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We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe. - Elie Wiesel, in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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What’s that about cutting costs and government efficiency?? Never mind, guess they meant increasing cruelty and waste.
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with direct knowledge of the rations. Within weeks, two of those sources told me, the food, meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be ash. (The sources I spoke with for this story requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions.)
July 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Americans will pay $6 trillion for Trump’s tariffs - the largest tax hike in US history
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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International Women’s Day March in Chicago was a banger! Taking every good excuse I can to yell about rights these days.
Woman protesting in front of Trump Tower Chicago with a sign that says “You Can’t Silence Half the Population”
March 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Truth.

Via @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social on Instagram.
They hate DEI but want to force universities to have ideological diversity. They want unfettered masculinity but want to control women’s bodies. They want free choice but won’t let trans people choose. They want to harden borders but want to transgress borders whenever they wish. They want freedom of speech but won’t allow anyone to criticize them. They demand everyone follow the law but will break it anytime they want. They want everything for themselves and nothing for anyone else.
March 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Signed baseball card of Billy Wagner of the Houston Astros
January 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM