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Like we have a Minimum Wage, we should have a maximum wealth. If you get to $999,999,999.99 all payments to you should be declined and automatically be forfeited to the Government. Then these people would actually spend their money.

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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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Watch and learn. 👀 🧠 I’ve written often about how infants learn language not just with their ears, but with their eyes. But I’ve rarely run across a better video example than this lovely moment shared to IG by seanandcaitlin. (Thread 🧵)

submitted 19 hours ago • 181 comments

Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba: "Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."

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GOP grifters…

submitted 19 hours ago • 383 comments

@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."

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MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof. Black wealth. Black futures. Gone. And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened. 📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of. Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

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Cybertruck owners are realizing they’ll be buried in these things. Tesla admits they lose $35K of value gone after 6,000 miles! That's $5.60 lost every mile driven!

submitted 3 days ago • 261 comments

GWU graduation…

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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Yet another "rule for thee, not for me" from MAGA.

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"The report in question was neither peer-reviewed nor published in a medical journal..." www.nbcnews.com/health/women...

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Thank you, Romanian voters! No Putin puppets!

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The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

submitted 3 days ago • 393 comments

He’s not just the Health Secretary - he’s also the warning label.

submitted 5 days ago • 140 comments

Stopping cyber ops against Russia is like pausing a fire alarm because the noise is annoying.

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Last night was A MOVIE 🎥 ▪️🔥 Kelsey Plum drops 37 in her debut with The Sparks ▪️🐺 Napheesa Collier takes over late with 34 ▪️💼 Brittney Sykes & Sonia Citron close it out in a thriller Season 29 is off and running. WNBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax

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Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness 😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡

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The “fluoride removal” bit is a solution in search of a problem. Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school. Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any. No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.

submitted 6 days ago • 430 comments

He’s a liar just like the rest of them. Kehoe ran as a “moderate.” He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.

submitted 5 days ago • 372 comments

I guess we need to send the FBI and Secret Service after Jack Posobiec.

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🚨They're coming after abortion pills🚨 After saying we shouldn't take medical advice from him, RFK Jr. has directed the FDA to re-review mifepristone regulations, based on a junk science “report” from anti-abortion groups with no medical backing or peer review.

submitted 6 days ago • 19 comments

We collected well over 180,000 signatures to put it on the ballot. It passed by 57%. These assholes don’t care about us. STOP VOTING FOR THEM.

submitted 8 days ago • 357 comments

In case you needed another reason to eat ice cream.

submitted 8 days ago • 925 comments

This is my new favorite image because it perfectly encapsulates the concern trolling and crybullying from the right when you give them even a fraction of what they spew out on a consistent basis.

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NEW: Minnesota’s graduation rate just reached the highest level on record. Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history. Today, we’re seeing the results.

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Rightwing personalities are now working overtime to spread vile propaganda about Pope Leo XIV, just in case you were wondering if this is a pontiff who embodies Christ's teachings.

submitted 14 days ago • 26 comments

Do your job, Sean.

submitted 15 days ago • 1218 comments

Fetterman needs to resign and let Shapiro replace him. apnews.com/article/john...

submitted 14 days ago • 932 comments

staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch 🧢 @trumpfile.org

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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

submitted 15 days ago • 665 comments

Florida evangelical pastor Paul Dyal, who raped multiple children over the span of 30 years, has been sentenced to only 5 years of probation. www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news...

submitted 14 days ago • 187 comments

Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins

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NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.

submitted 17 days ago • 1463 comments

Warnock: Georgia officials said they were sorry but their hands were tied, you can’t vote the first weekend of the runoff after the holiday so I decided to untie them, I sued them. And I won… They appealed asking for emergency relief. Emergency relief from what? People voting?

submitted 18 days ago • 309 comments

My god i hate this timeline...

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He's also the president who killed things like this. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.

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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS. Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!” Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.

submitted 17 days ago • 683 comments