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Absolutely--->

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Today I had to explain what “coming out” means, because my baby never understood that there was a closet to begin with, let alone that they should stay in it. Happy Pride y’all 🥹😭

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David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party

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The entire point.

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“I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace.” ~ Federico García Lorca

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Never seen a civil servant speak like this in public. Buck up and rise to the challenge or step aside and let a competent individual take the position.

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Meltdown on Truth Social in 3, 2, 1...

submitted 11 days ago • 1671 comments

Memorial Day was started by freed Black slaves. Their wisdom in wanting to honor those who died for freedom was profound because they had the best comprehension of the actual value of freedom. Each of us must be dedicated to ensuring that

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short-distance (<1000 miles) air travel is outdated 20th century technology. The Chinese are using 21st century technology (high speed rail) while we're stuck in the past.

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Sadly I did not know this for the first 55 years of my life. They do not teach you this. This is absolutely true. And we should honor all of them this Memorial Day and always

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X-mas card. Printed up the line work from original drawing and hand colored.

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More Texas parents are opting to vaccinate their babies early against measles, nearly a 4.5-fold increase so far this year compared to 2019, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller tells Bloomberg he will not be retaining any of the law firms that caved to Trump’s threats.

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Romania has spoken - People protected democracy. People voted for Nicușor Dan. 🇷🇴 ✊🏻

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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

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I don't know what to say. I gathered signatures for a higher minimum wage and earned sick time and bodily autonomy and all three were passed by voters in my state. Republicans disregard our Constitution and our will. They don't give a shit. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/14/m...

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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

submitted 27 days ago • 1526 comments

Refuse unlawful orders.

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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

submitted 30 days ago • 563 comments

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

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Musk's new AI center spewing methane gas into the community. No Clean Air requirements, no monitoring. Grovelling Red State politicians that joyously let it happen. Musk makes money. We peasants choke to death. A return to the "paradise" of 1905. It's what they dreamt of. They won. We lose.

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NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.

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Warnock: Georgia officials said they were sorry but their hands were tied, you can’t vote the first weekend of the runoff after the holiday so I decided to untie them, I sued them. And I won… They appealed asking for emergency relief. Emergency relief from what? People voting?

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Australia has set up options to make voting more accessible—for instance, voting via telephone for people who are visually impaired, and mobile voting facilities to reach people who reside in places like hospitals or retirement facilities. boltsmag.org/compuls...

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Your School House Rock moment...🤔

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On this May Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.

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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

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