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#DYK❓ Road crashes take more than two lives every minute—over 3,200 every day! They are the leading cause of death for kids and young adults aged 5 to 29. Read how countries are strengthening #RoadSafety 👉 bit.ly/4b189NX

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

submitted 59 days ago • 8125 comments

The only one who's done well from this deal is the mayor. Before AquaBounty’s plans were public knowledge, a company owned by the mayor purchased land for $600k. He later flipped that land to AquaBounty for nearly $2.1M A must-read from @annaleighclark.bsky.social @propublica.org

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In Germany and elsewhere in Europe, officials have accused Russia of deploying information operations on the continent to sway public opinion on its war with Ukraine to its advantage and sow discord reut.rs/4hGNP6W

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Road traffic deaths fell slightly to 1.19 million per year in 2021. Over half of the UN Member States saw a decline in deaths, with 10 countries reducing deaths by 50% in the last 10 years. This proves that a 50% reduction in a decade is POSSIBLE. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4b189NX #RoadSafety

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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Last night Elon Musk moved to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His team is now inside, and he posted “CFPB RIP 🪦” on X. This agency has saved Americans billions. DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.

submitted 68 days ago • 401 comments

So, this comic caused a bit of a stir yesterday and got me banned/flagged from certain places. I managed to grab this gif that someone posted before it got shut down. Thanks to everyone who shared. Disclaimer: I’m not advocating for anyone to go Travis Bickle themselves, it’s just a dumb comic.

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Pretty thuggish way to treat a distinguished senior officer after a lifetime of serving her country. They relish the cruelty.

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“I don’t work here for the fucking money,” said one longtime agency employee who works on air pollution. “I work here because I believe in it, and I want to serve the public.” What #EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump per @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

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BREAKING: A staffer for Elon Musk’s DOGE, who was granted access to U.S. Treasury payment systems, resigned after a now-deleted social media account surfaced that promoted racism and eugenics, WSJ reports. “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity,” the account wrote on X in September

submitted 70 days ago • 117 comments

“the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state ... in its essence, is fascism.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt The U.S. > State Capture Instead of "Shock and Awe" OPPOSE AND ORGANIZE!

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An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.

submitted 74 days ago • 243 comments

It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office. Here’s a recap of what’s happening:

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If Mariann Budde’s sermon earlier this week—in which she addressed Donald Trump, personally and directly—came across as radical, that just says something about the times we are in, the bishop says. nyer.cm/r38o35C

submitted 81 days ago • 42 comments

Schatz: The drumbeat below all of this has to be that the policy of the Trump Administration is to rip regular people off. They’re transferring wealth from regular working people, the elderly, students, the disabled and shoving it to the wealthiest individuals that have ever walked this planet.

submitted 81 days ago • 121 comments

Senate Judiciary Dems tweet saying: "Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director, shared an AI-generated video of himself chainsawing Members of Congress, political opponents, and media outlets. Dangerous and disqualified."

submitted 82 days ago • 236 comments

My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread

submitted 149 days ago • 485 comments

Trump fires 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies, source says - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ~ Robin Williams #ThoughtfulThursday

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Blue cities and blue US states need an iron dome and militias to protect from the reds and MAGA troops.

submitted 84 days ago • 83 comments

"The Bishop hijacked the Prayer Service" is like saying "the pilot hijacked the plane"

submitted 84 days ago • 211 comments

JUST IN: Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski will NOT vote to confirm Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense

submitted 84 days ago • 672 comments

Velázquez: Donald Trump did not care a bit about safer communities when he released those who were convicted of beating the shit out of police officers. So, don’t come to us and talk about security and safer communities when you do that

submitted 84 days ago • 313 comments

Yes this is exactly what he meant to do you stupid ass.

submitted 85 days ago • 1624 comments

Christmas Eve Musk changed his profile picture to Pepe the frog. An alt, far right wing, internet troll, white nationalist symbol.

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Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"

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Bea Arthur joined the Marine Corps during WWII

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