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Maryinka. "Liberated" from life itself by russian fascists.
January 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Bro supported invasions until he got invaded.
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
“Wealth stopped being a tool for building and became a weapon for control. The same money extracted from workers was later used to break unions, deregulate industries, capture regulators, and bend politics toward capital.“

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Jamal X (@monty905410)
Since the late 1970s, the American economy has been quietly looted in plain sight. A landmark analysis by the RAND Corporation shows that tens of trillions of dollars in income that should have flowed...
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January 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Katalin Karikó is 30 years old. She has a PhD in biochemistry. And she believes, almost alone, that messenger RNA could teach human cells to fight disease. She has no idea that four decades of rejection lie ahead. Or that her work will eventually save millions of lives.

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Kristen Kroll (@kristenkroll)
A young Hungarian scientist, her husband, and their two-year-old daughter board a plane to America. Hidden inside the child’s teddy bear is £900, everything they own, smuggled out of communist Hungary...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Cartoon by Chris Britt | Creators
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" cut $1 TRILLION from Medicaid. This doesn't just hurt hospitals. It guts Home & Community-Based Services. Without this funding, thousands of disabled Americans will lose their independence and be forced into institutions.
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Happy Saturday!

A gentle reminder to be kind to yourself, on this first Saturday of 2026.

You are MORE than one in a million. Of all the parental combinations of DNA, you, as you are, made it on this earth.

We are not meant to be caged in imaginary boxes.

Art by Andrea Olivari
#Pinks
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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"Russia's illegal annexations of Ukrainian lands are null and void... and the crimes will not go unpunished."

-Annalena Baerbock🇩🇪
President of the United Nations General Assembly
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Absolutely insane to see so many posts today claiming Trump’s decision to grab Maduro in Venezuela will somehow embolden Putin to do likewise in Ukraine.

NEWSFLASH: Putin has already been trying to kill Zelenskyy since the very start of the invasion and has utter contempt for international law
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Venezuelans interviewed in Weston and Doral — cities with the largest concentration of Venezuelan-Americans in the U.S. — said they are ecstatic over Maduro’s ouster, and are hopeful of a promising future.
Jubilation. Joy. Hope. Venezuelans in South Florida celebrate Maduro's ouster with guarded optimism
Venezuelans interviewed in Weston and Doral — cities with the largest concentration of Venezuelan-Americans in the nation — said they are ecstatic over Maduro’s ouster from their beloved homeland, and...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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It's kind of striking when you realize how much of our government consists of or is assisted by convicted felons. No wonder so many illegal things are happening; this is a government of, by, and for criminals.
#ProudBlue
January 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Who is your favorite faux-realist?
Dear I say russialist?
If you find these questions confusing or don’t recognize the faces in these timeless memes, check out my latest op-ed for The Hill

thehill.com/opinion/inte...
January 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM