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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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Ukraine Is Being Punished Because Zelenskyy Did Not Buy Trump's Superpowers

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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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Waiting for Liberal Democracy in the American South

This is the best short speech about Trump's desecration of our democracy since he's re-entered office.

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Trump Is Turning America Into its Opposite and a Threat to the World

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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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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?

  3. I also noticed recently that I can’t see how many likes, etc. there are on a note without a further step.

  4. 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!

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral, and former Navy SEAL, William McRaven destroyed Trump in just a few words:

"Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.”

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When and where did this take place? I’d like more context, please.

I’d also like it on a t-shirt.

I am so embarrassed being a citizen of this once great country, the USA.

Thanks for FUCKING everything up President Dip-Shit!

Don't buy the idea that America is no longer a great country. We do seem to be in a very rough patch. We will defeat Trump and Musk because more and more people will realize they are extremely selfish. Brighten the corner where you are.

Trust me, he doesn’t care… 🤡😎

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I AM THE ENEMY OF POWER

Slandered and abused

Beaten, bruised, but still fighting

For you - I am Truth

Not welcomed by all

To those who would do you harm

BREAKING NEWS: Trump, Hegseth & Vance, met with Putin in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine Peace, during that meeting Trump unconditionally surrenders the US to Russia. After the meeting Trump told reporters that Putin told him (Trump) numerous times during the conversation that he (Putin) had never negotiated with a more shrewd, tough, intelligent and handsome adversary than Donald J. Trump. After that comment Trump, on the spot, turned over US nuclear launch codes (the football) to Putin. N…

You forgot to add the most beautiful negotiation the world has ever seen and that some cried about it and thanked shitstain for his heroic actions

So why isn’t the military protecting the citizens?

Posse comitatus (sp).

All the while acting as though you have done something wonderful/? Too bad you are so illiterate and clueless, to know you are the fool we all see. You’re effing out of your mind. We know it. You don’t.

“We wouldn’t be divided if everyone would just do what I say” is the Trumpist response. Also the domestic abuser’s response. Oh look those two things overlap again what a total coincidence.

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DEAR REPUBLICAN PARTY: Some decent moderates in Germany quickly regretted the decision to give Hitler power.

It’s not too late.

Impeach him and remove him and tell JD Vance and Mike Johnson that they’re next if we don’t get back to serious governing and having a DEMOCRACY.

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