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when I was younger I thought the subplot of Ender’s Game in which Ender’s siblings shitpost themselves into running the world was the least realistic part of the book I am coming around to the idea that it was by far the most realistic

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Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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This framing really does make sense.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

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okay, it’s time for me to finally weigh in: it’s probably a bad sign that guys are just doing sieg heils in public again

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Trump's admin facing public criticism from a Generic Republican after the environment of fear that's been written about within a month of the inauguration is...really something

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine is still fighting, after 3 years, after 11 years. But your support is needed, wherever you are in the world 🙏 Please show that you still #StandWithUkraine in your city this weekend💙💛 uaworldmap.ukrainianworldcongress.org Thanks everyone who helps Ukraine 🫂 #Ukraine #NAFO

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Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

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Republicans want to kill your grandparents. They want to cut Medicaid by nearly a trillion bucks so billionaires keep more money in their accounts. Medicaid pays for nursing home care.

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Happy Person Must Either Be Stupid Or Evil theonion.com/happy-p...

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LA!!! Pay attention!! ICE updates below!! Spread the word 👇🏼👇🏼

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Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man

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Trump’s administration intends to shut down the website offering free Covid tests by midnight tonight. Please order your tests and share this post so everyone has a chance to order theirs. Thank you in advance. 💗 covidtests.gov

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Cutting federal health programs COSTS us money, not “just” in worsened health outcomes. The chart shows return on investment for numerous programs. Ex. Flu vaccines for seniors returns $60 in reduced costs per every $1 invested in the program. Poor health is expensive!

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🧵 In 1988, on a quiet evening during the BBC program That’s Life!, Sir Nicholas Winton sat in the audience, unaware that his greatest act of heroism was about to be unveiled. As the host recounted how he had rescued 669 Jewish children from the horrors of the Holocaust, Winton’s scrapbook— /1

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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to protect Americans from predatory lenders, junk fees, and fraud. Shutting it down does nothing more than give sketchy companies a free pass to prey on the public. We’re not going to let that happen.

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As always, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a real one.

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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 Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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Terry Pratchett had this one nailed in Feet of Clay we don’t do kings here

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

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Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.

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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen. 1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

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We’re in a timeline where I agree with Mike Pence 🤯

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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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Reminder that Trump and Elon just fired hundreds of FAA workers.

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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

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We have not one, but three ways you can tell the ruling party in Washington we will not abide the new status quo and that is helping elect three new Democrats to Congress. @gayforcongress.bsky.social @joshweil.bsky.social @blakegendebien.bsky.social LFG 🇺🇸 secure.actblue.com/donate/tripl...

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A lot of people now see that Musk is a vile extremist. But many still struggle to accept that he is also an oblivious fool. Once you actually listen to what he has to say about the world, you realize it’s all faux-visionary nonsense layered on top of profound ignorance.

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Dr. Neil Stone on why autism is NOT caused by vaccination.

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You’re laughing. I put Smaug in charge of my various jewels and golden trinkets and you’re laughing.

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