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Journalist: Commodities, investing retirement + more for @barronsonline @WSJ, @theguardianus + others. Curiosity gets the best of me.

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Just when you think he can't get worse, he manages to find a new bottom to scrape.

05.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Earlier, Axios reported Trump would address the nation Saturday morning. But the White House said reports Trump would do so are inaccurate and that it has not given any guidance on a presidential address or remarks.
Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
He posted an eight minute video to his Truth Social account in the early hours of Saturday.

Earlier, Axios reported Trump would address the nation Saturday morning. But the White House said reports Trump would do so are inaccurate and that it has not given any guidance on a presidential address or remarks. Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. He posted an eight minute video to his Truth Social account in the early hours of Saturday.

Having started a war, thus far Trump feels no need to address the American people about his choice, as he works out of a Florida hotel and party space. www.reuters.com/world/iran-c...

28.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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28.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 15605 πŸ” 4745 πŸ’¬ 378 πŸ“Œ 348

I like to distract myself from the terrifying political news by reading the ridiculous political news.

28.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 2764 πŸ” 567 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 29

I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change

28.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 5172 πŸ” 1314 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Thor: The Dark World

28.02.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country.

www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

26.02.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 6100 πŸ” 1839 πŸ’¬ 408 πŸ“Œ 334
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CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Governmen...

Yooooooo!! @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for Congress!! www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/al...

You know what to do: secure.actblue.com/donate/alexi...

18.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11
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Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

20.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 20333 πŸ” 5810 πŸ’¬ 630 πŸ“Œ 583

this made me laugh very hard

16.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...

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Back on my bullshit at Broadview #abolishice

14.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.

Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.

13.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 331 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

β€œThe Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”

13.02.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 2139 πŸ” 654 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 11

The tens of people may be excited!

09.02.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

09.02.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 4557 πŸ” 653 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 37

What a stupid, stupid way to run a government

07.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 1231 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 10

Aren't you lucky?

07.02.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Soooo is anyone missing a husky? Found by Grand and Division, no tags

06.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5

The Onion is savage.

07.02.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's how you roll.

06.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wrestling fans, welcome to the resistance

06.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope folks recognize how abnormal it is for a sitting president to try to name key infrastructure after himself.

06.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Public Enemy re-imagines classic song to honour female athletes Hip-hop group Public Enemy enlisted Olympians to help re-imagine one of its 1990s hits as a tribute to female athletes just as the Milano Cortina Winter Games get underway.

SHE GOT GAME
Yeah Booyyyeeee she’s got it,!!

www.reuters.com/sports/publi...

04.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 732 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

I don't see how Will Lewis can effectively lead WaPo.

Lewis did not save Bezos from himself on opinion pages. (375K+ cancelations) His innovations did not stem enough red ink.

And he has not taken any ownership of the devastating ensuing cuts. He's making Murray own it alone.

04.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 16

The mass layoffs at the Post really just make me feel a deep sadness for our industry. The severe weakening of the media ecosystem since 2017 has been catastrophic for American democracy. It has also, of course, come at great cost for journalists themselves.

04.02.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Person wearing a black glove holds a groundhog under the heat lamps at an outdoor station.

Person wearing a black glove holds a groundhog under the heat lamps at an outdoor station.

The real reason why the groundhog wanted six more weeks of winter is because he loves the heat lamps.

02.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.

But did you look at the judge's order?

It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."

Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

02.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 12711 πŸ” 4452 πŸ’¬ 650 πŸ“Œ 452

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

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