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"I lived in the midst of an abundance of natural life which manifested itself every hour of the day, and from being thus surrounded, thus enclosed within a great whirl of what one may call the life force, I felt that I drew a secret and sustaining energy."
“All the President’s Men” was a warning
Nearly 50 years later, the film feels less like a triumphant ode to journalism than a warning about media decay
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The Noem Lesson: Even the Most Loyal Foot Soldiers Can Be Thrown Under the Bus
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A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents keeping Europe warm is weakening. And modelling suggests that abrupt shift in the Gulf Stream could signal an imminent, catastrophic collapse in the ocean current.
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Stephen Miller @StephenM · 11/4/24 If young men don't want to be drafted to fight in Kamala's and Cheney's 3rd World War they better get out and vote for Trump.
Reality has spoken. STFU, you malicious moron, it said.
Shares of the world’s largest asset manager are now down 10% on the year.
A really good and moving documentary. Candy, like many people, suffered from anxiety. The pressure to be the man every time. Feeling like you'll only fit in if you're funny.
We don’t need talkers right now. We need fighters.
And no matter how many times they knock me down, I’ll get back up and fight with you. Every. Single. Time.
Yes they do
The Ellisons’ new Paramount/Warner Bros mega-media monopoly would never pass muster if America still had antitrust enforcers.
So who can stop this? State attorneys general. Here's how. ⬇️
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-paramount-mega-media-monopoly/?source=group-ShortText
A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.
This didn’t age well…
Anyone up for a stroll down memory lane... ?
(just lucky to be a workin' stiff)
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This is *nothing* dignified about wearing a cheap baseball cap that promotes yourself to the otherwise solemn ceremony to receive the bodies of the troops you had killed to distract from your bad economy and rampant pedophilia.
Even if you are 100% convinced that Democracy is already dead and our votes won't count...
PLEASE VOTE ANYWAY!
I'm begging everyone. There is a critical mass of voter turnout that will be too big to fix.
Please vote, no matter how bleak it seems.
Three synagogues shot at in recent days.
Get your shit together Canada.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed as the leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) the independent federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters.
BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.
This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.
(🎥 Vahid Online)
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I know a bunch of groypers run the administration’s Twitter accounts but just in terms of basic facts: 1) Iran or Iranians didn’t carry out Oct 7, & 2) no babies had their heads cut off on Oct 7. Just total atrocity propaganda that was long ago debunked but still pushed by Trump
Speaking just before the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in 2015, John Lewis said of that day, “I thought I was going to die on this bridge. I thought I saw death… but I refused to die.”
"Under Pressure" (1981) - Queen & David Bowie 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Exposed the Darkest Aspects of American History thestoryexchange.org/she-exposed-... #BlackWomensHistoryMonth #bwhm
Graphic to call for a press conference at Broadview tomorrow, a photo of the detention facility is showcased with copy that reads: "PRESS CONFERENCE: SUNNY SHARES HER STORY ICE DETAINED 3 US CITIZENS AND 3 GREEN CARD HOLDERS FOR OVER 48 HOURS. WE DEMAND ANSWERS. MARCH 8, AT 2:00PM 1930 BEACH ST, BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS"
UPDATE:
Sunny and the others detained are now safe at home. But we’re demanding answers about their illegal detention and transfer across state lines.
Join Sunny Naqvi and community leaders tomorrow as she shares her story.
- Broadview Facility, 1930 Beach St
- March 8 • 2 PM
The Department of Homeland Security has tried to quietly enlist local Republican leaders to promote the administration’s $38 billion plan to transform industrial warehouses in towns and cities across the country into migrant detention centers.
🗃️ In July 2015, President Barack Obama announced the United States had reached an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program.
In remarks at the White House, Obama said the deal made “our country and the world safer and more secure.”
On March 4, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated in the midst of the Great Depression.
Kamala Harris: "I predicted a lot about what's happening right now. I'm not here to say 'I told you so,' but we did see it coming."
