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It's why I memorized Vogon poetry. Well, just the one poem. Why yes, that will get repetitive. So does their preaching.
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Tom Richardson Ph.D.
Runner, mathematician, invented Filbert matrix. Founding member of Kado Brothers Band. Third Coastal Elite. Reliable data guy. AI luddite. http://c.im/@CascadeTommy on Mastadon
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Mamdani accurately said that Prime Minister Netanyahu is charged with war crimes, and people are blaming him for antisemitism. Trump baselessly claimed George Soros was funding Central American migrant caravans, which directly inspired the deadliest antisemitic violence in US history in 2018.
Aaron RuparMamdani: "When I make criticisms of PM Netanyahu, they are criticisms of PM Netanyahu. And what I shared were not even frankly personal assessments, they were objective facts ... it's a city where everyone needs to know that their belonging to it is not conditional on how they feel about the mayor."
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Quite the sentence: “Mr. Trump and his top aides are also uneasy about the prospect of a widening war in the Middle East, the alienation of key Gulf allies who are vulnerable to Iranian attack, a global economic crunch, and growing energy and refugee crises.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise ConcernsAmong the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.www.nytimes.com
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From a national security perspective to a taxpayer perspective, this is just a massive scandal. Bottom line: Trump wanted a fancy jet and he wanted it NOW, safety/cost be damned. And THIS is what he was laser-focused as Americans struggled. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One (Gift Article)A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.www.nytimes.com
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Christ Congress really has no power left
TrumpsTaxesFrom a national security perspective to a taxpayer perspective, this is just a massive scandal. Bottom line: Trump wanted a fancy jet and he wanted it NOW, safety/cost be damned. And THIS is what he was laser-focused as Americans struggled. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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A violent government: bsky.app/profile/lore...
lorennaclearyThey’re labeling us terrorists just for posting on digital media. This is pure fascism. It will take a lot more than large numbers every once in a while marching and chanting. I’m afraid it’ll take a lot of us dying. America still hasn’t swallowed that pill.
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This remains the only article I’ve read making the connection between Occupy and Georgia killing Troy Davis. inthesetimes.com/features/occ...
The Execution That Birthed a MovementTroy Davis' death at the hands of the state on Sept. 21, 2011, transformed Occupy and kindled Black Lives Matter.inthesetimes.com
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“Who lost the Iran war? The American voter.” Hard to argue with that. Trump was already president, let Iran out of nuclear restrictions in exchange for nothing, admired violent authoritarians, got aggressive with Iran, hooked up Netanyahu, and advocated war crimes. Then a plurality voted for him.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret DevereauxIn short, there are valuable lessons we can learn about drones & interceptors & magazine depth & mine-sweepers, etc. But the key lesson is: no amount of tactical excellence can salvage strategic incompetence. Who lost the Iran War? The American voter did, that damn fool. And he ought to feel it.
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I was thinking that when I saw a poll with Troy Johnson up 49/46, the problem was that Johnson hasn't had the Super PAC deluge unleashed on him yet. And what's there to say about Susan Collins that's new? And this may be it. ICE is her running mate.
Greg SargentSusan Collins voted for $70 billion in ICE funding just before an ICE agent gunned down a young immigrant father in Maine. Collins also voted against an amendment requiring bodycams. These votes will now be hung around her neck, Dems in the state tell me. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2133...
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The killings will continue until people submit to the masked secret police.
Aaron RuparHoman: "It's only a matter time when you weaponize that two ton vehicle where an officer is not going to be able to react in time and we're burying an ICE officer ... so the vehicle stops are back on"
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At the straight-up fascist “Remigration” - aka Ethnic Cleansing - summit in Portugal 6 wks ago, Bovino spoke of ongoing dialogue/friendship w/ neo-Nazi Martin Sellner should be a giant scandal, w/ congressional hearings etc, that an actual Nazi oversaw ICE sweeps/murders in Minneapolis & elsewhere
Aaron RuparJake Tapper reports that Greg Bovino on a call with the office of the US Attorney in Minnesota during Metro Surge made an antisemitic remark about the Trump-friendly US Attorney in Minnesota