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They do not get to decide what the fight is.
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Promiscuity has no bearing on consent (or lack thereof). A woman (or anyone, for that matter) has the right to fuck whomever she wishes (legally, of course and with no harm done to anyone). And to say no to whomever she wishes with no fear of being forced against her will.
Absolutely infuriating.
Absolutely infuriating.
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I pass the same gas station most times I leave the house, and have been watching with morbid fascination / horror as the price for regular unleaded skyrockets
Their price-per-gallon (Roxboro NC):
Monday 3/2: $3.09
Friday 3/6: $3.39
Friday 3/13: $3.69
+19% increase in just two weeks
Their price-per-gallon (Roxboro NC):
Monday 3/2: $3.09
Friday 3/6: $3.39
Friday 3/13: $3.69
+19% increase in just two weeks
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and neither can the private sector & private foundations
For social science: *63 percent* of all social and behavioral science research in the United States is funded by the NSF through the social, behavioral, and economic sciences directorate.
For social science: *63 percent* of all social and behavioral science research in the United States is funded by the NSF through the social, behavioral, and economic sciences directorate.
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βIt wasnβt only that America was a big, dynamic country with many world-class research institutions. It was that here, unlike so many other places, differences of opinion were encouraged, and the prevailing ethos was to let the best ideas win.β
Compelling article, must-read. π§ͺ
Compelling article, must-read. π§ͺ
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"All of these things frighten me, and they should frighten you as well. I made the decision to create a life for myself here, because I viewed this as a place that rewarded determination, hard work, and integrity. It still has a chance to be that place again."
open.substack.com/pub/ofthebrave/p/im-a-nobel-prize-winning-immigrant?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
open.substack.com/pub/ofthebrave/p/im-a-nobel-prize-winning-immigrant?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Hegseth is the one I'll enjoy seeing face justice the most, and it's not even close. He'll cry like a baby
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I'm not some rah-rah military guy, but it's such an unbelievable disgrace you go the US Department of Defense official communications channels and they're this blitz of weird hypernationalism, cult of personality around the TV celebrity drunkard secretary, and explicit Christian nationalism
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Though the real people that need to learn the lesson really are the median voters: THIS is why you do not put unserious fools in charge of the government.
THIS is why 'he talks like me' (= he tells it 'like it is') is not a good qualification for president.
THIS is why 'he talks like me' (= he tells it 'like it is') is not a good qualification for president.
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And ceasefire or no, every day that Iran keeps the strait basically throttled at 10% normal traffic is adding several days - possibly as much as a week - to the time it'll take for energy markets to normalize.
And they might be throttling traffic for months! Or forever!
And they might be throttling traffic for months! Or forever!
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Functionally no oil is moving through the strait right now. Functionally no oil is going to move tomorrow. Iran's current plan amounts to a 90% reduction in traffic even when the strait is 'open' (through the tollbooth).
Even if traffic opens immediately, weeks before new supply reaches anyone.
Even if traffic opens immediately, weeks before new supply reaches anyone.
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Hideous and un-American, I look forward to seeing its half-built skeleton demolished by the next administration.
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i firmly believe that kennedy wants preventable diseases to rip through american communities since, in his warped mind, those who survive without vaccines will have proven themselves βhealthy.β
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Yeah, man, let's be sure that artificial intelligence soak up as much religion as possible. Let's get it thinking about armageddon and the afterlife as much as possible. That seems smart to me.
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Apparently DHS is handing out these awards to some of the people who participated in Operation Metro Surge here in Minnesota. Absolute lunatic behavior.
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Oh man, it's a shame folks from The Hague didn't want to come here to be lectured by Trump officials about how evil left wingers are.
Hey, maybe the Trump team should just make a trip to The Hague themselves? Bring along Rubio, Hegseth and maybe even Trump, let them see what The Hague has to offer.
Hey, maybe the Trump team should just make a trip to The Hague themselves? Bring along Rubio, Hegseth and maybe even Trump, let them see what The Hague has to offer.
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Yes, should be noted that when Vance joins Kushner and Witkoff he is not joining a team of negotiators but a pair of war profiteers.
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Is this what they think their mission looks like?
Delusional monsters who need to be locked away from society.
Delusional monsters who need to be locked away from society.
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You need to see this, folks talkingpointsmemo.com/news/staff-at-minnesota-deportation-hub-received-obscene-trump-themed-challenge-coins-adorned-with-skulls
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The MAGA regime literally offered to send billions of taxpayer dollars to Hungary to help illegally buy the election for their Dictator pal Orban but apparently thereβs still no money for healthcare for Americans. Thatβs what Iβd call evil AF and definitely putting America last.
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Itβs a βfight for freedomβ now? He just said it was 99% about no nuclear weapon.
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ICE fuckery has sabotaged immigration to this country with durable impact on growth and tax receipts
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/job-growth-on-ice?utm_campaign=post
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/job-growth-on-ice?utm_campaign=post
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In as calm a voice as I could manage "Why is the price so high this year? Is it tariffs?" He sighed and leaned forward confidentially and said "It's a combo of things. Tariffs, fuel, shipping, but worst is that our suppliers just aren't cutting us good deals like they used to. Everybody hates us" 3/
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If this were to happen it would also make the dream of creating a super-Schengen Area covering most of the free world much more feasible.
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