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Indeed. "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"

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Across the country, data centers are rising with the promise of a new age of digital abundance. But standing here, looking at the empty ground where a community space once stood, it’s hard not to ask a simple question:

Abundance of what, and for whom?

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The space formerly known as Merrifield Garden Center. Gainsville, Prince William County, VA
Now the land is slated for a data center.
It was a popular place for serious gardeners and weekend warriors alike. A place where neighbors crossed paths on a Saturday morning.
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Maybe they relied on AI to pick targets. But they bombed the school twice, hitting it again 40 minutes after the initial strike, in order to kill survivors and first responders. The mere *existence* of AI means no one has to be held responsible for this crime against humanity

Epstein class = war pigs. Make the connection.

When’s the last time he paid for anything out of his own pocket?

When's the last time he paid for a tank of gas out of his own pocket?

The ranks of the resistance will swell instantly.

Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Greenland, Canada, and on and on and on. Lindsey Graham says they are “marching through the world.”
They don’t care how many US soldiers they get killed. Meanwhile, they’re building concentration camps at home for Americans to die in. What will it take for people to wake up?

DC - 3/7. Anti-war demonstrators call for an end to the Iran invasion.
#protest #Iran #DC #documentaryphotography

DC - 3/7. Anti-war demonstrators call for an end to the Iran invasion.
#protest #Iran #DC #documentaryphotography

DC - 3/7. Anti-war demonstrators call for an end to the Iran invasion.
#protest #Iran #DC #documentaryphotography

DC - 3/7. Anti-war demonstrators call for an end to the Iran invasion.
#protest #Iran #DC #documentaryphotography

Now the running of the Nation's security apparatus passes to a guy with an associates degree in Construction Technology.

The Economist is wrong on the Robin Hood state Taxing wealth transfers more would raise a lot from the rich and be good for democracy, writes Ray Madoff

“A tax system that treats its richest citizens like the Second Estate of yore is not just bad for the public purse,” argues Ray Madoff. “It is bad for democracy”

Now the running of the Nation's security apparatus passes to a guy with an associates degree in Construction Technology.

Tehran will greet us with candy and flowers in much the same way that Baghdad did.

Deliberate provocations by our Christian crusader warlords.

My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

A 220m ad campaign that returns zero value to the tax payer. At least that other shit can be sold at auction.

Go harder, break out the poisonous snakes.

Chesterton’s Fence: If you encounter a fence blocking the road, you should not remove it until you understand why it was put there in the first place.

From one unqualified buffoon to another. But where does that leave Corey?

This is the week when we find out that Lewandowski is Bi.

When I picture MAGA this is all I see.

6/6 If we apply the same stabilization math used in Iraq planning debates: Iran would require roughly 1.9–2.3 million security personnel to stabilize after regime collapse.

No one named in the Epstein files will be taking part.

5/6 Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz et. al, were quick to take a giant dump on Sheneski's career. The rest is history.

4/6 Sheneski's estimate was based on modern counterinsurgency doctrine and historical studies suggesting roughly: 20–25 security personnel per 1,000 inhabitants to stabilize a country after regime collapse.

3/6 ... Shinseki said:“Something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers are probably going to be required.”