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That's $64.1M/mi of wall. They using platinum????

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That prospect.org article on Carter is eye opening. Thank you for linking that. While listening to Carter’s funeral speeches today I was struck by how often his deregulation of industries was mentioned, always touted as brilliant. Didn’t seem very “left” to me and indeed he was not.

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As a fellow socialist trying to sell himself in a capitalist world, I feel your pain. It always feels like a betrayal of my core beliefs to say "give me your money please!" But I'm giving you my money of my own free will, because I believe in your project. Thank you for doing what you do.

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“no, I didn’t listen to it, I read the transcript; what am I, 30?“

This quote makes me feel seen. Thank you for the analysis that keeps me willing to fight! And news I actually look forward to reading. I dread normal news now that I have access to TFN.

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Twitter is now Xitter (pronounced “Shitter”), and Tweets have become Xits (pronounced “Shits”). Used in a sentence, “Broligarchs, racists, and Nazis love jumping on the Xiitter where they can drop a Xit in public.”

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"The Wall Street Journal did a great podcast last year about Musk’s Twitter purchase (no, I didn’t listen to it, I read the transcript; what am I, 30?)...."

thank you...podcasts suck...give me the transcript every time, i can read 3x as fast as most of these nitwits can talk, and the less time i spend on important things i should know, the more time i have to fuckaround piddling about the house making it look like i'm accomplishing shit 💪🏼

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"I know it’s hard to envision victory right now, when it looks like MAGA’s winning everything it puts its sweaty hands on..."

that aint sweat

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credit cards please, not PayfuckingPal!

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Thanks for the link to the Simmonds piece. So many “ahas” in it. Not to disparage any of Carter’s post-presidential actions (very honorable and now sorely lacking - hey GeeDub - whatcha up to?) this filled in a lot of disconnect for me, at least as it pertained to my very limited knowledge of the goings-on at the time (I was 18 in ‘76). Ahhh, retirement. The time to learn all the non-learning.

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There's another good source for this, Winner Take All Politics, that touches on the era.

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Thanks for this!

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Your posts just get better and better…even tho this old lady still cringes just a tad with all the “F’s” sprinkled throughout. Nevertheless thanks for the great analysis and humor!

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Thanks, Judith! I appreciate you hanging in there through the f-bomb landmines...

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😂 no problem!

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Still reading your missive, but had to pause to point out a missed opportunity here (see inserted words): "But Musk hasn’t even gotten started yet — his unofficial, non-government job hasn’t even [unofficially] officially non-started yet — and already the [not-actually] bedrock of the [not factually supported] myth around him is [officially] crumbling."

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I will endeavor to do better!

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3dEdited

you're doing more than fine...but...."i'm a mess"....here, let me try to help you un-mess yourself...

as a life-long but now mostly-retired musician, i caught on pretty quickly that my best-paying gigs werent always the most fun, well-attended, or even well-played events...i've played in front of hundreds (occasionally thousands), had hella fun and made $$tens, and i've played to tens, had no fun and made $$hundreds/thousands

ya cant take it to heart or you'll be a mess--and the shit all evens out in the end anyway 🤷🏼‍♂️...so...there ya go 💪🏼

ETA...dont underestimate art of shameless self-promotion...carry on

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The Best

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TFN…you make a beautiful pretzel! (All that twisting!😁)

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I microwave my leftover coffee. A microwave safe mug would be da bomb.

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Commencing fact-finding...

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i didnt know it was possible to make a ceramic mug that's not dishwasher and microwave safe 🤔...however, for it to be markie-safe, i need it to be white (on the inside, at the very least) 👍🏼

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“… when the holidays rang with the sounds of carolers singing out, “Alexa, what are tariffs?”“

PS: And if you didn’t “get it” on your 1st read, read the article’s title again.

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"What's in the big beautiful package?" Check this infographic.

What’s in the Republican budget for you vs. billionaire MAGA donors?

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/01/06/republican-budget-cuts-social-security-medicaid-aca-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-billionaires/

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