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This is how fascists behave.

submitted 8 days ago • 29 comments

Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?

submitted 10 days ago • 1695 comments

A DOGE staffer involved in dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds as much as $365,000 worth of shares of companies that the CFPB can regulate. Ethics experts say his actions are a potential violation of federal ethics laws.

submitted 17 days ago • 108 comments

Hi, I’m God. Jesus and I are very much against the defunding of childhood cancer research.

submitted 21 days ago • 291 comments

Welp.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative. A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.

submitted 31 days ago • 1021 comments

"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

submitted 31 days ago • 1842 comments

If one quote from a insurance exec ever summed up the American healthcare experience, this might be that quote: www.propublica.org/article/blue...

submitted 39 days ago • 14 comments

The IHSA this week stood by its policy of allowing transgender athletes in high school sports, despite demands from the Trump administration and Illinois Republicans to ban them.

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

How did they know?

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital's full bills. A jury found the insurer liable for fraud and awarded the hospital $421 million. Watch @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇

submitted 35 days ago • 21 comments

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was illegally deported to El Salvador asks for the U.S. government to return him outside a court hearing on the matter.

submitted 36 days ago • 31 comments

NEW: You can now send us your tips via SecureDrop, the most secure and anonymous way to share information or files with us electronically. Used properly, it shields your identity even from us. Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips

submitted 51 days ago • 20 comments

You know when you miss the memo to wear a color (or 3) on a day to show your solidarity with a cause? This is your official reminder that Monday, March 31, is the Day of Trans Visibility. Not only will you support amazing peeps, but you will look 80's fabulous in pink, baby blue, and white.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

This is the message for Democrats. Why isn’t everyone of them saying this ten times a day? Flood the zone.

submitted 60 days ago • 48 comments

Micah Leroy, a U of Minnesota student, was attacked by ableist transphobic rightwing dirtbags like Riley Gaines, Oli London and that shitstain Greene from GA. Those monsters all need to go in a wood chipper. Immediately. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

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www.motherjones.com/politics/202... MSNBC Silencing voices and perspectives since 2025

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

WTF? The U.S. Attorney for D.C. is NOT "President Trump's lawyer" and should not go after media outlets critical of Donald Trump This is what fascism looks like.

submitted 86 days ago • 73 comments

That is all.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

(3)Passport renewal comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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(2)Passport name/gender update comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

(1) passport application comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

The federal government should not require verification of the package in your pants.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

They want to revise 1 the passport application, 2 the name/gender update, and 3 renewal forms to change 'gender' to 'sex at birth'. If you updated your birth certificate, drivers license and your whole world knew you as one gender, the DoS will no longer let you fill out the form as you present.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone who wants to take the time to drop a 'no thank you very much' in the comment section at the Department of State feel free.

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The Trans Journalism Association is seeking a new director, a really critical role for a growing org at a moment when we need more support and resources for trans journalists. 30 hour workweek, remote, $80k. airtable.com/apppaTdSPRyF...

submitted 105 days ago • 4 comments

Just reading up on the AAF. It seems like we have a nice little equal and opposite source of information: the free press. Let's keep the news free from bias and free flowing by supporting your independent local and national news outlets. Also, support trans kids.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

When I was a teacher, my students and I always took time this month to honor the generations of Black Americans who fought against injustice to achieve equal rights. May we all reflect on our past as we continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals.

submitted 109 days ago • 167 comments

Bringing some abortion eduction your way since it’s getting censored on all the other platforms.

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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...

submitted 113 days ago • 1225 comments

🧵Curious about "DeepSeek"? Wondering what it is and why it matters for the U.S. and the world in general? Let me break it down in simple terms—no tech background needed! (1/21) 👇👇🌏💾

submitted 113 days ago • 106 comments

Congrats to all the #ALAYMA winners and honorees! Check out the full list of winner and honor books on ilovelibraries.org. #kidlit #yalit

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