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AI-generated image The powerful people who are privileged with deciding our fates exhibit a strange mentality. Some, apparently, really believe in certain "end times" prophecies and hope to hasten the end of the world for religious reasons. Others truly don't care about life on earth, and just don't mind destroying everything. But all of them want to get rich along the way, as if the memory of

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Imagine what it would be like if wars could operate only on Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 4:00, while billions of dollars were poured into the children's library. ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ We need to outlaw the medicine bottle caps that require "push down and turn". ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ The same people who want to legislate personhood for fetuses and zygotes, routinely deny the personhood of

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The Issue The SAVE Act, formally known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, is a proposed U.S. bill that would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—such as a passport, birth certificate, or enhanced ID—to register to vote in federal elections. It passed the House on February 11, 2026, by a vote of 218–213 along party lines, with one Democrat joining

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11 seconds before the shooting, Mr. Pretti is restrained by multiple agents. Still from video by Philophon via Reddit. The New York Times. Greg Bovino, head of ICE, says the agents who killed a man on a public street in front of witnesses are the "real victims" and the dead man is to blame for his own murder as a peaceful citizen behaving legally. If Bovino had been around in the seventies,

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"Do You Hear the People Sing?" Les Miserables If you're aiming your cell phone at the same time you're aiming your gun, you're making a snuff film. <!-- In a bar, you are waiting for your friend. A man slides into the seat next to you and wants to know your name. You turn away. "Fucking bitch." In a meeting, you make a suggestion. No one responds. Two minutes later, a man makes the same

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Photo by Nicholas Fuentes on Unsplash If you use Gmail, you may have noticed that AI summaries of your email exchanges have started to appear in your email feed, even though you did not request this feature. Many people want to turn this off, and online forums are full of people asking how. I went straight to Gemini with my query. Following is the "conversation" I had with the bot.

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Renee Nicole Good, as recorded by her killer moments before he fired his gun. “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ― Margaret Atwood It may seem weird that the regime thinks the ICE goon's own phone video somehow proves him innocent, when, in fact, it supports his guilt. But remember that their defense of him includes the assertion that the

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Photo by Peter Herrmann on Unsplash Some kids feared the school bully. A few thought he was a joke. Most ignored or avoided him. Nobody respected him. ICE agents have been permitted to act like criminals, so it's no surprise that criminals impersonate ICE. Your front doorbell chimes. And just then, the phone rings. At that moment, someone starts pounding on the back door. You see

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In 2015, if an unmarked van blocked your car, and a group of masked men emerged, smashed your window, threw you to the ground, zip tied your wrists, tossed you into the back of the van, you and any witnesses would naturally assume you were being kidnapped by a ruthless criminal gang. Now, everyone just assumes it's the government.

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Photo by Jakob Rosen on Unsplash It's not about arresting "the worst" criminals, or even about criminals at all. They can just grab you if they don't like your looks, or if they need a couple more victims to meet their quota. Imagine that your cousin is hoarding spoons. Her kitchen drawers are full of spoons. She has crates of spoons stacked in the garage. When you comment that she

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Photo by Dallas Reedy on Unsplash Imagine a lovely day at the beach. Children have gathered at the moist sand near the high-tide line to build sandcastles. Some are simple, made by using a little bucket as a mold. Others are elaborate and very creative, with moats, turrets, inner courtyards, and seashell decorations. There is one little boy who doesn't join the fun. He's an angry,

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By Joos van Winghe / Johann Theodor de Bry / Bartolomé de Las Casas - Bibliothèque nationale de France - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b20000085/f2.item, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1831551 The word "discover" is used in a few different ways in English. I can say I "discovered" a great little restaurant in a nearby neighborhood, or that while

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Photo by ev on Unsplash Imagine you're planning a special vacation. There is a country you'd like to visit, but the news makes you wonder if that's a good choice. In that country, there is a strange, militarized police force that seems to have no restrictions on its power. Its agents are anonymous and wear masks in public. Groups of them march along city streets in a show of force.

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Photo by İrfan Simsar on Unsplash If you have a life insurance policy, make sure people know about it. Insurance companies don't just automatically pay when you die - someone has to file a claim. Otherwise, the company keeps your money. Give a copy of the policy to your executor or the beneficiary or someone. Keep another copy in a place your family will look when you're gone (kitchen

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Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash In the 1930's, there were a lot of people who didn't get out of Germany in time. Some of them simply didn't believe it would get nearly as bad as it did. Some of them were reluctant to leave their familiar lives - their homes, jobs, friends, the city where they were comfortable. Some felt they were too old to start over. Or they felt overwhelmed by the

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Some people seem to think that if buildings are made "accessible" for disabled or mobility-impaired people, that the result will be inconvenient for the able-bodied. Nothing could be more wrong. Principles of Universal Design (UD) promote the creation of environments that are easily usable by the greatest number of people, both abled and disabled. In many cases, a UD approach increases the

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Photo by Lukas Meier on Unsplash I often see people who accuse others of being “fake Christians,” typically because the accused person appears to behave in a way inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus. My understanding is that the only requirement to be a “real” Christian is to believe in the divinity of Jesus. It is certainly possible that many of the people accused of being “fake”

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Photo by Michael Hamments on Unsplash If you want to think about how "flooding the zone" works, imagine this scenario. Over breakfast, I tell my husband, "This week I'm going to have lunch in Budapest, slap your mother, eat all the donuts I want, slash the tires on your car, fix the leaky toilet, make the neighbor stop stealing our mail, and replace all the doorknobs. By the way, did you

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Photo by Prchi Palwe on Unsplash I understand pumpkin spice cookies, candy, drinks, even candles. But dish soap? When I got my first job, it was my understanding that my employer had control over what I did at work. They could implement a dress code, require employees to speak courteously to each other and customers, insist that we be on time, etc. As soon as I left work at the end

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I love these weasely experts who ponder the scribble and say, "We can't be absolutely sure that's actually donald's signature." Apply a little logic, people. In 2003, donald was still a Democrat. He wasn't in politics. No one expected him to end up in the White House. No one knew there would be a big Epstein scandal. Are we really supposed to believe that some psychic forger saw the future and

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Photo by Icons8 Team on Unsplash The purpose of a government agency is to provide a service. The purpose of a business is to make a profit. When public services are privatized, the quantity and quality of the service is reduced in order to maximize profit. In a free market, you can leave a business that provides bad products and services. When a business has a government contract,

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Photo by You Le on Unsplash One of my elementary school teachers told this story. A woman had three daughters. She was determined to show no favoritism, and had dedicated herself to treating them equally and fairly at all times. One day, the mother baked a beautiful chocolate cake, and served it for dessert. She carefully cut three identical pieces and gave one to each of her

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Illustration: "Such Visions Have...." (1804-20), William Blake What they don't like about "DEI" is "D" - diversity, because that means seeing and hearing people who are different from you. Another thing they don't like about it is "E" - equity, because that means fairness rather than allowing some people to start with special privileges and advantages. They also don't like "I" - inclusion,

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"Gestapo men", public domain, Wikipedia ICE is now a huge military force, with a budget bigger than the militaries of most nations. It isn't part of our national defense. It operates only within this country's borders. It does not track down drug cartels or violent gangs. It isn't looking for bank robbers, rapists, or murderers. It will now be receiving from Medicaid and the IRS information

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Photo by Adele Payman on Unsplash Many Americans are unaware of how much of their food comes from California. They think California is just two or three big cities, and ignore the fact that it is a largely agricultural state, supplying nearly 70% of the nation's fruits and vegetables. If the Republican regime succeeds in its goal of destroying California's agriculture, the entire

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