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Painter, (see @rdpainter for work), middle aged, social liberal, allyšŸ³ļøā€āš§ļøšŸŒˆ, born forty, ADHD. It's the hope that kills you. Resist!
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Eliminating $880 billion from Medicaid in order to give rich people a tax cut is some truly evil shit.

The House Republicans just passed a budget resolution in which they find it acceptable to cut $800 Billion from Medicaid healthcare for the most vulnerable, to give the wealthiest and corporations a tax break. It's astounding the amount of greed and evilness, they possess.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

A lesson for the government: mimicking Reform anti-migrant sentiment is unlikely to sway voters back to you. You play on their terms, you lose. Look to Spain instead. Pedro SƔnchez has defended immigration as crucial for prosperity - and gained the fastest-growing eurozone economy in the process.

Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years. The only way Putin wins nowā€”the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraineā€™s sovereigntyā€”is by persuading Ukraineā€™s allies to abandon Ukraine. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Today will be the beginning of the murder trial against the landlord who stabbed a woman and her 6-year-old son just for being Palestinian. Prosecutors say Joseph Czuba, 71, targeted the mother and son because of their Muslim faith. This should be much bigger news.

Everyone seems to be forgetting that Bongino got his big break as a video host for the NRA. They are putting an NRA spokesman as the Deputy FBI Director.

This is absolutely fing insane.

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Disenfranchising women is a key project of Christian nationalism.

Trumps' a mass murderer who sees medical health as an impediment to his violence against women habit. You knew that the first time around when he insisted COVID wasn't real for months and killed hundreds of thousands of extra people. You have no rights with a man who doesn't even pay his own staff.

Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general. If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive new book claims the KGB began grooming 'young and vain' Donald Trump 40 years ago by saving him from financial ruin and turned him into a Russian asset who gave Putin 'everything he wanted' as president www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

If youā€™d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what youā€™d get. Well done America, youā€™ve elected a Russian asset as your President.

šŸ’Æ ā€œ(Trump) parades as a strongman but in fact is weak, weak, weak. His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. Heā€™s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in returnā€

ā€˜Donald Trump Recruited as Moscow Asset,ā€™ Says Ex-KGB Spy Chief Former Soviet intelligence officer Alnur Mussayev reveals Moscow recruited Donald Trump in 1987. For decades, Trump has been groomed as a Russian asset, operating under the codename ā€œKrasnovā€ ā€” which meansā€¦

I've never seen so many mobilizations, rallies and actions, honestly. They're happening pretty constantly, in cities but also in small towns and in every single state. They're not getting tons of coverage, but they're happening, and they're growing. Join one, or start one, you're not alone in this.

šŸ”„ Finally!! Starmer ready to offer Youth Mobility Scheme. šŸ™ŒšŸ™ŒšŸ™Œ

Musk toys with the idea of appeasing Americans with $5K each from the demolition of our government institutions- While he gets 8 MILLION from our government EVERY DAY. Call me crazy, but Iā€™d rather aviation safety, food inspection, med research, & our nuclear team. go.forbes.com/c/fXJz

Wales Is Leading the Way on Ending Lying in Politics The Welsh Government looks set to impose bold new restrictions on lying in politics. Itā€™s time for Westminster to follow suit bylinetimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

My latest: MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Is Now #1 Podcast, Beating Out Joe Rogan

HSBC net zero goal delayed 20 years, as CEO offered 600% bonus. Bankers already live on another planet and are willing to let the earth burn to fuel their lust for profits. Shareholders don't care, customers have no representation on boards, regulators and govts let them wreak havoc.

ā€œThis means that children are expected to show up in court, as of tomorrow, on their own, with no legal counsel, and try to defend themselves from deportation in an adversarial system." via @racheluranga.bsky.social

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russiaā€™s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraineā€™s voice is heard on the world stage.

Reminder: Russia invaded Ukraine. Putin can end this war anytime by recalling his troops substack.com/@anneappleba...

GB News actually aired commentary likening "the LGBT flag" to Nazi imagery (content warning) Is this really a channel that M&S are comfortable to align with? You can take action by leaving a comment on the M&S Facebook page asking them to #StopFundingHate www.facebook.com/MarksandSpen...

Daily Mirror poll needing a little #RejoinEU TLC. #BrexitDisaster We agree with the Mayor of London. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

I understand why these stories exist but itā€™s important to be clear that heā€™s not ā€œsavingā€ 16 billion, heā€™s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

Gov plans on AI + copyright will weaken copyright protections + allow AI companies to use writers' work without permission or payment Respond to the Govā€™s consultation on copyright + AI by midnight on Tues 25 Feb to get your voice heard Pls share too! writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...

Belfast Telegraph owner Mediahuis is suing Elon Muskā€™s X over its "repeated refusal" to stop a glut of scam ads designed to look like genuine news articles from the Irish Independent - but which in fact try to lure users into a cryptocurrency scheme.

Oh why the fuck Heā€™ll no If you do this to small indie artists or any indie artists you are garbage

Together we're pushing back against GB News - and it's working: crowdfunder.co.uk/stop-gb-news Thanks so much again to everyone who's supported and shared so far!

if we're gonna get through whatever the fuck we're in right now, at certain points you gotta just shut blatant lies like this down without any hemming and hawing. just like, 'oh that's cute the white house said that. they're wrong.'

This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

Thisā€¦ completely thisā€¦

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Hereā€™s our shareable guide ā¬‡ļø: (pt. 1/2)

No-one risks their life in the Channel in a flimsy boat unless they have no choice. Labourā€™s cruel move to block refugees from citizenship ā€” bypassing Parliament ā€” shows a dangerous rightward shift, ditching human rights & international law. It must be reversed.

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The National šŸ“° 'Imitating Nigel Farage is the road to ruin'

Starmer should now say the truth; the world has profoundly changed, we cannot rely on the US anymore, and we should rejoin the EU. Negotiate re-entry with the EU soon, and then put those terms to a referendum. He'd win.

If Ukraine is forced to surrender its sovereign territory to Russia, it will be the greatest betrayal of a European ally since Poland in 1945. The UK must lead in Europe in defence of Ukraine. We cannot stand back and watch as Zelensky is bullied by Trump.

I don't agree 100% with everything Rachel Reeves says or does but a wrong LinkedIn job duration is hardly a crime punishable by the Hague. Sad, desperate Tory ploys for attention are cheapening #BBCNews. Ridiculous story. Would rather have seen the ticker tape.

I'm not Labour, but the #bbcnewsten "investigation" into Rachel Reeves's CV and expenses is really winding me up. I don't remember Mr Mason's investigation into Lady Mone or Boris Johnson and his technology lessons.

350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trumpā€™s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.

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