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Still early days on this one tentatively titled, The Gardeners. Trying to get these base layers here to reveal something special. #art #painting

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The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

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Just updated this comprehensive list again today with books about universal basic income published in 2024 and 2025, like Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything. I also added some new books in the fiction section too, like The Hands of the Emperor. Happy reading!

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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

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Horrifying. It truly is a messed up world when compassion and empathy are seen as weaknesses and those who embody such and act to protect humans and nonhumans from our species' cruelties and deficiencies, enemies. And many consider themselves religious. There is no god who would condone what we do.

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This is your periodic reminder that the guy elected president by 77 million amoral assholes is a rapist.

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Wonderful news. Let it remain so.

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Every independent analysis is clear: the budget bill passed early this morning by the House GOP will gut essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP for working Americans, and make the ultra-wealthy richer. We must do everything we can stop this bill in the Senate.

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Speaker Pro Tempore: You are to direct your comments to the chair. Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.

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In the United States, we are in the (nonviolent) fight of our lives for the lives of our children and that of all vulnerable, human and nonhuman. May we rise with the great force of love. May we move mountains.

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I hear you.

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The Constitution says that Congress must approve gifts to the president and his family from foreign potentates, but apparently the Constitution is mostly decorative these days.

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Outraged and heartbroken by the news of two young people killed last night in DC in a targeted act of antisemitic violence. This is the opposite of advancing justice and peace - it only furthers the violence, pain, and loss - and such hatred must be firmly rejected by all.

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Clyde owns gun shops in Georgia.

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The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. It may not be the battle we wanted, but it is the one we face. The state of our democracy and the future of our country depends on our willingness to take risks, ignore the naysayers, weather setbacks and fight fiercely for democracy.

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Lived experiences like this are why we should do universal basic income that includes kids and also why it should replace SNAP and TANF. Just give people cash and stop making people jump through so many hoops in their time of need. msmagazine.com/2025/05/08/f...

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McGovern: We live in the richest country on Earth and not a single kid in this country should go to bed hungry, not a single damn one and especially when Republicans are giving millionaires and billionaires a big fat tax break.

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People who do this are beyond repair. I feel for the innocent child that they were, deeply, but, if you are this fucked up, you know it and it is on you to seek psychiatric help. If you don't, no mercy. Bless this little one, and every human and nonhuman who suffers our cruelties and deficiencies.

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Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.

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I’m not a farmer, a teacher, an immigrant, not LGBTQ, not on government assistance. But I still had the good sense to vote in my own interest and w/the most vulnerable in mind. Get it? This dude calls it: Let folks who voted for Trump give up their benefits & bailouts— leave the rest of us alone!

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Bless her. It so doesn't need to be this way. We can end all wars. We can close all slaughterhouses. We can return habitat to wild species. We can build a world worthy of every child born into it. We can rise as a protective and nurturing force for all life. Anything less makes us "less than."

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#onthisday a look back 5 years to when rescue cow Widget had her freedom out in the field, on her forever home. She is still enjoying her freedom & bananas

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Mourning dove visitors to our garden. #morningdoves #birdsofbluesky #birds #birdwatching

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Speak Truth.......🎯💯🔥

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Imagine that most of us are in a position to not hurt these animals yet choose to harm them anyways…

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Angie Craig: "I have no idea why we think it's a good idea to repeal a tax on silencers when we are going to feed fewer children in our country as a result of this. It's a moral damn failure is what it is."

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I nearly threw up when I heard about this, and, if the reporting is correct, the idea came from an immigrant. It is freaking mind blowing that we have an administration filled with individuals who are deeply inferior in their humanity, and more than a few in their intelligence as well. It sucks.

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Does anyone else find it creepy that your phone throws ads at you based on stuff you talked about with someone in real life?

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No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss

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We are NOT Cows.

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We live in the age of dis/information, and not unlike MAGA (who ignore inconvenient facts), it’s time we all started acting w accountability & integrity re animals, climate & our health A trusted source re food choices: www.pcrm.org/about-us Follow here: @pcrm.org

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Valentino is acting like his human namesake. 💓

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If this cruelty bill gets passed, even Trump supporters will know that Trump and his administration don't give a damn about them, either, as the harm hits home for many tens of millions of us, including many Trump voters. The Trump administration seems incapable of reading the writing on the wall.

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Excellent. Well, well worth the listen, and sharing.

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🙏💕🦋🌈🦄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ DEI frameworks were never about “special rights”; they were about leveling the playing field, ensuring that LGBTQ families had the same opportunities, protections, and support systems as any other. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/the-...

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We will not win the battle for democracy if those in the pro-democracy movement prize caution over taking risks. We cannot permit ourselves to be deterred by the inevitable defeats and public criticism that are inevitable along the long path of restoring democracy.

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At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that “nuanced” decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your “compromise” is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE these amazing women calling out the BS! Please share!

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Reminder: Animal Agriculture is the leading driver of global #Deforestation & Biodiversity Loss #ForNature #ClimateImperative #PlantBasedTransition A 5 minute call to action: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdSJ...

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GOV. @andybeshearky.bsky.social : “All children are children of God. I didn’t want a legislature picking on those kids. If they show them hate, I’ll show them love.” 🏳️‍🌈 As @GovBillLee signs hate bills (despite having a sister who is married to a woman), next door Beshear leads with love.

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If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.

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There's this, too. www.fah.org/blog/icymi-o...

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