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veggie burger in paradise retweeted
Wow. While my own government detained, threatened, interrogated me on arrival from Brazil, Marco Rubio opens the doors to foreign fugitives like Flávio Bolsonaro fleeing large-scale corruption charges back at home.
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The most popular shark fishing influencer in the world has been arrested in Massachusetts on poaching charges.
Prosecutors allege “lisharkman” used illegal gear, including a drone, to target a huge male white shark named “AAron” on Cape Cod, using his tracked location.
veggie burger in paradise retweeted
Billionaires can’t pay more in taxes but can spend $400,000,000.00 on midterm elections.
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Rich people love a designer dog!
Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup.
The Anduril billionaire’s latest plan: a dog with “advanced cybernetic Augments, software, and battlefield situational awareness.” motherjones.com/politics/202…
more CEOs being afraid please
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby tells the New York Times that "wealth inequality has become a danger to our society" and must be addressed.
"We should have a national wealth tax... we should have inheritance taxes that get close to 100 percent at some level. I would pay them."
(nytimes.com/2026/10/18/busin…)
so thankful for #savvy consultants
James Carville says he'd rather have Republicans keep control of the House than Democrats winning the chamber by 5 seats.
"I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA. Like, Hakeem cannot move. There’s no place for him to go."
veggie burger in paradise retweeted
When Trump raided John Bolton last year it was met w/ immediate outrage in the opinion pages of NYT, WSJ, WaPo, Atlantic & New Yorker. Since Rep Omar was raided Mon––and subsquently threatened w/ deportation––these same outlets have been silent. I wrote about this double standard
Unlike the raid on John Bolton, the targeting of Omar has elicited zero condemnation from NYT, WSJ, and Washington Post. theintercept.com/2026/10/15/…
veggie burger in paradise retweeted
A Yo La Tengo benefit concert for James Talarico in deep blue Austin might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But over the sounds of a noisy Ira Kaplan solo, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason a plate of migas costs $15.
veggie burger in paradise retweeted
Three food mega-mergers are in the works right now:
Kroger + Giant Eagle
Sysco + Restaurant Depot
McCormick + Unilever's food business
If the Trump admin rubber-stamps these deals, it could mean even higher food prices.
veggie burger in paradise retweeted
This is fucking nuts. What a model of conduct for authors theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
