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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
a woman in a purple sweater sits on a white couch
ALT: a woman in a purple sweater sits on a white couch
media.tenor.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
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So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
July 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
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So obvious..
July 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So obvious..
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🔥 Rosie O’Donnell, an American, responds to Trump threatening to revoke her citizenship — showing he is coming for anyone who opposes him eventually: “You are everything that is wrong with 🇺🇸… King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. I’m not yours to silence. I never was.”
July 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🔥 Rosie O’Donnell, an American, responds to Trump threatening to revoke her citizenship — showing he is coming for anyone who opposes him eventually: “You are everything that is wrong with 🇺🇸… King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. I’m not yours to silence. I never was.”
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A convicted felon is trying to tell us that immigrants are ruining this country—when it's he who is making our streets less safe and destroying our economy in the process.
July 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A convicted felon is trying to tell us that immigrants are ruining this country—when it's he who is making our streets less safe and destroying our economy in the process.
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As members of Congress, we are elected to serve the people who live in our states. To help them. To fight for them. To have the courage to do so even when those in power don’t want us to. That’s the job. 1/3
July 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As members of Congress, we are elected to serve the people who live in our states. To help them. To fight for them. To have the courage to do so even when those in power don’t want us to. That’s the job. 1/3
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But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/04/t...
The Declaration of Independence • Florida Phoenix
Editor’s note: With all the political division confronting Americans these days, we at the Phoenix thought it right to look to our roots as a country. To that end, we’re republishing one of our charte...
floridaphoenix.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/04/t...
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On this Independence Day, the federal government is telling the people of this country that you’re on your own.
But here in Maryland, we’re moving differently.
But here in Maryland, we’re moving differently.
July 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
On this Independence Day, the federal government is telling the people of this country that you’re on your own.
But here in Maryland, we’re moving differently.
But here in Maryland, we’re moving differently.
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‘Morning…Mourning 🌺💔💙🇺🇸🇺🇸💔
July 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
‘Morning…Mourning 🌺💔💙🇺🇸🇺🇸💔
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Happy 4th of July from the Oligarchy 🇺🇸
#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Happy 4th of July from the Oligarchy 🇺🇸
#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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"Schools are already grappling with severe teacher shortages, burnout and under-resourced classrooms, and here comes the federal government ripping resources away from public schools. It is outrageous and unconscionable."
—NEA President Becky Pringle, @neapresident.bsky.social via ABC News
—NEA President Becky Pringle, @neapresident.bsky.social via ABC News
Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year
President Donald Trump's administration is pausing over $6 billion of congressionally-appropriated federal funding for educational programs.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"Schools are already grappling with severe teacher shortages, burnout and under-resourced classrooms, and here comes the federal government ripping resources away from public schools. It is outrageous and unconscionable."
—NEA President Becky Pringle, @neapresident.bsky.social via ABC News
—NEA President Becky Pringle, @neapresident.bsky.social via ABC News
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The Trump admin just withheld $6.8B in critical education funding—money that overwhelmingly supports students through their local school districts. But together with @studentdefense.bsky.social, @edlawcenter.bsky.social, @afscmemd.org, and NAACP, we’re taking legal action to stop it.
Coalition moves for injunction stopping Trump administration’s actions to dismantle the Department of Education | NEA
Today, in the case of NAACP v. US, the coalition of plaintiffs and supporters are moving for a preliminary injunction preventing Linda McMahon and the Trump administration from continuing their…
buff.ly
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Trump admin just withheld $6.8B in critical education funding—money that overwhelmingly supports students through their local school districts. But together with @studentdefense.bsky.social, @edlawcenter.bsky.social, @afscmemd.org, and NAACP, we’re taking legal action to stop it.
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
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This Supreme Court ruling requires public schools to allow parents to opt their children out of lessons that don't align with their families' religious beliefs.
This will harm teachers' ability to foster inclusive, welcoming educational experiences reflective of the diverse communities they serve.
This will harm teachers' ability to foster inclusive, welcoming educational experiences reflective of the diverse communities they serve.
June 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This Supreme Court ruling requires public schools to allow parents to opt their children out of lessons that don't align with their families' religious beliefs.
This will harm teachers' ability to foster inclusive, welcoming educational experiences reflective of the diverse communities they serve.
This will harm teachers' ability to foster inclusive, welcoming educational experiences reflective of the diverse communities they serve.
Unfathomable that teaching about the culture of our students and families is something that other students can opt out of. Meanwhile religions are allowed to be taught about to everyone. Unbelievably harmful to all groups on all sides.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled public schools must allow opt-outs from any lesson parents believe will interfere with their child's religious development, including LGBTQ-themed materials.
This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.
This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.
June 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Unfathomable that teaching about the culture of our students and families is something that other students can opt out of. Meanwhile religions are allowed to be taught about to everyone. Unbelievably harmful to all groups on all sides.
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Let's reframe our entire conversation on what makes a community safe.
It's not the visible presence of enforcement, but the tangible absence of poverty.
The clearest path to get there is through commitments to affordable housing and high-quality public education for everyone.
EVERYONE.
It's not the visible presence of enforcement, but the tangible absence of poverty.
The clearest path to get there is through commitments to affordable housing and high-quality public education for everyone.
EVERYONE.
June 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Let's reframe our entire conversation on what makes a community safe.
It's not the visible presence of enforcement, but the tangible absence of poverty.
The clearest path to get there is through commitments to affordable housing and high-quality public education for everyone.
EVERYONE.
It's not the visible presence of enforcement, but the tangible absence of poverty.
The clearest path to get there is through commitments to affordable housing and high-quality public education for everyone.
EVERYONE.
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And here in MT just a big fuck you to all us "lower class" citizens.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And here in MT just a big fuck you to all us "lower class" citizens.
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Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history.
This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.
This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.
June 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history.
This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.
This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.
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Justice Sotomayor is right: Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Denying trans youth the right to essential medical care is denying them the future they deserve.
Denying trans youth the right to essential medical care is denying them the future they deserve.
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Justice Sotomayor is right: Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Denying trans youth the right to essential medical care is denying them the future they deserve.
Denying trans youth the right to essential medical care is denying them the future they deserve.
As usual I am forever grateful to live in the state of Maryland
Several states have adopted shield laws to protect providers of gender affirming care, including from out-of-state actors who want to punish them for treating ban-state residents. Some states cover repro but not GAC. Know your state’s law & advocate for your state leaders to strengthen protections
Shield Laws for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care: A State Law Guide | UCLA Law
UCLA Law's Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy has produced the comprehensive "Shield Laws for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care: A State Law Guide."
law.ucla.edu
June 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
As usual I am forever grateful to live in the state of Maryland