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Four Democrats joined Republicans to block the Khanna–Massie Iran War Powers Resolution — AIPAC contributions the four

Jared Golden: $3,449,465
Henry Cuellar: $3,239,485
Greg Landsman: $1,733,305
Juan Vargas: $949,493

“can never hurt anyone.” Oh yeah? Jan 19, 2017:
> My inbox contains a CSV with the column names and then 228,983 lines with 6 commas each. That's 1,373,898 commas. It is 1.8 MB.

Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.

Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.

How misguided visionaries and negligent owners threaten journalism at CBS News and The Washington Post At a time when the public needs strong, trustworthy journalism more than ever, why do strategies unfolding at CBS News and The Washington Post seem to undermine their work more than uplift it?

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says nothing as 1/3 of paper's staff is laid off. CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says nothing after a newly hired contributor appears in over 1,700 documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Read this on how terrible leaders are destroying journalism. loom.ly/f_FqSFk

Gov. Janet Mills: "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police."

the Tao of LOL A friend asked me today:  “On IM, when you type ‘haha’, does that imply that you actually laughed?” I answered immediately:  no. [...]

Oldie but goodie:

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Markwayne Mullen sits at a congressional hearing desk

Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—

Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..

What worries me with ice is that the public has no way of knowing if they are really ice. They have unmarked vehicles, wear masks, show no warrants or legal paperwork, no identification, and appear very unprofessional and violent. Anyone could be impersonating ice to terrorize our communities.

X’s terms of service are extremely restrictive and allow them to sue users for practically any reason

And they mandate that any case go through the East Texas court which Musk essentially owns

It’s now LEGALLY RISKY to be posting on X because they can sue you and have an almost guaranteed win

There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.

Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop" Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.

Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."

The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
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Trans Athlete Policy Prompts Federal Probe of Champlain Valley Schools | Seven Days The district was one of 18 educational entities that are under investigation for allowing students to play on the sports team that aligns with their gender identity.

Thank you Adam Bunting, for standing up for Vermont kids!

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The same Qatar that presented an airplane “as a gift”??

It’s hard to know if people outside MN understand how much of life is grinding to a halt here because of Trump’s occupation. Schools have shut down, businesses are scaling back hours or closing because their employees aren’t safe. The whole city is weighted down.

The most shameful day in American history We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.

All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

With all the wealth we HAVE generated, we can’t afford NOT to implement some form of universal basic income.

Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

I like those picks! I would add a couple:

- Idoru (Gibson, 1996)
- Blindsight (Watts, 2006)
- Perdido Street Station (Miéville, 2000)
- The Sparrow (Russell, 1996)
- A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller, 1959)

I’d like to start a little thing here: what if we all started a new tradition? …of watching “The Princess Bride” on New Years Day?

When I was a teenager, i thought this was how espresso was made

Pretty sure we can derive this from Hofstadter’s record player as well

Pretty sure that moment hits Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror all at once.

This one’s not too shabby either

Honestly not my first choice — but @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social *started the thread* with that so seems a little unfair. Anyway: too many favorite moments to choose from. 🤷🏼‍♂️

If you see this, repost with your favourite onscreen moment from SF, Fantasy or Horror.

Seems a little unfair to *open* with The Best Sci-Fi Film Moment of All-Time™ 😉

“Mary Poppins for homicides” — hell yeah

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Wars, Marvel etc.

December 6, 2025 On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...

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