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Thu, 15/05/2025 - 03:00

“Progressives have long pined for another FDR. Here in the first couple of months of 2025, they’ve gotten one.” —Rich Lowry, National Review

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We know, it’s alarming that Trump is talking about running for a third term. But FDR did it, and he ended the Great Depression. Well, it ended on his watch. I guess what I’m saying is if FDR did it, it can’t be that bad.

Sure, he’s intentionally driving us into a recession. However, there was a recession in Reagan’s first term, too, and he went on to oversee one of the greatest economies in US history. Sort of. At least according to the New York Times op-ed section. If Reagan did it, it can’t be that bad.

Okay, the serial abuse of women is a problem. But ever heard of a guy named Bill Clinton? Bill Clinton, who left office with the highest approval rating in modern history?? If Clinton did it, it can’t be that bad.

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Wed, 14/05/2025 - 22:00

Thanks for coming to the read-through of my new film. There’s pizza and pasta for after—that’s right, the good stuff, so that should keep you in the seats. Even if my dialogue isn’t quite al dente enough for your taste, the spaghettini will be.

Which is maybe a good time to remind everyone—well, thanks again for coming and sharing your thoughts, I want and need your thoughts, feedback, reaction, takes, and any lines or ideas you may have, but also, it’s a good time to set the table I think for the kinds of notes I need at this fragile stage of the project.

You are all here because you are willing to say the hard things, which is definitely what I need, as I said in the email.

But looking at all of you now, um, and with the trip to the shaman a bit further in the past, the voice in my head is saying that I am not so interested in what you don’t like about the piece.

The part about wanting all your feedback, while true, is more sort of true. I really mostly hope you laugh in the right spots.

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Wed, 14/05/2025 - 21:31

Washington claims China is creating genetically engineered cyborg soldiers. But with no proof, critics say the U.S. is exploiting the fear to launch its own dystopian biotech program.

The post The Pentagon Is Using a Fabricated Chinese Threat to Build Genetically Engineered Soldiers appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 14/05/2025 - 21:30

A Massachusetts court found that the ICE detention of a former UMass student was likely politically motivated, after a complaint from the Zionist organization Betar appeared to trigger his arrest.

The post Zionist Militant Group Responsible for ICE Arrest of Pro-Palestine Former Student appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 14/05/2025 - 05:36
. Cette chanson emblématique sortie en 1980, est l’un des plus grands succès de Pierre Bachelet, connu pour ses chansons sensibles et nostalgiques. Elle a ses longues mains de dentellièreÀ damner l’âme d’un VermeerCette silhouette vénitienneQuand elle se penche à ses persiennesCe geste je le sais par cœurPour moi c’est sûr, elle est d’ailleurs
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Wed, 14/05/2025 - 04:35

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