It's hard to tell from the documents released so far if Epstein was Trump's wingman or Trump was Epstein's wingman
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It's hard to tell from the documents released so far if Epstein was Trump's wingman or Trump was Epstein's wingman
We didn't change regimes, but Trump did give younger Khamenei Batman's origin story
We'd be way better off if we stopped listening to Trump and just focused on responding to what he did
"chode" (n.) - a stupid or contemptible man
'60's slang, of unknown origin
Things have never been more affordable for billionaires
Trump first eliminated EV investment and consumer EV subsidies, then demolished the global energy market - spiking gasoline prices and handing energy companies a profit windfall.
In that order.
The billion $ daily cost of Trump's Iran War could buy a seat on Trump's Board of Peace, 2 ballrooms, or 4 Kristi Noem ICE ads and still have money left over for more mile-high bedroom jets, every day
If Tylenol had coughed up a 747, Motrin would cause autism
European authorities will trace Epsteinβlinked financial transactions and map the participants, enablers, and counterparties connected to his network
Unintendedβ consequences require foresight; this is more like the expected consequences that no one bothered to think through
The idea that a command would sink a boat, then make no attempt to rescue surviving sailors in the water shines a light on the command mindset.
There's a willingness to abandon humanitarian norms, dehumanize the adversary, and the result feels morally repulsive and decidedly un-American.
Mojtaba Khamenei becoming Supreme Leader of Iran after Ali Khamenei is a straight fatherβtoβson handoff.
If anyone tried to call that βregime change,β it would be like calling North Koreaβs transition from Kim Jongβil to Kim Jongβun a regime change.
The cognitive test was to identify a picture of a giraffe
In retrospect that's not hard enough
Beware of the fat man who can't dance asking you to donate to his new ballroom
Lindsey getting forceβmajeured again
πππ "leaving sailors to drown is a moral disgrace" π§Ώ
You're not alone, money is a shared hallucination
Oil companies didn't wake up today and suddenly start producing a more expensive product
They simply sell the same barrels as yesterday, at a higher price
And you pay that
That's how this works
Beware of the fat man who can't dance asking you to pay for his new ballroom
Nothing says βthank you, farmersβ like spiking diesel prices the moment spring planting beginsβright before they fill up every tractor and run them 24/7 for field prep and planting just to get the season started
When Trump Depression hits, there wonβt be a shared dream left to cling toβonly the hollowedβout shell of a nation that once believed in itself
Years of constant attacks, grift, and chaos will have emptied the system
And then at our lowest, Trump will blame us for not being loyal enough, to him
Charlie Kirk got flags flown at half-staff for his sacrifice
A remake of National Treasure where Nic Cage plays Rep. Lieu unwinding Epstein Files evidence hidden by a corrupt and violent regime to save The Nation
"We will take Poland"
βHey, crazy and scary times, are you all set to voteβregistered, know how to get your ballot, all that?β
Today is a good day to check in make sure the people around you are actually able to vote in the next electionβnot just motivated by the issues.
That means confirming theyβre registered, understand their stateβs rules, and know what they need to get a ballot and participate. They might need help.
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Indeed.
Muskβs cash payments in Wisconsin can be studied as a clever turnout tactic aimed at eligible Americans who didnβt vote in the last electionβby directing payment to lowerβincome residents in a manner the courts did not block.
It showed he understood voting patterns and how to motivate non-voters.
Lower income strongly predicts whether you're in the 34.7% not voting β not apathy. Structural inequality dampens lower income voter turnout, not lack of interest:
Less schedule flexibility
Less access to transportation
More frequent moves (registration)
Fewer employer accommodations
Roughly 35% of eligible voters sat out the last election and did not vote