Paul Blest
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reporter/producer @moreperfectus. music @longreliefnc forever @discourse_blog. tips: [email protected]
North Carolina
Joined March 2009
I started a blog and I'm going to be semi-regularly publishing some writing on U.S. politics, labor, and corporate power, and probably some music criticism and personal essays too. First real post is about the Democrats, it'll be out tomorrow.
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Christian men, let the managing editor of the Babylon Bee tell you how to treat your wife
Christian men, if your wife is listening to Candace Owens, you have an important and difficult task ahead of you as spiritual head of the home. The scriptures tell husbands to love their wives as “Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for her, washing her with the water of
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NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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This kind of internal CPC conflict has been coming for a long time, I talked to a bunch of current and former members about it six years ago. Thanks to Jim Spanfeller it only lives on Ro Khanna's press page now
khanna.house.gov
All of a sudden, it's popular to be progressive.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ PAC, tells me she also doesn’t have a position on this race. “We don’t own our seats,” said Rep. Becca Balint, a senior CPC member, who similarly declined to take a position.
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not jeffrey epstein doing a "when you and your boy get a fit off" pic
One of the released photos shows Steve Bannon posing with Jeffrey Epstein in a mirror selfie.
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Stay ready for outages with Powerwall and Storm Watch during extreme weather.
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"No roads will be paved in your state for the next three years by decree of President Donald Trump"
President Trump has made it clear to Indiana leaders: if the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, all federal funding will be stripped from the state. Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to
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If expressly calling for the genocidal destruction of millions of people isn’t grounds for expulsion from Congress, then what is? Will he even be censured or removed from the committee handling foreign affairs?
Rep. Fine on How to Deal with Mainstream Muslims: “I don’t know how you make peace with those who seek your destruction, I think you destroy them first.” 🔥🔥🔥
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People ask what effect Israel has on people who live in the US and then you get a whole article like this with Israel supporters bragging that they are trying to block the mayor from lowering the cost of housing because he’s not pro-Israel enough
NEW from me: Mamdani will meet w/rabbis today, but the core divide between him and many Jews in NYC remains. Mamdani aides scrapped a drafted speech on Israel & anti-semitism over the summer b/c they said they were past it as an issue. They are not. https://t.co/c9IrGeedrk
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Great bit to parachute into another state's politics with zero understanding of their dynamics and becoming confused/frustrated that it's not bending to your will. Almost Schumer-esque
There’s a bizarre dynamic unfolding in Indiana politics. The Mike Pence/Mitch Daniels old guard republicans have locked arms with probably the craziest, most radical, absolute psychopath unhinged leftists I’ve ever seen. I travel all over the country for my job at @TPAction_. I
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Please share and donate to help Mariam's family escape Gaza.
Talk has begun about opening the Rafah crossing within a few days to allow for evacuation from Gaza. We don't want this opportunity to slip away as it did before.❤️🩹 Everything here is destroyed, and we need a fresh start.🕊️🥹 Please share and donate 🙏
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‘El pueblo salva al pueblo’: How Carolina Migrant Network fought Border Patrol
charlotteobserver.com
To many in the Charlotte area, the alerts they sent out were a lifeline. But they said they don’t feel like heroes.
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This is the best film I've seen in 2025
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Kids Ride the Ferry Free thru Jan 4, to Midtown & Downtown, NYC. Free Shuttles to Attractions. Watch Video. Click for Routes & Schedules.
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SCOOP: A top NC legislator went to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page's house on the eve of election filing to try to convince him not to run against Senate Leader Phil Berger. When Page didn't answer, she left the letter below.
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Great record, one of my favorites from this year
Compared to the sleepier strains of dream-pop and shoegaze, Verity Den let their lucid dreams run rampant
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Let your phantoms be your fandom in the house you sleep in
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on Capitol Hill today. He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he’s moving into Gracie Mansion: “Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you
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The *first* thing Trump’s FTC did was quietly shutter a public inquiry into surveillance pricing that Chair Lina Khan launched. Hear what she has to say about new evidence out this morning that shows surveillance pricing may be raising the prices you pay for groceries.👇
EXCLUSIVE: We uncovered a secret corporate scheme to raise grocery prices. We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. The scary part? It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too. Our months-long
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HEADLINE: THE NEOCONS WERE RIGHT DEK: Not about Iraq.
Isn’t this what Kamala Harris tried to pull off—linking up with Cheney—that helped Trump win the last election? https://t.co/WpYhzVSz26
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These cozy knitted stockings are perfect for keeping your feet warm on chilly winter nights. Whether you’re lounging around the house, watching TV, or wearing slippers or shoes, they add comfort and style to your everyday moments.
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A Republican gerrymander just backfired in Georgia. Despite splitting Athens into three conservative-leaning districts, Democrats flipped Trump+12 GA HD-121 — turning one of those engineered red seats blue tonight.
GA HD-121 Special Election (Trump+12) All early vote and precincts reported: 🔵 Eric Gisler 5,868 (50.8%) 🔴 Dutch Guest IV 5,676 (49.2%) 🔴➡️🔵 Flip
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This was the profile of the guy who lost to Ted Cruz by 16 points in 2012. He's everything the Deciding to Win people want on paper. And yet — didn't work!
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