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Disliking legacy media is one thing. Letting a political leader use that distrust to silence outlets like CNN, MSNBC, or any major press is another. A free press—flawed as it may be—is a cornerstone of democracy. Once we let a leader decide who gets to speak, we all lose.
The Dangers of a President Accusing the Media of Corruption: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis
While we might not love legacy media we can't let Trump silence them
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March 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Musk knows what he’s destroying because he doesn’t need American hegemony anymore. As the richest person in the world, with business interests everywhere, he will do much better if he can collapse the U.S economy and suppress wages. But the vast majority of Musk’s goons have no idea.
February 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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The failure of the mainstream media to report on the mind-bogglingly huge Nazi movement being built on Twitter with the full cooperation of the site's leadership is a massive scandal
January 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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legiscan.com/SC/bill/S024... Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act

Trying again! Will SC Senators make it happen instead of being one of two states without a hate crimes law? #scpol
South Carolina S0247 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Summary (2025-01-21) Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act [Referred to Committee on Judiciary]
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January 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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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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Trump is the consequence rather than the cause of the anti-democratic surge.

Here's how the Supreme Court's infamous Citizens United decision — issued 15 years ago today — overwhelmed our political system with money and brought us to our current moment.
How Citizens United Got Us Trump | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains what people can do to beat Trump, stop our move towards oligarchy and kickstart a new era of people-powered democracy.Watch More: Why B...
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January 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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(reading my list of things i can control) well that is not very much
January 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Idk I kinda want us to want better than TikTok though.
January 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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the oligarchs cannot survive if we keep connecting with and learning from each other. that’s the fucking point.
January 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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January 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Trump's "shock and awe" Plan on Day one is right from the fascist playbook-he wants you scared. Don't be.
January 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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You may not believe in the climate change, but your insurance company does.
January 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook to rate/shame girls who weren’t into him. #NeverForget
January 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Trump’s cabinet isn’t meant to look nice or work. It’s meant to catch on fire and burn the whole kitchen down.
November 20, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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My brain whenever someone talks about "Alex Cooper"
November 18, 2024 at 7:58 PM