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Gerrymandering is bad. Gleeful gerrymandering limited to one side is worse.

"What Virginia Democrats did by redrawing the congressional maps was antidemocratic, and it should be illegal. But, for those who care about ensuring the future of democracy, it was the least bad option of those available."

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YouTube has recently started showing me French-language ads, presumably based on Canada, with no way to tell them to stop.

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'Disappointing' to see Drake ice sculpture being hosed down, melted: structure designer | CBC News Toronto Fire crews are hosing down and trying to melt a massive formation of ice blocks installed by Drake to promote his upcoming album.

Toronto says they're not planning to bill him for the cleanup costs. He should insist on reimbursing the city for the cost; it's good PR, and he can more than afford it.

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Would you believe there was once a woke American general who ordered his entire army to get vaccinated? Dude obviously knew nothing about warfighting.

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Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R...

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Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis!

The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women

Margo Martin @MargoMartin47 X.com Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis! The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women

Priceless post from the official White House social media

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LUTNICK: I work for Donald Trump. Insulting and disrespectful is our brand.

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Network of YouTube channels pushing U.S. annexation and Alberta secession narrative, report finds A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new repor...

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Prediction: Xi awards Trump a solid gold peace price. In unrelated news, Trump announces that the U.S. has no interest in defending Taiwan.

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I got to play with a Next computer; it was a beautiful piece of hardware. Without Jobs + Next, Apple would be a chapter in the history books.

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Also bad for democracy: unilateral disarmament after the other guy started the fight.

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Larry, The Downing Street Cat - Currency Update
Larry, The Downing Street Cat - Currency Update YouTube video by Britclip

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Insider trading is a crime under U.S. law. Somebody or somebodies are illegally making hundreds of millions of dollars by brazenly trading on insider knowledge of what Trump is about to do, on the assumption that a criminal administration won't prosecute insiders.

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Hegseth, cosplaying as SecDef: "We're done with the woke practice of defining cohesive and consistent standards for all 1.3 million members of the U.S. armed forces. As of today, it's every man for himself. You do you."

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It's disturbing that Trump has been able to install people in senior roles across both civilian and military leadership who all talk like his clones. This is not normal.

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Motive, means, opportunity. It’s an unusually credible conspiracy theory.

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Official State Media mission accomplished. No stories that might offend the administration.

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Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?

from the annals of getting high on your own supply (gift link) www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

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β€œ$105,000 β€” that’s how much Rod Dreher cost the Hungarian taxpayer last year…. Roughly three times the average salary in Hungary,β€œ

Dreher is reportedly getting out of Hungary, presumably just ahead of angry Hungarian taxpayers with pitchforks and torches.

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The Power of Details: Inside The Pitt | The Pitt Season 2 | HBO Max
The Power of Details: Inside The Pitt | The Pitt Season 2 | HBO Max YouTube video by HBO Max

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Dust Bunny - Wikipedia

Weird, me too, pretty sure I’ve never heard of it until just now. I’ll check it out.

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It turns out that betting on real world events was the exact subject of John Oliver's show last night. He’s also opposed.

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β€œNice to meet you. I live here now. What's for breakfast?”

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You’re in his uber.

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The greatest living American was born in Spain.

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He's a one-issue voter, and that issue is that the U.S. government should be committed to supporting Netanyahu's every whim.

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Digital music is increasingly defined by bots "listening to" AI-generated tracks, also known as a self-licking ice cream cone.

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Smith’s Meddling In Electoral Boundaries Is Part of a Grim Pattern | The Tyee The goal is power for the UCP, not democracy.

Smith's Meddling In Electoral Boundaries Is Part of a Grim Pattern via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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