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Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.

Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.

Folks, I think America First might be a scam.

04.10.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 16379 πŸ” 5263 πŸ’¬ 541 πŸ“Œ 207

my wife is a Cal fan and apparently this week they’re putting a β€œ59” on their football helmets to honor the 59 Nobel laureates tied to Cal in order to flex on Duke

this is maybe my favorite dunk anyone has ever done on Duke

04.10.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 1417 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 52
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What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?

20.09.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 25581 πŸ” 6893 πŸ’¬ 1861 πŸ“Œ 649

me after the tariffs are struck down as illegal

29.08.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 10285 πŸ” 1048 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 26

In fragrance the word linear seems to be considered a perjorative (e.g. "Linear and lacking in complexity") but in teaching not so much. I remember an advisor at Cal describing someone's lectures as "perhaps less linear than most" to rather diplomatically hint that the lectures were a chaotic mess!

11.08.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I'm not sure...it doesn't smell much like musk to me but I am pretty new to fragrance and am not sure I'm aware of all the ways that note can present itself

11.08.2025 03:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SOTD: Clinique My Happy Indigo Mist

"A blend of bluebells, wet green notes of melon and violet leaf, cashmeran and orris root."

I heard this was a good sub for Mariel and I do enjoy it quite a bit. The melon note reminds me a bit of Aqua Allegoria Flora Salvaggia's

#fragrancesky #perfumesky

29.07.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SOTD:
Peony & Blush Suede by Jo Malone London

I think I'm in love? ❀️

Top note Red Apple; middle notes Peony, Rose, Jasmine and Carnation; base note Suede.

Longevity seems very good.

#fragrancesky

25.07.2025 07:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas

Fire her. Blood on her hands.

10.07.2025 00:19 πŸ‘ 20518 πŸ” 8367 πŸ’¬ 1837 πŸ“Œ 821
A wild array of bumper stickers. My favorite is the Don't Hit Me My Piss Jugs Are Full

A wild array of bumper stickers. My favorite is the Don't Hit Me My Piss Jugs Are Full

Don't Hit Me My Piss Jugs Are Full

26.06.2025 10:52 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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Landscaper violently detained by agents in Santa Ana has three Marine sons; detained without food or medical aid A Tustin landscaper has been identified by his eldest Marine vet son after he was violently detained by immigration agents in Santa Ana.

β€œHe has always worked hard to put food on the table for us and my mom,” said Alejandro. β€œHe was always careful and always did his taxes on time. He never caused any problems and he is known as a kind and helping person by everyone in our community.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/l...

23.06.2025 01:44 πŸ‘ 10035 πŸ” 4518 πŸ’¬ 383 πŸ“Œ 231
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S.F. Bar Association seeks more immigration lawyers amid ICE arrests Organizations are seeking more volunteer immigration attorneys in the San Francisco and Concord immigration courts as immigration officials make more arrests.

Organizations are seeking more volunteer immigration attorneys in the San Francisco and Concord immigration courts as immigration officials make more arrests.

07.06.2025 02:00 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We rode at dawn with a Thomas Guide. We were unstoppable.

04.06.2025 05:27 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.

23.05.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 6410 πŸ” 2643 πŸ’¬ 216 πŸ“Œ 206
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Thought I might share a life story from a few months ago to brighten your day. Back in March, I spotted a raccoon on the side of the interstate that had very clearly been run over. I pulled over thinking I’d have to put it out of its misery. We ended up becoming good friends.

16.05.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 952 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 88

Plus, as they say, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!

16.05.2025 22:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.

16.05.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 18755 πŸ” 3729 πŸ’¬ 619 πŸ“Œ 227

I almost made a DWP analogy to someone important to/in Cal Athletics but in the example I was going to be AH and they were going to be MS and thus they might get offended. I might still do it.

16.05.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday we said goodbye to Thor. He was a part of my heart for sixteen years and truly one of the best there has ever been. My neighbors memorialized him for me with this incredible piece of art πŸ’•

13.05.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

30.04.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 4837 πŸ” 1921 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 135

I hope all the people offering praise in her Twitter comments end up being right that this was a good article to write because it is giving major "that leopard sure made me feel seen before he ate my face" vibes

30.04.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.

29.04.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 5388 πŸ” 3020 πŸ’¬ 263 πŸ“Œ 474

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

18.04.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 86395 πŸ” 20193 πŸ’¬ 1689 πŸ“Œ 724

He managed to take something away from segregationists. And it's not trivial. In my 40% Black high school in the north, several of my textbooks gave a photo of Strom Thurmond filibustering half a freaking page

That shit is gone, now. That's a victory they can no longer use to gloat over CHILDREN.

02.04.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 751 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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23 hours in, and Sen. Cory Booker is STILL going strongβ€”speaking from the same podium racist Strom Thurmond used to filibuster civil rights in '57 (24 hrs, 18 mins).

Can't wait for justice when Booker blows past that disgraceful record.

History, meet your redemption.
@booker.senate.gov

01.04.2025 21:57 πŸ‘ 741 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15

Only one hour left before Senator Cory Booker beats Strom Thurman's record for the longest speech on the Senate floor.

Let's go, Cory!!!!!!!!!

01.04.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 1499 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 19
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Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!

If you're in Wisconsin, please know that Judge Susan Crawford will protect YOUR rights and freedoms. Find your polling place and make a plan to vote tomorrow: vote.wisdems.org

31.03.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 16466 πŸ” 5423 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 216

this is precisely the issue. in the 2024 campaign, DEI meant aggressive policing of pronouns, land acknowledgements, trans sports, etc. It's now being used to mean basically everything under the heading of anti-discrimination and civil rights going back to late 1950s.

06.03.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 230 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4
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β€œI could have been an actor, but I wound up here.”

Don Henley

*Frequent* widely-open eyes (eyelids) are a strong indicator of insincerity/chronic dishonesty (even if the person is not lying in that particular moment). #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #SOTU

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