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There is something so haunting, so heartbreaking, so beautiful, about this cup never getting picked up by the customer who ordered it

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Cartoon by David Sipress.

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💀

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We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚

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I personally consider the boycott a success because it was a baby practice action for people who have never done that before. People got on board! They got to feel what it was like! It was easy! And when they get asked to do something next, they’ll have an experience to build off of.

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hat tip to @theliamnissan.bsky.social

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The goal is to terrorize federal workers into quitting. That’s it. Constant changes. Canceling work from home then closing offices. Laying off probationary employees. It’s designed to break the government. Then privatize it for profit. It’s not efficiency. It’s collapse. Only peasants will suffer.

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It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

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This book shouldn't be banned 😂

submitted 5 days ago • 295 comments

Halfway to the weekend. LFG!

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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

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I only rooted for the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl because they were the underdog. Now that they're declining the WH trip that comes with winning, I might root for them more...

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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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💥ATTENTION FEDS💥 All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor

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I’m begging Democrats to stop talking about tax breaks for billionaires and the price of eggs! They are firing Air Traffic Controllers, stranding Americans in hostile countries, and getting ready to download our data from the IRS. No one is sitting around thinking “I’m worried about the deficit!”

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@joshruben.bsky.social I saw Heart Eyes yesterday and had an absolutely amazing time!! I was especially tickled by a certain cameo appearance 😄 I also wasn't expecting to laugh so much?! The movie was so balanced, I felt the whole spectrum of human emotion, and it never felt forced. Just wonderful🩶

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Wisdom

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

submitted 16 days ago • 413 comments

Wouldn’t this apply to anyone who took him out of office?

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Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

submitted 17 days ago • 665 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 17 days ago • 2689 comments

If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

submitted 16 days ago • 960 comments

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

submitted 18 days ago • 793 comments

If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.

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The Usher halftime show came and went... Rih announced a pregnancy during hers and it lasted one business day... We on Day 5 of heated discussion abt Kendrick's halftime show. 5. Whole. Days. And. Counting. ...but I'm supposed to believe it was trash.

submitted 18 days ago • 464 comments

Oh, I care

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I intend to outlive this present evil.

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in many ways, sex is about that feeling you get when a semitruck slams into you at 78 miles per hour

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“New” Super Mario Bros. is a 20 year old videogame

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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private email server or Elon Musk giving full access to all government information to a nineteen-year old named Big Balls with ties to a child pornography collective known for its extortion techniques, both sides have played loose with security.

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Woop woop!!! This Alt just hit 10k followers. To celebrate let's do a follow fo all our AltGov members. Here to both keep you informed and to make it super weird. 🤓🥴🧐😇😂 go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d

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Willing to bet he understands perfectly, and wants poor people to die of cancer, actually.

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Them: DOGE doesn't want people spilling tea. #AltGov:

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I will not be the frog who makes exceptions for scorpions who seem nice.

submitted 21 days ago • 226 comments

Abortion is Healthcare

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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

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The hardest part about public health is that when we succeed, there's no crisis, no epidemic. People carry on with daily life, unaware of a near-miss. We may never know how bad it could have been - because our public health workforce is always taking action to avoid, prevent, and control threats.

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I believe in separating the art from the artist (sneaking into their studio and stealing paintings right off the easel).

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Based Hellboy.

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It's week 4 of 208. With your support, we've built a stronger, more diverse coalition of #AltGov accounts, countered their fictions with facts, performed our 1st coordinated drop of bluesky, & found 10s of 1000s of fellow citizens who are standing firm against this coup. We, the People, are #AltGov

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What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?

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