History will put into context everything that is incomprehensible in the moment:

November 10, 2016
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November 8, 2017
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November 15, 2024
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We knew they would take every opportunity to establish fetal personhood, and this is the first.

An executive order attacking trans and nonbinary people is also an attack against pregnant people.

Now that everyone who passed 10th grade biology has had a good laugh that we are all biologically female now, thanks to the “belonging, AT CONCEPTION” language in that EO, let’s strap in for a Constitutional Law 101 primer 🧵

NYers: OTDA just closed the application window for regular HEAP, a federally-funded program that assists with heating fuel costs to low income households, effective TODAY. Guidance does not say why the earlier end date.

If you are in need, applications postmarked or submitted today still count.

I said a few times yesterday: “Resistance isn’t one heroic act. It’s good people consistently doing what they know to be right in the face of circumstances that would have them behave otherwise.” 🧵

Some of us 😒 still love a good fact-checking

The First and Second ladies benefited from immigration policy that allowed them and their families to establish citizenship. Today’s executive orders cancelled asylee’s pending appointments and promised prosecution, expulsion, and fierce military presence at the border. The hypocrisy is unbounded.

Finally, a small horror to combat the large one: the gentle sound of my cat licking each individual pepperoni on the slice of pizza I left abandoned for 8 seconds too long.

“The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress" (MLK) - I wholeheartedly believe in the power of labor movements, not just for the workplace but for society. To build real momentum, we need pro-union and pro-worker legislation.

Let’s share this one more time: advice for US government scientists before the new administration takes over. 🧪🌎

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ABC pundit uncomfortably trying to claim “we will become color-blind and merit-based” is what MLK would have wanted is absolutely WILD

Sound Guy is absolutely delivering with this “technical difficulty.” Unfortunately, he will be black-bagged immediately with Carrie Underwood’s a capella rendition of America The Beautiful drowning out his screams.

“As of today, it will be the official policy of the United States that there are only two genders: male and female.” To the bigoted family who voted for this, it’s why we can’t eat ham together 2x a year anymore. I’m glad you’ll miss us. We’ll be busy missing loved ones gravely impacted by this.

“End Green New Deal and revoke electric mandate” Tesla like:

“We will drill, baby, drill.” Worst Steve Martin impression 👎

“We will not forget our Constitution, and we will not forget Our God…” That has got to be the fastest short term memory loss I have ever witnessed. 1st Amendment was fun while it lasted.

FFS 😅

Unprecedented, preemptive pardons to shield individuals from political persecution for acting in their official capacities to protect public health; uphold principles of justice and rule of law; maintain the integrity of free elections in the US; and stop a literal coup. 🔗: tinyurl.com/NYTpardons