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In other words: They lied.
August 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In other words: They lied.
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It’s a tale as old as time.
Demonize and dehumanize your enemies.
Demonize and dehumanize your enemies.
August 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s a tale as old as time.
Demonize and dehumanize your enemies.
Demonize and dehumanize your enemies.
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The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
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At its core, the Whitehouse program of sadism is centered around this group and they call themselves....'Christians'.
August 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
At its core, the Whitehouse program of sadism is centered around this group and they call themselves....'Christians'.
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We're in court today challenging a Texas law that requires all public K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
Public school is for learning, not evangelizing.
Public school is for learning, not evangelizing.
August 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We're in court today challenging a Texas law that requires all public K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
Public school is for learning, not evangelizing.
Public school is for learning, not evangelizing.
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
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So clearly an assault on basic privacy rights that the government is doing to create harm. What a joke of a ruling.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data
Court refuses to block ‘department of government efficiency’ from accessing data such as citizenship status
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So clearly an assault on basic privacy rights that the government is doing to create harm. What a joke of a ruling.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on October 15 in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting battle. The Court will be centering on whether the state’s creation of a second majority-minority congressional district under the Voting Rights Act violates the U.S. Constitution.
August 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on October 15 in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting battle. The Court will be centering on whether the state’s creation of a second majority-minority congressional district under the Voting Rights Act violates the U.S. Constitution.
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There is no emergency with *every other nation in the world* on imports that would require president to make taxes without congress, thus they are illegal
There is no emergency on streets of LA or DC that would require president to nationalize & deploy National Guard, thus these actions are illegal
There is no emergency on streets of LA or DC that would require president to nationalize & deploy National Guard, thus these actions are illegal
August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There is no emergency with *every other nation in the world* on imports that would require president to make taxes without congress, thus they are illegal
There is no emergency on streets of LA or DC that would require president to nationalize & deploy National Guard, thus these actions are illegal
There is no emergency on streets of LA or DC that would require president to nationalize & deploy National Guard, thus these actions are illegal
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A Message to the useful idiot that🤨 said he'd end the war on day one!👇🏼
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August 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A Message to the useful idiot that🤨 said he'd end the war on day one!👇🏼
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Next week Florida is planning to execute Kayle Bates despite glaring issues in his case, including racial bias, the absence of critical DNA testing, jury misconduct, and ineffective legal counsel.
August 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Next week Florida is planning to execute Kayle Bates despite glaring issues in his case, including racial bias, the absence of critical DNA testing, jury misconduct, and ineffective legal counsel.
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Seems like a pattern www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-la...
GOP Lawmaker Accused Of Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material Resigns From Office
South Carolina lawmaker RJ May is accused of exchanging 220 different files of toddlers and young children involved in sex acts on the Kik social media network in 2024.
www.huffpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Seems like a pattern www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-la...
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My experiences growing up on Cleveland’s Southeast Side shape how I approach public safety as mayor. We need well-funded yet accountable safety forces AND well-resourced community programs and supports.
It’s working and we’ve got the receipts. www.bet.com/article/bgeo...
It’s working and we’ve got the receipts. www.bet.com/article/bgeo...
How Mayor Justin Bibb Helped Cut Cleveland’s Homicide Rate by Nearly 50%
With a radical approach to safety, youth programs, and real-time responsiveness, the 38-year-old mayor is leading Cleveland’s comeback—with receipts.
www.bet.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My experiences growing up on Cleveland’s Southeast Side shape how I approach public safety as mayor. We need well-funded yet accountable safety forces AND well-resourced community programs and supports.
It’s working and we’ve got the receipts. www.bet.com/article/bgeo...
It’s working and we’ve got the receipts. www.bet.com/article/bgeo...
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It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know.
youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ
youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ
What is Due Process?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know.
youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ
youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ
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Please read and repost 👇
August 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Please read and repost 👇
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A shocking investigation, published in August 2024, revealed a well-funded, right-wing campaign to criminalize homelessness across the country. It’s a cruel and counterproductive effort, and looking at where we are today, it’s working. 1/10
Inside the Right’s War on the Homeless
How one Trumpist tech mogul pushed a crackdown on the unhoused all the way to the Supreme Court.
inthesetimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A shocking investigation, published in August 2024, revealed a well-funded, right-wing campaign to criminalize homelessness across the country. It’s a cruel and counterproductive effort, and looking at where we are today, it’s working. 1/10
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) called President Trump’s use of the National Guard to police D.C. a “deeply dangerous” move that “lacks seriousness.”
“These actions by the president lack both data and a battle plan,” Moore said.
“These actions by the president lack both data and a battle plan,” Moore said.
Live updates: Bowser calls Trump’s takeover of D.C. police department ‘unsettling and unprecedented’
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term and the Republican-led Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) called President Trump’s use of the National Guard to police D.C. a “deeply dangerous” move that “lacks seriousness.”
“These actions by the president lack both data and a battle plan,” Moore said.
“These actions by the president lack both data and a battle plan,” Moore said.
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Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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August 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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