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Clear proof that the “ban books” crowd is ALWAYS on the wrong side of history. Restricting access to knowledge is always an act of control by the group restricting it and, almost always, about preserving THEIR power to the detriment of everyone else. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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"I just don't know how you go around asking everyone first." The way they scoff at this...I'm not endorsing the idea that a hacker might siphon off Nick Clegg's fortune, but if one did, I'm sure he'd be okay with it. He's just said so, hasn't he?

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“Empathy is a sin” reveals what Christian nationalism truly is: not a reflection of Christ’s message, but a sanctified veneer for secular cruelty and selfishness. Faith weaponized to serve pride, not compassion and, most certainly, not Christ. www.vox.com/culture/4135...

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(from the archives)

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"In an administration in which the sole goals are valorizing Trump & making him as rich as possible, any official who demonstrates an ability to effectively carry out the business of the govt is viewed w/ profound suspicion. But those willing to learn incompetence & moral obtuseness are promoted."

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MAGA’s obsession with denying science and firing scientists isn’t just political—it’s deadly. This will get people killed, especially children. Time to wake up. www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/c...

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This should both enrage and frighten you. First they came for the Venezuelans … www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86bepf9/

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Just dropped my review of #Thunderbolts —spoilers ahead. While everyone’s talking about that reveal, I think the real magic is the film’s quiet, emotional power. This one hit me personally. Worth watching. Worth feeling. open.substack.com/pub/mindfulm...

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The UAW didn’t back Trump for a reason. Smart union leaders saw the danger. Now CEOs are learning: tariffs are blunt weapons. They hit workers, gut profits, shrink markets, and push business into China’s arms. It’s economic sabotage. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Bill Cassidy is up for reelection in 2026. And you can be damn sure he knew better when he cast his vote to confirm RFK Jr.

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Don’t understand how Trump’s tariffs are going to destroy the American economy? Here is an American business women explaining how tarriffs take her +19% profit margin to a -19% profit margin. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86Nhpky/

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AI can liberate — or subjugate. Trump’s agenda leans toward the latter. Here’s why we should all be paying attention. #AI #Education #EthicalAI #DarkAI #ResistRegression open.substack.com/pub/mindfulm...

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Getting fired for incompetence is disqualifying—especially in national security. How does he botch that job, then get an equally prestigious role in diplomacy? If he can’t keep the nation secure, why trust him to manage our relationship with the world? www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...

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This should be the only story any serious journalist pursues in the WH Press Briefings until it is made right. These raids are going to result in innocent Americans being killed. newrepublic.com/post/194557/...

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Not quite martial law, but a major step toward it—further militarizing law enforcement, reinforcing qualified immunity, reducing police accountability, and deepening the “us vs. them” divide between officers and the communities they serve. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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As a grandson of Appalachia who—based on a shallow understanding of it’s history—once displayed the Confederate flag in his dorm room and on his car, this man speaks to the necessity of having the courage to learn and grow as human beings. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jEHmfm/

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Free markets depend on transparency, competition, and choice. Threatening Amazon for telling the truth about tariffs betrays all three. The @GOP must choose: defend free markets, or embrace the Hugo Chávez model of corporate intimidation. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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Stagflation warning lights are flashing

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So MAGA/Trump folks, is this what you think America is when it is “great”? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Under the banner of “rule of law”, Trump wants to force states which intend to defend and enforce the constitution (see due process) to comply with Trump’s own lawlessness. 🚨THIS IS FASCISM!🚨 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Let us be crystal clear. This is the weaponization of law enforcement by the Executive Branch. This is a direct rejection of instructions by both SCOTUS and Congress. This is fascism. Period. Full stop. www.axios.com/2025/04/25/f...

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Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine echoes Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler—but it’s worse. Chamberlain feared war; Trump enables Putin. He’s abandoning NATO allies, risking democracy, and acting like a Russian asset—again. This isn’t peace. It’s capitulation. www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/p...

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“There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.”

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This is the crowd for Bernie and AOC in a state that voted for Trump by over 36% last year.

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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

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1. Happening now: Montana is hearing a bill that would charge parents of transgender kids with felony child endangerment. It is one of the most extreme bills of the year, and the vote is TODAY. It's already passed the MT Senate. Watch live with me: sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00309/Harmon...

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Just discovered Ren Gill’s music. Incredibly powerful and beautiful in its authenticity and honesty. Very much worth a listen. cc: @renmakesmusic.bsky.social youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?...

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Once thing we can say for certain is that Donald Trump has been convicted of more crimes than some of the people he is deporting to a black hole in el salvador with no due process or recourse www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Musk is finding out the Nazi salutes, calling people parasites and biting the hand that feeds you all have consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...

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Stand strong; together. Push back the darkness. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...

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I’ve been predicting the isolation of America by global markets, almost since Trump took office. As this escalates, we’ll be lucky if we only experience a recession and not a repeat of the Great Depression. www.huffpost.com/entry/canadi...

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ICE has abducted an Iranian mechanical engineering doctoral student at the University of Alabama. thecrimsonwhite.com/120415/news/...

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🚨👇🏼 This is FASCISM!!! 👇🏼🚨

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“MAGA wants violence; Trump wants violence.” This assessment, from a former GOP congressman, should chill you to the bone. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82g34mE/

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Is 100% "Ethically Sourced" Generative AI Possible? Read my latest newsletter available now. themediabrain.substack.com/p/is-100-eth... #ai #artificialintelligence #media #entertainment #hollywood #music #busiiness

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Trump has his Dachau Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal. Trump suggested on Truth Social that people charged with attacking Tesla could serve time in “lovely” prisons in El Salvador. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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The parallels between post 2016 America and Weimar Germany are chilling. Every single American is at risk right now. Some just refuse to see the risk. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Veterans and families of veterans — Trump & Musk are dismantling your ability to get the care and support you were promised when you took the oath. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248VJC/

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Rural family & friends who farm or whose living depends on family farms—this is the end game of the oligarchs. Push American farms into bankruptcy then buy their land for pennies on the dollar. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8242Ja9/

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They are coming for benefits and services we PAID for—all to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

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I thought separating babes from their mother’s breast (Trump 1.0) or letting pregnancy women bleed out on razor wire on the Rio Grande (Greg Abott) would be the thing that wipe people up to the inhumanity of MAGA. Nope. Maybe this will. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

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