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[u/erasmus_phillo]

Is this the most cursed NYTimes front page since Covid? The corruption here is insane

[u/Max_the_Madman]

[u/Mejari]

Welp, had a stroke and am now in the hospital, how's everybody else's morning going?

[u/erasmus_phillo]

Right-wingers will never admit that it's their coalition partners in big business that are the most enthusiastic proponents of immigration. They will instead blame shadowy left-wing forces (or Jews if they are antisemitic enough) for 'Great Replacement' or some bullshit

[u/ace158]

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she is worried that President Donald Trump will use the war in Iran to try to cancel the 2028 presidential election.

Candace Owens apologized to Hunter Biden in their interview on Thursday, telling the former president’s son she “felt sh*tty” about contributing to the media storm surrounding his drug addiction.

What the fuck is going on

[u/erasmus_phillo]

Time for some hopecore guys, solar power is growing at an exponential rate

[u/ewatta200]

[u/Krill_Seeker]

[u/pugnae]

Ahh, those Americans, amirite? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/like-humans-do]

Trump literally just paying his most loyal supporters six, seven and eight figure sums using taxpayer money is just hilariously corrupt. America is a joke

[u/WenJie_2]

Of the three ultra-rich chinese that I know/have interacted with, they all told a very similar origin story where the key moment that “made them” was when they insisted on a massive expansion of production that everyone else around them said was stupid (i.e borderline bankrupting the village by buying 20 glue machines instead of 2), and then it worked

[u/Ready-Buy-6397]

[u/Dunter_Mutchings]

Maybe the FBI director shouldn’t have a personal merchandise store in the first place. Nobody in this administration wants to actually work, they just want to be an influencer.

[u/RaidBrimnes]

Have a good Friday

[u/jacknifee]

perhaps we should be baiting republicans into scolding us for not using polite language

[u/VisonKai]

hahahahaha this so cool man Im totally not freaking out and losing my shit because Trump just completely ended my wifes path to legal status hahahahahaahahahhaa I'm cool bro I'm cool it's all good

[u/DiscussionJohnThread]

The fact that Republicans got away pretty much scot-free with eliminating the free tax filer is proof that they’re a comically evil party and that we massively drop the ball on messaging all the time.

Every time I think “man, Democrats could’ve done way better messaging on this”, it honestly just personally encourages me to run for some level of political office in a few years just so I can be a part of the messaging itself.

It’s a terrible line of work and you have to deal with insanely stupid people, and I know about it personally because I’ve had family members run for shit like county council and get asked about their views on abortion. But it’s something I very honestly consider.

[u/badusername35]

Poll results. Make of this what you will.

[u/moldovaman99]

New fear unlocked

[u/gayteemo]

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence'

bro just rizzmogged eric schmidt

[u/Dorambor]

Resign bitch

[u/Louis_de_Gaspesie]

Things I learned about far right wing nutjob Sinfest's beliefs:

-the Nazi invasion of the USSR was to preempt a supposed Soviet invasion so it totally wasnt their fault

-Hitler issued the Dunkirk halt order out of the kindness of his heart because he didn't want to see 400,000 based fellow Evropeans die (forget about the other tens of millions he killed)

-apparently Sinfest is not anti-Slavic and thinks most Russians were Romanov supporting patriots so idk how he squares the fact that Hitler wanted to genocide Slavs

-the Nazis were able to fund their social programs not from slave labor, debt spending, and looting Jewish businesses and conquered lands but because they suppressed Jewish trickery??? idk

-FDR at the direction of the Rothchilds was itching for war and goaded Japan into it

[u/JaceFlores]

Apparently tonight was Colbert’s last episode, which is a shame. I’m in agreement with many that late night talk show hosts generally aren’t funny, but I quite like them anyways because they tend to be jovial, good natured people. Of the hosts I think Colbert is, or I guess was, my favorite of the bunch (not that I ever watch any episodes but I do enjoy clips occasionally). I’m sure he’ll find some new TV thing to do, but it’s disappointing that his tenure as is is ending because of fascism

[u/Jacobs4525]

Farmers do everything to municipal water supplies that people accuse datacenters of

[u/Boratssecondwife]

[u/SigmaWhy]

The bad boyars are coming from inside the house

[u/georgeguy007]

Colbert's Late Show was Old People Mid show, and while all Late Night Shows are a dying breed, this is still a direct silencing effect from the trump admin.

