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Decriminalizing sex work would ALSO help against many of the criminal abuses I'm glad to see so many caring about of late.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Decriminalizing sex work would ALSO help against many of the criminal abuses I'm glad to see so many caring about of late.
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A great example of a media (and a newspaper) that isn't fit for purpose. When your framing of a story is this disingenuous, you are choosing to side with the abuser.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A great example of a media (and a newspaper) that isn't fit for purpose. When your framing of a story is this disingenuous, you are choosing to side with the abuser.
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You know what would have fixed this? Universal healthcare and UBI. Plus supportive housing for at least homeless CHILDREN.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
You know what would have fixed this? Universal healthcare and UBI. Plus supportive housing for at least homeless CHILDREN.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
And this is why rich and powerful men don’t want us to have those things. Poor young people are prey to them.
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This is exactly why sex workers rights activists have been screaming that the best way to prevent people from being exploited in the first place is to offer them safety and security and access to basic needs.
The fewer the resources one has, the more vulnerable one becomes
The fewer the resources one has, the more vulnerable one becomes
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is exactly why sex workers rights activists have been screaming that the best way to prevent people from being exploited in the first place is to offer them safety and security and access to basic needs.
The fewer the resources one has, the more vulnerable one becomes
The fewer the resources one has, the more vulnerable one becomes
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If only our society took major crimes by rich people as seriously as minor crimes by poor people. Ideally more seriously. But as seriously would be a big improvement.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If only our society took major crimes by rich people as seriously as minor crimes by poor people. Ideally more seriously. But as seriously would be a big improvement.
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This!
This shit is crazy, just the rumor of Drake liking lil girls or being weird with em was enough to change his entire reputation in the Black community.
But in the white community, these muhfuckas are OPENLY giving cover to KNOWN pedos.
HOW CAN I TRUST Y'ALL????
But in the white community, these muhfuckas are OPENLY giving cover to KNOWN pedos.
HOW CAN I TRUST Y'ALL????
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This!
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It’s never ever ever about really making people safe.
To be clear, you should NOT choke people, that’s a VERY dangerous thing to do.
But this is not going to protect a single person. Only harm.
To be clear, you should NOT choke people, that’s a VERY dangerous thing to do.
But this is not going to protect a single person. Only harm.
Hidden in the controversial about UK "choking ban" proposal are a host of even more egregious proposals that could:
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
Moral panic about rough sex gives way to censorship in the UK
British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.
reason.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It’s never ever ever about really making people safe.
To be clear, you should NOT choke people, that’s a VERY dangerous thing to do.
But this is not going to protect a single person. Only harm.
To be clear, you should NOT choke people, that’s a VERY dangerous thing to do.
But this is not going to protect a single person. Only harm.
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As reflected in today’s news, the rightwing basically feels there’s no way for a woman to exercise any of her innate sexual agency without it being A THREAT to them.
The only acceptable use of a woman’s sexuality is: if she’s being exploited against her will by people who have power over her.
The only acceptable use of a woman’s sexuality is: if she’s being exploited against her will by people who have power over her.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
As reflected in today’s news, the rightwing basically feels there’s no way for a woman to exercise any of her innate sexual agency without it being A THREAT to them.
The only acceptable use of a woman’s sexuality is: if she’s being exploited against her will by people who have power over her.
The only acceptable use of a woman’s sexuality is: if she’s being exploited against her will by people who have power over her.
No matter how much you hate Democrats, you can always hate them more
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
No matter how much you hate Democrats, you can always hate them more
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It is interesting how whenever I raise Bernie's (frankly terrible) record on immigration, people who call themselves leftists immediately jump into my mentions and start spewing right wing anti-immigrant talking points.
Let me be absolutely clear:
Let me be absolutely clear:
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It is interesting how whenever I raise Bernie's (frankly terrible) record on immigration, people who call themselves leftists immediately jump into my mentions and start spewing right wing anti-immigrant talking points.
