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In the last week, many liberals have told me that we don’t have time to find a 2028 candidate who won’t harm the marginalized, as if looking after the marginalized isn’t the bare minimum.
Then again, the bare minimum always feels like extremism when you don’t want to do the work.
Then again, the bare minimum always feels like extremism when you don’t want to do the work.
September 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In the last week, many liberals have told me that we don’t have time to find a 2028 candidate who won’t harm the marginalized, as if looking after the marginalized isn’t the bare minimum.
Then again, the bare minimum always feels like extremism when you don’t want to do the work.
Then again, the bare minimum always feels like extremism when you don’t want to do the work.
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There are only two times in American history that Republicans have wanted to ban guns, and neither time was it about safety.
It was to make sure that Black and trans people had no way to legally defend themselves against state violence.
It was to make sure that Black and trans people had no way to legally defend themselves against state violence.
September 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
There are only two times in American history that Republicans have wanted to ban guns, and neither time was it about safety.
It was to make sure that Black and trans people had no way to legally defend themselves against state violence.
It was to make sure that Black and trans people had no way to legally defend themselves against state violence.
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I think it’s interesting how it’s “political violence” when it’s a white supremacist but not when it’s hundreds of thousands of Sudanese or Palestinian people.
But y’all are still fuzzy on why fascism happens?
Pay attention. This is what you actually value.
But y’all are still fuzzy on why fascism happens?
Pay attention. This is what you actually value.
September 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I think it’s interesting how it’s “political violence” when it’s a white supremacist but not when it’s hundreds of thousands of Sudanese or Palestinian people.
But y’all are still fuzzy on why fascism happens?
Pay attention. This is what you actually value.
But y’all are still fuzzy on why fascism happens?
Pay attention. This is what you actually value.
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The fact that HBCU’s are being targeted right now despite initial reporting that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was white should tell you that people like me talking about Charlie Kirk ain’t the problem.
We can never be polite enough. These people just want us dead.
Respectability politics saves no one.
We can never be polite enough. These people just want us dead.
Respectability politics saves no one.
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The fact that HBCU’s are being targeted right now despite initial reporting that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was white should tell you that people like me talking about Charlie Kirk ain’t the problem.
We can never be polite enough. These people just want us dead.
Respectability politics saves no one.
We can never be polite enough. These people just want us dead.
Respectability politics saves no one.
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The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
September 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
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*He* penned an opinion accusing me of child abuse, then sat back while I fought to keep my family together. *She* repeatedly votes in favor of laws explicitly designed to harm my son.
They have worked for *years* to tear my family apart. May EVERYTHING they've tried to do us return to them tenfold.
They have worked for *years* to tear my family apart. May EVERYTHING they've tried to do us return to them tenfold.
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
*He* penned an opinion accusing me of child abuse, then sat back while I fought to keep my family together. *She* repeatedly votes in favor of laws explicitly designed to harm my son.
They have worked for *years* to tear my family apart. May EVERYTHING they've tried to do us return to them tenfold.
They have worked for *years* to tear my family apart. May EVERYTHING they've tried to do us return to them tenfold.
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In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵
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SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way?
HEGSETH: What is that based on?
SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you
HEGSETH: What is that based on?
SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you
June 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way?
HEGSETH: What is that based on?
SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you
HEGSETH: What is that based on?
SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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luigimangioneinfo.com will host “hopefully accurate information about this case,” including court transcript from today.
Says Luigi appreciates all the support, and leaves without taking questions.
Says Luigi appreciates all the support, and leaves without taking questions.
Luigi Mangione Legal Defense Information
Due to the extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpouring of support, this site was created and is maintained by Luigi Mangione’s New York legal defense team to provide answers to frequently asked q...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
luigimangioneinfo.com will host “hopefully accurate information about this case,” including court transcript from today.
Says Luigi appreciates all the support, and leaves without taking questions.
Says Luigi appreciates all the support, and leaves without taking questions.
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Agnifilo states having received NO discovery from the DA's office.
Huge cheers continue to be heard in the courtroom from outside.
Huge cheers continue to be heard in the courtroom from outside.
February 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Agnifilo states having received NO discovery from the DA's office.
Huge cheers continue to be heard in the courtroom from outside.
Huge cheers continue to be heard in the courtroom from outside.
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Starting a new thread here for updates inside the courtroom for Luigi Mangione's follow-up appearance, which I'm anticipating will be very brief.
No idea how the courts will handle the supporters in the hallway after seating those that fit. There is no overflow room, and no live pool camera -- still photos only.
February 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Starting a new thread here for updates inside the courtroom for Luigi Mangione's follow-up appearance, which I'm anticipating will be very brief.
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I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
Vet found hanging draped in trans flag
The suicide letter they won't publish
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February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
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Simultaneously, sections of NOAA’s website displaying climate data have become unavailable. They are systematically going through the system, removing content at their discretion. More details to follow.
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Simultaneously, sections of NOAA’s website displaying climate data have become unavailable. They are systematically going through the system, removing content at their discretion. More details to follow.
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Elon Musk’s staffers have gained access to the computer systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), claiming to use that access to search for programs and staff linked to diversity policies.
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Elon Musk’s staffers have gained access to the computer systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), claiming to use that access to search for programs and staff linked to diversity policies.
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Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
February 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
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1/Yesterday, Pam Bondi issued a memo saying prosecutors couldn't refuse to sign a motion in a case they were assigned to w/out being fired.
Now, we begin to see why with this unprecedented attack on Illinois Governor over immigration. Sign or be fired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, we begin to see why with this unprecedented attack on Illinois Governor over immigration. Sign or be fired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
1/Yesterday, Pam Bondi issued a memo saying prosecutors couldn't refuse to sign a motion in a case they were assigned to w/out being fired.
Now, we begin to see why with this unprecedented attack on Illinois Governor over immigration. Sign or be fired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, we begin to see why with this unprecedented attack on Illinois Governor over immigration. Sign or be fired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A short while ago in Cathedral City, CA a protest that appears to be part of the cross-country protests #BuildTheResistance #50501movement @nbcpalmsprings.bsky.social @nbc
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February 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A short while ago in Cathedral City, CA a protest that appears to be part of the cross-country protests #BuildTheResistance #50501movement @nbcpalmsprings.bsky.social @nbc
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great turnout in Albany, NY! this is just the start. there are more of us than them. to the American Oligarchy- we are on your necks. #ClassSolidarity #EatTheRich #PeopleOverProfits #ImmigrationMatters #resist #WeDissent #MexicansArentGoingAnywhere #TransLivesMatter #impeach47 #50501Protest
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
great turnout in Albany, NY! this is just the start. there are more of us than them. to the American Oligarchy- we are on your necks. #ClassSolidarity #EatTheRich #PeopleOverProfits #ImmigrationMatters #resist #WeDissent #MexicansArentGoingAnywhere #TransLivesMatter #impeach47 #50501Protest