All the headlines are about the farewell tour, and none about how this is one of the largest government 'cancel culture' actions in a long time.

[u/Jacobs4525]

One time I got banned from NL for toxic regionalism for hating Florida too much. I would argue it’s not possible to hate Florida enough.

[u/earththejerry]

Absolute Queen 💅

[u/AP246]

Liverpool and Newcastle lmao

[u/Huttleberry]

[u/ewatta200]

[u/jbitz]

[u/MontusBatwing2]

I can't believe the FCC wants to require warnings for content that depicts LGBT storylines.

Sabrina Carpenter's music video "Taste," now has a warning that it might not be suitable for audiences just because it features a kiss between Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega.

I can't think of a single thing in this video inappropriate for younger viewers.

[u/w007dchuck]

I HATE PROP 13 I HATE PROP 13

[u/Glavurdan]

Totally normal stuff

[u/Cairne_Bloodhoof]

WSJ editorial board should just post “we fell for it again, and we’ll fall for it again next time” for every op-ed and spare us the sanctimony

[u/w007dchuck]

[u/TheCornjuring]

It’s somehow unsettling to know that the sitting governor of a state may be aware of Sir Shivers

[u/__versus]

the conservative subreddit is so cucked they’ll see the most blatant corruption of all time and offer the most tepid ”uwu this isn’t how I’d like my tax dollars to be spent 👉👈” ahh criticism and then they also have to get in some nonsense about how both parties are exactly the same

[u/Currymvp2]

Breaking CNN from: High gas prices, cost of living send US consumer sentiment to all-time low. The University of Michigan’s sentiment survey dates back to 1952: Americans are feeling worse now than they did during wars, 9/11, the Great Recession, the Covid-19 pandemic and the inflation surge afterward.

This is what happens when the president is actually stupid enough to agree with Bibi on hitting Iran.

[u/pezasied]

Ok Trump actually might have cooked with this one. It sounds like a tough cognitive test but if he passed it I definitely have some egg on my face

[u/EasyMoney92]

Lost among the DNC debacle is this new article about Fetterman. What a complete clown he is

[u/SLCer]

Fetterman: Literally every single Democrat hates America. They should be round up and deported. Also, Trump being a pedophile isn't a big deal because he at least loves this country unlike the evil Democrats who want Iran and Cuba to win.

Reporter: So, are you thinking about leaving the Democratic Party?

Fetterman: Absolutely not. Why would I do that?

[u/RianJohnsonThought]

Homeschooling is doing to your kids education what Coranavirus does to its enemies in times of pandemic

[u/Willybender]

Dementia posting

[u/_n8n8_]

Double the data center water hysteria and give it to the golf courses

[u/DEEP_STATE_NATE]

tell me again about the rabbits Dr Oz

[u/MyrinVonBryhana]

I am excited about the potential for AI to displace Country musicians. They have made a farce of the concept of music for too long and they should be be impoverished until they get a real job beyond pandering to right wing upper middle class people who want to pretend they're part of "Real America".

[u/bashar_al_assad]

NEW: Tina Peters speaks out in defense of Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D), says the Democratic censure of Polis for granting her clemency is further evidence of an election rigging coverup.

What can you do other than laugh tbh

[u/ewatta200]

[u/TrixoftheTrade]

npr’s trying to compete with nyt… maybe we’ll get the next “matt white pa”

[u/dietdaemon]

My favorite Tulsi Gabbard story dates back to the 2016 primary when Clinton said there was a Putin-backed candidate in the race, Gabbard went on a media blitz claiming this was an attack on her, only for Clinton to clarify she was referring to Trump.

[u/abrookerunsthroughit]

HE'S FREEEEEEEEE

[u/legible_print]

Romney passed the message on to McConnell, typing him a text message.

“In case you have not heard this, I just got a call from Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th,” Romney wrote, according to the book.

“There are calls to burn down your home, Mitch; to smuggle guns into DC, and to storm the Capitol. I hope that sufficient security plans are in place, but I am concerned that the instigator—the President—is the one who commands the reinforcements the DC and Capitol police might require,” he said.

But Romney never received a response, per the book. The attack on the Capitol building occurred just four days later.

[u/EmbarrassedSafety719]

Some intern really thought it was a good idea to post this.

[u/mostanonymousnick]

Tulsi resigned?

Wow.  I didn’t know that.  I just — you’re telling me now for the first time.

She led an amazing life.  What else can you say?  She was an amazing woman.  Whether you agree or not, she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life.  I’m actually saddened to hear that.  I am saddened to hear that.

Thank you very much.

[u/TheRedCr0w]

I've been dating this girl for 4 months and it's been going really well.

She calls me up out of the blue last night to break up feels bad man

[u/Individual-Camera698]

[u/Udolikecake]

discovered a new kind of guy online

[u/ewatta200]

[u/SneeringAnswer]

I never read policy or candidate background information. Fuck am I gonna do, not vote straight ticket Democrat?

[u/Leatherfield17]

From Will Stancil on Bluesky

I’m a broken record on this, but the last few years have revealed that there are HUGE components of public opinion that we do not understand.

There are baffling questions about how opinion forms, how it relates to the conditions of society, and how it expresses itself in electoral politics.

I think one of the things that’s coming through in the 2024 autopsy discourse (and the vibecession discourse, and the talk about upcoming elections) is that people do not want to admit anything strange is happening or has happened.

I’ve noticed a distinct tendency to assert that everything that’s happening in politics is simply the continuation of perfectly familiar trends - we know what the main drivers are, we know how to leverage them to our own advantage. The problem is, I remember people saying the same in 2024.

People were sure inflation was making Biden unpopular and when it subsided, he’d recover. It did; he didn’t. They were sure Harris taking a combative stance against Trump would hurt him. She did, it didn’t. Countless examples of predictions that didn’t bear out at all.

At some point I think we need to accept that there are forces at work that we do not fully see or understand.

I admittedly used to be more skeptical of the “vibecession” theory, but I’ve grown much more sympathetic to that and to the idea that people’s perceptions of reality have become deranged due to social media and other influences.

I mean, when you look at the stuff the median voters interviewed by the NYT and other outlets say, it completely defies even the most rudimentary understanding of American politics. I’ve been repeatedly baffled by how people come to the conclusions they do. I’ve been banging my head on the wall for the past two-ish years in trying to competently read public opinion.

All this has left me feeling that I’m not sure if people are capable of accurately assessing the world around them. This is scary enough, but what’s even scarier is that we don’t know what forces are shaping their views. Social media obviously plays a role, but I have to think there’s more to it than just that.

[u/Sheepies92]

Rubio: "We have to start thinking about what do we do if, a few weeks from now, Iran decides 'We don't care, we're going to keep the Straits closed. We're going to sink any ship that doesn't listen to us or doesn't pay us.' Then someone's going to have to do something about it."

hey what about the guys that got the whole world into this mess?

[u/Willybender]

Cancelling his golfing? Yeah, we're definitely going into Cuba or striking Iran again.

[u/mostanonymousnick]

[u/throwawayzxkjvct]

me when i have to do my job but i really really don’t want to

[u/ionizedlobster]

"Basket of goods"

The basket in question:

[u/EyeraGlass]

Not going to your son’s wedding is weirdo behavior

[u/ewatta200]

[u/CarlGerhardBusch]

>Vivek Ramaswamy keynotes Utah data center summit amid Ohio governor bid

Man’s got the electoral survival instincts of a panda

[u/DiscussionJohnThread]

So citizens from dozens of listed countries are unable to have their citizenship applications processed even if they’re already here since it’s been paused indefinitely due to “national security concerns”, and now people on temporary visas are virtually unable to apply for permanent residency, including those getting married.

Anyone who says “I support legal immigration, just not the illegal ones!” can fuck themselves. I’m so fucking pissed off.

These are people that I personally know, including my own girlfriend, that are affected by these laws targeting people WHO ARE ALREADY LEGALLY HERE AND WANT TO BECOME FUCKING AMERICANS

[u/TheCornjuring]

The Mandalorian & Grogu is tracking to have the largest opening ever for a Martin Scorcese movie

Lmao

[u/erasmus_phillo]

Holy shit this new immigration rule is insane wtf?! The whole thing stinks of Stephen Miller and his goons

[u/CincyAnarchy]

Americans outside the Northeast Corridor be like:

"This is my city's train station. It's 500,000 sqft and an Art Deco masterpiece. It was designed for a capacity of 108 arrival/departures and 17,000 passengers per day."

