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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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The adultification of Epstein’s victims protects him in death. It protects men like him. It protects the systems that make violence against girls look like consent. These harms don’t always happen on an island. But every time we turn children into adults, we make the island everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The adultification of Epstein’s victims protects him in death. It protects men like him. It protects the systems that make violence against girls look like consent. These harms don’t always happen on an island. But every time we turn children into adults, we make the island everywhere.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
This is not a genuine search for truth. It is a calculated strategy to erode public confidence in the very institutions responsible for safeguarding health. It represents a form of gaslighting that undermines public trust and overrules sound scientific practice.
The Trump administration’s endless quest for vaccine data is public-health gaslighting. This is not a genuine search for truth — it’s a calculated strategy
www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/m...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/m...
The Trump administration’s endless quest for vaccine data is public-health gaslighting
RFK Jr. and the rest of the Trump administration are using seven kinds of rhetorical sleight-of-hand around vaccines and transparency.
www.statnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is not a genuine search for truth. It is a calculated strategy to erode public confidence in the very institutions responsible for safeguarding health. It represents a form of gaslighting that undermines public trust and overrules sound scientific practice.
Just say you want to kill kids.
BREAKING: Florida will work to eliminate all child vaccine mandates in the state, officials say.
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov.
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just say you want to kill kids.
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🚨 Today we have launched the ‘Breaking up with Big Tech’ briefing which calls on governments to rein in the power of big technology companies in order to protect human rights.
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Amnesty launches ‘Breaking up with Big Tech’ briefing
Amnesty International has launched a new briefing calling on governments to rein in the power of Big Tech companies in order to safeguard human rights.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚨 Today we have launched the ‘Breaking up with Big Tech’ briefing which calls on governments to rein in the power of big technology companies in order to protect human rights.
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A censor.
They agreed to install a state-mandated censor to deliver state-approved propaganda.
Call it what it is.
They agreed to install a state-mandated censor to deliver state-approved propaganda.
Call it what it is.
Beyond the 60 Minutes payoff & Colbert cancelation, an unprecedented capitulation: as part of merger agreement, new parent company agrees to install an official to "monitor bias" at CBS’s news division. CBS news will essentially be state controlled media.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A censor.
They agreed to install a state-mandated censor to deliver state-approved propaganda.
Call it what it is.
They agreed to install a state-mandated censor to deliver state-approved propaganda.
Call it what it is.
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Further wanton destruction of the federal government, curtailing public goods enjoyed by the American public.
Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so.
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies.
trib.al
July 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Further wanton destruction of the federal government, curtailing public goods enjoyed by the American public.
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Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
Here we go again: Over an acerbic dissenting opinion by Justice Sotomayor (joined in full by Justices Kagan and Jackson), #SCOTUS, with no explanation, grants a stay in the Department of Education RIFs case—effectively clearing the way for the Trump administration to dismantle much of the agency:
www.supremecourt.gov
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
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More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
July 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
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due process exists to protect the guilty, because without due process, everyone becomes guilty by default and nobody is protected
The correct message on immigration right now is not "ICE is bad because they're targeting people who aren't criminals".
It is "ICE is bad because this should never happen to ANYONE".
Allowing human rights abuses for "criminals" just means it will be used on everyone if existence is criminalized!
It is "ICE is bad because this should never happen to ANYONE".
Allowing human rights abuses for "criminals" just means it will be used on everyone if existence is criminalized!
July 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
due process exists to protect the guilty, because without due process, everyone becomes guilty by default and nobody is protected
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There's a lot of talk about medicaid in the big awful bill but hardly anyone talking about how it will turn ICE into the largest law enforcement agency in the country and world's largest jailer. This is the equivalent of the enabling acts and will be the start of an ethnic cleansing campaign.
July 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There's a lot of talk about medicaid in the big awful bill but hardly anyone talking about how it will turn ICE into the largest law enforcement agency in the country and world's largest jailer. This is the equivalent of the enabling acts and will be the start of an ethnic cleansing campaign.
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The FBI is now going after trans people and their healthcare. Today it's gender affirming care, tomorrow abortion. This is the authoritarian playbook on display.
June 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The FBI is now going after trans people and their healthcare. Today it's gender affirming care, tomorrow abortion. This is the authoritarian playbook on display.
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Roger Marshall, M.D. (R - KS): Obstetrician asks about HHS's roll in giving vaccine recommendations.
RFKJ claims ACIP and VRBAC do not give evidence-based advice. This is hot garbage. Vaccines are rigorously studied for safety. We do know the risk profile of vaccines. They are safe.
RFKJ claims ACIP and VRBAC do not give evidence-based advice. This is hot garbage. Vaccines are rigorously studied for safety. We do know the risk profile of vaccines. They are safe.
May 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Roger Marshall, M.D. (R - KS): Obstetrician asks about HHS's roll in giving vaccine recommendations.
RFKJ claims ACIP and VRBAC do not give evidence-based advice. This is hot garbage. Vaccines are rigorously studied for safety. We do know the risk profile of vaccines. They are safe.
RFKJ claims ACIP and VRBAC do not give evidence-based advice. This is hot garbage. Vaccines are rigorously studied for safety. We do know the risk profile of vaccines. They are safe.
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RAINN, the largest organization devoted to survivors of sexual abuse, has eliminated all resources for LGBTQ, immigrants, and other marginalized groups.
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RAINN, the largest organization devoted to survivors of sexual abuse, has eliminated all resources for LGBTQ, immigrants, and other marginalized groups.
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
They're failing their core purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
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Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
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The US is undergoing the worst self-inflicted destruction of health, education, and knowledge creation infrastructure since the great leap forward. We will all be substantially less educated, poorer, and sicker while millions will die from completely preventable causes. It's civilizational suicide.
April 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The US is undergoing the worst self-inflicted destruction of health, education, and knowledge creation infrastructure since the great leap forward. We will all be substantially less educated, poorer, and sicker while millions will die from completely preventable causes. It's civilizational suicide.
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NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD
grants.nih.gov
March 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Reporting shortcoming here is that the “CDC” reported to have chosen from a list which funding was no longer needed is not scientific personnel, subject matter experts, or other civil servants. They are the handful of political appointees and DOGE zealots. Those qualified are boxed out of the room.
March 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reporting shortcoming here is that the “CDC” reported to have chosen from a list which funding was no longer needed is not scientific personnel, subject matter experts, or other civil servants. They are the handful of political appointees and DOGE zealots. Those qualified are boxed out of the room.
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COVID funding cuts.
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.
“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.
www.nbcnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
COVID funding cuts.
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WOW: @miamiherald.com reveals that a person imprisoned in El Salvador had LEGAL REFUGEE STATUS.
He entered the USA legally in January and was detained because of his tattoos, EVEN THOUGH he had previously passed a full background check.
Without warning, he was sent to El Salvador on March 15.
He entered the USA legally in January and was detained because of his tattoos, EVEN THOUGH he had previously passed a full background check.
Without warning, he was sent to El Salvador on March 15.
March 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
WOW: @miamiherald.com reveals that a person imprisoned in El Salvador had LEGAL REFUGEE STATUS.
He entered the USA legally in January and was detained because of his tattoos, EVEN THOUGH he had previously passed a full background check.
Without warning, he was sent to El Salvador on March 15.
He entered the USA legally in January and was detained because of his tattoos, EVEN THOUGH he had previously passed a full background check.
Without warning, he was sent to El Salvador on March 15.
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Think it’s important to highlight how everyday violence of the U.S. criminal legal system is making what ICE is doing possible: this man was convicted of a crime at *16*; he was *pardoned*; when ICE came decades later they claimed the conviction made him a felon w/ no recourse against deportation
Rodney Taylor is a beloved Georgia barber who came to the United States from Liberia with his mother when he was only two years old. He applied for citizenship but was denied. But this year, ICE arrested him, locked him up, and has scheduled him to be deported to a faraway country he's never known.
Recently engaged, beloved barber arrested by ICE | How his immigration story is questioning the system
Rodney Taylor, a Georgia barber, has been pursuing permanent residency for years. Now, he faces deportation to Liberia despite being in the U.S. since childhood.
www.11alive.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Think it’s important to highlight how everyday violence of the U.S. criminal legal system is making what ICE is doing possible: this man was convicted of a crime at *16*; he was *pardoned*; when ICE came decades later they claimed the conviction made him a felon w/ no recourse against deportation
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This follows similar efforts by the Trump admin to criminalize the very organizations the federal government itself previously approved for grants. This is a dangerous, dangerous effort; these are groups which worked directly with DHS and met stringent standards already.
BREAKING: DHS/FEMA sent letters today over “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address a surge of migration under former President Joe Biden were used for illegal activities, wrote the acting administrator of FEMA in a letter obtained by AP.
apnews.com/article/bord...
apnews.com/article/bord...
FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated
The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
apnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This follows similar efforts by the Trump admin to criminalize the very organizations the federal government itself previously approved for grants. This is a dangerous, dangerous effort; these are groups which worked directly with DHS and met stringent standards already.