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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 17-Feb-2025 23:37:06 JST Paul Cantrell

   The first words of the top headline on The Guardian US homepage right now:

   “‘This is a coup’”

   https://www.theguardian.com/us

   #uspol

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 00:01:46 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Minus points to them for failing to put “efficiency department” in quotes or use phrase like “so-called” or “putative” — it is not about efficiency, and is not a department — but plus big points for using the C-word on the front page.

     #uspol

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 00:38:15 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Major Hayden 🤠

     Yeah, about what @major said:

     Turns out all these conservatives and fake-ass libertarians only ever wanted to limit the •function• of government, not the •power• of government.

     #uspol
     https://social.lol/@major/114019905872756602

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 05:20:14 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • sb arms & legs

     @sb
     sigh

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     sb arms & legs (sb@metroholografix.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 05:20:15 JST sb arms & legs

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     @inthehands
     Hopefully they'll land a couple good ones before they're gone.

     Their current direction would indicate that will be sooner than later:

     https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/guardian-openai/

     https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/guardian-the-observer-sale-tortoise-media-carole-cadwalladr-b1201584.html

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     EndicottRoad59 (endicottauthor@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 05:20:21 JST EndicottRoad59

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     @inthehands A tyrant will burn down the nation to rule over the ashes.