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saw this in the thomas pynchon subreddit lol
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
No Reyes
June 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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When Trump survived the assassination attempt and had to accept Elon’s direct help on the the campaign (literally, like sharing the stage with him and everything) I just thought about the baptism scene from THERE WILL BE BLOOD and it looks like we’re reaching the bowling alley scene now
June 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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#OtD 4 Jun 2020 75-year-old Martin Gugino was attacked by police in Buffalo, NY, during a Black Lives Matter protest. His skull was fractured, he had a brain haemorrhage suffered long-term memory, mobility impairments and hearing loss. More info: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1045...
June 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Pepe Mujica, the anarchist guerilla who became president of Uruguay, has passed on. He leaves behind as good a legacy as it's possible to leave.

So it goes.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89
In a final interview, Mujica said: ‘We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness … Before you know it, life has passed you by’
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
January 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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My MLK day piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.
With delicious anticipation, we imagined it.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.

Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
November 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Thinking about how A Face in the Crowd really overestimated people.
December 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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How I arrived at BlueSky
November 11, 2024 at 1:57 PM
As good a time as any to start posting.
November 10, 2024 at 5:28 PM