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Genuinely nostalgic for the days when Donald Trump was a small-time creep who only hurt the people who came in contact with him.

10.03.2026 16:26 👍 90 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 1
Scientific Shot of a Peacock mantis shrimp eyes which are the most advanced in the animal world. Photo by Daniel Sasse.

Scientific Shot of a Peacock mantis shrimp eyes which are the most advanced in the animal world. Photo by Daniel Sasse.

the mantis shrimp has 16 types of color receptors.

humans have 3.

we see roughly 10 million colors and think that's impressive.

the mantis shrimp is sitting there processing a visual reality so hyperchromatic that scientists genuinely aren't sure what it's like to be one.

#addOcean

09.03.2026 14:26 👍 4229 🔁 750 💬 165 📌 93
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He certainly is a POS.

10.03.2026 01:14 👍 4911 🔁 1087 💬 275 📌 51
A picture of Marco Rubio shoes that are too large for him

A picture of Marco Rubio shoes that are too large for him

I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit

09.03.2026 18:01 👍 11081 🔁 1926 💬 766 📌 464
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Thought I would have gotten used to it by now, but I’m still grappling with the realization of just how stupid the men running this country are.

09.03.2026 14:21 👍 23844 🔁 5731 💬 1605 📌 419
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Happy pub week to my Nation colleague Amy Littlefield! Find Killers of Roe wherever books are sold.

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amy-littlefield/killers-of-roe/9781538769041/

09.03.2026 19:36 👍 230 🔁 43 💬 1 📌 4
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 👍 15424 🔁 3869 💬 522 📌 181
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Who put this MFer in charge of the world?

10.03.2026 01:53 👍 11703 🔁 2666 💬 2053 📌 433
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absolutely deranged headline from the depths of hell

09.03.2026 20:15 👍 906 🔁 128 💬 36 📌 32

Aggressive outreach means they know where demand is - so the 1000+ new seats can be in the right places. Huge. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

09.03.2026 21:24 👍 53 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

10.03.2026 03:56 👍 15161 🔁 3533 💬 150 📌 140
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Behold NYC's First-Ever Trumpeter Swan A member of the once-near-extinct species has taken up residence in the East River. But why?

There's a new hot bird in town! And it's the first time NYC has ever seen a trumpeter swan, in recorded history (after it came back from the brink of extinction). In the last week, it's been spotted frequently hanging out with one of our mute swans 👀

hellgatenyc.com/behold-nycs-...

09.03.2026 21:04 👍 150 🔁 35 💬 5 📌 19
Trump DOGE cuts caused 600,000 deaths this year, fmr. USAID official says
Trump DOGE cuts caused 600,000 deaths this year, fmr. USAID official says YouTube video by MS NOW

That Elon Musk, the richest man ever to live, walks the earth free and unbothered after condemning millions of the poorest people to an early grave is a sin we must spend the rest of our lives correcting.

10.03.2026 11:08 👍 208 🔁 56 💬 2 📌 0
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More ICE human rights violations.

People, including children and the elderly, were held for weeks in Colorado ICE hold rooms, without beds, in clear violation of ICE regulations.

And it gets worse…
1/2

09.03.2026 21:32 👍 1874 🔁 1150 💬 68 📌 66
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So he’s surrendering without accomplishing any of his stated objectives while declaring victory. Exactly what we said would happen.

09.03.2026 21:01 👍 10244 🔁 2796 💬 1394 📌 287
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Wahls: The war in Iran is going to be devastating for farm states like Iowa. You mentioned diesel — that is what the vast majority of farm machines, like tractors or combines, run on. And the cost of oil not only has a huge impact on fuel costs, it also has a huge impact on other farm inputs

09.03.2026 18:45 👍 3207 🔁 1066 💬 240 📌 71
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NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

09.03.2026 16:33 👍 16372 🔁 6835 💬 957 📌 497
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Schlossberg: If this becomes the new normal and the president is able to trademark America’s birthday and issue his own currency while weakening the dollar, having gold skyrocket, and increasing prices on every commodity and input cost in our economy, we’re getting screwed and he’s getting rich.

