I’m surprised to see Mitch McConnell still isn’t officially dead. Could it be he’s… alive? (“Brain dead” is still on the table.)
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every single time this happens the next reporter should ask the same question. and then the next. and the next. he’s not going to cut off access. he craves attention too much for that. call his fucking bluff.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
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I mean this in all seriousness, this is a severely mentally ill & delusional person who not only should be removed from office under the 25th amendment, but he should be in a psych ward. This is pure insanity on so many levels. He lives in a fantasy world. He is unwell & has lost touch with reality.
Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.
I like the idea of policing very much, but all too commonly the implementation is awful.
Piper@the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 2d agoJohn Oliver might be the closest thing to openly anti police and anti carceral on such a large, official platform in our country
That Trump was willing to imprison an American Olympic athlete over a disgusting lie should scare the hell out of ALL Americans.
“Are you a communist?” “No I am an anti-fascist” “For a long time?” “Since I have understood fascism.” – Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Research shows that humans who adopt their cats from shelters and rescues, rather than buy them from breeders, are 10 times smarter and better looking. The researcher:
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Anthropic shredding millions of rare books should be a crime. It’s also a perfect encapsulation of what utter shit generative AI is and how it fundamentally makes the world worse.
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Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
A thought experiment: if there were no laws or regulations controlling food safety and purity, do you think American corporations would continue to maintain their current standards, which cost time and money? If Teddy Roosevelt hadn’t created the Food and Drug Administration would we need it today?
"You can also commit injustice by doing nothing." Marcus Aurelius
After SCOTUS told Trump he couldn’t impose tariffs, he went and imposed them again under a different law. It’s as if Nixon, told he had to turn over the Watergate tapes, burned them instead and claimed he’d seen a cockroach in the box. Unbelievable obstinance, utter childishness, and anarchism!
Stay the hell away from Elon Musk and especially his cars, rockets and software….
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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“Attacking civilian targets is a war crime, and Donald Trump is a war criminal.” Sen. Ed Markey
They said: “a vote for Kamala is a vote for genocide” They were correct. I voted for Kamala and now we have 2 genocides and a possible.
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