Let me be absolutely clear:
Let me be absolutely clear:
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The vote capitulation was all about protecting Black Friday and the stock portfolios of people with money.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The vote capitulation was all about protecting Black Friday and the stock portfolios of people with money.
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I love how some of the responses to the calling churches for baby formula TikTok lady is people saying with a straight face, 'well, you have to be careful because grifters'.
You think grifters ask for a single small can of baby formula?
You think Jesus would ask for proof of poverty?
You think grifters ask for a single small can of baby formula?
You think Jesus would ask for proof of poverty?
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I love how some of the responses to the calling churches for baby formula TikTok lady is people saying with a straight face, 'well, you have to be careful because grifters'.
You think grifters ask for a single small can of baby formula?
You think Jesus would ask for proof of poverty?
You think grifters ask for a single small can of baby formula?
You think Jesus would ask for proof of poverty?
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In addition to the ACA disaster, in the past week I've gotten email from my chiropractor telling patients they won't be continuing to accept Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and from my Lyme specialist saying they'll no longer accept Aetna or Providence plans.
What the FUCK are we doing here people?
What the FUCK are we doing here people?
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
In addition to the ACA disaster, in the past week I've gotten email from my chiropractor telling patients they won't be continuing to accept Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, and from my Lyme specialist saying they'll no longer accept Aetna or Providence plans.
What the FUCK are we doing here people?
What the FUCK are we doing here people?
Make Chris Van Hollen the minority leader now
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Make Chris Van Hollen the minority leader now
They’re definitely going to make it so that insurance companies don’t have to cover people with pre-existing conditions anymore
Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
They’re definitely going to make it so that insurance companies don’t have to cover people with pre-existing conditions anymore
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For what it's worth, I do basically agree that even pretty good Dem Senators (e.g. Booker) should face a strong primary challenge
Some of them may end up deserving to win those primaries! But they should still have to face them
Some of them may end up deserving to win those primaries! But they should still have to face them
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
For what it's worth, I do basically agree that even pretty good Dem Senators (e.g. Booker) should face a strong primary challenge
Some of them may end up deserving to win those primaries! But they should still have to face them
Some of them may end up deserving to win those primaries! But they should still have to face them
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Ezra Klein finna steal this 😭
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Ezra Klein finna steal this 😭
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Primary everybody
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Primary everybody
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Primary every corporate democrat for killing the ACA
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Primary every corporate democrat for killing the ACA
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The two party system is incompatible with democracy.
We must change our electoral system to restore democracy.
We must change our electoral system to restore democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The two party system is incompatible with democracy.
We must change our electoral system to restore democracy.
We must change our electoral system to restore democracy.
Democrats are gonna cave just for Mike Johnson to not call the house into session until after the December 7th election because he doesn’t want the Epstein files released at all.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Democrats are gonna cave just for Mike Johnson to not call the house into session until after the December 7th election because he doesn’t want the Epstein files released at all.
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So the Democrats SWEPT recent elections, and are celebrating their newfound momentum: by caving in to everything the Republicans wants! Wow that sounds like a really great way to mobilize your base and turn out the voter next year‘s election 🙄🙄🙄
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So the Democrats SWEPT recent elections, and are celebrating their newfound momentum: by caving in to everything the Republicans wants! Wow that sounds like a really great way to mobilize your base and turn out the voter next year‘s election 🙄🙄🙄
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CHUCK SCHUMER, I SWEATER GAWD!
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
CHUCK SCHUMER, I SWEATER GAWD!
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Dems should be all over THIS, not caving on a shutdown and healthcare premiums on which the publicly currently clearly blame Trump and the GOP for.
At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dems should be all over THIS, not caving on a shutdown and healthcare premiums on which the publicly currently clearly blame Trump and the GOP for.
Cruelty is the point with this administration. They hate the poor and they don’t want to hide that fact.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cruelty is the point with this administration. They hate the poor and they don’t want to hide that fact.