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12:36 PM - Nov 13, 2023
09:51 AM - Oct 11, 2023
Saw a bumper sticker that read, “Vote Trump for Law and Order” and sweet Jebus these people live in a bubble.
06:45 PM - Oct 10, 2023
This kind of abhorrent apologia does exist on the left but thankfully, it's marginal. But if you're watching the story unfold on a site that has no safety team, incentivizes the most toxic takes and allows the worst trolls to amplify their crap for $8/mo, then you're getting a skewed perspective.
02:29 PM - Oct 10, 2023
Half the posts on Xitter are blatant #disinformation and the other half are people bemoaning the flood of blatant disinformation.
Not sure why the authors of the latter stick around but then again I also don’t know why people use fentanyl. #twitter
Not sure why the authors of the latter stick around but then again I also don’t know why people use fentanyl. #twitter
11:12 AM - Oct 10, 2023
I worked the Italian-American festival yesterday and had to interact with several Trump supporters, which I normally try to avoid. Of course they were very nice to me, a volunteer for the local animal shelter, but--and you may want to sit down for this shocker--they were *really* not smart.
03:21 PM - Oct 09, 2023
A woman at the store was saying that she might get shot if she referred to it as Columbus Day instead of Indigenous People's Day. Right-wingers' persecution complex is both ridiculous and all-consuming
Anyway, here's the annual link to an old column comparing Christopher Columbus with Donald Trump:
Anyway, here's the annual link to an old column comparing Christopher Columbus with Donald Trump:
alternet.org
Christopher Columbus was the Donald Trump of his era - Alternet.org
Communities across America are beginning to embrace Indigenous People’s Day. Is this an example of political correctness run amok, as conservatives tend to see it? Or, are liberals right in arguing that it’s an important acknowledgement that beneath the foundation of our vaunted Western values lie t..
02:44 PM - Oct 09, 2023
In response to Joshua Holland.
Democrats have to compete against MASSIVE media support for and dissemination of the opposition message. The media ‘s refusal to properly adjust to the extraordinary circumstances that we are in, and to continue both siding is far more problematic than any dem messaging shortcomings.
11:12 AM - Oct 09, 2023
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Dems should be pushing back on the GOP’s attacks on Biden by pointing out that the worst security failure in Israel’s history happened on the watch of MAGA’s allies and this, like the chaos in the House, shows what happens when RW extremists try to govern. But they suck at messaging so they debunk.
11:01 AM - Oct 09, 2023
This NBC piece puts the GOP's shameless lie that Biden's Iran deal financed today's attacks in the 2nd graph ("without evidence") and the reality that every penny is sitting in a Qatari bank under Treasury oversight in the 8th.
Headline from NBC signals that there's a legit matter of controversy.
Headline from NBC signals that there's a legit matter of controversy.
nbcnews.com
2024 GOP presidential contenders blame Biden for Hamas attacks on Israel
Republican 2024 presidential candidates blamed the Biden administration for the attacks Hamas terrorists launched against Israel on Saturday, pointing to the deadly developments as evidence of U.S. weakness on the world stage and claiming that the administration is partially responsible.
07:09 PM - Oct 07, 2023
05:00 PM - Oct 07, 2023
Fact-checkers stemming the tide of disinformation on Xitter rn...
04:38 PM - Oct 07, 2023
01:10 PM - Oct 07, 2023
Yair Lapid says Bibi "knows that with the extreme and dysfunctional composition of the current cabinet, it is impossible to wage war," and offers to form an emergency coalition gov in order to have "a professional, experienced and responsible political rank."
haaretz.com
Surprise Infiltration, Massive Barrages Shock Israel; Dozens of Israelis Killed, Hundreds Wounded; Civilians and Soldiers Held Hostage in Gaza - Israel News - H..
Dozens of Palestinian Militants Infiltrate Israel From Gaza by Land, Sea and Air Some 2,500 Rockets Fired From the Strip At Least 70 Israelis Killed, Over 900 Wounded Army Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza; 200 Palestinians Reportedly Killed Terrorists Hold Israeli Civilians Hostage in Their Homes
01:01 PM - Oct 07, 2023
Very understandable that people say they "stand with Israel" but with an embattled Bibi getting a casus belli they're in fact standing for a disproportionate response on a scale of the US invasion of Iraq following 911 that will further destabilize the ME and could potentially spiral out of control.
11:57 AM - Oct 07, 2023
Kudos to MSNBC for noting that it’s early October and the UN said that 2023 is already the deadliest year for Palestinians instead of acting like these horrors are happening in a vacuum.
11:21 AM - Oct 07, 2023
What. The. Actual. Fuck?
"Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen"
https://www.washingtonpost... #disinformation #ai
"Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen"
https://www.washingtonpost... #disinformation #ai
11:12 AM - Oct 07, 2023
10:09 AM - Oct 07, 2023
I hope there’s a Dem ratfucking group that’ll properly pump up RFKJr’s campaign.
“Trump did a lot of good things trying to make America great but in the end he bowed to the globalists and sponsored Pfizer and Moderna to develop a satanic vaccine that’s killed millions—and he brags about it!”
“Trump did a lot of good things trying to make America great but in the end he bowed to the globalists and sponsored Pfizer and Moderna to develop a satanic vaccine that’s killed millions—and he brags about it!”
08:48 PM - Oct 06, 2023
Twenty percent of GOP primary voters backed this obviously mentally ill woman, who thinks "the CIA used cloaks of invisibility to infiltrate her home and steal the secret algorithm that allows officials to control the outcome of elections," for KS Senate.
#antivaxxers #maga
#antivaxxers #maga
rawstory.com
How a fake Keanu Reeves convinced a Kansas woman to abandon her dream of being president - Raw Story
LAWRENCE — Joan Farr knew she had been conned before Keanu Reeves brushed her off after his concert last week in Lawrence. After months of online correspondence, $9,000 in Bitcoin transfers and a confrontation with her family, she understood the individual who promised to endorse her presidentia...
11:09 AM - Oct 06, 2023
I get keeping a #Twitter acct for professional reasons. If you built an audience and need to promote your work, you should log in, post and then log out.
Your quips, commentary, pet picks and status as an active user contribute to the most important fascist project there is. It's deeply unethical.
Your quips, commentary, pet picks and status as an active user contribute to the most important fascist project there is. It's deeply unethical.
10:24 AM - Oct 06, 2023
I certainly understand that the government can't constrain this stochastic terrorist's speech. But while I'm not a legal expert, I have to think that there must be some grounds for a civil suit against this monster. There have been so many victims that it could be a class action at this point.
#f
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03:41 PM - Oct 05, 2023
It’s unrealistic to think moderates would cross the aisle to elect Jeffries Speaker but Dems could approach a sane Republican—someone like David Joyce, who chairs the Republican Governance Group—and give him the votes to end the chaos and govern. https://www.washingtonpost...
09:31 AM - Oct 05, 2023
So far, Republicans are choosing between a belligerent compulsive liar who covered up sexual abuse of minors and a guy who self-identifies as “David Duke without the baggage” for Speaker. Quite a party. #GOPinDisarray #gop
09:19 AM - Oct 05, 2023
An elected official in TX, and a dangerous moron.
"Wanted to start his nephew’s wedding with a bang."
https://www.washingtonpost... #guns
"Wanted to start his nephew’s wedding with a bang."
https://www.washingtonpost... #guns
06:48 PM - Oct 04, 2023
Someone rolled in poop and earned herself her first trip to the dog wash. She gave it one star, wishes she could give zero. #dogsofspoutible
06:05 PM - Oct 04, 2023
Hard to make predictions with these clowns but #Trump isn't gonna be Speaker.
Birds fly, fish swim, trolls troll. Mind the clickbait. #gopindisarray
Birds fly, fish swim, trolls troll. Mind the clickbait. #gopindisarray
11:52 AM - Oct 04, 2023
Mike Pence called McCarthy's ouster "performance art" and predicted that at the end of the day, he'll be re-elected Speaker, which would be the funniest outcome at least. #gopindisarray
05:06 PM - Oct 03, 2023
