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And your solution to this was to [checks notes] make it more expensive for Europe to buy American cars, and by reducing fuel economy and emissions standards - make them less desirable for Europeans as well. Brilliant.

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The Israeli army’s Arabic language spokesperson has ordered residents to many neighbourhoods in Khan Younis to leave, warning of an imminent attack “with great force”. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

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ICYMI — Least surprising news of the week: Trump wants to free the informant who lied to the FBI about Biden. apnews.com/article/fbi-...

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Starting Monday, a new policy from the Department of Treasury will require social security number and other official identification documents when sending money abroad. (via @keranews.org)

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Ring Nebula snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope

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We have a big announcement! CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

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Humanity is getting a very quick refresher course in how evil, dangerous psychopaths can simultaneously be utterly pathetic losers. There is no contradiction!

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🧬 The First Annual HAAM Meeting is coming on August 26, 2025 in Turin🇮🇹 (and online)! ✨ Flash talks, career panel & community updates. 📅 Submit your abstract for a flash talk by June 15 📢 We're looking for volunteers to join the organizing team #HAAM #ISBA2025 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

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“By choosing capital over conviction, self-preservation over truth, and the principalities and powers over the people it claims to serve, Columbia has betrayed the trust of its students and faculty.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

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book tour alert! San Diego, LA, Boston, Brooklyn, Philly, & Madison friends, come through & hang out. I’ll be in convo with some brilliant kind writers for my novel A SHARP ENDLESS NEED, I would love to see you ❤️🏀

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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

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Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue. TWENTY. As in, they call that getting slammed. So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind. TWENTY is a lot.

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If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth. The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.

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Before folks start comparing this to European autocracies, pause and ask why so many folks - Black and white - didn’t know about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Or the Wilmington Coup. Or the Colfax Massacre. Or the Elaine, Arkansas massacre. Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.

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If you’re a health care worker looking for some information on things you can do to prepare for and resist ICE enforcement actions, we shared some information in an IG post that we hope is helpful. You can view all the sides in the post here: www.instagram.com/p/DFWKkCLz5fF/

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Tonight's @interruptcrim.bsky.social resistance lab was heartening. People are creative, courageous & committed to continuing to provide care for migrants & trans people - and deeply understand the connections to abortion & reproductive care. I am holding on to that. Join us bit.ly/BDNHLaunch

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Are you struggling to keep up with the various pieces of news re: criminalization efforts across the country? Of course, you would be. @interruptcrim.bsky.social has got you. Here's a round up focused on the criminalization of migrants by my friend @dreanyc123.bsky.social. bit.ly/IC-TMIC1

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Eight.

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I think what's being done to trans people in this country is a FUCKING SCANDAL. It's absolutely an attempt at eradicating trans people from public life and ALL OF US must refuse this. Everyone. Stop being a loser mealy mouth person. This is bullshit. You should say so in all the places you inhabit.

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An increasing amount of the political commentary I’d like to make is composed of things I can’t say

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Speaking of conflict transformation skill-building: Some comrades have a new introductory workshop for leaders, organizers, and organizational teams: Conflict Transformation 101 - Designing Purposeful, Strategic, and Resilient Groups - Friday February 21, 9:30-12:30 Pacific/ 12:30-3:30 Eastern

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It’s OK to admit that we’re off the map of our experience. The rules & best practices some of us are accustomed to, in certain situations, may no longer apply. There are some questions I lovingly refuse to answer at this time bc I don’t know. We need more humility. Some of our expertise is outdated.

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I remain fascinated by the expanded child tax credit case study & the implications for leftist policymaking. People received REAL financial benefit from it. It drastically cut child poverty rates and it was rescinded without a real fight. I think about this at least once a week.

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Elephant calf update: very baby

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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”

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I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...

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Trump has evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan a star admiral from her home with 3 hrs of notice Border security & an “excessive focus” on diversity, equity are inclusion among the reasons cited for her dismissal. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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This week we've learned of a deeply concerning development at VA: three critical resource pages have been removed – those serving LGBTQ+ veterans, minority veterans, and the page highlighting the VA Southeast Louisiana healthcare system being rated as the most equitable provider for LGBTQ+ veterans.

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As human beings, we need to feel in control & we absolutely crave certainty. But more than ever, we have to get comfortable with uncertainty. Gonna keep harping on this point because we really don't know much about how anything will turn out. Anything is possible to the good or bad.

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The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem

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Aw, look what I just found in a book. Hard to believe these were the good ole days, eh.

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Read history. Oligarchs have owned and controlled our government before. They’ve attacked oppressed groups, gone after migrants, and enacted mass violence against workers who dared resist. But people kept fighting. They organized. They built power. What we need to do is not unprecedented.

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The good news is that courage is as contagious as cowardice

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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

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"It’s been 15 months since I last stepped into a classroom. Because here in Gaza, the concept of a "regular school year" has been stolen from us." In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️

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Grants Pass is at it again! A reminder that even in a 'safe' blue state like Oregon, the state is more than happy to harass unhoused people to death.

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