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Socialist in Boston. Digital comms director for Mayor Michelle Wu. Markey 2020 digital. Had a lot of fun biking across the US paulbologna.com he/him

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This seems like a grim natural experiment to show that access to mental health services isn't going to neutralize access to guns when it comes to controlling violence

Jesus, both of Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents are licensed professional counselors. "The AR-15 rifle Crooks used was one of more than a dozen registered to and legally purchased by his father, with whom he often went to the shooting range, officials said." www.wsj.com/us-news/myst...

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This kicker is something else. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

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thinking about how that photo of the deceased shooter moved from secret service guys phone to the whole internet in 20 minutes

forget what I thought about local PD at the building... there were 3 secret service inside of it who saw Crooks with a backpack and rangefinder, radioed about him, and didn't do anything www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

what I'm interpreting from videos/reporting: secret service has local PD cover perimeter/building. Crooks is seen acting strange near entrance, then climbs roof (where were PD?), people call out "he has a gun," PD climbs ladder and retreats. snipers drawn to commotion but not shooter until he fires

This Lego set is for adults only 🔞

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This whole excerpt tells you multitudes about our current political moment.

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I spent about an hour on MAGA twitter and it is notable how taken for granted it is that "they" are responsible for what Thomas Michael Crooks did. For some, the "they" is the deep state. Or it's the DEI-infected Secret Service. Or its the Lincoln Project. Or MSNBC. Or it's the media in general.

Going to providence today, listening to AOC on Bernie’s podcast from a few weeks ago. Hearing her talk about volunteering for his Bronx event in 2016. Something positive to think about

Good luck everyone

Waking up on the edge of the cliff again

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Need to make sure every filthy, violence-inspiring minute is televised for the world to see:

The RNC is going to be an absolutely deranged orgy of bloodlust and frantic, wild-eyed circle-jerking over the prospect of being able to murder and terrorize vast numbers of Americans, with Supreme Court blessing. This is not going to be *attractive* to a lot of non-insane voters, I’m guessing.

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I’m convinced that the stress of the last 8 years has taken years off of all of our lives.

Secret service failure like no one could imagine

FBI assassination attempt press conference live now www.youtube.com/live/MZyUCxr...

LIVE: FBI, Secret Service provide update following assassination attempt on Trump | NBC News NOWwww.youtube.com NBC News NOW is live, reporting breaking news and developing stories in real time. We are on the scene, covering the most important stories of the day and ta...

This country is hanging on by a fucking thread

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In order to appease the racists who tried to smear two flight attendants for wearing Palestinian flag pins, Delta is now disallowing any national pin from being worn except for American ones.

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The UK transphobia insanity is a peek into what a lot of people at the top of the US media hierarchy want to achieve (dictating national policy via the group chat with your tiny circle of identically fanatical and resentful little friends in media and politics)

The central core of UK transphobia is a knot of media and legal types who all went to the same schools, all know one another and all go to the same dinner parties (and boozy lunches as she who must not be named keeps putting up pictures). It works along the old school ties lines

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The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza, a CNN investigation found. cnn.it/3Y0twu0

The US held off sanctioning this Israeli army unit despite evidence of abuses. Now its forces are shaping the fight in Gaza | CNNcnn.it Former commanders of the Netzah Yehuda battalion, an Israeli unit accused by the US of gross human rights violations prior to October 7, are now active in training Israeli ground troops as well as run...

You see Trump’s face when Biden started speaking at that debate? Man was stunned Biden was that bad, knew he had the whole thing in the bag Then the 10 days of silence from Trump, smartest and most disciplined play he’s made in years. He wants Biden to stay in this race badly

If you bring your hedgehog to every zoom call eventually she’s gonna pee and poop on you

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I feel so bad for people in Houston, man

Fucked up chargers you have to turn around twice

spicy eggs rice

What a grim product

It’s cool they give the asl interpreter a gaming chair

An hour late, first press conference this year

Just what the hell is going on

Make it stop