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Fasterhorses

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Hell is empty and all the Devils are here. The Tempest

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This is beyond fucked up. I am so embarrassed by this country now. I’m old enough to remember when the United States was considered a shining light in the world. Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...

nytimes.comUkraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Just finished reading Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, the secret history of the Sackler Dynasty, the family of drug dealers that precipitated the opioid crisis. Guess who made sure the family never suffered the consequences of their actions? The first Trump Administration

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This is the story of how Christian Nationalists have taken over the town where I live. It happened so quickly and stealthily, no one noticed. Be cautious in your own town #battleground #christiannationalism #maddox #dougwilson clarkcotomorrow.com/2026/09/17/a...

clarkcotomorrow.comAnatomy of an Industrial Theocracy: Inside the Corporate and Theological Campaign to Capture Battle GroundBefore Maddox Industrial Transformer became the financial and real-estate engine for Battle Ground’s theocratic movement, it was founded in 2015 as a standard industrial supplier. The company took …
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Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c... Wow. Maybe we should elect the contractor president. At least he’s not a lying asshole who refuses to accept accountability. I hope the canoe guy sues that pice of shit Pirro

nytimes.comReflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage (Gift Article)The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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They are leaning in to women being poor and dependent Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...

nytimes.comTrump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

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Stephen Moran.
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Oh for Pete's Sake! Just how many times can you obliterate Iran & win the illegal unjust and massively unpopular "war" again ? To date the war has cost about $40 billion & the US is in a worse place geo-politically & strategically than at its outset

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No surprise. This regime actively wants teenage girls to get pregnant Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

nytimes.comGovernment Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting FamiliesThe administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

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NEW: Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages New accounts from 17 men, women and children who have filed formal claims after being detained in a late-night raid paint a violent and terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ actions.

propub.liImmigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in DamagesNew accounts from 17 men, women and children taken in a midnight raid paint a violent, terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ alleged actions. These descriptions form the basis of claims filed thi...

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Sherrilyn Ifill
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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

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Conservatives spend a lot of time thinking about where other people take a dump. “Men and women will have to share bathrooms” was one of the big arguments they made against the ERA too I would take a piss next to a man as long as I got equal pay www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-...

thenewstribune.comFor a Boise family of medical providers, Idaho criminal trans bathroom ban was the last strawStates Newsroom reports a Boise family of medical providers is leaving Idaho over the criminal transgender bathroom ban, seeing it as a severe attack on human dignity.
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I went to the Grand Canyon last week. Sat in line for 1 1/2 hours to get in. They now check all IDs so that non-citizens can be charged more. Apparently, it’s OK to make citizens waste a big portion of their vacation day just to collect a few more bucks from non-citizens. #altnps #grandcanyon