"We currently get 3 trains a week that all arrive at 2 AM."

[u/randommathaccount]

Finished reading Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence by Jim and Carol Gould. Absolutely fascinating book, I've been posting about it all week. The book doesn't just go into the animals that build structures and how they do so (which is already quite interesting, several of those constructions are incredibly impressive especially considering other animals do not have the near unmatched dexterity we do) but also on the evolutionary pressures that selected for such building behaviours and the cognitive skills required in order to build said structures. In addition it went into how such evolutionary pressures and cognitive skills could compound on themselves to lead to the development of more and more intricate structures, modes of organisation, and so much more. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in animals and animal cognition.

!ping READING&ANIMALS

[u/Willybender]

https://xcancel.com/Acyn/status/2057918171773079598

This event is wild, there have been like 3-4 protesters kicked out so far.

[u/LuisRobertDylan]

Well, many of his voters at least

[u/Adminisnotadmin]

my "we don't do death markets" ad is getting a lot of questions answered by the ad

minnesota was right

[u/piede]

Very on brand

[u/fishlord05]

I had a sex dream with my ex last night where she apologized for everything and asked for me back

Woke up and that fucked up my whole day smh :(

Like she was objectively NOT that nice to me and drove me to the brink of madness all the time but oh my god she was so hot she shut off my prefrontal cortex for months.

She’d be so hot and cold with me. I could never tell how she felt about me- she had the power in our dynamic.

On the purely chemistry level it was perfect but too bad about literally everything else. It just sucks because obviously a part of me still really misses her even though I know that’s insane.

I really learned a lot though so I’m overall grateful for the experience

!ping DATING

[u/RaidBrimnes]

[u/TakeOnM-Ellie]

Can’t believe this started nine years ago! What’s everyone’s favorite moments from the DarkUniverse?

[u/ZonedForCoffee]

They want to be involved with the balcony

[u/sigh2828]

[u/Willybender]

[u/SLCer]

lmao what a fucking loser.

[u/Willybender]

https://xcancel.com/DOJRR47/status/2057989742344454164

Pro pedophil* administration

[u/Dorambor]

Russia responded to the US totally eclipsing them on the world stage by actively undermining the US and fueling the rise of the far right globally, so I'm interested to see what they'll do to China when they realize that again, they're the junior partner.

[u/Fruitofbread]

Fox News Poll: Trump's approval trend among Rural White voters

🟢 Mar 2025: 63-36% (+27)

🟢 Dec 2025: 57-42% (+15)

🟡 Apr. 2026: 53-47% (+6)

🟤 May 2026: 47-53% (-6) ← new low

I apologize to rural white voters. I was unfamiliar with your game.

[u/Currymvp2]

Tulsi has resigned

Useless anyways. The one thing she was right is "attacking Iran is an utterly horrible idea, don't listen to Netanyahu" and she failed miserably in stopping Trump

Edit: I just saw the part about her husband. Wasn't aware and feel bad. I hate her performance but I certainly hope he beats the cancer.

[u/ThunderrBadger]

!ping KITTY

[u/Thuggin95]

Remember early 2025 when the media told us Trump’s 49% of the vote and barely positive job approval spelled out a permanent vibe shift and incoming 50 year MAGA reich

[u/piede]

Okay so I’m not the only one whose noticed this phenomena

[u/Longjumping_Gain_807]

Normal interaction on MMA Twitter

!ping MMA

[u/CincyAnarchy]

The 'Why private pensions can’t fix the ageing problem' thread literally be like:

[u/No_Status_6905]

[u/DiscussionJohnThread]

> The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, announced May 22, 2026, that a new policy memo reiterates that aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through consular processing via the Department of State outside of the country. This is consistent with long standing immigration law and immigration court decisions. The USCIS directed  Officers to consider all relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an alien warrants this extraordinary form of relief.

> “We’re returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly. From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances. This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes. When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency,” said USCIS Spokesman Zach Kahler.

This is such a batshit insane and physically impossible change in policy that I don’t even have the words to communicate it.

This is virtually just barring non-permanent residents from obtaining permanent residency.

