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I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen. - Slate
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen. - Slate
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Food for thought.
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Food for thought.
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For the people in the back…
January 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For the people in the back…
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BREAKING: The House GOP made it official: the SAVE Act is a top priority.
But here's the thing: nearly 1 in 10 voting-age Americans can't easily prove their citizenship.
This bill isn't about election integrity - it's about suppressing votes & maintaining power.
#StopTheSAVEAct
But here's the thing: nearly 1 in 10 voting-age Americans can't easily prove their citizenship.
This bill isn't about election integrity - it's about suppressing votes & maintaining power.
#StopTheSAVEAct
January 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: The House GOP made it official: the SAVE Act is a top priority.
But here's the thing: nearly 1 in 10 voting-age Americans can't easily prove their citizenship.
This bill isn't about election integrity - it's about suppressing votes & maintaining power.
#StopTheSAVEAct
But here's the thing: nearly 1 in 10 voting-age Americans can't easily prove their citizenship.
This bill isn't about election integrity - it's about suppressing votes & maintaining power.
#StopTheSAVEAct
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Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote.
This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities.
#StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d
This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities.
#StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d
January 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote.
This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities.
#StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d
This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities.
#StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d
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There was a quote going around from some Canadian who said living above the U.S. was like living above a meth lab. Except now the meth lab wants to annex their apartment.
January 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There was a quote going around from some Canadian who said living above the U.S. was like living above a meth lab. Except now the meth lab wants to annex their apartment.
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I can’t speak for others, but I’m at the stage where I believe that America needs to learn the consequences of its own actions.
I’m only worth one vote. I can’t babysit others or do twice the amount of democratic labor trying to hold democracy up because they refuse to do any labor at all.
I’m only worth one vote. I can’t babysit others or do twice the amount of democratic labor trying to hold democracy up because they refuse to do any labor at all.
January 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I can’t speak for others, but I’m at the stage where I believe that America needs to learn the consequences of its own actions.
I’m only worth one vote. I can’t babysit others or do twice the amount of democratic labor trying to hold democracy up because they refuse to do any labor at all.
I’m only worth one vote. I can’t babysit others or do twice the amount of democratic labor trying to hold democracy up because they refuse to do any labor at all.
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Greed. America has to be better than this.
December 31, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Greed. America has to be better than this.
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Gop lawmakers have done a great deal to limit women's rights in TX, yet have done nothing to provide assistance to those forced to give birth.
This has resulted in people being unethically forced to give birth, with 18 babies being abandoned this year.
This has resulted in people being unethically forced to give birth, with 18 babies being abandoned this year.
December 31, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Gop lawmakers have done a great deal to limit women's rights in TX, yet have done nothing to provide assistance to those forced to give birth.
This has resulted in people being unethically forced to give birth, with 18 babies being abandoned this year.
This has resulted in people being unethically forced to give birth, with 18 babies being abandoned this year.
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"A democracy cannot function properly under threats of violence, where any dissent comes with the risk of physical retaliation. That describes Russia, and not America as we have known it." But with another Trump presidency looming, it seems as though we are slipping closer to authoritarianism.
Lessons in Fascism
Prof. Ben-Ghiat has been laying out brutal truths on why Trump is a fascist
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM
"A democracy cannot function properly under threats of violence, where any dissent comes with the risk of physical retaliation. That describes Russia, and not America as we have known it." But with another Trump presidency looming, it seems as though we are slipping closer to authoritarianism.
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Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people.
What is Oligarchy? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why American democracy has become a oligarchy.Watch More: 10 Ways to Save American Democracy ►► https://youtu.be/3OUbWJrbzog
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December 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people.
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Authoritarianism Expert on POWERFUL WAYS to Confront Trump NOW | PoliticsGirl
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December 4, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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We need to spread this far & wide. This is the kind of #opposition we need to support. Young people are making a stand we need to stand with them! #MentalHealth #GunViolence Sorry, if I have not followed you back yet. Vetting takes time. Shares or comments get immediate fb. @mary1kathy.bsky.social
Hundreds of Wisconsin high school students walked out of class & into the Capitol, demanding better mental health resources & an end to gun violence. These brave teens perfectly exemplify civil nonviolent resistance. Let them inspire you as unified, repeated resistance creates meaningful change.
December 23, 2024 at 6:24 PM
We need to spread this far & wide. This is the kind of #opposition we need to support. Young people are making a stand we need to stand with them! #MentalHealth #GunViolence Sorry, if I have not followed you back yet. Vetting takes time. Shares or comments get immediate fb. @mary1kathy.bsky.social
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Campaign finance reform is crucial to make progress in the #classwar. Demand all politicians we support push for CR. Sorry, if I have not followed you back yet. Vetting takes time. Shares or comments get immediate fb. @pamrichmond1.bsky.social @gdad1x7.bsky.social @dougiesee.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Did you know Mexico has only ONE gun shop? A vast majority of Mexico’s crime guns have been traced back to the U.S. We have a responsibility in halting the river of arms flowing into Mexico.
Don’t miss this segment on Sunday.
Don’t miss this segment on Sunday.
On Sunday, December 22, CBS 60 Minutes will air a segment on Mexico's gun lawsuits, for which Global Action on Gun Violence is co-counsel. GAGV's Jon Lowy was interviewed. Spread the word and watch! www.cbsnews.com/video/the-ir... #gunviolenceprevention #gunsafety #stopguntrafficking #guncontrol
The Iron River | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Up to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico each year. Now, Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers and dealers to curb the flow. Sunday.
www.cbsnews.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Did you know Mexico has only ONE gun shop? A vast majority of Mexico’s crime guns have been traced back to the U.S. We have a responsibility in halting the river of arms flowing into Mexico.
Don’t miss this segment on Sunday.
Don’t miss this segment on Sunday.
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Just thought I’d leave this here.
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Just thought I’d leave this here.
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Christian Nationalists peddle absolutely medical misinformation and lies when they claim that contraceptives are abortifacients.
Hormonal birth control pills, the patch, IUDs, Plan B, etc do NOT cause abortions. They prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth controls do NOT end pregnancies.
#WomensRights
Hormonal birth control pills, the patch, IUDs, Plan B, etc do NOT cause abortions. They prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth controls do NOT end pregnancies.
#WomensRights
December 20, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Christian Nationalists peddle absolutely medical misinformation and lies when they claim that contraceptives are abortifacients.
Hormonal birth control pills, the patch, IUDs, Plan B, etc do NOT cause abortions. They prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth controls do NOT end pregnancies.
#WomensRights
Hormonal birth control pills, the patch, IUDs, Plan B, etc do NOT cause abortions. They prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth controls do NOT end pregnancies.
#WomensRights
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Women in states with abortion bans are being denied necessary care, left with permanent organ damage, & are dying as a direct result of abortion bans
Yet, maternal mortality review committees are being disbanded or, as we see in TX, are choosing to disregard the deaths of countless women altogether
Yet, maternal mortality review committees are being disbanded or, as we see in TX, are choosing to disregard the deaths of countless women altogether
December 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Women in states with abortion bans are being denied necessary care, left with permanent organ damage, & are dying as a direct result of abortion bans
Yet, maternal mortality review committees are being disbanded or, as we see in TX, are choosing to disregard the deaths of countless women altogether
Yet, maternal mortality review committees are being disbanded or, as we see in TX, are choosing to disregard the deaths of countless women altogether
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Trump wants to revert to our nation’s dark past of trickle-down economics that benefit the ultra-wealthy while hurting the middle class. This includes passing $5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich and cutting essential programs that hard working families rely on, like Social Security and Medicare.
December 13, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Trump wants to revert to our nation’s dark past of trickle-down economics that benefit the ultra-wealthy while hurting the middle class. This includes passing $5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich and cutting essential programs that hard working families rely on, like Social Security and Medicare.
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No undeserved praise
No obeying in advance
No normalization
No sane washing
Just calling out a failed businessman, exceedingly corrupt president and convicted criminal for what he is
And-although you left out the $454 fraud judgment and sexual abuse verdict
Well done, @vanityfair.com
No obeying in advance
No normalization
No sane washing
Just calling out a failed businessman, exceedingly corrupt president and convicted criminal for what he is
And-although you left out the $454 fraud judgment and sexual abuse verdict
Well done, @vanityfair.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:24 AM
No undeserved praise
No obeying in advance
No normalization
No sane washing
Just calling out a failed businessman, exceedingly corrupt president and convicted criminal for what he is
And-although you left out the $454 fraud judgment and sexual abuse verdict
Well done, @vanityfair.com
No obeying in advance
No normalization
No sane washing
Just calling out a failed businessman, exceedingly corrupt president and convicted criminal for what he is
And-although you left out the $454 fraud judgment and sexual abuse verdict
Well done, @vanityfair.com
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This is what they think a meritocracy looks like
The official portraits of the 17 House Republicans elected to chair committees in the 119th Congress:
December 14, 2024 at 4:19 PM
This is what they think a meritocracy looks like