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Social scientist, mom of a boatload of kids, and raging anti-MAGA activist

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It's also true of his first administration. Most of what people think of with their successful economy was really Obama's economy.

14.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler Practically overnight, America made wagering on a game as frictionless as checking the weather. I was determined to understand the consequencesβ€”for my country, and for myself.

Amazing article about a self inflicted crisis.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

14.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ew, who actually wants to watch this???

However, I highly recommend the hilariously scathing reviews. Reading those practically became a hobby for a week or so. See this example.

11.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the least surprising revelation ever. πŸ™„ Horrifying, but it was obvious that data theft was DOGE's primary goal to anyone paying attention. Vandalism was the secondary goal.

11.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Simple solution: stop giving legislative power to people who are incapable of empathy, who are too dumb to understand that abortion and pregnancy are complex issues, and who fundamentally don't see women as equal.

09.03.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great timing for our family spring break trip to Utah! πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

08.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vance is a true believer in his own superiority and god-given right to rule over the rest of us. Ideology, consistency, morals, ethics - all of that is wholy irrelevant.

05.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, that doesn't sound at all like a scam. /s

04.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Risking WW3 isn't a distraction from anything. You can say it's all flooding the zone with too many outrages, but real people (school children!) are dying, and this could harm far more people than Epstein did, no matter how monstrous his crimes, or how many years he continued with elite help.

28.02.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Starting to wish my son could join Girl Scouts.

27.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I clicked thru to the HPM original story and found this gem of a quote: "ORR’s placement decisions are guided by child welfare best practices ...including for CHILDREN WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING."

Read that last bit a few times and ask yourself if these people care about kids.

23.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

3. If you're in a district that doesn't swing, either find a competitive state/local race or use a website to find a race nearby that will benefit from your energies. In 2024, I volunteered for one of the few House districts that turned blue, and that victory was very comforting.

22.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2. Knocking on doors is great exercise and is more effective than phone banking, especially if you're in a district where you know what people care about, and you can learn more from the training and conversations!

22.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Tips: 1. Phone banking is easy for beginners. Pick a candidate that you like and volunteer for a shift. You'll get training that makes it easy.

22.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You haven't spent much time with evangelical women, have you? I grew up with plenty of women who would be happy to say this and worse for a man's approval.

21.02.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In my case, they decided the entire agency was woke and cancelled the whole grant mechanism.

20.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are no words for how fucking insane this is. It's state mandated lying. My entire discipline rests on the inherent truths in all of these banned topics. They can prohibit professors from saying these things (I guess??), but that doesn't make any of it less real.

20.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is even darker when you consider that Andrew was charged with mishandling information, not raping children. Hard to imagine that Roberts et al. would even need to hear oral arguments before deciding that sharing state secrets with pedophiles fell under trump's official acts.

20.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, where was this published?

20.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I second this opinion. He's got "also ran" written all over him. However, I'm a huge fan of his wife and what they've done for firearm violence prevention.

18.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My high school exchange student told me she reminds him of a young Dolores Umbridge and now I can't unsee it.

18.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a colleague who's been bragging about using Claude to help prepare for medical appointments by uploading all their test results and medical history and getting advice on how to handle the appointments.

What could possibly go wrong? πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

18.02.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...language policing and hate that this woman described. There's a pretty large movement of people who are against ANY discussion of "healthy" foods. Which is fine in some ways but really problematic given the health issues in the US.

17.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's so hard, and it seems like anything anyone says about women's bodies is going to make someone angry. I have had a close relationship with a teenager whose ED very well might kill her, and I am TERRIFIED for my three daughters. I also see evidence of the sort of hate this influencer describes.

17.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also think Obama night have been more effective as president if he had gotten more experience under his belt as a senator. I could be wrong, obviously, but he clearly had a lot more to learn about DC machinations when he took office.

17.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Should have mentioned the male doctor that lectured me about "taking it easy" and avoiding even Tylenol when I was sobbing about the constant pain. (I'm the family breadwinner.)

Kid was born at 41+1 and it was a 48 hour delivery. She's turning 11 and I'm still unsure about forgiving her. (J/k)

17.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMFG yes. I have never felt more pro-choice than I did while pregnant with my first. Two months of having a dislocated rib (!!!), 40+ pounds of water retention (not exaggerating), and painful numbness in my fingers that stayed until a month postpartum. Fuck anti-choicers.

17.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That's a pretty good list.

17.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully, me. Soon.

16.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a professor and don't trust that shit to do my research any further than I can throw any purely digital nonobject.

16.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0