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If you’re telling Head Start programs they can’t say “disability”, “Black”, “female”, or “Tribal” in order to get funded—you don’t care about kids. Period.

This administration is attacking the very protections that keep children safe and supported. Our kids are not political props.
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It’s been a particularly heavy start to Hanukkah this year.

May the memories of those who were killed be a blessing.

May we keep in our minds the suffering of those injured.

And may we share our prayers with their families and the Jewish community in Australia.
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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The incredible grassroots anti-ICE organizing in LA, Chicago, NC, and now New Orleans is probably the most hopeful political thing I’ve seen all year.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
New Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers.
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”

Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!

(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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All 'Q' wants for Christmas is 'U.'

(Except 'qi,' 'qaud,' 'FAQ,' 'qapik,' 'Iraq,' 'IQ'...)
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Chic hits #1 today in 1978 with “Le Freak”, a song originally titled “F**k Off!” — and written after the band was turned away by the bouncers at Studio 54.

“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Michael Dorn as Worf returning was one of the few triumphs of Picard, he was absolutely great in a wonderful take on the character.
Happy 73rd Birthday to Michael Dorn. 🎂🎉
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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YES
Michael Dorn as Worf returning was one of the few triumphs of Picard, he was absolutely great in a wonderful take on the character.
Happy 73rd Birthday to Michael Dorn. 🎂🎉
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is the kind of news I love to hear: Black Chicagoans express solidarity with immigrants amid federal raids chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Black Chicagoans express solidarity with immigrants amid federal raids
Leaders of Chicago's Black community emphasize the need to help immigrants and the Latino community as the Trump administration has targeted the city this year. "The only pathway to collective freedom...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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"Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners." - William Shakespeare.

🌅Good morning!

Wishing you a marvelous Monday! I hope today finds you in the pink of health! 💗

#ColorADay #PinkMon

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Good morning ppl! As I sit here and catch up on what went down this weekend, please note, that with the US and now Canada losing théir Measles free designation, travel with children to other countries just got a whole lot harder!
a stewardess says no fly for you in front of a screen
Alt: a stewardess says no fly for you in front of a screen
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Higgins represents a district where the median household income is $59,359 with an average of 2.5 people per household. 18% are below the poverty level. 50% of the SNAP households have children. These are paycheck to paycheck numbers. TL; DR if you live in his district, he's fine if you starve
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.

He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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heartening to see both transit funding and clean energy reform pass in Illinois last night!

more local climate action leadership like this everywhere plz!

capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmake...
Lawmakers approve $1.5B transit funding package without statewide tax increases
Article Summary A new transit funding bill passed Thursday night raises $1.5 billion for public transportation agencies, mostly in the
capitolnewsillinois.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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"Women are not usually into science fiction"is legitimately one of the stupidest, most divorced from reality sentences I have ever read in my life
okay grandpa, let's get you to bed
October 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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S/O the Black mayors doing everything they can to defend their residents from ICE and national guard invasions
October 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@maiambic.bsky.social Do you know about the Thirty Plants app shared by @kendrawrites.com? It is delightful: www.thirtyplants.app
October 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM