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If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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NEW: Before reporting on Amber Thurman and Candi Miller's deaths, ProPublica received the names of maternal mortality committee members from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Now the department says that releasing names would violate state law.

By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year
Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been publicly released. Now, Georgia says releasing the identities would be a…
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March 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“Democrats should...move away from the dominance of small-dollar donors whose preferences may not align with the broader electorate”
March 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.

The show must go on.
February 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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"NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us
shoving at the thing from all sides
to bring it down."
-Diane di Prima

www.tumblr.com/urchinmoveme...
'Revolutionary Letter #8' by Diane di Prima
Everytime you pick the spot for a be-in a demonstration, a march, a rally, you are choosing the ground for a potential battle. You are still calling these shots. Pick your terrain with that in mind.…
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February 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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THE FIRST THING YOU COULD DO IS STOP CONFIRMING HIS FUCKING NOMINEES www.commondreams.org/news/doug-bu...
25 Dems Vote to Confirm Trump's Interior Secretary, Who Conservationists Warn Endangers the Planet | Common Dreams
"Doug Burgum will just be another rubber stamp for Trump's reckless energy agenda," wrote one conservationist.
www.commondreams.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Hey Chuck, here’s a refresher course on how the Senate Minority is supposed to work. If you have any questions you can ask the resident expert, Mitch McConnell. indivisible.org/resource/how...
How Senate Democrats Can Shut Down Trump's Agenda with Procedural Hardball
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February 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I know that all these institutions know how to push back because when Obama directed them to enforce pre-existing Title IX law, universities said no.

They flat out refused until there was a working group and specific guidelines. And even then, they *still* refused.
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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The best way to judge if someone is reliable is to examine their track record of analyses and predictions and see if it holds up over time.

If they're constantly wrong, disregard them. And be suspicious that the reason they were constantly wrong is because they were paid to be.
February 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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News Feed Eradicator allows you to keep using Facebook for things like emergency evacuation coordination groups (a main reason i still use it) without seeing the news feed and thus without providing Meta any revenue.

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January 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM