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"Do not give in to adversity, do not trust in prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases." ~ Seneca
Do not obey in advance. Resist. 💙
Do you see "his highness" double checking that the blood has been thoroughly rinsed off of his hands?
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Why does this feel like a rug pull to me?
HOLY SHIT, THE SENATE JUST VOTED TO APPROVE THE EPSTEIN BILL!!! SIGN IT, TRUMP!

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

And then resign.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Meet the family!
The Otter Core we need
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The message seems to be that one must love one's own country before one can love any other. But this week let us do whatever small act we can to "Love Ukraine."

Poetry • by Volodymyr Sosiura

Reminder: 🇷🇺Their goal isn't territory! Their goal is the elimination of Ukraine as a nation!

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November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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The relentlessly opportunistic Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't had a change of heart, much less politics. She is just literate enough to read the writing on the wall. She knows that Trump is damaged goods now. So she may have taken to singing like a bird, but she's really just a canary in a coal mine.
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More of this please.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Hey Megyn Kelly,

14-year-old Eloise would like a word:

“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”

Sound up! 🔥🔊

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November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Fuck those bigots...they don't know the fun they're missing out on. This isn't "sexual" or "grooming"... it's just humans living their best life. Celebrating the diversity and absurdity and fearlessness of the human condition.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The amazing thing about this admin is the corruption is so literal and so overt — in many cases, it’s just a direct transfer of taxpayer dollars to themselves and other b-villains from the show, like this is all completely normal, bc they can’t be bothered to extort corporations & interest groups
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ffs.
Dementia J. Trump can’t even get through a sentence when all he has to do is read it. This is guy is sundowning pretty fast. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.

It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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On the Senate Dems Courageously Caving to the GOP
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am in a red "welfare" state. I support blue "donor" states turning off the tap.
Soft secession

Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Now this is how to put a curse on someone, lol.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.

*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This!
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.

YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Precisely.
New ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now, thanks for reading & sharing, link to subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.

Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.

No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.

[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
Islamic Center of Charlotte in Charlotte NC. Would help feed a starving baby no hesitation 🥰🥰🥰 #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #testingyourchurch #church #faith #religion #baby #hungrybabytest #viral #viralvid...
TikTok video by Nikalie 🌈
www.tiktok.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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“Trump died on December 8, three weeks before Christmas. The news broke during evening programming. Within three hours, coverage had settled into rhythm: the same footage, the same talking heads, the same speculation. No one yet understood what his death would reveal.”

My newest piece:
After the Front Man
The System Trump Revealed by Dying
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!

Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.

We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM