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AOC: This is what I want people to understand: this is our money. When you pay your taxes, that money is being stolen to pay for a vanity project like a ballroom or whatever it is that this guy wants to do, instead of what it should be used for…

Ian Wright said it best: @arsenalfc.bsky.social need to win by any means necessary. But that’s been the Plan A this entire season. They’ve sold their DNA, the heritage built by Wenger, for a chance of winning something. As a childhood Arsenal enjoyer it’s tough to watch.

Trossard is facing away from the ball in the "free kick," so there's an argument it's a penalty. We've fallen to a a new low when we inspect every decision to that degree — how far do you regress before being satisfied? #Arsenal #COYG #WHUARS #EPL #PremierLeague

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Arsenal's desperation to ape former successes is an ersatz attempt to revive a brand packed with timeless flair — they've suffocated the prestige Wenger built — and replacing it with machines who simply find a way to bundle the ball over the line at any cost.

Whether they win the title or not, Arsenal have traded the good will of the footballing public to become the heel we all love to hate in the process. Is one title worth it?

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Leicester's title win was beloved because it was a broad daylight heist enabled by Spurs' shitting the bed. They played long ball to a rapid striker who had an imperious season in front of goal. It was fun to watch for the uninitiated and a refreshing upheaval for the neutral.

@mancity.com were hated, when they won something in the modern game, because they sold their identity and used the cash to fund a spending rampage. But over time they've earned their place in the elite.

No fewer than 3 moments in 15 minutes from Lavery that shows the gulf in quality we’ve felt all season up front #cambridgeunited #nottscounty

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“Nature doesn’t need us. We need nature. When the last wild space is paved for profit, no amount of wealth will restore the web of life that feeds and heals us. Shift from exploitation to stewardship. The Earth will thank us — and so will our descendants. 🌱 #OnePlanet”

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Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

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This is (I think) a Greater Blue-Eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) & the amazing chrome job is their super-power. They've evolved to manipulate light in VERY specific ways, attracting mates, intimidating rivals. Let's look at the nanostructures that bring this bling into being.

Buy used books from Betterworldbooks; highlight them, dog-ear them, and keep the ones worth keeping. Donate the ones not worth finishing or which won’t age well.

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Shortly after Zohran Mamdani was anointed the mayor-elect of New York City on Tuesday, he strode onto the stage of a cavernous theater in Brooklyn and delivered a victory speech that celebrated New York’s immigrants, working class and young people. Follow live: nyti.ms/3X9h35I

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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans. This is Washington at its worst. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.