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Put this on your vision board.

27.12.2025 04:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shout out to Heather Cox Richardson! Thank you for your consistent and incredible work!

11.07.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 12763 πŸ” 1458 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 87

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane β€œAlligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

05.07.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 38113 πŸ” 10418 πŸ’¬ 1863 πŸ“Œ 770
View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

14.06.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 26804 πŸ” 5905 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 328

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

08.05.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 28788 πŸ” 8100 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 761

Cheap shots are an indicator of Trump’s adrenaline and cortisol spikes.

he’s scurred

08.05.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country β€” TIME ON JUNE 7, 2020, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS MADE HIS last public appearance at the Black Lives Matter mural, painted on the road adjacent to the White House. He was so moved by the mural that he wanted...

β€œAmericans have always been … willing to accept a certain degree of racial injustice to make them feel safe. The failure … to protect Black Americans from this violence is a feature of our society, not a bug.”

They can erase history.

But not living memory.

Remember.

apple.news/AuBRkXuiUTBO...

08.05.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

24.04.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 66643 πŸ” 16116 πŸ’¬ 1536 πŸ“Œ 648
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Ryan Walters is forcing religion & bibles into Oklahoma public schoolsβ€”it’s unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, SCOTUS is weighing whether taxpayer money can fund an Oklahoma Catholic charter. If they let it slide, expect a flood of state-funded religious schools in more red states. The stakes are huge.

09.03.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 3734 πŸ” 1476 πŸ’¬ 386 πŸ“Œ 104

I'll give Musk & Trump credit for one thing: they've made Ted Cruz completely inconsequential and forgettable.

28.02.2025 01:41 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 1

Focus on the positive: this has overall been a very bad week for Trump!
* he is falling in the polls - both his favorability and his policies
* he lost his first Supreme Court case on firing an watchdog, setting the way for others fired to fight back

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22.02.2025 02:02 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

"The new reporting shows that, after the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals..." www.propublica.org/article/texa...

21.02.2025 04:27 πŸ‘ 546 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 19

A whole new chicken and egg dilemma is on deck for the anti-vax crowd.

17.02.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Judicial 'Resistance' Is Setting Itself Up for an Epic Smackdown The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are going to prevail in this separation-of-powers battle royale.

Stupid take from Newsweek.

Civics Lesson in two tweets: Judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, ensuring that courts can check executive overreach. Labeling judicial decisions as "resistance" undermines this balance and threatens the rule of law.

16.02.2025 03:54 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

I hope NOLA gives him the welcome he deserves.

08.02.2025 01:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Performative statements of concern ain’t it. I’m hoping my senators start doing some actual leadership.

08.02.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good job on the sternly worded letter and request for information @ossoff.bsky.social - maybe you could stop green lighting Trump’s cabinet noms while you’re waiting for a response?

07.02.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...

07.02.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 1234 πŸ” 761 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 146

Georgia voters, Jon Ossoff has a tough fight in his 2026 re-election to the US Senate. How is he fighting for us right now? I want him to step up and into the breach but I’m not seeing it. What can we do to encourage him to be more than Brian Kemp-light?

31.01.2025 03:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Decision To Fly Confederate Flag At Facebook Headquarters MENLO PARK, CAβ€”Claiming that the banner embodied the spirit of the company’s values, Mark Zuckerberg defended his controversial decision Friday to fly a Confederate flag at the Facebook headquarters. ...
11.01.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 57780 πŸ” 11300 πŸ’¬ 2216 πŸ“Œ 1090

She is so fucking gross. Tennessee deserves better it just doesn’t know what it’s like not to spend every day punching yourself in the face.

09.01.2025 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That assertion is wrong. The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle, according to Blumenfield’s office, although overall concerns about the department’s staffing level have persisted for a number of years.

That assertion is wrong. The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle, according to Blumenfield’s office, although overall concerns about the department’s staffing level have persisted for a number of years.

I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year β€” which is circulating widely on the right β€” is false.

As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.

09.01.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 15574 πŸ” 5459 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 241

If I was BeyoncΓ© or Taylor Swift, I’d schedule a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity in honour of Jimmy Carter on Jan 20th starting at noon. Just a suggestion.

31.12.2024 03:33 πŸ‘ 1320 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 23

I hope Hunter gets a quickie ambassadorship for Christmas. Somewhere with nice weather in Jan.

03.12.2024 12:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t imagine he got invites from his actual family.

29.11.2024 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
26.11.2024 16:29 πŸ‘ 8914 πŸ” 1727 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 139

PCE inflation has fallen to 2.1%β€”nearly at its 2% targetβ€”and incomes are up nearly $4,000.

The economy has grown 12.6% under President Bidenβ€”more than any presidential term this century.

16 million jobs created and the lowest unemployment in 50 years.

🚨 Do not let Trump take any credit for this.

21.11.2024 18:32 πŸ‘ 5117 πŸ” 2059 πŸ’¬ 181 πŸ“Œ 120

That + honey badger energy.

21.11.2024 02:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good point.

21.11.2024 02:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0