John LaNear

Elon Musk has spent more money on politics in the last 2 years than George Soros has spent in his entire lifetime.

In case facts still matter

Remember when Ted Cruz and other Republicans swooned over Russian military ads to mock Biden and our “woke” troops? An estimated 1.5 million Russian casualties later, Ukraine is still standing. Turns out cosplay tough isn’t real tough

Love you back, Iron Mountain! Even all you Packer fans 😉

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

If Democrats do not drag Thiel before Congress and grill him on his ACTUAL PUBLIC STATEMENTS calling for the overthrow of democracy over the years as part of his radical anarcho-capitalist politics, they are missing a serious opportunity to help themselves into the future.

I’m tired of being divided into teams. Do you want a safe neighborhood? Do you want a good job with good benefits? Do you want a high quality, well funded public school? So do I. We’re far more the same than we are different. As one team, we’re unstoppable.

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Ditka is the guy who berated his own Bears players for not crossing a picket line when the NFLPA was on strike in 1987. He’s the guy today who—after a lifetime of supporting right-wing candidates—shills for another dubious product: Donald Trump. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?

Governor Abbott, I'll meet you at the Governor's Mansion next Thursday at 10 AM. If you're not man enough to debate me, you don't deserve to be the governor of Texas.

Nailed it. 🔨

Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...

Figuring out why Ossoff is so effective is an interesting task. I think he's mastering a kind of stern dignity that is uniquely compelling in contrast to the clownish cruelty of the other side. I think the other person who's kind of hit on the same thing is AOC, though in a different register

Austin Appelbee, the Perth teen who swam 4 hours to shore in rough seas to alert authorities, leading to the sea rescue of his mother, brother and sister, has been awarded the Clarke Gold medal for bravery. Austin was 13yo when he made the 4km swim to shore to get help. Legend. 🙏😢 #bravery

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

We’re literally at the Public Executions by Firing Squad stage of Fascism and the news media is just like, “Interesting, this is extraordinary and unprecedented 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷”

NASA released onboard video of Artemis II's reentry through Earth's atmosphere. Top speed: about 25,000 mph. Original post

Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.

Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets.

CORRECTION: Serial child molestor and pedophile GOP Speaker Dennis Hastert, who only got 15 months prison for his pedophilia, dead at 84. Leave it to Fox News to whitewash pedophiles. Smh no wonder they’re protecting Trump and the Epstein Files.

This open letter to Cornell is a DOOZIE. They better take notice -All perpetrators should be expelled -everyone who viewed the chat suspended -admin team handling the response fired -Fraternity dissolved permanently -organizing to stop all donations until then... www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

Holy shit.

Andy Kessler, who I used to be friendly with but haven't spoken to in years, has written an almost incomprehensible piece for the WSJ on colleges running into trouble. Perhaps it's me, but the argument he makes is disjointed and confusing. First, he suggests, the issue is "left-leaning professors"?

what the fuck is wrong with the teamsters man Roger Marshall is a ghoul who sued his own patients and threw them in prison!

Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...

i encourage anyone calling this deeply thoughtful piece “rape apologia” to actually read it

In excusable, nostalgia drenched coverage in lieu of exacting account of mentally unstable rants. This is truly reprehensible non-journalism. See: www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...

The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Today in New York City, it got easier to escape subscription traps.

Under RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz's leadership, Medicare rolled out a pilot program that allows AI companies to profit from denying seniors their health care. They are literally incentivized to RIP health care away from seniors. I’m fighting to END this program.

Costco uses $184 million in tariff refunds to lower member prices Chief executive Ron Vachris said some of the fourth-quarter proceeds were returned through price cuts in the second half of the period www.financial-world.org/news/news/fi...

This entire situation is beyond disgusting, but thank the Goddess for the stellar fucking work of student journalists. Truly. CW: rape, sexual assault www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

Q: Barack Obama just said 'if you put women in charge of every government for two years, things would be better.' Do you buy that? TRUMP: It's ridiculous. I love women. I think they're great. But what a ridiculous statement that is.

Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.

🔥 DR. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “Do you know how many terrible things @billmaher has said about people like me? But I WOULD go on his show — because I want to give people the image of watching him get his ass whooped on his own show by a guy who prays like I do.”