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Philosophy Prof, Director of Humanities Inst. (Penn State), author of various things in social political philosophy, most recently Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery (CUP). Cranky lefty

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A State of Wealthy Entrepreneurs Passes a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

I love that ppl whining about giving up 10% of their multi-million dollar incomes to help child services and the poor is not a mark of shame

A State of Wealthy Entrepreneurs Passes a ‘Millionaires’ Tax’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

12.03.2026 12:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good point. But travel aside, the biggest thing that European grocery stores have over American ones is that they let their cashiers sit down.

04.03.2026 14:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm not a catholic anymore but I seem to recall that while lying is a venal sin, lying to a priest is mortal

04.03.2026 14:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I remember the shock when it was revealed that George W. didn't know the difference betw/ Shiite and Suni Muslims. I would love for someone task tRump what it is (and which countries have majorities/leadership from each)

02.03.2026 16:28 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Violent military attacks that will certainly kill scores of civilians and do untold physical damage requires a high justificatory bar.
This one falls way short.
Don't just ask for a vote in Congress which will likely approve it).

Condemn the whole thing.

01.03.2026 14:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chuck (and Hakeem): this how it's done

28.02.2026 22:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Schumer's major objection is that he wasn't invited into the war room to watch the cool bombing videos of exploding schools and apartment buildings

28.02.2026 20:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cuba says it killed heavily armed exiles who attacked from US-registered speedboat Rare clash off island’s coast took place amid US oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries

The Bay of Pigs didn’t turn out so good the first time.

Idiots

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

26.02.2026 14:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Live Updates: Former Prince Andrew Arrested in Britain Over Epstein Ties

So do you think the Brits will release the Epstein files then?

Former Prince Andrew Arrested in Britain Over Epstein Ties www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

19.02.2026 13:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How a Trump Tax Break Rescued Horse Racing

tRump always fighting for the common (thoroughbred-owning) man

How a Trump Tax Break Rescued Horse Racing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

16.02.2026 13:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Assault with a deadly rhetoric

29.01.2026 16:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh. Sorry; did I give it away? Did everyone put Nazis as their first guess?

28.01.2026 11:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think the tRump admin wrote the Wordle today.

28.01.2026 11:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Minnesota Live Updates: Authorities Investigate Attack on Ilhan Omar as Tensions Flare Over Immigration Crackdown

Gotta love how Ilhan Omar totally STEPPED INTO that maniac. I can't hear from the video but I'm pretty sure she was saying "you wanna go m-f?"

Minnesota Live Updates: Authorities Investigate Attack on Ilhan Omar as Tensions Flare Over Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

28.01.2026 11:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Another paramilitary murder; another case where officials will blatantly deny what is obvious to anyone with normal eyesight

24.01.2026 22:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Now that Greenland has been TACO'd into the sunset, can we go back to headlining the actual (para)military occupation going on

22.01.2026 15:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Re: the repeated excuse that these ICE thugs were "afraid for their lives" and so had to resort to violence:

Really? Someone yelling at you makes you afraid for your life?

This just shows that these guys are too chickenshit to have these jobs.

17.01.2026 20:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Opinion | ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police

Great analysis, but ICE is neither secret or the police. It's a paramilitary arm of a wannabe dictator.

Brownshirts for short

ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

11.01.2026 14:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” NYT

(so...nothing can, since you lack the former and are out of the latter)

10.01.2026 13:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

true that. gunboat diplomacy, but just gunboats

04.01.2026 15:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He’s sending a very strong letter

03.01.2026 18:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

tRump got a military for xmas and couldn't wait to take it out to play and blow some things up

26.12.2025 22:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So much racism; you'll get tired of all the racism

26.12.2025 22:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

23.12.2025 01:28 👍 35881 🔁 18247 💬 563 📌 1735

5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions

04.12.2025 11:33 👍 33 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 0
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Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2025

Apparently my book (Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery) got an award from Choice. Go figure.

www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

03.12.2025 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Columbia, Mexico, and other Latin American countries join forces to attack the U.S. for continuing to consume massive amounts of drugs, fueling gangs they have to constantly try to subdue.

02.12.2025 23:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dude. You were also sitting in an air conditioned office when you ordered these murders.

02.12.2025 20:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I've had several MRI's. NONE of them were merely "preventative".

The results here make it clear that they thought he might have a blockage or cardiovascular issue.

It's amazing how much we have to swallow flat-out absurdities on a daily basis from these clowns.

01.12.2025 21:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is because he can’t get on Rushmore. He wants a permanent imprint

01.12.2025 02:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0