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dan sinker
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The thing I think about whenever Palentir comes up is that I once played Werewolf sitting next to a guy that worked at Palentir and he spent the entire time trying to convince me that the company wasn’t evil while simultaneously picking off every villager in the game.
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Jared Yates Sexton
about 20 hours ago
MAGA has always been a cult, but the fight with the Pope represents something much larger taking place. Christian Nationalism is settling into place as a post-Trump religious movement that supports neo-fascist brutality at the end of American Empire.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-christ...
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The Christian Nationalist Schism: Fascist Religion at the End of Empire
The fight between MAGA and the pope is a preview of something much larger and more dangerous
https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-christian-nationalist-schism
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Michael Clemens
1 day ago
The man who called for Christopher Krebs to be “shot”—simply for concluding that our 2020 presidential election was free and fair—is now leading efforts by the president to prosecute a wide range of political dissidents. Our 2020 election was free and fair.
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U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/digenova-trump-lawyer-conspiracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cFA.n2Tq.eeMyZfJvajEo&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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MisterJayEm
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First Amendment Zone
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Kevin M. Kruse
1 day ago
Only the New York Times, run by a fourth-generation nepo baby for an imagined audience of other elites with Roman numerals after their names, could treat such a small-bore common-sense tax proposal as the peak sign of a class war. If this is the peak of the "anti-rich current," they'll be lucky.
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Urban Truth Collective
2 days ago
“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”
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Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit?
Phoenix will vote Tuesday on a light rail system expansion. It faces opposition from business owners backed by activists affiliated with the Koch network
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/koch-activists-phoenix-ban-light-rail
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Matthew Nadler
2 days ago
Do you know what would send a real message? Empty tables.
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Frank Conniff
2 days ago
“Joe Rogan criticized Trump! He’s part of the resistance now!“ — Dumbasses, a couple weeks ago.
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Bruce Arthur
2 days ago
The corruption of the Supreme Court is America’s biggest failure as a country
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
2 days ago
In Ireland they don’t care. The priest prays for the Lord to take Trump.
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Kyle Cheney
2 days ago
A federal judge in Illinois today ruled that the Trump administration improperly coerced Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking apps in violation of the First Amendment.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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¡matt! ✶✶✶✶
2 days ago
What the fuck man, the city with a $16 billion budget couldn't figure out a way to come up with the $1 million needed to keep this piece of public infrastructure from falling into ruin. Isn't that why we have TIFs
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Kat Tenbarge
2 days ago
Elon Musk basically accused Trump of being a pedophile and then got dinner with him again a few months later. Joe Rogan acted shocked and dismayed about ICE and Iran and now he’s standing behind Trump in the Oval Office. These guys only care about holding onto power through any means necessary
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John Berry
2 days ago
Another Waymo misadventure in the SoMa Grand parking garage, 1160 Mission St, San Francisco Waymo has misrouted trips through (in & out) this garage, repeatedly had robots stuck looping in it, and crashed twice in there. "It took me up & down the parking lot a few times" OP: tiktok.alicearchiving
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Gabe Ortíz
2 days ago
Senate Dems say a 27-year-old died in ICE custody on Sun. Just one day prior, a 47-year-old Mexican national also died. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has blasted “serious deficiencies in ICE detention centers,” calling them “incompatible w/human rights standards and the protection of life.”
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Abuse of Power Watch - April 17th
A weekly collection of articles and stories of the federal government's abuses of power.
https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/abuse-of-power-watch-april-17th
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Mark Chadbourn
2 days ago
Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats have fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East crisis live: Iran says it has closed the strait of Hormuz; tanker reports being attacked
In a statement carried by Iranian media, the Iranian military’s operational command said the strait had ‘reverted to its previous state’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/18/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-warns-it-will-close-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-blockade-continues?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez
2 days ago
The courts ruled that the Trump Administration’s policy of deporting immigrants to third countries is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Punto. With
@warren.senate.gov
, I am investigating the administration's order to follow-through with their deportation plans despite the court's ruling.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez
2 days ago
The fascists in the Administration may think they are untouchable, but they will be held accountable.
