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MASSACHUSETTS: “He is not a criminal… 18 years old… one of the nicest kids in school… plays drums in church… this is the only home he has ever known…” Lawyers say Marcelo Gomes da Silva is here legally: www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

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I’ll be reading with these cool kids online on Sunday, June 8, at 2 PM Central Time!

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Please read and share. And share again. Trump, Musk and Rubio have sent millions of the poorest people in the world to their death. On purpose. Why? For tax cuts for billionaires? To appease Putin? What is the possible justification for this?

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For four long years I was told not to call what’s coming our way fascism but here we are:

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This is monstrous.

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that’s right

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WATCH: “They purposely put this facility in MEMPHIS — a Black city — in one of the Blackest, poorest areas.” Memphis native @bookersquared.bsky.social calls out the environmental racism behind Elon Musk’s XAI supercomputer, warns elected officials/mayors against supporting it.

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Guess what?! I’ve got a pride discount for you!!! Get my book 20% off with code CHANGE20 now through June 30th. Support queer authors. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...

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Your vote for Trump at work

submitted 6 days ago • 93 comments

Time to rise up. Are you with us?

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Collage #1065 Vamos es noche ahora y tiempo cuando mis labios brillan de algún morir sobre tu cuerpo. Eugénio de Andrade

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A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035. Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.

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This is one of the most profound essays I’ve read in years. You don’t need me to tell you that Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the finest writers of our time, but this essay in particular is a hard-won offering. Please read it and share with people you love.

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Social Security and Medicare are the twin pillars of our nation’s retirement system. Social Security and Medicare need to be protected and expanded because current and future seniors depend on it!

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41% of babies’ births are covered by Medicaid. 49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP. 62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. 35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid. HANDS OFF MEDICAID.

submitted 10 days ago • 96 comments

It me!

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🔥 Cambridge Student to Charlie Kirk: "You are a culture warrior. I believe when everything is done people will see you and the people you supported as corrupt, and doing irreparable damage to a country we all deep down love."

submitted 12 days ago • 110 comments

My statement on Washington Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill.

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I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

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It is possible you maybe want to hear me talk about “What Work Is” by Philip Levine with Kevin Young over at the @newyorker.com poetry podcast? www.newyorker.com/podcast/poet...

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gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. @nickkristof.bsky.social on defeating #autocrats www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...

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NEW: Staff at the Institute of Museum & Library Services are returning to work thanks to an order from a federal judge in Rhode Island. Grants in plaintiff states have begun to be restored. Learn more: ala.org/IMLSBack (1/2)

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Today’s #collage is a “dream bubble” after the work of mixed media artist Julie Liger-Belair. Text in the corners says, “Even the stars have souls,” by Giordano Bruno, 1548–1600. The Church had him burned at the stake for refusing to recant his beliefs. 9x6 Found images and paper Mixed media

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