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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
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It is good that Supreme court denied this request, but the pause that I have is that it was turned down not because many (maybe a majority) don't want to overturn Obergefell but because this specific request was a bad test case and they know it. Multiple justices are waiting for the "right" case.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It is good that Supreme court denied this request, but the pause that I have is that it was turned down not because many (maybe a majority) don't want to overturn Obergefell but because this specific request was a bad test case and they know it. Multiple justices are waiting for the "right" case.
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
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There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Even if the racist chat was just kids (it wasn’t), JD Vance dismissing it is exactly the problem. Racist kids become racist adults (worse emboldened racists) when their behaviors are allowed, ignored, or endorsed. They act this way because they see leaders dismissing or even endorsing the behavior.
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Even if the racist chat was just kids (it wasn’t), JD Vance dismissing it is exactly the problem. Racist kids become racist adults (worse emboldened racists) when their behaviors are allowed, ignored, or endorsed. They act this way because they see leaders dismissing or even endorsing the behavior.
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People will rightly condemn these messages, but it should be noted that one of the messages about airline pilots is quite similar to a quote from a certain person who was just being praised for “doing politics right” and “encouraging discourse and debate”.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
People will rightly condemn these messages, but it should be noted that one of the messages about airline pilots is quite similar to a quote from a certain person who was just being praised for “doing politics right” and “encouraging discourse and debate”.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.
Right?
…right?
Right?
…right?
October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.
Right?
…right?
Right?
…right?
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As usual, @jamellebouie.net does a great job putting this all into perspective.
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As usual, @jamellebouie.net does a great job putting this all into perspective.
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The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men
August 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men
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To: UCLA
cc: All the institutions that already paid bribes
bcc: Every other higher education institution
cc: All the institutions that already paid bribes
bcc: Every other higher education institution
These higher education concessions aren't even reasonable acts of self-preservation because the demands won't end, and their institutions will continue to be targets. Each concession will lead to more demands, and what they try to save will eventually meet the same fate of that which they conceded.
August 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
To: UCLA
cc: All the institutions that already paid bribes
bcc: Every other higher education institution
cc: All the institutions that already paid bribes
bcc: Every other higher education institution
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One example: The Vagrancy Act of 1866 in VA, forcing those who "appeared" unemployed or homeless into employment for up to 3 months. Slavery by another name. It's also important to link these vagrancy laws to earlier restrictions related to freedom of movement and prohibitions related to gatherings.
Vagrancy laws (the crime of being homeless) were enacted in Jim Crow states to use the 13th amendment to maintain slavery.
Make no mistake, this is them running the same play.
Make no mistake, this is them running the same play.
Being unhoused or homeless should never be a crime or criminalized. The fact that in a country full of wealth we allow anyone to be unhoused or homeless is the real offense. And until society’s morals and values reflect that level of care, we are failing.
July 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
One example: The Vagrancy Act of 1866 in VA, forcing those who "appeared" unemployed or homeless into employment for up to 3 months. Slavery by another name. It's also important to link these vagrancy laws to earlier restrictions related to freedom of movement and prohibitions related to gatherings.
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JD Vance, who spent years grifting (with help from media, academics, and stereotypes) and pretending to be a voice for working class Appalachia, swore white working class issues were due to “economic anxiety” only to now say the only thing that matters is ICE funding. He always knew it was racism.
July 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
JD Vance, who spent years grifting (with help from media, academics, and stereotypes) and pretending to be a voice for working class Appalachia, swore white working class issues were due to “economic anxiety” only to now say the only thing that matters is ICE funding. He always knew it was racism.
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The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
June 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The Los Angeles Police Department has stated that demonstrations in the city have remained peaceful. Let that sink in.
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Offering folks $5,000 to have a baby is wild—especially when y’all are the same ones trying to slash SNAP and Medicaid. The very benefits millions of Americans rely on to survive.
Since when did raising a baby only cost $5,000?
Since when did raising a baby only cost $5,000?
Trump administration looking at $5,000 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children
The White House has been fielding proposals aimed at convincing people to marry and have children, an effort being pushed by groups focused on increasing the birth rate.
abcnews.go.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Offering folks $5,000 to have a baby is wild—especially when y’all are the same ones trying to slash SNAP and Medicaid. The very benefits millions of Americans rely on to survive.
