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rampell is living my fantasy which is telling jennings to eat a dick (they will never let me on that panel show)
Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous. 

Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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oh what could the salute has possibly been
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"

*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Looks like Senators' DC voicemail boxes are filling up. If you're in Texas, Cornyn's Austin office is 512-469-6034, and I got a human on the line there. Ted Cruz's staff wasn't picking up, but his Austin number is (512) 916-5834.
This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed more than 800 babies under a year old, and over 17,800 children in Gaza overall, officials said.
At Least 214 Babies Born in Gaza During Genocide Were Killed by Israeli Forces
Israeli forces killed a total of over 800 babies under a year old in the genocide, Gaza officials said.
truthout.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today, in why we shouldn’t have billionaires #billionaires #notmeus
From @stevanzetti.bsky.social in 2023: A network of political action committees (PACs), largely funded by billionaires who support school privatization, has begun to transform the nature of local school board elections across Texas. We mapped out their connections.
These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards
Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds. From Steven Monacelli.
www.texasobserver.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."
January 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Reminder that Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google are each facing federal antitrust lawsuits.

They each gave cash hand over fist to Trump’s inaugural fund, which raked in a record $250 million.

When I say money in politics corrupts our system, this is what I’m talking about.
Donald Trump's inauguration sets fundraising record: $250 million and counting. Who are the top donors?
Donald Trump inauguration: US President-elect Donald Trump brought in record-breaking $250 million for inaugural fundraising. Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other top tech companies in…
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Elon Musk grew up in an apartheid country, backed a German political party that seeks to rehabilitate Hitler, was sued by the federal government for abuse against Black workers, promoted pro-Hitler tweets, and gave a Hitler salute twice in a speech. But what are his real political beliefs?
January 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I can’t necessarily promise pro bono, but I can help in Virginia and DC
If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
January 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Not holding my breath for all those right wing constitutional literalists to point out that this is very very clearly unconstitutional.
Breaking news: The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an incoming administration official told reporters.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I’m glad Biden is saying this but he’s held 1 of the US’s top 2 elected positions for 12 of the last 16 years, and what has he done about this? Why hasn’t he been talking about this all along???
Joe Biden warns ‘oligarchy is taking shape in America’ in farewell address
President sounds alarm about growing power of ultra-wealthy before handing presidency back to Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is why we shouldn’t have billionaires
"Musk has been examining possible candidates to replace Farage as leader of the party, including Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, and has probed what mechanisms there are to replace him, according to people briefed on his thinking."
Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election
Technology billionaire interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK
www.ft.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM