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Wrecking the Everglades with a great big prison will not make Floridians safer. What it WILL do is take nearly half a billion dollars away from education, health care and actual public safety priorities. When can we start serving actual Floridians and not one particular Palm Beach transplant?

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

This is in no way meant to diminish Mamdani’s win, but you know who’s SUPER unlikable? Cuomo.

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Threatening/committing violence against elected officials or candidates is wrong. Period. Full stop. Yes, no matter what party or lack of party. If you’re trying to rationalize or come up with a “Yeah, but …” right now then you need to take a minute and reflect.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Apparently “Obliterate” is another one of those words that no longer has an actual meaning.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

THRILLED to see renewed national conversation about campaign finance reform. It is possible win elections without taking donations from corporations and PACs, particularly at the local level. I’m 3 and 1 in local elections and have made a practice of only taking checks from actual humans. 1/

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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.

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I’m not here to suggest that the stories from the larger world are not important - they are. I AM here to reassure you that all the folks at #Gainesville City Hall are working hard every day to make your city - our city - better. In spite of the drama in national and state headlines.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

“Heaven is the pace of a slow news day” -Patterson Hood

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I am remembering everyone who is in harm’s way, for whatever reason, in my prayers tonight. That’s all I got.

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The NYC mayor’s race is fascinating to me. As an outsider who <3s New York, and mayoral races, I didn’t think anyone had risen to the top until yesterday, but I absolutely think one has now.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t even know what to do with this.

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What cannot be lost in the Minnesota assassinations is that at the first home attacked, the father/state senator blocked entry into his home and was shot multiple times. Then his wife, shielding their TWELVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, was also shot. The child called 911. Think on that.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Please take a moment to consider how THE HELL a metro area of nearly 17 Million human beings could possibly “immediately evacuate,” and what sort of irresponsible person would post that on social media with no details and no supporting information.

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There were about 2,500 people (conservatively) at Cora Roberson Park this morning, and at least another 1,500 up and down Depot, 6th and Main. #TomorrowTherellBeMoreOfUs #NoKings #Gainesville

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

Minnesota, my heart breaks for you. But my resolve to do good work for the people of this community is NOT broken. I’m sure that is true of Democratic elected officials across our nation.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Flag Day No Kings No Violence No Surrender

submitted 15 days ago • 12 comments

How in the world does that Hegseth boy still have a job?

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Man, if these fools mess around and end the world before I get to see the new Superman and Fantastic Four movies in July I am gonna lose my absolute sh*t. Not even kidding.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Raw numbers are often meaningless. To make sense of things like murders in cities or states, you want to compare rates per hundred thousand residents. Divide the total number of events to be counted by the total population, then multiply by 100,000. That allows you to make honest comparisons.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

submitted 20 days ago • 3061 comments

By all accounts, it was hard to be Brian Wilson, but what he shared with the rest of the world made it easier to be us. Thank you for everything, sir, and rest in well-deserved peace. Your memory is a blessing.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Hey, DOGE, how much do you reckon it’s costing us all to deploy 2,000 Guard troops and 700 Marines to disrupt dance parties in downtown LA?

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Conspiracy nation.

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

A pissing match between the president and the governor of California is the dumbest damn thing we could possibly spend our time on. YES, the governor has to push back, but COME ON. Enough distractions. Get the military off of Mayor Bass’ streets and let’s be about The People’s business.

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A cool thing about the US is that it’s (mostly) possible to choose rural, small town, small city, suburban or large city lifestyles. All have their own up- and down-sides. What sucks is that we tend to pit them against each other. We should embrace them all without a side of trash-talk.

submitted 20 days ago • 14 comments

⚠️ Warning: The Trump administration is circulating footage from 2020 to make the situation in L.A. appear more chaotic than it is. This is an intentional effort to manufacture a larger crisis. Stay alert. Pay attention. The propaganda machine is in overdrive.

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