Since when did raising a baby only cost $5,000?
Since when did raising a baby only cost $5,000?
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This Administration is trying to erase a human being.
Don't allow it.
We are all connected.
Don't allow it.
We are all connected.
April 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This Administration is trying to erase a human being.
Don't allow it.
We are all connected.
Don't allow it.
We are all connected.
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Dems often lose elections and have the wrong takeaways. They lose, get more conservative, and alienate their base. But the problem is often not WHAT they're arguing for but HOW they argue for it. By doing this, Booker is showcasing a platform, willingness to fight, and exposes unpopular ideas. /2
April 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Dems often lose elections and have the wrong takeaways. They lose, get more conservative, and alienate their base. But the problem is often not WHAT they're arguing for but HOW they argue for it. By doing this, Booker is showcasing a platform, willingness to fight, and exposes unpopular ideas. /2
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What Cory Booker is doing isn't technically a filibuster or likely the best procedural option. HOWEVER, he's addressing something arguably more important that Dems have struggled with: OPTICS. Liberal ideas are often very popular but many Dems presenting them are not. This is a key opportunity. /1
April 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What Cory Booker is doing isn't technically a filibuster or likely the best procedural option. HOWEVER, he's addressing something arguably more important that Dems have struggled with: OPTICS. Liberal ideas are often very popular but many Dems presenting them are not. This is a key opportunity. /1
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College leaders (and others) are so concerned with their reputation/status above all else yet are exercising bad strategy and destroying their reputations to cozy up to a man who 1) views himself as a dictator and 2) will change his mind/throw you under the bus even after you give him what he wants.
March 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
College leaders (and others) are so concerned with their reputation/status above all else yet are exercising bad strategy and destroying their reputations to cozy up to a man who 1) views himself as a dictator and 2) will change his mind/throw you under the bus even after you give him what he wants.
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The Dept of Ed can’t be closed by Trump, but it can be gutted/dismantled. And that will seriously impact Title I schools. Many people have assumptions and preconceived notions about what schools are Title I and where they are, but ~43% of public schools qualify for Title I funding (~50k schools).
President Trump has signed an executive order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, aiming to fulfill a campaign promise but raising new questions cnn.it/4hqBh2I
March 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Dept of Ed can’t be closed by Trump, but it can be gutted/dismantled. And that will seriously impact Title I schools. Many people have assumptions and preconceived notions about what schools are Title I and where they are, but ~43% of public schools qualify for Title I funding (~50k schools).
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Funny how when colleges/universities allow speakers spouting white supremacy, race science, and anti-Blackness, it was “free speech”, “tolerance”, “ academic freedom”, and “can’t silence alternative voices”. I guess that only applies when the topic is racism and demeaning Black and Brown students?
March 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Funny how when colleges/universities allow speakers spouting white supremacy, race science, and anti-Blackness, it was “free speech”, “tolerance”, “ academic freedom”, and “can’t silence alternative voices”. I guess that only applies when the topic is racism and demeaning Black and Brown students?
Printed in my hometown newspaper.
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Printed in my hometown newspaper.
My kid said their first intentional word yesterday (dog) & took their first wobbly, independent steps tonight. They'll be 1 on Friday.
Just a couple of bright spots to share with the internet.
Just a couple of bright spots to share with the internet.
February 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
My kid said their first intentional word yesterday (dog) & took their first wobbly, independent steps tonight. They'll be 1 on Friday.
Just a couple of bright spots to share with the internet.
Just a couple of bright spots to share with the internet.
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Jimmy Carter wasn’t anywhere near perfect as a president, but Ronald Reagan beating Jimmy Carter in 1980 is maybe the most consequential modern U.S. election. You can trace much of what most (even Republicans) dislike about this country to Ronald Reagan, his policies, and those sharing his ideology.
December 29, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Jimmy Carter wasn’t anywhere near perfect as a president, but Ronald Reagan beating Jimmy Carter in 1980 is maybe the most consequential modern U.S. election. You can trace much of what most (even Republicans) dislike about this country to Ronald Reagan, his policies, and those sharing his ideology.