SadMerp
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An imperfect Democracy is WAY better than Fascism. Better to struggle together than be autocratically ruled by a "savior" figure who wishes to put power into the hands of greedy, criminal, and traitorous individuals.
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This is so messed up… Amnesty International reports that detainees at Alligator Alcatraz (and at another facility, Krome North Service Processing Center) describe being placed in a “punishment box,” a cage-like structure in the yard so cramped that people could not sit, lie down, or
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is so messed up… Amnesty International reports that detainees at Alligator Alcatraz (and at another facility, Krome North Service Processing Center) describe being placed in a “punishment box,” a cage-like structure in the yard so cramped that people could not sit, lie down, or
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Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to prove her sincerity, she should sit for a deposition with House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff and testify as to her involvement in the January 6th Insurrection, including the meeting that took place at the Willard Hotel on the evening of January 5, 2021.
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to prove her sincerity, she should sit for a deposition with House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff and testify as to her involvement in the January 6th Insurrection, including the meeting that took place at the Willard Hotel on the evening of January 5, 2021.
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We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
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Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
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In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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Cave once, and history will make you pay twice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Cave once, and history will make you pay twice.
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Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
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"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
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lol🤣
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
lol🤣
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Trump wants to use a shutdown of Republicans’ own making to keep YOU in the dark about our economy.
The September jobs numbers are ready – and Trump must release them.
Without them, the Fed is flying blind while making decisions that impact you.
The September jobs numbers are ready – and Trump must release them.
Without them, the Fed is flying blind while making decisions that impact you.
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trump wants to use a shutdown of Republicans’ own making to keep YOU in the dark about our economy.
The September jobs numbers are ready – and Trump must release them.
Without them, the Fed is flying blind while making decisions that impact you.
The September jobs numbers are ready – and Trump must release them.
Without them, the Fed is flying blind while making decisions that impact you.
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There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
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Sigh.
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
Contemptible & pathetic.
September 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sigh.
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Republicans are covering up for pedophiles. That's what's happening right now. No other explanation for not releasing the Epstein files, believing the survivors, or transferring Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security camp.
September 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Republicans are covering up for pedophiles. That's what's happening right now. No other explanation for not releasing the Epstein files, believing the survivors, or transferring Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security camp.
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If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Harvard can't use someone's race to decide if they are going to be a student, but ICE can use a student's race to decide if they are going to detain/incarcerate them.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Harvard can't use someone's race to decide if they are going to be a student, but ICE can use a student's race to decide if they are going to detain/incarcerate them.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
According to the Supreme Court, race can only be a factor if you want hurt, not help, someone.
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He was going to end the war on day one ... because he thought Vladimir Putin would value helping his puppet Trump look good more than he values conquering Ukraine.
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
He was going to end the war on day one ... because he thought Vladimir Putin would value helping his puppet Trump look good more than he values conquering Ukraine.
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RESOURCE: We launched a new tracker that helps spot when an investigation, arrest or prosecution made by the Trump administration is legitimate law enforcement activity, or politically-motivated retaliation. Check it out: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
Tracking Retaliatory Use of Arrests, Prosecutions, and Investigations by the Trump Administration
How to tell if the Trump Department of Justice is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
protectdemocracy.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
RESOURCE: We launched a new tracker that helps spot when an investigation, arrest or prosecution made by the Trump administration is legitimate law enforcement activity, or politically-motivated retaliation. Check it out: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/
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Supreme Court allows racial profiling to go after Black and Brown people.
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
September 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Every blue state needs to immediately pass a law that says law enforcement officers, including ICE, cannot wear masks to hide their faces, and cannot interfere with anyone filming them.
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Every blue state needs to immediately pass a law that says law enforcement officers, including ICE, cannot wear masks to hide their faces, and cannot interfere with anyone filming them.