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BREAKING: Gov. Hochul will NOT remove Mayor Eric Adams. Add another name to the list of Gutless Cowards.

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is this where I point out Jim Jones’ late stage habit of always wearing sunglasses

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the whole 2020-2024 era of “dems shouldnt aggressively use the levers of power bc then republicans will do the same thing when theyre elected” sure looks dumb as dog shit right now huh

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More of this. The fuck are you doing promoting a book when the country is falling apart?

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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It's past midnight, and Senate Republicans are voting NO against every Democratic-led amendment to PROTECT HEALTH CARE for our families. Pay close attention: Republicans are working to push kids off Medicaid to pass MORE tax cuts for billionaires.

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imagine being such a nazi dick that even european nazis are like “ew no”

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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

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Reminder for those using the iOS Patreon app to support their creators: Apple is now taking a 30% cut for new donations through the app, plus whatever Patreon takes. Consider alternate donation methods (including direct to the Patreon website rather than the Apple mobile app). I’ve found, btw […]

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With every passing day I better understand the mothers in Victorian novels who stay in their bedrooms with the curtains closed and complain vaguely about their “nerves.”

submitted 86 days ago • 135 comments

If you're in Toronto you should come to my show on Thursday! You could win a DOOR PRIZE and all the proceeds from the show will be going to Palestinian aid.

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I don't care who you are or what you do for a living, there is no longer any excuse for being on FB or Twitter. Please delete your accounts today.

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Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, bakery, bookstore, and café.

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(Nearly) five years on from the start of the mayhem, some of the lessons of the pandemic have inevitably been forgotten. The importance of catering for disabled and vulnerable people is one that really, really shouldn’t be.

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How are the "Gaza isn't a thing people care about, we don't need your votes" people doing today

submitted 37 days ago • 48 comments

This thread.

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Israel killed 80 Palestinians in Gaza today, 30 of whom killed after the ceasefire deal was announced. Israel always accelerates its massacres in the lead-up to ceasefire deadlines. Gaza also remains a besieged concentration camp reduced to rubble. The crisis is far from over.

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Neil Gaiman shouldn’t be treated like an extreme outlier. It’s not fame or following that enables men like Gaiman to act the way they do. It’s power. And power can be A-list celebrity status or it can be the head of any ordinary household or a leader in any local community.

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It’s Horndle Time! First one coming your way THIS SATURDAY at 1:30pm GMT! #horndle

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Please share if you are interested in comedy!! Insight may come from the most unexpected places. thank you so much in advance for your help 🙏

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Good god, that Neil Gaiman piece is harrowing. Women, and survivors of sexual violence, you don't want to read it unless you're feeling very safe and in a strong place mentally. And you don't need to read it. Ethical people are done with him. Take my word for it.

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@sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social Dr. Lipscombe, I just watched the first part of your series on the monasteries' dissolution. Enthralling! Can't wait till Jan. 30 for part two. Thank you for doing what you do!

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If you are still on Facebook or Twitter, you are still part of the problem. Please consider canceling your accounts, it matters.

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it’s crazy to me that in just two years we’ve effectively destroyed the internet for the sake of a product whose only discernible use is helping students cheat on their homework.

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