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"It gives the government tools to pick and choose who they want to punish." Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova explains how government targeting of marginalized people builds the tools to persecute anyone the government decides is a problem.
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”
April 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The allegations in the multibillion-dollar case sound familiar: A voting-tech company accuses Fox News of defamation for false claims it broadcast about rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election. n.pr/3Km0Bwk
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December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ+ leadership conference for his contributions to equality
He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
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December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The instinct to flee is not new in American life. But the scale, and the kinds of people considering it in the Trump era, reflect something different.
More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise
The instinct to flee is not new in American life. But the scale, and the kinds of people considering it in the Trump era, reflect something different.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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While Georgia may have refrained from passing new anti-voting laws this year, state Republicans have opted for a different scheme: laying the groundwork to pass an avalanche of voter suppression laws next year that could radically alter elections.
https://bit.ly/4rmEzKh
Georgia Republicans and the Trump Administration Are Working to Undermine the 2026 Elections
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Hegseth’s spokesman has now moved to goalposts to another stadium.
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.

“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.

With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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“Trump says they care so much about stopping drugs from coming in they're going to 💣 guys on a fishing boat— but set free the guy who ran the cartel?”

@abbydphillip asks the right Q as Lydia moynihan defends the indefensible & Pete Hague-Seth throws Admiral Bradley under the bus.
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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What a bunch of shady creepers.
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A majority of corporations donating to Donald Trump's golden ballroom are represented by 3 lobbying firms — firms lobbying the government on a range of issues.

I’m demanding answers on the glaring ethical concerns with this disastrous project that destroyed the East Wing.
Majority of corporate Trump ballroom donors represented by 3 lobbying firms, watchdog says
Lobbyists from the three firms mingled with top tech executives and President Trump at a dinner for White House ballroom donors last month.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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A U.S. appeals court rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor.
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor were illegal and she's disqualified.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The shoot first, ask questions later Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

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December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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HIV stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to care, but storytelling can shift culture.

This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Opinion: World AIDS Day is about coming together to remember loved ones and share in shared pain. But it is also about recommitting to the fight to ensure that we move forward, rejecting a deadly return to government inaction, argues Jeremiah Johnson and Maxx Boykin.
The Trump administration is choosing silence on World AIDS Day, but we're showing up louder than ever
Opinion: World AIDS Day is about coming together to remember loved ones and share in shared pain. But it is also about recommitting to the fight to ensure that we move forward, rejecting a deadly return to government inaction, argues Jeremiah Johnson and Maxx Boykin.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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In the wake of the longest government shutdown in US history, an ongoing self-inflicted tariff war, and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump’s approval rating has cratered to 36 percent.

Also tanking? His meme coins.
Trump's brand is tanking
His approval rating with voters has cratered to its lowest level of his second term—and that's not all.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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The Trumps are using the Oval Office as their own personal ATM machine, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.

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December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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An Indiana legislator opposed President Trump’s push for the state to redraw its congressional map to gain GOP seats in next year’s midterms. Harassment followed. “I’d rather my house not get firebombed,” the lawmaker told @russellberman.bsky.social.
‘I’d Rather My House Not Get Firebombed’
He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM