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Happy late great birthday to Juice WRLD 🕊️💔

He would have turned 26 today.

What's your favorite song by Juice WRLD?
December 2, 2024 at 11:49 PM
If you had to delete 2 of these artists' catalogs, which 2 would you pick? 🤔
December 2, 2024 at 11:48 PM
1. This weekend, Representative Adam Bird in Ohio, when asked about the new trans bathroom ban on CNN, said that transgender youth will be "less of an issue" in the state after banning their care.

The implication is chilling.

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Ohio Rep: Ending Trans Care Will Make Trans Youth "Less Of An Issue"
The Republican Representative, who was the prime sponsor of Ohio's bathroom ban targeting trans youth and some adults, implied that a gender affirming care ban would mean fewer trans youth.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 PM
"If we are cynical, if we assume the worst from everyone, then we have surrendered in advance."
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 PM
"If we are cynical or assume the worst from everyone, then we have surrendered in advance.

If people care about democracy and the direction of the country, they should call on senators to do their jobs and subject Trump’s picks to legitimate scrutiny."

Excellent advice, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social.

If pro-democracy voters expect senators to do nothing, they are effectively giving those lawmakers permission to do just that. We should expect our elected officials to protect norms and institutions; that also goes for members of the House, where Republicans ..
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...
December 2, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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"If we are cynical or assume the worst from everyone, then we have surrendered in advance.

If people care about democracy and the direction of the country, they should call on senators to do their jobs and subject Trump’s picks to legitimate scrutiny."

Excellent advice, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social.

If pro-democracy voters expect senators to do nothing, they are effectively giving those lawmakers permission to do just that. We should expect our elected officials to protect norms and institutions; that also goes for members of the House, where Republicans ..
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...
This Is No Time for Cynicism
Writing off institutions like the Senate, which has a duty to scrutinize Donald Trump’s nominees, only plays into a would-be authoritarian’s hand.
www.vanityfair.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the FBI Into a Tool of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI has called for firing the agency’s top officials, shutting down its Washington headquarters and prosecuting journalists.

w/ Elizabeth Williamson
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. has called for firing the agency’s top officials, shutting down its Washington headquarters and prosecuting leakers and journalists.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Cardiothoracic surgery is an umbrella term that includes surgical procedures performed on the chest (thorax), including the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. A ...
December 2, 2024 at 10:58 PM