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I think we forget that the cool Gen X people were literally the “alternative” to the conservative douchebag frat boy types that always have existed. When we think of what was cool about Gen X, we are thinking of the counterculture. Not the mainstream.

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according to conservatives on the court, the constitution does not protect your right to your own body but does enable the government to ship you off to a foreign gulag without any hope of return

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I think @kenwhite.bsky.social will really appreciate this gem of an endorsement for Cuomo from a truly upstanding and serious member of our political order.

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So fucking horrifying. Fuck fuck fuck

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Again and again, the Free Press spent years complaining about illiberalism and when confronted with the first truly authoritarian government of our lifetimes went from being soft apologists to full throated endorsers

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No one could have predicted that having the moderate Democratic establishment back a serial sex harasser hated by everyone who has met him would lead to the election of a socialist mayor in New York.

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Teddy is getting more comfortable being away from Lila. (Ugh, it’s been A THING.) Today, I rode him in the arena while she stayed in her pen, and he was a good boy!

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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...

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The 5% are all op-ed writers.

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I don’t know if you needed a pic of a bear who climbed to the top of a giant boulder to sun her taint, but I went to the zoo today so I got one for you

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OMG THIS RACIST SHIT MAKES ME SO FUCKING ANGRY

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This is fine dot gif

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lol what happened here

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TRUST DEAR LEADER is not an argument nor a justification for war, but here we are.

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Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration camps—but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.

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I love it when my sweet black floofy kitty attacks the fat asshole tabby. Sweet justice is so satisfying.

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Sexual predators always stick together.

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It took me far, far too long to oppose the second Iraq War. I have so many regrets about that. So yeah, this rings true.

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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

submitted 2 days ago • 657 comments

I can’t fucking believe we’re doing this.

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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

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Tariffs. Stock market down. Medicaid slashed Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans. National guard and marines deployed in LA. No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine Bombing Iran This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.

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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

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Cuddlebug Teddy

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Supermodel Lila

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I know that this doesn’t matter one bit given what else is happening, but it’s still awful and crass and just so symbolic.

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how to kill a philosopher with one simple request

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The idea that pro-trans movements led to anti-trans sentiment is egregiously out of touch with reality. Increased LGBTQ representation led to historic shifts in public opinion toward the community. The aggressively bigoted and violent campaigns that lied about trans people are clearly responsible

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Some Unspecified Future: And this, kids, is why all government employees with the power to detain any person are required to wear uniforms identifying their department, position, name, and ID number — that’s what the 312th Amendment to the Constitution says.

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Which is exactly why the far right are forcing companies to push us out of media. You can't win hearts and minds when your existence is made invisible with humanizing stories.

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This chart tells you everything you need to know about the NYC mayoral race. Everyday New Yorkers vs money.

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"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?’ - Judith Butler

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ICE arrested Job Garcia while he was running errands in LA. Job is a US citizen, a scholar, and a brilliant photographer. He’s also my friend. But none of that should determine his humanity. ICE must release Job Garcia immediately.

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Opinion | The president and the leading candidate for mayor in the nation's largest cities are both sex harassers. Here's why MeToo went too far.

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