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Drew Magary
2 days ago
First big Democrat to declare war on this piece of shit court gets my hearty endorsement
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
Trump: "When you see soldiers walking around with no legs, that was Iran that did that"
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Rep. Mike Levin
3 days ago
Trump approves disaster aid for red states 89% of the time. For blue states? 23%. When your community is underwater or burning, whether you get federal help shouldn't depend on how your state voted. This is the most partisan abuse of disaster relief funding in the 47-year history of FEMA.
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It's 3 times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump
The president has approved just 23 percent of blue state requests for disaster aid, compared to 89 percent for red states.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/trump-denies-disaster-aid-for-democratic-led-states-00831199?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
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Andreas Schmittner
3 days ago
The hockey stick's blade is getting longer. Global temperatures over the past 2000 years. Temperatures over the past 30 years were 0.75 warmer than the 1901-2000 average. Warmer than at any time during the past 2000 years.
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Walker Bragman
2 days ago
The right-wing media ecosystem creates attention incentives for doctors to embrace contrarian positions. Just throwing that out there.
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Prem Thakker ツ
3 days ago
Award-winning Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been in Kuwaiti detention since March 3 for simply sharing publicly available, verified footage. Journalism is not a crime. Join us in calling to
#FreeAhmed
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Kuwait: Release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin from detention | SIGN NOW
An award-winning Kuwaiti-American journalist has been detained since March 3 for sharing publicly available, CNN-verified footage. Journalism is not a crime.
https://cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait-release-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-from-detention
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
3 days ago
If they settle, I think it's an impeachable offense for both him and the AG.
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More Perfect Union
4 days ago
BREAKING: Prosecutors in Minnesota have charged an ICE agent with two counts of assault related to a road rage incident. A nationwide warrant has been issued for his arrest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE agent charged with assault in Minnesota for allegedly pointing gun at motorists
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/minnesota-ice-agent-assault
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Jen Bendery
4 days ago
Sen. Merkley: “Would I be in the ballpark to say we’ve already spent at least $50 billion?” Russ Vought: “I wouldn’t want to make a characterization." Merkley: “As the most knowledgeable person in the executive branch on the budget, I would expect you to have pretty good numbers on that."
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Aaron Cynic
4 days ago
It's completely ridiculous we put affording things onto average folks when we have literally no control over what things cost. We're told to "shop smart" and skip this or that and to make due with less but the folks running things are completely unaccountable and cannot be blamed.
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Robert Reich
4 days ago
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Helen Kennedy
4 days ago
Leo: “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” 🔥 This pope rocks.
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope in Bamenda: ‘Woe to those who manipulate religion for military or political gain’ - Vatican News
Speaking at a meeting dedicated to peace in Bamenda, Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV warns against the
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-bamenda-woe-to-those-who-manipulate-religion-military.html
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Kat Abughazaleh
5 days ago
[shocked pikachu.jpeg]
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Alex Morash
4 days ago
Sometimes the pitchbot hits too close to the truth 🤣
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Senate Press Gallery
5 days ago
Democrat senators voting No: Blumenthal, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Rosen, & Schumer. Senator Lummis did not vote.
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"DOJ seeks to throw out convictions against Oath Keepers and Proud Boys" Denying high crimes against the nation; erasure of history.
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DOJ seeks to throw out convictions against Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
On April 14, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to throw out convictions against leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/14/department-of-justice-looks-to-throw-out-convictions-related-to-jan-6/89615190007/
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Prem Thakker ツ
5 days ago
NEW polling: majorities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan support the Senate vote today to block $450M in bombs & bulldozers to Israel. Majorities in each say Iran War benefits Israel more than US. Pluralities in each say Israel is committing genocide. Per
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Juan Escalante
5 days ago
The Trump Admin has abruptly canceled an $11M contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between the Catholic Church and the U.S. government dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.
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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article315410233.html#campaignName=miami_afternoon_newsletter
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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀
5 days ago
I love seeing the Illinois Restaurant Association and co take a FAT L 😎
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sarah jeong
5 days ago
The "aha" moment for me was when I was told, explicitly, that FedSoc is for ambitious people who want a federal clerkship and have no principles to get in the way of getting one
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Seth Abramson
5 days ago
I keep saying, as a Trump biographer, that this man holds deeply deranged beliefs—on almost every subject—he cannot be talked out of by experts, to the point that it can accurately be said that he lives in his own warped reality. 25th this man immediately.
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Trump believes diet soda kills cancer cells, Dr Oz reveals
Physicians issue reminder to public after TV doctor and CMS chief relays president’s claim on Don Jr podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/trump-diet-coke-soda-kills-cancer
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez
5 days ago
Another immigrant has died in ICE custody. 16 deaths just in 2026. It doesn't matter if it is Noem or Mullin at the helm of DHS, ICE detention is INHUMANE, INAPPROPRIATE, INADEQUATE. It is unsafe, and we must end it. Let’s pass my Melt ICE Act now!
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Mexican migrant is 47th person to die in ICE custody during current administration
A Mexican migrant died last week in ICE custody, according to the agency, becoming the 47th person to die in ICE detention during the second Trump administration.
https://abcnews.visitlink.me/Pc2Tux
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James Medlock
6 days ago
DOGE turbocharged the deficit.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea...
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Dave Byrnes
5 days ago
The text of the law I mentioned, the Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act, creates "a privilege from civil arrest" for those attending Illinois state court proceedings in good faith.
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unraveled
5 days ago
Many, many brave people are fighting to stop this, and also—our collective failure to stop it from getting this far will haunt us for the rest of our lives.
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Smell of feces, vomit fills crowded ICE facility, detainee's wife says
Conditions at the ICE facility in central Phoenix mirror the conditions at a Mesa facility, where people were being treated worse than "animals," lawmakers said.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/04/11/phoenix-az-ice-facility-overcrowded-wife-of-detainee-says/89555162007/
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Bill Madden
5 days ago
"... a dangerous and corrupt gangster." — Sir Ed Davey, with a speech against Trump that will be remembered for a very long time
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Mina Kimes
6 days ago
My god. Essential, horrifying reporting here.
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Truthout
6 days ago
A new report from the IMF warns that the U.S.-Israeli joint war on Iran has stalled economic momentum for this year, and, if the war lasts for several months, has the potential to cause a global recession. “The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.”
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Trump’s War on Iran Risks Plunging World Into Global Recession, IMF Says
“The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East,” the IMF report stated.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-war-on-iran-risks-plunging-world-into-global-recession-imf-says/
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The American Prospect
6 days ago
The Prospect launches its new newsletter on the war in Iran — Aftermath — with a piece on the latest on the blockade (and double-blockade) of the Strait of Hormuz, the impact on the plastics industry, and China’s early bid for self-preservation.
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Aftermath: Plastics Clogged in the Persian Gulf - The American Prospect
In today’s inaugural newsletter: plastic supply chains, sulfuric acid export bans, and the war drags on.
https://buff.ly/FVpzFtc
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Alan Richardson
6 days ago
I am so tired of these people talking—“the natural habitat for the Earth” doesn’t even make sense. Organisms have habitats….. the natural habitat for humans isn’t water.
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Whistleblower Aid
6 days ago
"I had no idea that USAID did this kind of work," USAID's chief of staff told our client, former USAID Global Health chief Nicholas Enrich, as he described the agency's life-saving programs. "I just assumed it was just abortions." Which USAID never funded. More:
https://ow.ly/PPyh50YITax
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Video ‘They didn’t even know what we did’: Former official on DOGE cuts that gutted USAID | Whistleblower Aid
Congratulations to our client Nicholas Enrich on the publication of his new book, "Into the Wood Chipper"! In this interview with ABC News, Enrich, a former USAID Acting Assistant Administrator of Global Health, describes finally getting a chance to explain the 60-year-old agency's health work the day *after* his team was let go. “I just gave a high-level overview,” Enrich says. The top brass, he discovered, didn’t know what USAID did. “‘These are the infectious diseases we work on. Here's what we do in maternal and child health…’" he says he explained. "And the chief of staff looks at...
https://ow.ly/PPyh50YITax
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Anna Bower
6 days ago
This report on the “Biden Administration’s Weaponization of the FACE Act” repeatedly cites conduct that occurred…during the first Trump administration.
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