09.03.2026 20:21 👍 7952 🔁 2670 💬 224 📌 108
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Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

09.03.2026 12:13 👍 19565 🔁 6697 💬 800 📌 430
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I don't think you have to Nostradamus to figure that bombing Iran might raise oil prices. And it seems pretty obvious that buying oil in advance of causing an oil price spike might just save Americans a lot of money. But...

...maybe there wasn't much planning?

09.03.2026 11:46 👍 4698 🔁 1398 💬 329 📌 123
#6. Trust Is Transactional — And It’s Broken
I asked what qualities would prove that a politician actually understands their lives.

The answers were simple.

Be authentic. Show up. Know what groceries cost.

“There’s people that really have to make the decision — am I going to pay rent or am I going to get groceries? Politicians are paid. A lot of them don’t understand that the things of the day-to-day life don’t really apply to them.”

A third of the room raised their hands when I asked if they had personally faced the choice between rent and food.

A grocery store manager who leans Democrat put the representation gap into words:

“Most politicians, they’re from Columbia University or Duke University… most people didn’t go to those kinds of schools. Maybe it would be better if someone was there who had a more general experience.”

These young people aren’t asking politicians to say the right things.

They’re asking them to have lived the right things.

#6. Trust Is Transactional — And It’s Broken I asked what qualities would prove that a politician actually understands their lives. The answers were simple. Be authentic. Show up. Know what groceries cost. “There’s people that really have to make the decision — am I going to pay rent or am I going to get groceries? Politicians are paid. A lot of them don’t understand that the things of the day-to-day life don’t really apply to them.” A third of the room raised their hands when I asked if they had personally faced the choice between rent and food. A grocery store manager who leans Democrat put the representation gap into words: “Most politicians, they’re from Columbia University or Duke University… most people didn’t go to those kinds of schools. Maybe it would be better if someone was there who had a more general experience.” These young people aren’t asking politicians to say the right things. They’re asking them to have lived the right things.

John Della Volpe's focus groups with gen Z are always worth reading:

"I asked what qualities would prove that a politician actually understands their lives.

The answers were simple.

Be authentic. Show up. Know what groceries cost." dellavolpe.substack.com/p/its-not-li...

09.03.2026 00:15 👍 127 🔁 28 💬 2 📌 2
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Page One in Miami:

@miamiherald.com

08.03.2026 13:55 👍 6254 🔁 2124 💬 149 📌 90
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Rabobank (one of the world’s largest banks focused on the global food, agriculture and energy industries) on the unfolding worst case scenario:

09.03.2026 11:53 👍 269 🔁 134 💬 10 📌 5
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Her trip to Ireland was ruined by this one question?? Gee, I wonder why…

08.03.2026 18:53 👍 14735 🔁 2352 💬 1290 📌 786

I’m not a big curling guy, but I get the significance of this, and WOW it’s mind-blowing. Some are calling it the best shot in curling history! #TeamCanada at the #ParalympicGames.

09.03.2026 04:29 👍 1120 🔁 217 💬 36 📌 10
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Markets are *very* unhappy about developments in Iran.

09.03.2026 01:03 👍 4439 🔁 1361 💬 213 📌 107
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Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a "big mistake" Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year.

"Thankfully, I have learned nothing from this and will keep making that mistake over and over."

www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-kai...

08.03.2026 20:23 👍 1769 🔁 264 💬 259 📌 46

Bhattacharya loves his anti-vax pals almost as much as he loves railing against the “politicization” of science.

And he loves that almost as much as he loves blaming scientists for the loss of public trust in vaccines.

Note this is being shared by Children’s Health Defense, Kennedy’s old group.

08.03.2026 20:33 👍 63 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 0

What the fuck is this?

08.03.2026 21:55 👍 137 🔁 20 💬 14 📌 1

Republican Senator Thom Tillis is now openly calling for Stephen Miller to be removed.
✊👏 Yes!! 👏

09.03.2026 05:30 👍 2973 🔁 460 💬 121 📌 16