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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them theonion.com/democra...

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They are treating people worse than mere numbers, not even bothering to track them once they’re in the system. Unacceptable.

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It turns out creating a situation where 25% of global petroleum liquids might go offline at any minute has an impact on oil prices, who would have guessed.

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NEW: VoteVets Calls Out Trump and GOP After Iran Retaliates—Reckless Leadership Is Putting American Lives at Risk

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May every single human being on this planet be safe. May every single person be protected from harm. May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.

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Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.

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The fact that our military was perfectly happy to use weapons abroad in violation of the War Powers Act doesn't bode well for us when they are asked to use weapons at home in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

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“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration

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Facts

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Atlantic article: why Americans suddenly stopped hanging out OH I DON’T KNOW, is it maybe the pandemic disabling 22 million of us, including kids? Is it the fact that financial strain from that plus the last term this dipshit had renders us stuck? The destruction of third spaces? A MYSTERY.

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There are so many things I want to say right now, but really, none of those things will make a difference. Instead, please fill this thread with information about similar resources that will still be here in 30 days.

submitted 5 days ago • 14 comments

Look, one does not simply “bring the new bottle of body wash upstairs immediately,” it needs to sit on the counter for a few days until it’s ripe enough to use like a $12 avocado

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“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked Galadriel and she said we were all deceived, for another ring was made, but in hindsight we should have seen that coming

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#OTD in 1943, a Californian water agent claims that Japanese Americans at the Poston incarceration camp are committing sabotage. In addition to local accidents and circumstantial evicence, the agent suggests that dynamite was stolen with the intention of blowing up a nearby dam. 🗃 #skystorians

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After years of saying we need to "preserve our history," the Trump regime is asking visitors to report "any depictions of U.S. history that 'inappropriately disparage Americans past or living." This is censorship in action and it will only become more overt over time. 🗃 #skystorians

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Happy Juneteenth #Skystorians! A couple of years ago we put together a special thread gathering some of the BEST answers from across AskHistorians, contributing to a celebration of Juneteenth and African-American history! Don't miss out on these great resources!

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On Juneteenth, a reminder that Commonplace has 25 years of free, open access articles on slavery and abolition up through this week's piece by Jayne Ptolemy about documents related to William Ansah Sessarakoo. Browse the Slavery and Abolition subject page here: commonplace.online/topic/slaver... 🗃️

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We need to make sure that resistance is accessible to all. To help facilitate that, we put together a guide for those who can't protest or are looking different ways to contribute. We must resist. Together. #PoliticalRevolution #ThePeoplesMovement #Resistance @50501movement.bsky.social‬

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#disabled

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Happy Autistic Pride Day! Today we celebrate neurodiversity, the beauty of different minds, and the strength in being authentically ourselves. You are valid, worthy, and powerful just as you are. 💜♾️✨ #AutisticPride #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #DisabilityPride #Pride2025

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"The pandemic ended in 2022!" Uh. I wish this was true. Covid is still disabling and killing people. Everyone is pretending it's over for "normalcy" Do we need refrigerator containers for dead bodies? No. But people filing for non-existent disability is rising.

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you should care about disabled people, even if you aren't, not even because of basic human empathy or whatever. disability is inevitable. you either die or you live long enough to become disabled. you should care about your future self

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If we don't want to repeat history, we'd better be strong enough to learn from it. The authoritarian playbook starts with pointing to a group of people who don’t look like you and blaming them for your problems. When those issues are still there, what comes next?

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But for real, why do all the stores have to be chilled to arctic levels? 🥶

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BREAKING: The FDA has approved a twice-yearly injection that provided a near-perfect shield against H.I.V. infection in clinical trials. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

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Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment. In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. You have a home here always.

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They dress like street thugs because they ARE street thugs

submitted 6 days ago • 121 comments

Lander is being release now from DHS/ICE custody now.

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Success! After accidentally recycling several pasta sauce jars, I finally cleaned and kept one for home dried herbs. #GardenSky #gardens #herbs #neurodivergence #homemade #TinyJoys

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“OK, Boomer” just got flipped on its head. At protests across the country this past weekend, older Americans turned out in force, leading chants, waving signs and showing that resistance has no age limit. And their passion isn’t just inspiring. It might be what helps save democracy.

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If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re not really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t? So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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ICE agents are out here manhandling elected officials—yet again. They arrested NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for asking if they had a warrant—which is his constitutional right. (1/2)

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Price of #eggs $2.72. Price of gas $3.47. The latest Trump scam to hit the market: a piece-of-shit Android phone and MVNO service priced at twice what MVNO service should cost? Priceless. Reserve yours now for $100 down! And when this turns out to be vaporware, note that there are no refunds. 😃

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Price of #eggs $2.72. Price of #gas $3.54. Trump finally getting the dictator military parade he's always wanted, just like North Korea? Priceless.

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Great 🧵, w/link to Mary Louise Roberts’ ‘What French Women Wore to the Resistance’ at the end (article is open access at least rn!) 🗃️

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Re-reading Howard’s 1881 account of what the US calls the Nez Perce War of 1877 & it will never not be deeply disturbing to know how clearly officers like him understood that their orders (& US policy in general) were unjust yet how fervently they defended carrying them out. He just… says it. 🗃️

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On June 16, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6. Her groundbreaking mission shattered gender barriers and proved that women could endure the rigors of space travel, decades ahead of many nations. #StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery

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"You have trampled under foot every vital principle of our government." #OnThisDay, 17 Jun 1873, Susan B Anthony is tried for illegally voting in the 1872 US Presidential election. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory 🗃️ 1/2

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#OnThisDay, 17 June 1943, Noor Inayat Khan, Diana Rowden and Cecily Lefort arrive in occupied France for their separate Special Operations Executive missions. None of them survive. Read more: carvehername.org.uk/... #WorldWar2 #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️ 1/2

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Today is the start of National Pollinators Week! Each day I'm going to share a tip about supporting pollinators. Today's tip is don't forget that a lot of pollinators need different things at different points in their lifecycle. For example all months and butterflies need plants that their 🧵 🌱 🌎

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Free hugs (not a trap)

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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

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California "No Secret Police Act" introduced, would ban police from covering their faces Yes please!!! Let’s pas laws like this nationwide!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Here we go. Time to get off the bench & into the game. What's the message? "Do not cut Medicaid." In a Red state? Call your Senators. In a Blue state? Call your family & friends in Red states & nudge them to call.

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Remember to let your cat rest an hour before serving.

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And if Red states don’t hound their Senators….Yesterday’s turnout in red states gives me a tiny ray of hope.

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In Hurricane Katrina, mainstream media were more worried people might take stuff rom WalMart than that grandmothers were dying on rooftops of buildings surrounded by contaminated floodwater.

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