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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Taking the twins out for a stroll

Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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No one owns the Water.
No one owns the Land.
No one owns the sand.
These are given by Our Mother.
The Planet provides for Free.
Only by the hands of the Greedy does the Earth require a Fee 🌺
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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@pbs.org has always had excellent documentary series... whether they include me or not. Haha! www.pbs.org/video/pionee...
Pioneers of Television | Wonder Woman as Everyone's Superhero | Season 3 | Episode 3
Lynda Carter describes the origins of Wonder Woman and her universal appeal.
www.pbs.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Thou Shalt Redact The Names of Epstein's Victims, Not His Accomplices.
August 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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While the Department of Justice is meeting in secret with Ghislaine Maxwell to coach her on testimony, it is hiding from us three discs containing court-authorized recordings of her phone calls. [Source: ABC News] That is the REAL evidence. And this is a cover-up.
July 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.

UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.

Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Josh Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University, on Thursday announced his bid for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, pitting the outspoken public education advocate against incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte).

Story by @bensolis1.bsky.social
MSU professor joins Democratic congressional fray in bid to unseat mid-Michigan's Tom Barrett • Michigan Advance
Josh Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University, is running for Congress. The East Lasing resident, professor and author on Thursday announced his bid for Michigan’s 7th Congr...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Kenny G has been in MACC’s care since Feb.

Meet MACC’s Mismatched Frankenpaw.

Kenny G is 8 years old and 67 lbs. When he’s not serenading you with the sultry stylings of smooth jazz he gives off chill vibes. #adopt #dog #nashville
July 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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In the heart of the Everglades, an immigrant detention center is being erected atop sacred ground. This is a gross human rights violation that will continue to separate families, abduct immigrants from their communities, and leave detained immigrants without dignity.
July 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Historians call it “willful ignorance” when Germans said “we didn’t know” as their neighbors disappeared.

But Americans do know.
About the raids.
The camps.
The mass deportations.

Silence now isn’t ignorance.
It’s complicity.

#WeKnow #HistoryIsWatching
July 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Love this
June 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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“From The Depths,” William Balfour Ker
June 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Tattoos are not a crime. Being gay is not a crime. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Why is Andry in a mega-prison in El Salvador? #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump
June 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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My heart breaks for the two teenage girls shot outside Stonewall Inn last night after NYC Pride. One remains in critical condition.

While we await further details, I pray for their recoveries.
16-year-old girl shot in head, 17-year-old injured in Greenwich Village shooting near Stonewall Inn
Police say shots were fired at 3 Sheridan Square just after 10 p.m.
abc7ny.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad is very much worth your time.
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
June 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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If the GOP bill passes, a lot of folks who have grandma in a nursing home will need to take her back home. Do voters across the rural states this will impact the most understand that?
June 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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“Alligator Alcatraz” will begin operations on Wednesday.

This is your reminder that a prison without due process is a concentration camp.
June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.

Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
June 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
June 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM