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Shout out to Heather Cox Richardson! Thank you for your consistent and incredible work!
July 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Shout out to Heather Cox Richardson! Thank you for your consistent and incredible work!
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We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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“Americans have always been … willing to accept a certain degree of racial injustice to make them feel safe. The failure … to protect Black Americans from this violence is a feature of our society, not a bug.”
They can erase history.
But not living memory.
Remember.
apple.news/AuBRkXuiUTBO...
They can erase history.
But not living memory.
Remember.
apple.news/AuBRkXuiUTBO...
The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country — TIME
ON JUNE 7, 2020, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS MADE HIS last public appearance at the Black Lives Matter mural, painted on the road adjacent to the White House. He was so moved by the mural that he wanted...
apple.news
May 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Americans have always been … willing to accept a certain degree of racial injustice to make them feel safe. The failure … to protect Black Americans from this violence is a feature of our society, not a bug.”
They can erase history.
But not living memory.
Remember.
apple.news/AuBRkXuiUTBO...
They can erase history.
But not living memory.
Remember.
apple.news/AuBRkXuiUTBO...
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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Ryan Walters is forcing religion & bibles into Oklahoma public schools—it’s unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, SCOTUS is weighing whether taxpayer money can fund an Oklahoma Catholic charter. If they let it slide, expect a flood of state-funded religious schools in more red states. The stakes are huge.
Meanwhile, SCOTUS is weighing whether taxpayer money can fund an Oklahoma Catholic charter. If they let it slide, expect a flood of state-funded religious schools in more red states. The stakes are huge.
March 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ryan Walters is forcing religion & bibles into Oklahoma public schools—it’s unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, SCOTUS is weighing whether taxpayer money can fund an Oklahoma Catholic charter. If they let it slide, expect a flood of state-funded religious schools in more red states. The stakes are huge.
Meanwhile, SCOTUS is weighing whether taxpayer money can fund an Oklahoma Catholic charter. If they let it slide, expect a flood of state-funded religious schools in more red states. The stakes are huge.
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I'll give Musk & Trump credit for one thing: they've made Ted Cruz completely inconsequential and forgettable.
February 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'll give Musk & Trump credit for one thing: they've made Ted Cruz completely inconsequential and forgettable.
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Focus on the positive: this has overall been a very bad week for Trump!
* he is falling in the polls - both his favorability and his policies
* he lost his first Supreme Court case on firing an watchdog, setting the way for others fired to fight back
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* he is falling in the polls - both his favorability and his policies
* he lost his first Supreme Court case on firing an watchdog, setting the way for others fired to fight back
1/
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Focus on the positive: this has overall been a very bad week for Trump!
* he is falling in the polls - both his favorability and his policies
* he lost his first Supreme Court case on firing an watchdog, setting the way for others fired to fight back
1/
* he is falling in the polls - both his favorability and his policies
* he lost his first Supreme Court case on firing an watchdog, setting the way for others fired to fight back
1/
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"The new reporting shows that, after the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals..." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"The new reporting shows that, after the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals..." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
A whole new chicken and egg dilemma is on deck for the anti-vax crowd.
USDA granted conditional approval of Zoetis' bird flu vaccine for chickens, company says - but hasn't said whether/how it will be used yet: www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/h...
Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture | CNN
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an outbreak of a newer variant ravages poultry flocks, contributing to the sky ...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A whole new chicken and egg dilemma is on deck for the anti-vax crowd.
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Stupid take from Newsweek.
Civics Lesson in two tweets: Judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, ensuring that courts can check executive overreach. Labeling judicial decisions as "resistance" undermines this balance and threatens the rule of law.
Civics Lesson in two tweets: Judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, ensuring that courts can check executive overreach. Labeling judicial decisions as "resistance" undermines this balance and threatens the rule of law.
The Judicial 'Resistance' Is Setting Itself Up for an Epic Smackdown
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are going to prevail in this separation-of-powers battle royale.
www.newsweek.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Stupid take from Newsweek.
Civics Lesson in two tweets: Judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, ensuring that courts can check executive overreach. Labeling judicial decisions as "resistance" undermines this balance and threatens the rule of law.
Civics Lesson in two tweets: Judicial independence is a cornerstone of democracy, ensuring that courts can check executive overreach. Labeling judicial decisions as "resistance" undermines this balance and threatens the rule of law.
I hope NOLA gives him the welcome he deserves.
Selfish dick to ruin Super Bowl by making it all about himself.
February 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I hope NOLA gives him the welcome he deserves.
Good job on the sternly worded letter and request for information @ossoff.bsky.social - maybe you could stop green lighting Trump’s cabinet noms while you’re waiting for a response?
Sen. Ossoff is warning that Elon Musk’s access to Americans’ sensitive personal information could put our national security at risk.
Read more: www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releas...
Read more: www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releas...
February 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Good job on the sternly worded letter and request for information @ossoff.bsky.social - maybe you could stop green lighting Trump’s cabinet noms while you’re waiting for a response?
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Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...
Georgia voters, Jon Ossoff has a tough fight in his 2026 re-election to the US Senate. How is he fighting for us right now? I want him to step up and into the breach but I’m not seeing it. What can we do to encourage him to be more than Brian Kemp-light?
January 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Georgia voters, Jon Ossoff has a tough fight in his 2026 re-election to the US Senate. How is he fighting for us right now? I want him to step up and into the breach but I’m not seeing it. What can we do to encourage him to be more than Brian Kemp-light?
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She is so fucking gross. Tennessee deserves better it just doesn’t know what it’s like not to spend every day punching yourself in the face.
Blackburn: "I want to say to Mark Zuckerberg: If he has jumped on the red pill, then by all means, call my office today and let's look at the issue of censorship... if he's chomping on the red pill, if he's been converted... then give me a call. I'd love to have a conversation"
January 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
She is so fucking gross. Tennessee deserves better it just doesn’t know what it’s like not to spend every day punching yourself in the face.
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I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false.
As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
January 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false.
As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
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If I was Beyoncé or Taylor Swift, I’d schedule a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity in honour of Jimmy Carter on Jan 20th starting at noon. Just a suggestion.
December 31, 2024 at 3:33 AM
If I was Beyoncé or Taylor Swift, I’d schedule a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity in honour of Jimmy Carter on Jan 20th starting at noon. Just a suggestion.
I hope Hunter gets a quickie ambassadorship for Christmas. Somewhere with nice weather in Jan.
December 3, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I hope Hunter gets a quickie ambassadorship for Christmas. Somewhere with nice weather in Jan.
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PCE inflation has fallen to 2.1%—nearly at its 2% target—and incomes are up nearly $4,000.
The economy has grown 12.6% under President Biden—more than any presidential term this century.
16 million jobs created and the lowest unemployment in 50 years.
🚨 Do not let Trump take any credit for this.
The economy has grown 12.6% under President Biden—more than any presidential term this century.
16 million jobs created and the lowest unemployment in 50 years.
🚨 Do not let Trump take any credit for this.
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
PCE inflation has fallen to 2.1%—nearly at its 2% target—and incomes are up nearly $4,000.
The economy has grown 12.6% under President Biden—more than any presidential term this century.
16 million jobs created and the lowest unemployment in 50 years.
🚨 Do not let Trump take any credit for this.
The economy has grown 12.6% under President Biden—more than any presidential term this century.
16 million jobs created and the lowest unemployment in 50 years.
🚨 Do not let Trump take any credit for this.
Good point.
If Matt Gaetz DIDNT rape a minor, the GOP would have released the report.
Just fyi
Just fyi
November 21, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Good point.