL: Supremely qualified individuals HIRONO: Names? PATEL You're not getting them HIRONO: You don't know

This exchange is gross. Kernan almost apologizes to Eric for being forced to ask this boring question that annoying “mainstream media” cares about, then lets him just deflect to “but Hunter.” This is a monster scandal and this is all we get from CNBC on it. bsky.app/profile/atru...

“We’re going to punish you for criticizing our free speech warrior” is a perfect encapsulation of how this country is deeply fucked in the head.