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A young man who was heavily into the MAGA movement and thought that countries with socialist-style systems are terrible studied abroad in Japan and experienced their affordable universal healthcare system. He later ended up voting for Zohran Mamdani.

mrjeffu's tweet image. A young man who was heavily into the MAGA movement and thought that countries with socialist-style systems are terrible studied abroad in Japan and experienced their affordable universal healthcare system.
He later ended up voting for Zohran Mamdani.
mrjeffu's tweet image. A young man who was heavily into the MAGA movement and thought that countries with socialist-style systems are terrible studied abroad in Japan and experienced their affordable universal healthcare system.
He later ended up voting for Zohran Mamdani.
mrjeffu's tweet image. A young man who was heavily into the MAGA movement and thought that countries with socialist-style systems are terrible studied abroad in Japan and experienced their affordable universal healthcare system.
He later ended up voting for Zohran Mamdani.
mrjeffu's tweet image. A young man who was heavily into the MAGA movement and thought that countries with socialist-style systems are terrible studied abroad in Japan and experienced their affordable universal healthcare system.
He later ended up voting for Zohran Mamdani.

NEW: A full 10% of NYC Trump voters turned around and voted for Zohran Mamdani. So we went to talk to them. These voters are done with the status quo. One New Yorker told us: "As Americans, we can realize it's not Republican versus Democrat. It's more of like a class war."



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Hmmm …. 🤔

NotHoodlum's tweet image. Hmmm …. 🤔

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History rhymes. Don’t be the ones on the wrong side


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Many are justifying the Kyle Tucker signing, by saying that any owner could spend like the Dodgers but “they just don’t want to win enough”. This is the most idiotic take I’ve ever seen. It shows you know nothing about the business side of the game. MLB let Dodgers keep almost…


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Banks pay you 0.4% interest on your deposits, then take your money & put it at the Fed, which pays them 5% interest on your money. Federal law bars you from cutting out the middleman & depositing your money at the Fed to get the 5% rate the Fed pays banks. This is oligarchy.

davidsirota's tweet image. Banks pay you 0.4% interest on your deposits, then take your money & put it at the Fed, which pays them 5% interest on your money. 

Federal law bars you from cutting out the middleman & depositing your money at the Fed to get the 5% rate the Fed pays banks.

This is oligarchy.

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Trump on midterms: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." — Reuters


Happy Special Sunny Day, everyone!

☀今日は #晴れの特異日 特異日とは過去の天気実績データを統計した結果、特定の天気が現れやすい日のことを言います。 なぜ特定の日だけ晴れるのかについてはわかっていません。 日本では今日1月16日のほか、3月14日、6月1日、11月3日が晴れの特異日となっています。

terunekootenki's tweet image. ☀今日は #晴れの特異日
特異日とは過去の天気実績データを統計した結果、特定の天気が現れやすい日のことを言います。
なぜ特定の日だけ晴れるのかについてはわかっていません。

日本では今日1月16日のほか、3月14日、6月1日、11月3日が晴れの特異日となっています。


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🚨NEWS: The Fed has quietly delivered nearly HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS of no-strings-attached bank bailouts in the last few months, according to documents & data reviewed by @LeverNews. In all, the new bailouts are already 60% of the amount of the financial crisis TARP bailout.

davidsirota's tweet image. 🚨NEWS: The Fed has quietly delivered nearly HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS of no-strings-attached bank bailouts in the last few months, according to documents & data reviewed by @LeverNews.

In all, the new bailouts are already 60% of the amount of the financial crisis TARP bailout.

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Bangkok tops global digital nomad rankings, Chiang Mai 2nd Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been ranked as top two of the world’s most popular city for digital nomads, with Bangkok taking the crown, underscoring their growing reputations as a global hub for remote workers and…

KhaosodEnglish's tweet image. Bangkok tops global digital nomad rankings, Chiang Mai 2nd

Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been ranked as top two of the world’s most popular city for digital nomads, with Bangkok taking the crown, underscoring their growing reputations as a global hub for remote workers and…

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My favorite part of the bible is where God says put a cross emoji in your bio and cheer on the dehumanization of minorities.


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Statement from the Premier of Greenland 🇬🇱 January 13, 2026 3:40 pm First and foremost, I would like to repeat: Greenland is not for sale. Today, we have discussed our cooperation between Greenland and Denmark. And let me clear that Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.…


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Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu received a warm welcome when he visited the Jalazone Refugee Camp in Palestine. He visited to "observe Japan’s support for Palestinian state-building efforts on the ground."

From 外務省

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This is why it's important to read books.

JamesTate121's tweet image. This is why it's important to read books.

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Kids getting AFTER it on the ice in the Hershey Bears intermission game #ElectricFactory


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Maybe I’m too much of a European, but I honestly can’t understand how so many Americans find it perfectly natural to be shot in the head on the spot for the slightest act of disobedience toward any sort of law enforcement. You might wanna revisit that "land of the free" thing.


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How Japanese TV sees Trump's America: Tonight Japan's national broadcaster will air part one of "Good Morning Ohio," a documentary about the life of working-class people in a state that voted for Trump in 2024.


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BREAKING: The Minnesota Timberwolves just held a moment of silence for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by Jonathan Ross yesterday. Much respect to the team.


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I have a feeling this whole let’s split up the world into our own spheres of influence thing won’t turn out well.

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said "it’s up to" Chinese President Xi Jinping what China does in Taiwan, the New York Times reported on Thursday. "He (Xi) considers it to be a part of China, and that’s up to him what he’s going to be doing," Trump told the newspaper in…



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DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS: STOP FUCKING VOTING TO CONFIRM TRUMP'S NOMINEES AND AGENDA. YOU ARE COMPLICIT!


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