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Been the same thing for way too long.
Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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When WILL we start calling out billionaires instead of letting them pit us against each other?

Cue one of the most telling memes I’ve ever seen (alt text included):
Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.”
September 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Right? This explains it so succinctly that I’ve kept it for years.
Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.”
August 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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James Talarico is telling the truth here. And I’m sharing this perfect encapsulation of part of his message as well:
Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.”
July 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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He’s LITERALLY not the President. Did you mean to thank President Joe Biden, who already said he wouldn’t enforce the ban, or is this all just preliminary pandering to the next boi, whose approval rating **before even taking office** is in the toilet? 🙄 #pandering #itsallBS
A genuine “welcome back” message from TikTok pandering to the not-President for helping keep it open, after TikTok shut itself down in defiance of actual-President Biden’s promise that the ban would not be enforced when they voluntarily bent a knee to the not-yet-President last night, before the ban would even have been effective.
January 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Meanwhile:
Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.”
November 6, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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whitehouse.gov/contact
Voter interference is HAPPENING. If you're concerned about an illegitimate outcome, please TAKE ACTION TO CONTEST IT TODAY.

Screenshots & 2 sample messages are in the alt text here.
#DoNotConcedeKamala

(Thanks to @tirelessfrog on Twitter for original link and 3 screenshots!)
The linked web page, pointing to the option to "Share Your Thoughts with the President". Start here if you want to take action right now! Under "What would you like to discuss?", you can type "Election Security"; it should come up before you finish typing. Select that topic. An example message from @tirelessfrog on Twitter. Here it is in full: "I urge you to recount the election and investigate election interference. Bomb threats have been called into multiple polling locations. Domestic terrorists have burned ballot boxes. Ballots are being discarded. An investigation and recount for this election is urgently needed." My own full message to President Biden today: Mr. President, I strongly urge you to investigate election tampering / interference and demand a recount. Domestic terrorists have burned ballot boxes. Dozens of bomb threats were called in to polling stations, especially in swing states. Even if those threats were deemed non-credible, how many people were unable to vote if polls were closed for the public safety? After months of hinting at "secret" plots, and after record new registrations and exceptional voter turnout, now perhaps 20 million votes cannot be counted or even found? Trump and his team have promised to destroy the US Constitution if they regain the Executive Branch. If you will continue to uphold your oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, you must order a full investigation and ensure that every vote is counted correctly. Remember that, whether you wanted it or not, you also have full immunity for any official action at the moment. Please act NOW and conduct a comprehensive investigation! And if you are willing to remove the Justices who are most definitely not acting in "good Behaviour" (per Article III, Section 1), please do that, too, as is your right.
November 6, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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So right! (Long alt text on the photo with more I want to add)
Picture of an adult bear sitting alone on a grungy concrete floor, leaning its head against the featureless concrete wall in abject misery. Caption reads, “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” While this image is rooted in humankind’s devaluation of non-human life, it is unfortunately also true that many humans devalue the lives of other humans with a different skin color, a different age, or a different artificial “class”. All have the same cause: the idea that some lives matter less, and it is indeed the root of all that is wrong with the world. By truly respecting all lives and recognizing that no equality is possible without first admitting the damage we’ve already done so that we can rectify it and avoid repeating it further, we have a chance to move forward in peace and with true understanding for the first time.
March 6, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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❤️‍🩹🎶
Background of music notes and treble clefs. Foreground says, “May all that has been reduced to noise in you, become music again.”
December 16, 2023 at 8:34 AM
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If you have any elections today, large or small, please vote. All of it can count!

No; voting isn't the cure-all to society's problems, but elections can carry a lot of weight, and they're a good place to start. Seize the moment and make your voice heard!
Vote as if: your skin is not white; your parents need medical care; your spouse is an immigrant; your land is on fire; your child is transgender; your house is flooded; your sister is a victim of gun violence; your brother is gay; your water is unsafe. Because privilege has no place in an election, but empathy does. (graphic meme credited to fb/AudreyLovesParis)
November 7, 2023 at 3:19 PM
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I love this! 🤣💯🎶🍂
Meme by Twitter user @Glitter_Pigeon showing an autumn scene of leaves and trees around a walkway with benches and lit street lamps on the sides. The caption says, “Hello darkness my old friend… Soon you’ll start at 5:00pm” 🎶😂💯
November 5, 2023 at 1:04 AM
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Exactly. 🙄
Six-panel comic exchange: “What is Sunday?” *Daylight Saving Time!* then “Who wants to do it?” *Nobody!* then “Why are we doing it?” *We don’t know!!!*
November 5, 2023 at 12:48 AM
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Be nice to each other (and to those who have gone before us) today.
Cross-stitch artwork saying, “Blessed Samhain” followed by, “The veil is thin and so is my damn patience.”
November 1, 2023 at 7:16 PM
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Image of a wealthy old white man smirking as he watches two ordinary people in a terrarium arguing over their differences, all under the words: “They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war.
October 18, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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And that's an amazing improvement in communication technology! Looking forward to the new experiment ✨🤓

Screenshot of my favorite excerpt is attached, too (with identical alt-text, of course) 🧡
During its journey, Psyche will exchange laser messages with Earth as part of an experiment called Deep Space Optical Communications. Current spacecraft communicate using radio waves, but switching to lasers could increase the bandwidth of deep space transmissions by as much as 100 times. The laser experiment will provide the first demonstration of this novel technology at distances far beyond the moon.
October 17, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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Yee-claw!

Also, here is a blep from another amphibious ocean cutie.
Squish seal, posing with tail raised, on a wet patch of grassy ground, making a playful-looking blep.
October 2, 2023 at 3:14 PM