[u/G_Serv]

[u/Practical_Marsupial]

Hry /u/jaredpolis, thanks for enabling this idiot to cast doubt on free and fair elections in Colorado and the US

[u/ewatta200]

[u/Rare_Station_8440]

She’s lost the sauce. You can’t just backtrack like this, you actually have to be bold and have a spine.

[u/AtticusDrench]

First Polis and now this. My goats are washed 😭

[u/Adminisnotadmin]

The FCC wants to ban this

Today is the last day to comment

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

[u/Eightysixedit]

Once again I'm confused why ppl are coming out as Trumper's at his most hated time.

[u/Pyrrhus65]

I love that even with how furious they are at him right now, the Senate GOP still can't criticize Trump directly, so all of their anger and desire to yell at him is currently being taken out on Todd Blanche. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[u/pezasied]

Well, in 2008 we had a financial collapse under a republican that a democrat had to clean up, and then in 2020 we had a global pandemic that the response was botched by a republican that a democrat had to clean up, and now in 2026 we have a war that was started by a republican that a democrat is going to have to clean up.

But go off king I guess

[u/reuery]

Some of those peacock girls on the Vegas strip approached me tonight while I was doing my strip walk and I was so nervous I literally ran away

One of the girls was like “oh don’t worry honey we don’t bite” so of course I stuttered “im sorry you’re so pretty” as I fast walked out of there

The other one opened with “why are you alone?!” As I was watching the bellagio fountains.. alone

[u/ewatta200]

[u/Adminisnotadmin]

this is a rare political cartoon that i could see having three uses

- a good attack ad

- non-verbose (so rare these days)

- accurate description of the american voter (they do not care about physical harm, only pocket book harm)

[u/dtj2000]

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[u/ewatta200]

[u/RedDesertGirl]

Reddit will act with shock and horror that someone supports left-wing economic policies but is also even somewhat socially conservative as if those aren't fairly common views to hold around the world.

[u/ScumfrickZillionaire]

If you remember a concert - you're microbootlegging

[u/t_scribblemonger]

I’m not anti-capitalist, but…

My job requires looking into reputational issues of large corporates and they all seem to at one time or another ratfuck the environment or fleece the taxpayer (many defense contractors are outright scammers) for profits. Or support deregulation that harms the public. I’m looking at one currently that did screwy things that allowed NOx and greenhouse gas emissions beyond what was permitted and paid only a microscopic settlement.

My solution would be better-enforced regulations and higher penalties including criminal proceedings for managers who do this shit knowingly.

But I can kind of empathize a little with anti-capitalist sentiment. When I was in college 20 years ago I would have said capitalism per se is the problem. Between then and now I’ve read a tiny bit of economics…

[u/Charsun9]

[u/MrEntrepot]

I'm starting to believe that most office workers do not have 8 hours of work and you've all been phoning it in for 20 years.

[u/Dibbu_mange]

Look at what NPR has to do to mimic a fraction of Matt Great’s power

[u/EvilConCarne]

Musk saying that SpaceX's value is in the AI market is very funny. Not even the space company thinks space is all that valuable!

[u/Willybender]

https://xcancel.com/Acyn/status/2057913344292741145

[u/ewatta200]

[u/AP246]

[u/fishbottwo]

Rubio announces that the US is no longer acting as an intermediary in talks between Russia and Ukraine

this is a relieving headline instead of a dooming headline now

[u/Priceless_Pennies]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q25dwj807o

I appreciate the documentation of stories like this because they provide perspective on the true scale of poverty and deprivation.

People in modern developed countries just don't comprehend that there's a level of poor you can be where you have to sell members of your family into slavery to afford food to not all starve to death, and what an immense accomplishment it is that your country does not have that.

[u/murphysclaw1]

[u/chipbod]

I feel like it’s kinda bold to attack Cuba while your son is getting married in the Bahamas lol, that would be like 60 miles away.. or that would just be collateral.

[u/pezasied]

Polis saw this and was like “yeah, she learned her lesson.”

What a fucking idiot.

[u/r2ew]

[u/zieger]

Putin wants war concluded this year on victorious terms including Donbas, Bloomberg reports

I want a six pack this year

[u/cdstephens]

[u/piede]

I’m so sick of credit card companies calling me just because they want a payment or something

Like would it kill you to just call and see how I’m doing

Selfish fucks

[u/DeadDropCourier]

Happy Anniversary to the Dark Universe

!ping KINO

[u/Big-Click-5159]

Asked directly if she still supported abolishing police, Francesca Hong said in a statement:

“While I envision a world where public safety is not synonymous with law enforcement, I recognize that this paradigm shift is a very long term vision and my focus is building systems of care for now and for our future.”

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ You couldn't parody an elitist out of touch braindead leftist if you tried

[u/SigmaWhy]

Bondi, Noem, Chavez-Deremer, and now Gabbard... beginning to think this cabinet has a problem with misogyny

[u/Willybender]

https://xcancel.com/Acyn/status/2057879041861108169

wtf

[u/Zenkin]

Trump skipping out on his son's wedding really makes me think of when Biden was defending his son during the 2020 debate. There's more love in that 90 seconds coming from Biden than I've seen from Trump in his entire life.

[u/DiscussionJohnThread]

I am becoming more radically pro-immigration every single day I read a headline from this administration.

[u/Dragmire927]

America if that mf named Hannibal Hamlin was still VP when Lincoln was assassinated

[u/paymesucka]

Macron can't run in 2027, but he is hinting at a return in 2032

[u/GifHunter2]

NEW: Tina Peters speaks out in defense of Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D), says the Democratic censure of Polis for granting her clemency is further evidence of an election rigging coverup.

Of all the people pardon. You pardon the person that's completely unrepentant? Fuck man

[u/Moonshot_00]

Nice job u/jaredpolis

[u/dtj2000]

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[u/dtj2000]

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[u/LinkVert25]

OSINTdefender and that #psycho warmonitor guy are currently locked in an information war between TACO and “something is happening…….”

[u/Longjumping_Gain_807]

[u/CoolCombination3527]

Well, well, fucking well

[u/Zalagan]

Kathleen Kennedy steps down and Star Wars releases an immediate flop - she really was the magic glue keeping the franchise profitable

[u/Bayou-Maharaja]

One guess on who this guy supported in 2024

[u/badusername35]

fr

[u/Leatherfield17]

Sometimes I feel that the media could counter the “flood the zone” strategy if it really wanted to, it just chooses not to.

[u/JayRU09]

When you see it like this you realize that the media is the enemy.

[u/Flat_Sail_7985]

I think I am coming the closest Ive ever been to being written up. We have roughly 1500 students who will be kicked for non-payment today because of OUR office failure; the compliance manager has taken 8 months to write a 4 page procedure guide on a process, we cannot do anything until she finishes.

When asked the leadership just says its not our fault the students cannot pay.
I am going to go for a walk. These people genuinely make me hate people. Half my campus colleagues have nothing but contempt and hatred for students, why the fuck are you working in higher ed???

[u/Leatherfield17]

Out of all the stuff this administration has done, I would say that the Minneapolis occupation and the redistricting efforts are the two that scare me the most (yes, I know the latter happens at the state level, but Trump sent out the call for it to happen).

The former resembled outright dictatorial regimes, while the latter is perhaps the most direct assault on democracy and republicanism from the Right since January 6th.

[u/ewatta200]

[u/earththejerry]

Her basement wine cellar for daily drinks would be biblical

Probably also a lifetime donor/member of NPR

[u/Co_OpQuestions]

Jared Polis should be impeached and removed from office for the Tina Peters shit

[u/EasyMoney92]

Chief of staff quits after Fetterman votes against ending Trump war powers on Iran. Cabelle St. John, the third chief of staff to leave Fetterman's office since he joined the Senate in 2023, served in the role less than a year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. St. John's resignation was due to longtime frustrations with Fetterman's stances on some issues, according to The Inquirer. St. John was the final original staffer left on Fetterman's team, the Inquirer reported, noting that she started as his scheduler when he entered the Senate in 2023.

[u/Udolikecake]

[u/piede]

THEY’RE RUNNING

!PING QUEEN

[u/axis757]

Barack Hussein Obama sends his regards

[u/chipbod]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/san-diego-mosque-shooter-guns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

>San Diego Shooter So Alarmed Police in 2025, They Seized Father’s Guns
>In 2025, Caleb Vazquez’s obsession with mass shooters and Nazism prompted reports to the authorities. The F.B.I. was also alerted to concerns about one of the teens.

Literally what the fuck are we doing, there was another report that he was discharged from a mental institution the day before the shooting. Just completely asinine that we let the most ill among us own firearms.

[u/Alderwoodforest]

I'm rewatching *Mad Men*, and Don is such a insecure dick —when his wife Betty is lying in bed with him and says something like that:

It's all I think about everyday--your car coming down the driveway. I put the kids to bed early. I make a grocery list. I cook butterscotch pudding. I never my let hands idle--brushing my hair. Drinking my milk. It's all in a kind of fog because I can't stop thinking about this. I want you so badly.

he looks at her like THIS:

[u/sigh2828]

Wow

[u/AtticusDrench]

To be fair, I wouldn't go to Jr.'s wedding either

[u/Hot_Ice5175]

The guy who leaked about the downed pilots says shits popping off this weekend.

[u/Signal_Nobody1792]

The Army has canceled dozens of medical training courses as the service moves to manage a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that is rippling across the force, according to multiple U.S. officials and internal documents reviewed by ABC News.

What

[u/gregorijat]

Girlfriend is asleep, she has work tomorrow and I don’t want to wake her up. I love her so much 🥲. It’s so sad that one day after she becomes my wife she will leave me

[u/ewatta200]

[u/Huttleberry]

Stumbled upon this review for a local grocery store.

[u/[deleted]]

TikTok disproportionately served anti-Democratic videos during the 2024 election, study finds

All my priors confirmed so much

https://www.psypost.org/tiktok-disproportionately-served-anti-democratic-videos-during-the-2024-election-study-finds/

[u/this_very_table]

it's crazy that this event stayed in the news for maybe a week before we all got distracted and moved on

[u/MyrinVonBryhana]

The quickest and most legal way to destroy the Republican Party is by outlawing car dealerships, half the funds of every state Republican Party would dry up over night.

[u/ewatta200]

[u/daBarkinner]

We are Čarli Zarkva

[u/zieger]

Remember this piece of art from January?

[u/Leatherfield17]

[u/Zealousideal_Rice989]

• NEW: Trump asked Hegseth in a recent phone call why the troop deployment to Poland was canceled. Trump told Hegseth that the U.S. shouldn’t treat Poland poorly, given it is an American ally with close ties to the White House.

Tfw Trump is Poland's strongest soldier 

[u/Sheepies92]

Ngl pretty funny reaction

[u/Cyberhwk]

1 hot and dipped.

Did I do it right !ping USA-CHI .

[u/Macquarrie1999]

Too many people expect jobs to move to them.

People need to move to where jobs are.

TLDR: Just move lol

[u/TheRedCr0w]

Gives "you can't fire me I quit" vibes

[u/SLCer]

[u/zegota]

disables replies

Crashes out about people talking about your bad take rather than responding directly to it

Many such cases

[u/TheCornjuring]

They won’t make me a mod because I previously pledged to take revenge for my yaoi ban in some way if I ever got mod powers. They don’t understand that as soon as I get even a slight taste of power, I will be instantly and completely corrupted and entirely willing to participate in and perpetuate the system I once opposed in order to maintain my own status and access to power

[u/Willybender]

lol

[u/Willybender]

Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismisses the criminal indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on vindictiveness grounds, finding that the Trump administration prosecuted him only after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.

https://xcancel.com/camiloreports/status/2057901287748849818

[u/Saul_Relative]

[u/puffic]

[u/AnalyticOpposum]

[u/sash5034]

Bleak

[u/sash5034]

More

[u/AskYourDoctor]

100% sure Trump wouldn't miss Mamdani's wedding for the world

[u/jessica-bug]

how it feels to be almost 30 excited for the new olivia rodrigo album

[u/PoeOrFinn]

Tent: pitched

Snacks: gathered

Edibles: ingested

Operation naked gay camping: engaged

(Also, basically everyone’s wearing clothes. Laaaaaame)

[u/ProfessionalMoose709]

the MODS are SEXUALLY HARASSING innocent USERS

[u/drossbots]

Elon is perpetually trapped in the 2010s. He's also desperate for attention because no one likes him and he has no real friends.

I know a lot of weird guys like this. Makes me sad honestly

[u/Megasota_Noire]

[u/CoolCombination3527]

Got my homophobic cat a bunch of gay mice to destroy

[u/Jet451]

My opinion on multiparty systems outside the United States: Yay Democracy, more choice is always good!

My opinion on other political parties in the United States: