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Retired chemistry professor, gay and married.
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FSU STUDENT: "I’m gonna call on Governor Desantis, Trump… this stuff keeps going on. Prayers don't do much. we need to make some gun reforms."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one. Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Trump on birthright citizenship: "It's all about slavery and if you look at it that way, we should win that case."

UPDATE: Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.

War crimes. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

HELL YES‼️

He put tariffs on every single country but Russia.

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RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is

Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.

Some of us are not afraid of corporate donors. #StandUPandFightForUs

"Each one of us knows,” Manal said, “that what’s happening in Gaza is going to happen in the West Bank.” No one seemed to be talking about nonviolence anymore. How could they? “It’s all lies,” one veteran activist told me. “Human rights, international law, justice, all of it.”

Bondi is escalating the rhetoric against Abrego Garcia, who she calls "one of the top MS-13 members" and "a terrorist"

this is just a horrible, pathological liar. we know that. but they know they've lost the public on this one. the escalation is the giveaway

oops: ouch:🫢🫢👊

The administration’s lies about this case are insane.

During Black Maternal Health Week, we celebrate the progress we have made and continue to address this issue with urgency. This year, as Black maternal health initiatives and women’s health research are under attack, our fight remains more important than ever.

The orange felon says he wants the United Kingdom to end laws protecting LGBTQ+ people before agreeing to a trade deal. To the LGBTQ+ who voted for this hate, homophobia and bigotry, fuck you.

WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"Three-quarters of Americans who oppose the regime haven’t been asked to take action; concerns around safety and efficacy have also kept some on the sidelines." drive.google.com/file/d/1R1iF...

I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.

Uniter Thank you, HARVARD The Resistance in academia starts with a single cry of “NO!” 🗽 #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...

John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, and Ketanji Brown Jackson all went to Harvard lmfao

Honestly I'm glad they picked Harvard to try out this novel "we're mad" legal theory of revoking tax-exempt status, given its infinite resources, deep network of powerful alumni, and law school attended by 142 sitting federal judges. Good luck! 🫡

🚨🚨 The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter A final decision on rescinding the university’s tax exemption is expected soon, the sources said www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...

So of course we survive by keeping our heads on straight & clear-minded about the reality we're facing. Because this is how we plan for it rather than let it blindside & destroy us. And we're gonna survive this. Because we have to. Together. Here's @CliffCashComedy.bsky.social youtu.be/PkUx6XlnORQ

"Our democracy is crumbling, and as allies, immigrants, and teachers who have a responsibility to protect our immigrant students, this moment demands we step up where our politicians have failed." In this op-ed, two teachers explain how they're trying to protect and advocate for their students. ⤵️

We must make our stand here.

IN EL SALVADOR: Senator Van Hollen says Trump is in violation of court orders — and is paying El Salvador to imprison an innocent man. (And #KilmarÁbregoGarcía is not the only one)

Let me get this straight... Republican congressmen are allowed to take vanity tours in CECOT prison in El Salvador, but Senator Chris Van Hollen is denied entry to check on the welfare of his wrongly imprisoned constituent?

We've reached the point where Republicans are flying to El Salvador to visit one of the most vicious prisons in the world to have photo ops so they can prove their loyalty to the President of the United States.

One House Dem called deportations a “soup du jour,” telling @axios.com Trump is “setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it." “Rather than talking about the tariff policy ... we're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser.” www.axios.com/2025/04/16/d...

If you don't think you can win the political argument "snatching people off the street and sending them to foreign torture gulags in defiance of US courts is bad, actually" please get the hell out of politics forever.

"Martin did not disclose the appearances last month on a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, which asks nominees to list all media interviews. Analysis of television archives suggests he went on RT and Sputnik more often than on any major cable network during that span."

The DC attorney nominee has appeared dozens of times on Russian state media www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

🚨NEW: Trump ordered staffers to kill Elon Musk’s planned top-secret Pentagon briefing on China after word of it leaked, Axios has learned. "What the f**k is Elon doing there? Make sure he doesn't go," Trump said, a top official recalled. www.axios.com/2025/04/16/t...

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THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT TENNESSEE BABY

report with alt text community-led arrest preventions or de-arrests are incredibly effective. UK antifascists have done this to great success to protect refugees over the past 5 years. all about how quickly you can get people on the street to crowd the scene

House Democrats will hold a Save Social Security Day of Action tomorrow throughout America.

Since we’re all talking about it I want to blow up a real female space pioneer, Mae Jemison, an actual astronaut. She’s a graduate of Stanford and Cornel Medical School, served in the peace corps, started an educational nonprofit, and worked for the CDC researching vaccines. That’s a woman in space

So you can take over Greenland and Canada but can’t send a plane to pick up someone you are paying another country to hold for a year? Weird take on sovereignty.

Love you American Military 🇺🇸 #BlueCrew #Democrats #TrueBlue #FuckTrump #Gverse #Resist

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #MomSky MAGA, it’s time to admit you made a huge mistake in voting for Trump. But it’s not too late to protest with those of us who didn’t vote for him. He made you promises that he will never keep. It has gone too far! Time to face the truth and realize, the longer he 🧵

Yikes — the detective Trump & Miller are basing their #KilmarAbregoGarcia “terrorist” “gang member” accusations on was suspended for sharing confidential info with a sex worker he was paying for sex acts. newrepublic.com/article/1940...

NEWS: Hong Kong has suspended postal service for all goods being sent to the United States, saying the U.S is "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively."

Another school shooting. A year after a shooting at the SAME school. This is unbearable. My heart goes out to every family affected.

From FB and Twitter

If I might attempt to provide a theory here - the kids developed less than they should have because of COVID, blame Biden for it, and the only pre-COVID memories they have are both rosy and from Trump. They’ll get over it as they experience the word more, and as they realize Trump is an idiot.