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Zelenskyy is a better representative of the values that America stands for than America itself under its current regime.
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God has no hands but ours.
We are here for a reason. Not by accident. Not by mistake. We chose this time, this place, this life.
But what will we do with it?
The world is loud, full of fear and division. It wants to pull us into its drama, make us forget why we’re here. But we are not here to fight battles that were never ours. We are not h…
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My dad called me this afternoon to tell me that the field between our houses was covered with robins, that it wasn’t just one robin that arrived as a sign of spring but a whole field full.
What he didn’t say was that birds were my mom’s thing. She would have been the one to notice. He did in her stead and made sure to bring them to my notice, too.
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I love talking Vulture's annual stunt awards with Brandon Struessnig. Lots of fun stuff this year about FURIOSA, THE FALL GUY, those ads during the Oscars that featured stunt performers, and more.
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You really can’t understand our current moment without understanding the history of the American South.
Because you better believe that the bad guys understand it.
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This is the best short speech about Trump's desecration of our democracy since he's re-entered office.
Read it, absorb it, but most of all, share it.
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Put a chick in it and make it gay!
When it’s cold enough to see the melody
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Not sure if I’m supposed to say this here, but here goes:
Lamenting the loss of what once was on another site, I love “following” people here simply because I cannot get emails on the regular from all the ones whose wonderful work I want to see.
I also love that there is no follower/following count here (at least that I can see—I’m inept at such things). Who cares?
I also noticed recently that I can’t see how many likes, etc. there are on a note without a further step.
I know this place is for lo…
MICKEY 17 is, sadly, not very good. It's neither funny nor fun nor exciting, the central metaphor is unbearably belabored, and the movie jettisons all the interesting ideas from the book in favor of tedious timeliness.
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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Norway has just decided to increase its support to Ukraine for 2025 from 35 to 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($7,81 billion). Compared to the size of the population, the Norwegian aid equals $483 billion from the USA.
Tusen takk, Norge!
I live in New York City in the year 2025.
The president is a convicted felon.
The mayor of NYC is an indicted felon.
The secretary of defense is a Fox News host.
The secretary of transportation is a Fox News host.
The very worst people in America are in charge of America.
Found this this morning
We. Are. Fucked.
That describes the U.S. now, to a tee. Congratulations, stupids, you won! Was it worth it? Did you “own the libs”?
It’s true. And the majority of our friends and neighbors voted them in.
I will accept responsibility for voting in Mayor Adams but only because the only other choice was Curtis Sliwa. I voted for Maya Wiley in the primaries.
I hear Sliwa is running again. He’s Republican and bet a Trump lover. God no!!!
Old-School Democrats in Congress must step up—now! 🇺🇸💪🏼
Our nation needs a strategic, aggressive, and immediate plan to expose the lies and bigotry pushed by Trump, Musk, and their FOX sycophants. The time for hesitation is over.
Work with independent, pro-democracy media to build a rapid response system that dismantles their misinformation in real time. If you’re not up for the fight, step aside for those who are. Delay is complicity. Truth must be defended—our children’s future depends on it.
Not going to happen. There are the rare few patriots who will, but enough, no, won’t happen. We’re going to have to build from nearly the ground up. And, most of us are just too tired and/or pissed to do much at the moment. 😢
I also live in NYC. It’s depressing.
Not just disturbing, but also pathetic…….
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
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For the rest of my life, I will never understand how a country full of people busting their asses, working paycheck to paycheck, allow the fucking richest guy on Earth to call them "parasites" while calling the Social Security we contributed to our entire lives "a Ponzi scheme."
Un-fucking-real.
BREAKING: Tim Walz has just offered to show up in any district where Republicans Reps refuse to host town halls in:
WONDERUL NEWS!! Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support