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old Soviet joke for our times: Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to. Guy says: “looking for an obituary.” Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.” Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”

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As an offshoot of this thread, let’s talk about what happens if federal, state, or local officials text, email, call, or show up at your door wanting to talk to you about what you said about the President. I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH. /1

submitted 3 days ago • 92 comments

The House will vote this week on the GOP's budget proposal, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich. Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121

submitted 7 days ago • 435 comments

Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences. AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade. Grab your beverage of choice.

submitted 15 days ago • 50 comments

Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?

submitted 19 days ago • 3636 comments

If you're looking for a concrete action to take today--and you're a Visa cardholder--take 2 min and send an email to them today. 👇

submitted 21 days ago • 128 comments

Got a Dem Senator? They can do more than just vote. -Oppose Nominees -Reject Unanimous Consent -Vote NO on Cloture -Request Quorum Calls This is a constitutional crisis. They should act like it. Send an email to your Dem senators here: act.indivisible.org/sign/urge-de...

submitted 34 days ago • 60 comments

Just a general PSA— you can get around most paywalls by going to archive.is and pasting the address of what you’re trying to access into the top bar

submitted 48 days ago • 28 comments

PSA: I'm both a lawyer and an arrogant know-it-all who thinks I'm better than other lawyers. Yet I still wouldn't talk to the FBI, I'd hire a lawyer to talk to them for me. Don't talk, you're only ever incriminating yourself—including if you're innocent. Shut the fuck up.

submitted 66 days ago • 46 comments

Speaking of shut the fuck up Friday, I’ve been seeing some people say that the FBI has contacted them for questioning after seeing social media posts, and my extremely urgent advice is that you should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES talk to the Feds without a lawyer.

submitted 66 days ago • 431 comments

Going back and watching clips of her from earlier this year, stumbling through short, prepared remarks, with this context. She was chair of House Appropriations, one of the most important jobs in Congress.

submitted 72 days ago • 127 comments

I just saw a thing that reads: "The peace I feel without your presence in my life is worth being the villain in your story." And I gotta say... I relate too hard to this.

submitted 72 days ago • 20 comments

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

submitted 346 days ago • 997 comments

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

submitted 78 days ago • 178 comments

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ Wait wait wait…. UnitedHealthcare did what now?!?!?🧐😳

submitted 79 days ago • 858 comments

Someone did a graph showing Apartheid Clyde was tweeting all hours of the day and night, and his solution was to eliminate timestamps in the new app update 😂

submitted 89 days ago • 18 comments

If you’re interested in blocking a ton of bots quickly just search for the phrase “I strongly disagree” and click on the user — if they just joined, have one “I’m happy to be here” post and a ton of “I strongly disagree” replies (along with similar “I’m concerned…” ones) congrats, you’ve found one!

submitted 89 days ago • 21 comments

It’s all in the telling.

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submitted 94 days ago • 322 comments

Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵

submitted 96 days ago • 138 comments

Hey does everyone know that there's now an official Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown YouTube channel where they're uploading every episode for free, because I didn't youtube.com/@anthonybour...

submitted 100 days ago • 6 comments

Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.

submitted 103 days ago • 417 comments

Don't feel defeated before the war's EVEN begun. Never has there been a time to make the MOST of your time. Start now. Prepare. Your thoughts will be your best friend or your enemy. But, YOU get to decide. Stay vigilant. The future starts RIGHT NOW. Work with what you've got. Stay the course.

submitted 104 days ago • 29 comments

You can find your House Representatives in congress here: www.house.gov/representati...

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