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lifting the veil
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A lot of young people think both parties are the same, that all politicians are corrupt. But I call bullsht.

Republicans are fine with #ICELawlessness, fine with pregnant US Citizens & immigrants alike being brutalized leading to miscarriages.

Dems are fighting back!

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UFomjX/
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Are all politicians the same?

Not one Republican lawmaker is standing up for the Constitution, for due process & for human rights.

It's only Democratic lawmakers standing up for democracy, for rule of law & against #ICELawlessness, injustice & corruption.

Let your kids know there is a difference!
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Rep Jason Crow said in response to Trump's 'death' threats for video encouraging troops to refuse illegal orders. “This moment requires moral clarity. Every American, regardless of your background, should unite and reject his calls for political violence.”
coloradonewsline.com/briefs/trump...
Trump threatens Rep. Crow with 'death' for video encouraging troops to refuse illegal orders | Colorado Newsline
President Trump threatened U.S. Rep. Jason Crow with arrest and execution for his appearance in a video with other Democratic lawmakers.
coloradonewsline.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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I like to teach with the living wage calculator from MIT. In Pittsburgh ( 'most livable city') a single person with no kids needs to clear $3000 a month take home pay. and that's just not happening in service or care work (1 in 4 jobs)
livingwage.mit.edu
Living Wage Calculator
livingwage.mit.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A single person making minimum wage in NYC has a monthly take-home pay of around $2,200.

Good thing food, rent, clothing, healthcare, & transportation cost less than $200! 🙃

"People don't want to work," they say...
"Why don't more people have children," they say...
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
i concur
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Conservative Lawyer??
I wish the press would stop calling these fascist MAGA thugs conservatives👿👇🏼 THE reality is there are no conservatives in the MAGA movement 🤨 Apparently they don't know the meaning of the word😠👇🏼
Meet the conservative lawyer causing headaches for major news networks
Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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It does!

Remove, replace, prosecute, incarcerate the orange tyrant wannabe!
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Despite the Republican bullshit this so-called CR continuing resolution was not clean at all they added in all sorts of shit like this! 😠👇🏼
What will a ban on most US hemp products mean?
Ban forbids all products that contain more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per package – a trace amount present in most CBD products
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Jamal Khashoggi came from a prominent Saudi family but fled his country in June, 2017, after he'd become increasingly critical of his government. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018. n.pr/43JW7WJ
Opinion: Jamal Khashoggi's words live forever
Jamal Khashoggi came from a prominent Saudi family but fled his country in June, 2017, after he'd become increasingly critical of his government. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Tesla driver dies after fiery crash in Arizona suburb share.google/1PC69hm93iS9...
Tesla driver dies after fiery crash in Arizona suburb
A Tesla driver died after crashing at a Buckeye, Arizona intersection Tuesday evening. The vehicle burst into flames, requiring hazmat crews to help.
share.google
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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2/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture typically attributes bird flu outbreaks to cases where farmers have not done enough to protect flocks from contamination by wild birds.

But that's not what happened here.
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.

And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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European leaders responded to the 28-point peace plan and unanimously reaffirmed their support for Ukraine.
Any peace plan must be fair and sustainable — made with Ukraine and for Ukraine.

Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine🧵
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Had the same response and showed up at my MAGA rep's office to complain that I didn't want to die if the cancer recurred because of the Trump administration's sadism - not that my congressman cares. And per my oncologist cancers like uterine and ovarian are treated worse - they're considered DEI
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Those who die of unforgivably preventable diseases thru being unvaxxed or having clinical trial cut off should have "Death by RFK Jr" noted as their cause of death
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I work in cancer research (I search people’s charts and file relevant information to be useful later) and the harm RFK Jr has done, is doing, and will do is sickening and harms patients daily.

I hope one day RFK Jr is unable to get the help he needs because of research he prevented from happening.
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM