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"It’s not summer, it’s not winter, and it’s not spring. Grab a calendar and pull your fucking heads out of your asses; it’s fall, fuckers." buff.ly/w93mWIl
It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
Trump's Medicaid cuts will hurt children's hospitals
The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.
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@mcsweeneys.net doing that good work
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last yr.98. March 18, 2025 – An article about Baseball Hall of Famer and Civil Rights hero Jackie Robinson’s military career was removed from the DoD’s website as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI-related material. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
"I’m Comic Sans, Asshole" ~ "You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font …" — @mcsweeneys https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
I’m Comic Sans, Asshole
Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my b...
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
Alex Padilla, a US Senator getting dragged out of Kristi Noem's press conference for asking questions. This is not America.
Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse. Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse. A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse. Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
"In a world of Jake Tappers, be a Scott Pelley." #integrity #democracy
Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · last yr.In a world of Jake Tappers, be a Scott Pelley. Two journalists. One stood up for freedoms at his own personal expense. The other is seeking to profit off making Trump happy. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/in-a-world...
By now it should be clear that the Trump administration intends to use the power of the state to crush every institution that stands in its way. There is no refuge in compliance. There will only be more demands, threats, and targets. We can sit and watch it happen. Or we can unite against it.
Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard
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In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.
Trump Honors Those Who Helped Others Avoid Service at Tomb of the Unknown Podiatrist
In an emotional tribute, Trump thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.
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"So far, American society’s response to this authoritarian offensive has been underwhelming — alarmingly so." "America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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A dog shelter in Kyiv during last night's Russian attack.
What’s interesting/ignorant about this is that we *do do the big things here - the AI and the weapons systems. And we don’t do T shirts and textiles at scale. Once again, he has no idea how any of this works.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Trump: "We're not looking to make sneakers and t-shirts. We want to make military equipment, we want to make big things. We want to do the AI things with the computers. But the textile -- you know, I'm not looking to make t-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks."
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
