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Just living the dream in this slow burn apocalypse.
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“Women deserve a voice,” Teresa Borrenpohl said at a town hall in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho before being dragged out by men for speaking out against cuts, including of Medicaid. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris threatened her with arrest for exercising the first amendment

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Chaos erupts at legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene
Saturday’s Legislative Town Hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile as some attendees voiced their concerns over House Bill 138 and other recent legislative ini...
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February 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trigger warning: Handmaid’s Tale Sh*t

This is horrifying. Not just the assault and arrest, but the bystanders who did N O T H I N G
There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
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KCRCC Town Hall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho woman illegally detained
YouTube video by Devin Prewett
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February 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you think these policies will only affect undocumented immigrants, you’re wrong. We need to protect all of our neighbors, co-workers, and families in our communities.

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NH legislators address immigration, deportations
Discussions come amid national debate as Trump starts new termBy LAU
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January 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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January 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Anonymous smears” is now my default response to anything remotely negative about me.
January 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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If leaving Meta is virtue signaling, what is paying $1M to the incoming administration and hiring one of the president's friends for your board? Vice signaling?
January 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Please B00ST
January 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
An important perspective from a January 6 survivor from NH.

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Emelia's Thing: Trauma and resilience in the wake of Jan. 6
A young police officer unexpectedly finds herself back in New Hampshire, and she’s not the same person she was when she left. Something happened to her – to all of us.
www.nhpr.org
January 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I endorse this 🐈‍⬛🖤
"black cats aren't photogenic"

ok then explain this
December 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.
December 23, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Iconic.
"Okay, get some snaps of that Mangione character, but you better not pull any bullshit where he looks like the subject in a 16th century painting called 'Christ taken at the Garden of Gethsemane'."
"Okay, now don't be mad but..."
December 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Is it normal for the incoming president to already be calling the shots before their inauguration?
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 PM
I absolutely hate that “Broligarchy” is a thing now… among other things.
December 15, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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I created the Earth without borders, so quit pretending they're sacred.
December 11, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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December 9, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
If Kendrick is involved, I’m here for it.
A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other
November 26, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Here’s my first post! Well, it’s a repost, but it’s a good one 🦋📚
This is your reminder to get a library card. They have so many services and basically all of them are free.
November 26, 2024 at 1:16 AM