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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 7 days ago • 410 comments

The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

submitted 7 days ago • 299 comments

If Democrats are looking for a great, clear, forceful spokesperson while they are in exile from power, this is the person.

submitted 7 days ago • 180 comments

Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

submitted 7 days ago • 441 comments

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

submitted 7 days ago • 2771 comments

‼ Please sign, share & support (811 donators to 850+) to Save The Pollinators 👉 change.org/SaveTheBee 🆘

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

submitted 7 days ago • 382 comments

Hey NYTimes — now you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

submitted 13 days ago • 3220 comments

We’re supposed to just take Elon’s word that he’s found “massive” fraud in federal systems he took over? The same guy they found committing fraud on his fellow gamers?

submitted 13 days ago • 696 comments

#DRATWA alert: Double Rainbow All The Way Across Your occasional reminder that it’s good to watch for any break in the clouds. (((Hugs))) to those in struggle. Don’t give up.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone keeps leaving out that it's not D.E.I. it's D.E.I.A. the accessibility bits are being scrubbed too.

submitted 16 days ago • 14 comments

DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts. NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms. This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.

submitted 16 days ago • 351 comments

Today I learned bees need "meat" - specifically the microbiome of pollen-producing plants, which helps the bee larvae break down the proteins into usable form. Those low-pollen flowers you buy from florists? YOU are STARVING BABY BEES. Repent! 🐝 www.scientificamerican.com/article/surp...

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We are holding the Senate floor – and filibustering Donald Trump's nomination of Russ Vought. I spoke for an hour about what they are doing, and how these disparate, destructive acts all fit together. Hope you’ll watch. www.youtube.com/live/Dy6wh7a...

submitted 17 days ago • 338 comments

REPEAT AFTER ME: NOBODY VOTED FOR ELON MUSK PASS IT ON.

submitted 17 days ago • 483 comments

The Dumbest of Trade Wars enacted by the Dumbest Administration for these Dumbest of Times.

submitted 20 days ago • 879 comments

Also the only immigrant I'd gladly grab by the ear and yeet over a cliff. (note, I'm 5'2 and there is very little chance I could even reach his ear, but I'm here on principle.)

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Seems like a good time to bring up that Mitch McConnell caused irreparable damage to the Supreme Court and is one of the main scumbags responsible for the totalitarian coup we’re in today. He’s one of the most evil immoral corrupt beings in history. End of Ted Talk.

submitted 17 days ago • 169 comments

If DJT's proposal to 'own' the Gaza Strip and 'relocate' all Palestinians becomes real … USA goes to war in the Middle East in, you think, two? three years? Sooner?

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I fear Kristallnacht. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

submitted 17 days ago • 51 comments

We're in the midst of a constitutional crisis. The world's richest man is effectively orchestrating a coup. At the very least, Senate Dems should not be confirming any of Trump’s nominees for any agency while this power grab continues. Nothing should be "business as usual."

submitted 17 days ago • 303 comments

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

submitted 18 days ago • 1757 comments

My DH has had a printout of this same clipping scotch-taped up on the wall in our office for several years. Once again, stylistically we are ahead of the curve. Next we'll bring back gaiters, a valuable addition to trench warfare fashion statements.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Huh, it appears that pressuring Democratic lawmakers to take some sort of action actually does work.

submitted 18 days ago • 12 comments

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

submitted 19 days ago • 1694 comments

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

submitted 30 days ago • 2541 comments

AOC's 💯 right. If we don't have love, beauty, truth, joy, connection... we have no hope, nothing to live for. And that would be how we fall as a society, as a species. Now go get a hug, or touch grass, make some art, volunteer some time, cook something yummy. Feed your soul, fill your well.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

As a fiction writer, I can't resist thinking: Muskrat is definitely in the Bond Villain category. I'm betting he's got a secret island with an LED-lit color changing lamprey tank and an underwater missile silo, somewhere near the Caiman Islands. Or maybe a tunnel connected to Epstein's. 😆 😶 😱

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Just a reminder as we near Valentine's Day: thrift stores are FULL of seasonal merch as each holiday approaches. They will have heart-shaped items, candles, themed T-shirts--many items brand new. You don't need to buy more plastic junk new in stores. The world has enough.

submitted 28 days ago • 5 comments

I love this time of year because people will post something super dramatic and vague like “Nooooooo” and I can’t tell if it’s about football or gestures outside window all of this.

submitted 26 days ago • 310 comments

Please, no matter where you are in public spaces, mask up. #WASHYOURHANDS frequently. We're facing outbreaks of flu, covid, TB... and accurate info as to spread is now being limited by the 45/47 administration. And, if you have a cough, please don't spit on the damn sidewalk.

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This is a nice, concise summary of the current Merican 💩show. Note this is an accomplished author, not an official lying mouthpuppet of #OrangeJuliusCaesar.

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