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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Atlantic and NYT lost their minds if there was so much as a trigger warning in classes. Now, professors and Deans are being fired for a class that discussed the existence of trans people and those same publications are quiet. It was never about free speech.

www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings
After the video fueled outrage, two college leaders were removed from their administrative roles for approving plans to teach content inconsistent with the course’s published description.
www.texastribune.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Keep an eye out!

As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities.

Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.
December 12, 2024 at 2:52 AM
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September 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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they fired people contributing to cancer research
FBI, DEA and other law enforcement recorded in Georgetown walking around

“There’s not much going on around here… maybe they’re practicing”
August 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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after a very frustrating call with Visa (US+CAN), I was told that Visa would like inquiries relating to using their bargaining power to destroy adult media to be sent, via email, to

askvisa@visa.com

they asked. to be sent. emails. you know what to do.
Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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hi, cis folks!

the senate budget bill is out & this version still contains a prohibition against lifesaving trans healthcare for medicaid/CHIP—that's 275,000 people!

if you're willing to stand with trans folks, please call your senators—no matter who. follow the thread for context & scripts.🧵
June 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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California Senator Alex Padilla was physically assaulted by federal law enforcement and detained for attempting to attend DHS secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in LA.
June 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Don’t let the arrest of a Federal Judge distract you from the announcement that ICE can enter anyone’s home without a warrant to look for migrants.
April 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Opinion | You should stop being distracted by the things that only affect a small 49% of the population
April 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Money corrupts, and money in politics corrupts completely.
April 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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No Other Land depicts the horrifying violence Palestinians in the West Bank endure under apartheid.

Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces.

People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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What the actual fuck are these Democrats doing? This is full on collaboration that will enable Trump to shut down any website or online service he dislikes.
NEW: As early as next week, Senators plan to introduce the first bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230, the landmark internet law

I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
March 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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It's clear Chuck Schumer is not cut out to lead the senate Democrats. There needs to be a vote of no confidence and he needs to be replaced with someone willing to fight. Trump and Elon are dismantling democracy while Schumer whines and capitulates.
March 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Yet every time a retirement age is suggested we get pearlclutching about Bernie and Warren, etc.

These people working this long in government is not the win you think it is. Look at the guy who just died of cancer. Refused to step aside per their duty, and the seat's empty now. They NEED to RETIRE.
Chuck Schumer is 74 years old. Nancy Pelosi is 84.

The median age of the US Senate is 64 years old.

US retirement age is 67, US life expectancy is 79.

Imagine leaders who literally, viscerally do not give a single shit about what happens in 10 years because they won't live that long.
March 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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these are the names of young Black men who were "found dead" after the Ferguson uprising following the murder of Michael Brown in 2014. Edward Crawford Jr. is in the famous image below. his death was ruled a suicide.

our gov't is not new to silencing activists. the least we can do is remember them.
March 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Elons wealth has increased to 385 billion since this was made

Now it would take 5.5 million years
February 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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This is all illegal. It should also terrify you. These are police state tactics. Where is due process? What's the definition of "supporting Hamas?" Does it mean being pro-Palestinian? Anti-Israel? Anti-genocide? Using slogans the admin doesn't like? Who will they target next?

It could be you.
UPDATE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has now commented on the Trump admin’s detaining & attempted green card revocation of a Columbia Gaza encampment student negotiator:
“We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.

Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.

His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
March 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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1) Trans people are less than 1% of the population. In any given jurisdiction you’d have 1 trans athlete competing against…who exactly?
2) “Basic rights” include the ability to participate in public life like playing sports or using locker rooms
3) The right has completely fabricated this “problem”
March 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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4.) I do not believe the GOP will stop if we appease them. I think they will pocket any concessions without saying thank you then screw us harder. It is Order 227 time.

5.) They literally are not smart enough to bargain with. They are upset now because they think Joe Biden made mice trans.
1) Trans people are less than 1% of the population. In any given jurisdiction you’d have 1 trans athlete competing against…who exactly?
2) “Basic rights” include the ability to participate in public life like playing sports or using locker rooms
3) The right has completely fabricated this “problem”
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Dear Media:

Halting all aid to Gaza is not "pressuring Hamas." Collective punishment is a war crime. Starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. Withholding medical care is a war crime. None of this is remotely controversial actually. Israel is doing war crimes, not "pressuring Hamas."
March 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM