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Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law

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Not content with purchasing the presidency, Elon Musk now wants to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well. His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel. Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.

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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

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i wonder what jonathan taylor thomas is up to tonight

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Anyone else see that Cybertruck stuck in the snow while the Honda Fit drives right past it? Pretty much sums up America vs rest of the world.

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Legal centers across the country are preparing immigrants without legal status for various scenarios as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement operations. We visited one in California.

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‼️$880 Billion. ‼️ That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly. www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

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Siri, what are some things that happened to kings

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The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be found to take them.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates statement, ‘if you can’t stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy,’ distills the essence of the Death of the Democratic Party. There is no recovering from the moral stain of publicly incinerating children to steal the land of their ancestors.

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Evidently, West Virginians were 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 upset by Senate Majority Whip Jay Taylor (R-Taylor) after he introduced a bill to eliminate the abortion ban exception for survivors of rape. He has withdrawn the bill and issued an apology. www.wowktv.com/news/west-vi...

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Donald Trump has reportedly spent an estimated $10.7 million worth of taxpayer money to play golf since his inauguration. This is happening as Head Start programs have struggled to access previously approved federal funding due to the Trump admin's illegal impoundment. Hello?

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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 4 days ago • 1156 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a building in the heart of London.

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Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

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813 US billionaires held a record $6.72 trillion in wealth at the end of 2024. The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth. When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

submitted 5 days ago • 176 comments

Trump wants to extend his tax cuts for rich individuals, which would add $4.6T to the deficit. But he wants to go even further, cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%. It's yet another absolutely shameless giveaway.

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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

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If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.

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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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The richest man in the world is doing this…..

submitted 10 days ago • 199 comments

I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery

submitted 10 days ago • 1001 comments

Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 10 days ago • 1277 comments

It’s fun starting a new hobby with ADHD because I never know if I’ve found a new lifelong passion or if I’m going to spend $2000 on stuff and immediately lose all interest

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Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.

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She speaks truth.

submitted 14 days ago • 1237 comments

The horror of Hegseth. Americans were forewarned.

submitted 13 days ago • 76 comments

Friendly reminder that the Super Bowl is one of the biggest propaganda events in American society. Pro-consumerism, pro-military, pro-imperialism - it’ll all be there. EVERY minute you see is designed to manipulate you to feel what THEY want you to feel.

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dictators fall. push them. #DefendLiberty #FightFascism

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Spread the message!

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Seeing the emaciated bodies, sunken faces, the scarred and severed limbs of the Palestinian hostages recalls Auschwitz. Nothing the Thrd Rech ever vomited up was more hellish than Zionism. It is the same genocide unleashed on Africans & indigenous peoples worldwide. White Supremacy is devilry.

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Nearly $7 million has been “apportioned” over the past week to cover DOGE-related expenses.

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As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation. Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs. Hello???

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“As soon as the question-and-answer portion of the event began, the Pentagon cut the video feed.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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