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your moment of calm, tiny fish school (sound off for burbly kids)
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
your moment of calm, tiny fish school (sound off for burbly kids)
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Oof Stephen Colbert REALLY hates RFK Jr & doesn't care if CBS knows it. 🤣😂
He says: "Now we have ten more months of this show, so I want to give a nonpartisan response here. Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie!
You road-kill-munching, luddite, human slim jim. You're going to kill people!"
He says: "Now we have ten more months of this show, so I want to give a nonpartisan response here. Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie!
You road-kill-munching, luddite, human slim jim. You're going to kill people!"
August 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Oof Stephen Colbert REALLY hates RFK Jr & doesn't care if CBS knows it. 🤣😂
He says: "Now we have ten more months of this show, so I want to give a nonpartisan response here. Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie!
You road-kill-munching, luddite, human slim jim. You're going to kill people!"
He says: "Now we have ten more months of this show, so I want to give a nonpartisan response here. Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie!
You road-kill-munching, luddite, human slim jim. You're going to kill people!"
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Solidarity!
Powerful words from one of our dear HHS colleagues.
Let's move!💚✊
Let's move!💚✊
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Solidarity!
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"According to the data, nearly 80% of those arrested in Maine this year have not been convicted of a crime."
#WhyWeFight
#WhyWeFight
The data was released last month by the Deportation Data Project, and provides one of the most complete state-level pictures of ICE enforcement activity:
ICE arrests in Maine are up 50% since Trump took office, according to new data
The data was released last month by the Deportation Data Project, and provides one of the most complete state-level pictures of ICE enforcement activity.
www.mainepublic.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"According to the data, nearly 80% of those arrested in Maine this year have not been convicted of a crime."
#WhyWeFight
#WhyWeFight
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July 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Yup.
June 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yup.
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good. i hope it gets so much worse for this rancid pile of polenta
Tom Homan says he has received so much hate for his positions on immigration that he is unable to live safely with his family.
Trump’s Border Czar Living Separately From Wife Due to Death Threats
The top immigration official told a podcast host that it is too dangerous for him to live at home.
trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
good. i hope it gets so much worse for this rancid pile of polenta
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Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
Mass murderer.
(gift link)
(gift link)
Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
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It's not a duty of journalists to repeat the claims of proven liars and pretend those claims are credible. That's the job of propagandists and enablers.
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's not a duty of journalists to repeat the claims of proven liars and pretend those claims are credible. That's the job of propagandists and enablers.
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CARTER: The Adolescent Trial Network for HIV intervention received a stop work order that shut down research at 14 sites where 7 studies were being conducted. Were you aware of that?
RFK JR: As far as I know, we haven't cut any clinica--
CARTER: I'm telling you by your own records you are
RFK JR: As far as I know, we haven't cut any clinica--
CARTER: I'm telling you by your own records you are
June 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
CARTER: The Adolescent Trial Network for HIV intervention received a stop work order that shut down research at 14 sites where 7 studies were being conducted. Were you aware of that?
RFK JR: As far as I know, we haven't cut any clinica--
CARTER: I'm telling you by your own records you are
RFK JR: As far as I know, we haven't cut any clinica--
CARTER: I'm telling you by your own records you are
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Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
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BREAKING: The Trump admin is silencing the American Bar Association because their next batch of judicial nominees wouldn’t pass a basic fucking background check.
Pam Bondi is clearing the runway for chaos in a robe.
They want loyalists, not legal minds.
Pam Bondi is clearing the runway for chaos in a robe.
They want loyalists, not legal minds.
May 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
BREAKING: The Trump admin is silencing the American Bar Association because their next batch of judicial nominees wouldn’t pass a basic fucking background check.
Pam Bondi is clearing the runway for chaos in a robe.
They want loyalists, not legal minds.
Pam Bondi is clearing the runway for chaos in a robe.
They want loyalists, not legal minds.
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BREAKING: The U.S. deported a 2-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Manu Borges Santos. Born in Florida. Passport. Social security number.
Brazilian authorities were stunned.
This is white nationalist cruelty in action. THIS IS fascism! THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Manu Borges Santos. Born in Florida. Passport. Social security number.
Brazilian authorities were stunned.
This is white nationalist cruelty in action. THIS IS fascism! THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
BREAKING: The U.S. deported a 2-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Manu Borges Santos. Born in Florida. Passport. Social security number.
Brazilian authorities were stunned.
This is white nationalist cruelty in action. THIS IS fascism! THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Manu Borges Santos. Born in Florida. Passport. Social security number.
Brazilian authorities were stunned.
This is white nationalist cruelty in action. THIS IS fascism! THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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They lynched Allen Brooks—and sold postcards of it.
10,000 watched. Kids cheered. No one was charged.
They called it justice.
We call it genocide.
Now they’re banning books so you never find out.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they fear.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
10,000 watched. Kids cheered. No one was charged.
They called it justice.
We call it genocide.
Now they’re banning books so you never find out.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they fear.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
May 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Thanks so much for sharing. We are the historians. We refuse to shut up. Silence is compliance.
May 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thanks so much for sharing. We are the historians. We refuse to shut up. Silence is compliance.
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May 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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That's a complete lie. 10% is small enough for businesses to pass it on to the consumer, who will then eat the tariff.
It's a giant tax increase on American consumers without going through Congress.
It's a giant tax increase on American consumers without going through Congress.
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
That's a complete lie. 10% is small enough for businesses to pass it on to the consumer, who will then eat the tariff.
It's a giant tax increase on American consumers without going through Congress.
