Terrific
Posts by Chris McGowan
Respect to those who got here first.
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
JB Pritzker: “The president knows so little about the government and he cares so little about delivering anything that talking to him is a useless endeavor. I’m about delivering for the people of my state, he’s about delivering for himself.“
Four years ago, I tested for COVID. I'd had dinner with someone with cancer the night before. Thanks to the vaccine, I did not give that dinner companion COVID. And I only ran a low-grade fever for a few days. Fuck that idiot RFK Jr. and the equally stupid buffoon who hired him.
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The new Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, John Barron, has revised the jobs numbers for the last three months up from 106,000 jobs to "seventy trillion billion jobs."
Underrated tweet.
July 8, 2023
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
I’ve been strongly criticizing the capitulating law firms, I’m sure as hell not OK with Paramount doing so.
I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
Congratulations, the universe sent you this dog because you have been chosen. Joy awaits. 13/10
Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
People who like war are stupid.
Seems important.
Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! #NoKings
Gnight, all. We ride at dawn. Let’s make tomorrow one for the history books.
Worker to ICE agent at a workplace raid: “And here’s my bag of f*cks.”
"The National Guard will be redeployed to what they were doing before Donald Trump commandeered them." Governor Gavin Newsom explains what comes next for the California National Guard after a court ruling against Donald Trump.