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The GOP entered this redistricting under the rather childish delusion they were going to gerrymander, and nobody would gerrymander them. In TX, MO, and a half dozen other states, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind

My brother won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics!

Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

This is, I am convinced, the best reason for the internet

GREEK CAPTAIN OF A PANAMANIAN-FLAGGED MALAYSIAN OIL TANKER EN ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA WITH IRAQI CRUDE: "So is the Strait open or not?"

IRGC COMMANDER, REFRESHING TRUTH SOCIAL: "Look here man, I know just as much as you do, ok?"

Maybe I am seeing planning where there is none but I would read it as a way to ease the friction for their own people without any regard for the literal health of the organization.

Oh, you mean one of the most devastating enemies any war-making army might face, either as active combatants or as prisoners of war?

I'm sure all the American soldiers at (eg) Andersonville were fine. They were just pining for the fjords

No disrespect to the original post here, but I think the G20 being awarded to the president's golf club is sort of inherently transparent. If anyone is looking.

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Counterpoint: no, it isn’t. Leo is in line with the traditional teaching of the church. Trump is a warmonger, corrupt, delights in humiliating others, and is blasphemous on a level that wouldn’t even occur to most people.

This isn’t hard.

Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer on faith, climate change and who goes to heaven (RNS) — Known for his environmental advocacy, Tom Steyer, like other candidates, has made a point of referencing his faith often while on the campaign trail. He spoke with RNS to discuss his faith, ho...

I’ve actually talked to him about it! religionnews.com/2020/01/31/s...

There's a war on for your mind.

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it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

"We are pleased to share more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs. These materials which span nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online."

"Includes records and briefs spanning cases from 1830 through 2019."

Thank you.

The Koch brothers hate public transit. But they can’t always stop projects in their tracks. The Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity has been fighting public transit across the country for years. Here's where they've succeeded and failed.

“The infamous Koch brothers have bankrolled climate deniers, propped up polluting industries, and even tried to turn the black community pro-fossil fuel. But, as a recent New York Times story shows, the billionaire conservatives have been steadily exerting pressure against public transit as well.”

I feel like I lack the vocabulary to discuss what I want to discuss - this is lab salmon, if you will?

Cloned salmon?

I, personally, was not in danger of thinking you are a dreaded neurotypical.

The pandemic year made me appreciate people so much more completely than I had, but it took me a while to get there honestly.

“Another way to look at this is that billionaires have joined a war on professional administrative class of public servants precisely because of their proximity to formal mechanisms of accountability.”

That part! Everything from documentation to compliance mechanisms to whistleblowing is a threat.

NEW | US President Donald Trump stated that Vice President JD Vance, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner are “heading over [to Islamabad, Pakistan] now” for a second round of negotiations with Iran. (1/12)

The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.

It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.

A proposed triumphal arch could dramatically reshape DC’s skyline. One landscape architect has thoughts.
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Five Trump Scandals You’ve Probably Missed Swirling scandals—from the Pentagon to DHS to the IRS to the Labor Department—that represent basic betrayals of public office, trust, and confidence-in-leadership that should be the table stakes of go...

Washington can only pay attention to a scandal or two at a time, which means in the Trump age there are all sorts of should-be-big-deal scandals that don’t get the oxygen or media focus that they should.

I'll bet you've missed at least three of these: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-trump...

Yes, it is so great

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Looks like they have it on their store for $30.

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Also, this robot looks like it is running to the bathroom and having read that somewhere, I can't see it any other way

For sure!

I am not that impressed by this engineering feat in itself, but as someone who has loved hiking trails with people who are now aging out of that activity, there is some hope engendered here, too.

I would so love to do one more mountain (safely) with them!