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I was writing a column on assaults on college free speech when I heard the news about Charlie Kirk. Then I watched the hypocrisy as the same Republicans passing laws to crush academic freedom praised the often toxic Kirk as an avatar of free expression
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Charlie Kirk’s murder is wakeup call for both left and right: We need college free speech | Will Bunch
The Utah campus assassination of a right-wing radical should spark a new movement for free speech...for everyone.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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At this point - I am begging you - pls read the newsletter pinned to profile
September 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At this point - I am begging you - pls read the newsletter pinned to profile
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Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?
August 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?
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I don’t know, I just don’t think we should be making decisions with geopolitical implications that could result in millions of deaths and catastrophic damage based on a passage in Genesis.
June 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I don’t know, I just don’t think we should be making decisions with geopolitical implications that could result in millions of deaths and catastrophic damage based on a passage in Genesis.
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Agreed. I watched CSPAN yesterday and Schumer literally put me to sleep. We need strong voices and calls to action. Not words “oh my God what is happening?” Fascism, fascism is happening. Take action, give us actions FFS
June 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Agreed. I watched CSPAN yesterday and Schumer literally put me to sleep. We need strong voices and calls to action. Not words “oh my God what is happening?” Fascism, fascism is happening. Take action, give us actions FFS
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Ted Cruz is doing the most Ted Cruziest thing imaginable - posting a bunch of clips from a debate that he lost.
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Ted Cruz is doing the most Ted Cruziest thing imaginable - posting a bunch of clips from a debate that he lost.
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Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours.
More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
February 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours.
More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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Welcome to the Rebellion, Quakers! www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Welcome to the Rebellion, Quakers! www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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⚡️NATO Chief Mark Rutte said on Jan. 23 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no authority to influence NATO's membership decisions. “We must clearly understand that Vladimir Putin has no veto power and no say over who will join NATO in the future,” he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Putin has no right to veto any country's NATO accession, NATO Secretary General says
NATO Chief Mark Rutte said on Jan. 23 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no authority to influence NATO's future membership decisions.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
⚡️NATO Chief Mark Rutte said on Jan. 23 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no authority to influence NATO's membership decisions. “We must clearly understand that Vladimir Putin has no veto power and no say over who will join NATO in the future,” he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Fanone: There’s a lot of John Fettermans in the world and unfortunately, that’s why we’re in the predicament that we’re in
January 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Fanone: There’s a lot of John Fettermans in the world and unfortunately, that’s why we’re in the predicament that we’re in
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So good.
Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So good.
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Trump's talking about Gaza's "great location." Guessing he doesn't mean great for Palestinians to live in freedom and peace, but for him to put up a Trump Hotel once they're gone. But hey, tell me again with your whole chest AND keffiyeh how Trump couldn't be worse than Harris
January 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump's talking about Gaza's "great location." Guessing he doesn't mean great for Palestinians to live in freedom and peace, but for him to put up a Trump Hotel once they're gone. But hey, tell me again with your whole chest AND keffiyeh how Trump couldn't be worse than Harris
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“Yes, it turns out Trump didn't actually put his hand on the Bible. Obviously, because one or the other would burst into flames. Perhaps both,” Stewart joked.
Jon Stewart highlights all of the ridiculousness of Trump’s inauguration
Donald Trump's chaotic inauguration was the focus of Jon Stewart's opening monologue during Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show.” After years of righteously, ...
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January 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Yes, it turns out Trump didn't actually put his hand on the Bible. Obviously, because one or the other would burst into flames. Perhaps both,” Stewart joked.
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New Orleans is really hell freezes over vibes today. It’s spectacular
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New Orleans is really hell freezes over vibes today. It’s spectacular
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BREAKING: Justin Trudeau - "If the President does choose to proceed with tariffs on Canada, Canada will respond, and everything is on the table."
January 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BREAKING: Justin Trudeau - "If the President does choose to proceed with tariffs on Canada, Canada will respond, and everything is on the table."
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It was a Nazi salute. Don't let anyone tell you it wasn't.
January 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It was a Nazi salute. Don't let anyone tell you it wasn't.
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Chicago Police have said they won't assist in Donald Trump's ICE mass deportation raids.
Know your rights and make a plan.
Pass it on to folks you know in Illinois.
Know your rights and make a plan.
Pass it on to folks you know in Illinois.
January 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Chicago Police have said they won't assist in Donald Trump's ICE mass deportation raids.
Know your rights and make a plan.
Pass it on to folks you know in Illinois.
Know your rights and make a plan.
Pass it on to folks you know in Illinois.
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WATCH: “We need resistance at the local and state levels.”
Rep. Jones tells @rolandsmartin.bsky.social folks need to show up — and calls on members of his own Democratic Party to “stop trying to play patty-cake with fascists”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFGPWMf...
Rep. Jones tells @rolandsmartin.bsky.social folks need to show up — and calls on members of his own Democratic Party to “stop trying to play patty-cake with fascists”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFGPWMf...
January 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
WATCH: “We need resistance at the local and state levels.”
Rep. Jones tells @rolandsmartin.bsky.social folks need to show up — and calls on members of his own Democratic Party to “stop trying to play patty-cake with fascists”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFGPWMf...
Rep. Jones tells @rolandsmartin.bsky.social folks need to show up — and calls on members of his own Democratic Party to “stop trying to play patty-cake with fascists”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFGPWMf...
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Southport attack: why is so much information being published only now?
Southport attack: why is so much information being published only now?
UK’s strict contempt laws restricted what could be reported about Axel Rudakubana – leading to claims of a cover-up
* UK politics live – latest updates
Axel Rudakubana, 18, on Monday pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls – Bebe King,…
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January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Southport attack: why is so much information being published only now?
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These are the countries where Trump's far-right inauguration invitees came from.
We are entering a new world order where illiberal democracies and a global oligarchic movement are trying to take root.
Pay attention.
#USDemocracy
We are entering a new world order where illiberal democracies and a global oligarchic movement are trying to take root.
Pay attention.
#USDemocracy
January 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
These are the countries where Trump's far-right inauguration invitees came from.
We are entering a new world order where illiberal democracies and a global oligarchic movement are trying to take root.
Pay attention.
#USDemocracy
We are entering a new world order where illiberal democracies and a global oligarchic movement are trying to take root.
Pay attention.
#USDemocracy