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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
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Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
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Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired
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Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.
September 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.
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When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.
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Leg braces - $20-$30k, I’ve had at LEAST 6 leg braces.
Wheelchairs - $5k for manual with no bells and whistles, I’ve had 2
Medications - anywhere between $100-$2000 /month pending health issues
Surgeries - 19 surgeries $40k to - $1m inc. hospital stays
I had polio. This is the cost.
Wheelchairs - $5k for manual with no bells and whistles, I’ve had 2
Medications - anywhere between $100-$2000 /month pending health issues
Surgeries - 19 surgeries $40k to - $1m inc. hospital stays
I had polio. This is the cost.
September 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Leg braces - $20-$30k, I’ve had at LEAST 6 leg braces.
Wheelchairs - $5k for manual with no bells and whistles, I’ve had 2
Medications - anywhere between $100-$2000 /month pending health issues
Surgeries - 19 surgeries $40k to - $1m inc. hospital stays
I had polio. This is the cost.
Wheelchairs - $5k for manual with no bells and whistles, I’ve had 2
Medications - anywhere between $100-$2000 /month pending health issues
Surgeries - 19 surgeries $40k to - $1m inc. hospital stays
I had polio. This is the cost.
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I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
September 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
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why can't the democrat messaging on trans people be "no, we are not going to force children to undergo genital inspections in order to play sports"
August 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
why can't the democrat messaging on trans people be "no, we are not going to force children to undergo genital inspections in order to play sports"
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As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
August 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
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UPDATE: Texas Dems have now launched a livestream of the House chamber. x.com/texashdc/sta...
WILD situation in Texas right now: The House Speaker has required Dems, who just returned from their out-of-state quorum break, to have police escorts once they leave the chamber. One Dem is refusing to leave the House floor with escort, and GOP leaders have blocked press access to the chamber.
August 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
UPDATE: Texas Dems have now launched a livestream of the House chamber. x.com/texashdc/sta...
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ICE now has 3x more funding than the United States Marine Corps. Our hard-earned taxpayer money. Over $170+ billion handed over, and for what?
To rip families apart. To instill fear. To dismantle the very virtues by which this country was built. To help the rich get richer.
To rip families apart. To instill fear. To dismantle the very virtues by which this country was built. To help the rich get richer.
July 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE now has 3x more funding than the United States Marine Corps. Our hard-earned taxpayer money. Over $170+ billion handed over, and for what?
To rip families apart. To instill fear. To dismantle the very virtues by which this country was built. To help the rich get richer.
To rip families apart. To instill fear. To dismantle the very virtues by which this country was built. To help the rich get richer.
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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In 150 days we have had 5 Democratic lawmakers arrested by ICE.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING???
God this is MADDENING.
We have NO ONE in office ready to lead mass movements to overthrow tyranny.
FUCK THEM ALL.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING???
God this is MADDENING.
We have NO ONE in office ready to lead mass movements to overthrow tyranny.
FUCK THEM ALL.
June 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In 150 days we have had 5 Democratic lawmakers arrested by ICE.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING???
God this is MADDENING.
We have NO ONE in office ready to lead mass movements to overthrow tyranny.
FUCK THEM ALL.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING???
God this is MADDENING.
We have NO ONE in office ready to lead mass movements to overthrow tyranny.
FUCK THEM ALL.
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It is time for state and local governments to arrest masked officers who won’t produce warrants and who have no proof someone is undocumented.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It is time for state and local governments to arrest masked officers who won’t produce warrants and who have no proof someone is undocumented.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark)
Judge Hannah Dugan (WI)
Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC)
This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark)
Judge Hannah Dugan (WI)
Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC)
This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.
June 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark)
Judge Hannah Dugan (WI)
Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC)
This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark)
Judge Hannah Dugan (WI)
Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC)
This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.
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Honestly, I get that we need these stories, but, like, the actual story is: Everyone with half a brain knew this — and many, many people said it — but Stephen Miller doesn’t care. And Donald Trump let him start implementing this stupid, hateful plan.
June 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Honestly, I get that we need these stories, but, like, the actual story is: Everyone with half a brain knew this — and many, many people said it — but Stephen Miller doesn’t care. And Donald Trump let him start implementing this stupid, hateful plan.
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the thing about the "don't give them the excuse they're looking for" line is that they're not fucking waiting for one, they're not bound by permission or truth or honor or consistency or any kind of legitimacy or rules, they're not fucking vampires, you can't keep them at bay by not inviting them in
June 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the thing about the "don't give them the excuse they're looking for" line is that they're not fucking waiting for one, they're not bound by permission or truth or honor or consistency or any kind of legitimacy or rules, they're not fucking vampires, you can't keep them at bay by not inviting them in
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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You have no obligation to defend or explain the behavior of random street protesters. We have a lawless government that is flagrantly violating its legal, moral, even philosophical obligations to us. Everything else is secondary
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You have no obligation to defend or explain the behavior of random street protesters. We have a lawless government that is flagrantly violating its legal, moral, even philosophical obligations to us. Everything else is secondary
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This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
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The point wasn’t to make the economy better or create a better America for everyone.
The point was to dismantle the country and sell it off to the highest bidders.
The point was to dismantle the country and sell it off to the highest bidders.
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The point wasn’t to make the economy better or create a better America for everyone.
The point was to dismantle the country and sell it off to the highest bidders.
The point was to dismantle the country and sell it off to the highest bidders.
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
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We've reached the point where Republicans are flying to El Salvador to visit one of the most vicious prisons in the world to have photo ops so they can prove their loyalty to the President of the United States.
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We've reached the point where Republicans are flying to El Salvador to visit one of the most vicious prisons in the world to have photo ops so they can prove their loyalty to the President of the United States.