It's a giant tax increase on American consumers without going through Congress.
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It takes a village—and sometimes, a law firm. 💪
Former DOJ lawyers have launched a firm to defend federal workers under attack by Trump’s anti-civil service agenda.
Federal workers are standing up.
Want to share your moment? Let’s lift each other up.
Comment below. ⬇️
Former DOJ lawyers have launched a firm to defend federal workers under attack by Trump’s anti-civil service agenda.
Federal workers are standing up.
Want to share your moment? Let’s lift each other up.
Comment below. ⬇️
Ex-DOJ Lawyers Aim to Fight Trump on Federal Worker Firings (1)
Two former Justice Department litigators opened a new law firm to represent fired federal workers.
news.bloomberglaw.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It takes a village—and sometimes, a law firm. 💪
Former DOJ lawyers have launched a firm to defend federal workers under attack by Trump’s anti-civil service agenda.
Federal workers are standing up.
Want to share your moment? Let’s lift each other up.
Comment below. ⬇️
Former DOJ lawyers have launched a firm to defend federal workers under attack by Trump’s anti-civil service agenda.
Federal workers are standing up.
Want to share your moment? Let’s lift each other up.
Comment below. ⬇️
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Scanlon: The Gulf of Mexico was so named over 500 years ago. If we want to update that name to reflect our current culture, maybe we should call it the Sea of Emoluments—you know, the place where we can board the Ship of Fools and navigate from a State of Ignorance to the Confederacy of Dunces…
May 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Scanlon: The Gulf of Mexico was so named over 500 years ago. If we want to update that name to reflect our current culture, maybe we should call it the Sea of Emoluments—you know, the place where we can board the Ship of Fools and navigate from a State of Ignorance to the Confederacy of Dunces…
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impeach him...remove him...prosecute his family (since our Supreme Court apparently gave presidents immunity)...let's phuckin' go!~!!
BREAKING: Trial attorney John Keker went on 60 Minutes and flat out said it—Trump committed bribery. Not “maybe.” Not “allegedly.” He spelled it out: free legal services in exchange for political loyalty.
That’s a felony. That’s impeachable.
That’s a felony. That’s impeachable.
May 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
impeach him...remove him...prosecute his family (since our Supreme Court apparently gave presidents immunity)...let's phuckin' go!~!!
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#AltGov or #AltCitizen, we must be free to speak up.
Good job Emily, causing good trouble speaking up!
Emily asked what a Congressman’s “red line” of unconstitutional actions might be.
Surely there is one, yes?
Her question was ignored, so she asked again. And again.
The Lorax would be proud 🧡
Good job Emily, causing good trouble speaking up!
Emily asked what a Congressman’s “red line” of unconstitutional actions might be.
Surely there is one, yes?
Her question was ignored, so she asked again. And again.
The Lorax would be proud 🧡
May 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#AltGov or #AltCitizen, we must be free to speak up.
Good job Emily, causing good trouble speaking up!
Emily asked what a Congressman’s “red line” of unconstitutional actions might be.
Surely there is one, yes?
Her question was ignored, so she asked again. And again.
The Lorax would be proud 🧡
Good job Emily, causing good trouble speaking up!
Emily asked what a Congressman’s “red line” of unconstitutional actions might be.
Surely there is one, yes?
Her question was ignored, so she asked again. And again.
The Lorax would be proud 🧡
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Of course, disease-causing fungi have never created a network between hosts, as TLOU implies. The species of fungi that form mycorrhizal networks and those that cause disease do not overlap, and Cordyceps, the TLOU zombie fungus, is not a mycorrhizal. So we are probably safe! For now...
May 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Of course, disease-causing fungi have never created a network between hosts, as TLOU implies. The species of fungi that form mycorrhizal networks and those that cause disease do not overlap, and Cordyceps, the TLOU zombie fungus, is not a mycorrhizal. So we are probably safe! For now...
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This network allows trees to share resources during tough times and even "warn" each other about potential threats. So, fungi are a critical part of the forest's overall health.
Sounds sci-fi, right?
RadioLab did a great podcast covering this if you want to hear more: radiolab.org/podcast/from...
Sounds sci-fi, right?
RadioLab did a great podcast covering this if you want to hear more: radiolab.org/podcast/from...
From Tree to Shining Tree
Forests feel like a place of great stillness but dig deeper and there’s a hidden world beneath your feet as busy and complicated as a city.
radiolab.org
May 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This network allows trees to share resources during tough times and even "warn" each other about potential threats. So, fungi are a critical part of the forest's overall health.
Sounds sci-fi, right?
RadioLab did a great podcast covering this if you want to hear more: radiolab.org/podcast/from...
Sounds sci-fi, right?
RadioLab did a great podcast covering this if you want to hear more: radiolab.org/podcast/from...
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🧟♂️ The Last of Us Science Update – The Fungal Hive Mind ‼️ SPOILERS AHEAD ‼️
The Last of Us S2 has uncovering a new plot element - the fungal hive mind. WE. ARE. EXCITED!!!!
The Last of Us S2 has uncovering a new plot element - the fungal hive mind. WE. ARE. EXCITED!!!!
May 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🧟♂️ The Last of Us Science Update – The Fungal Hive Mind ‼️ SPOILERS AHEAD ‼️
The Last of Us S2 has uncovering a new plot element - the fungal hive mind. WE. ARE. EXCITED!!!!
The Last of Us S2 has uncovering a new plot element - the fungal hive mind. WE. ARE. EXCITED!!!!