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If you're feeling overwhelmed, I really hope this reaches you today.

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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When the screenwriters get notes from Barbara Stanwyck #TCMParty

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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This is devastating. I’ve been to so many wonderful book and author events at the Carter Center. A real loss.

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Be seen Be heard Be out there protesting at every opportunity Encourage others to protest with you. We can't save our last few wild places without getting political. They want your social security They want your medicare They want your taxes They want our parks news.yahoo.com/news/anti-mu...

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Sarah Ross-Thompson, fine art printmaker based on the South West Coast of Scotland #WomensArt

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🚨Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives are attempting to access confidential tax information — tax returns, bank data, Social Security numbers — for millions of Americans. Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law. @wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.

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Onandrah was one of a group of trans refugees featured in a Pink News story, and is now enduring a hellish situation in a South Sudanese camp. Please donate whatever you can, and share if you can't. gofund.me/23fca5f6

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What a disgrace. Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them. This is how democracy dies.

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From @nancyland.bsky.social's book, Inconsolable Objects. #poem #poetry #books #writing

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New England farmers can now apply for funding in exchange for leaving their hayfields alone in the early summer. The funds come from the Bobolink Project, which started as a research study and now makes grants through Audubon chapters in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.

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House lawmakers pushed forward Monday an effort to increase reimbursement payments to foster families by at least $140 a month. via @oklahomavoice.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/lawm...

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I loved what I've read of this collection so far! Definitely check it out.

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Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart

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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

submitted 6 days ago • 673 comments

I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

submitted 6 days ago • 910 comments

Brazilian artist Evelyn Tannus, known for tattoo designs on her ceramics #WomensArt

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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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

submitted 7 days ago • 2773 comments

That part 👇🏻

submitted 7 days ago • 72 comments

A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams. There's power in fighting back.

submitted 8 days ago • 229 comments

Hearing that @indivisible.org and @moveon.org are pissing off house dems by mobilizing their constituents to call them too much is frankly the single best endorsement I've ever heard for a political action groups.

submitted 11 days ago • 116 comments

Painter Melissa Scott-Miller, one of the many fantastic contemporary artists interviewed for the womensart1 book 'Unlocking Women's Art' .....via all good bookshops :)

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Hey y'all, I'm Orion, an award-winning journalist at The 19th. I cover LGBTQ+ news, which includes everything from health care access to the Supreme Court. As a trans reporter covering the Trump administration's impacts on our community, I want to hear your stories! Text me on Signal @orionr.80

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Pretty damn good framing for Dems

submitted 10 days ago • 570 comments

Trump: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” BREAKING: US inflation heats up to 3%, higher than expected.

submitted 10 days ago • 369 comments

The wild ermine is cute

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Awful messaging from Trump/Hegseth today. It's especially odious that Trump wants to normalize relations w russia and sweep the war crimes and territorial integrity norm violation under the rug. But remember: 1) neither Ukraine, nor Europe will just roll over; both have red lines; 2)...

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NEW: I'm heading to the Senate floor where I'm going to lead Democrats in holding the floor ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. This is the most dangerous and unqualified nominee for HHS I've seen in my lifetime and I'm not giving up without a fight.

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Massachusetts' education officials are meeting with high schoolers at several schools over the next month to help demystify the financial aid process as they prepare to start their college applications.

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This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up took $80 million from an NYC bank account!

submitted 10 days ago • 1751 comments

The United States is now an open kleptocracy. The Constitution has been suspended to allow the wealthiest man in the world to loot and destroy the federal government.

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This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.

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i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.

submitted 11 days ago • 424 comments

RFK Jr. is disqualified, dangerous, and cannot be given the power to make critical health care decisions for millions of Americans. I'm headed to the floor to put up a fight against his nomination.

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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

submitted 10 days ago • 596 comments

So, Google Calendar has removed Indigenous Peoples Month. Who here still supports the Native community? 🖐🏾

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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

submitted 10 days ago • 518 comments

Don’t obey.

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Vaccinations are WAY down nationwide. The result? People are getting sick and dying. The cause? Anti-science sentiment and conspiracy theories. Right now the two leaders of this are RFK Jr and Elon Musk. To make America Healthy again both have to be removed from positions of power. Call Your Senator

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Utah is one of 8 states to send ballots to all active, registered voters by mail. Currently, Utah voters can cast their vote simply by filling out their ballot and placing it back in the mailbox. GOP Rep. Jefferson Burton’s “Amendments to Election Law,” or HB300, would change that.

submitted 11 days ago • 13 comments

This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages

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Today, I'm giving a public talk at the University of Chicago's Neubauer Collegium called "Speculative Worldbuilding Amid the Climate Crisis," where I'll share various approaches to writing climate fiction, and—if time permits—read a new short story set in the world of Appleseed. Zoom info below!

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"Protests by military families against a defense secretary are extremely rare..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 11 days ago • 369 comments

The deal to drop Adams' corruption case isn't a one-off. In the last week, Team Trump functionally decriminalized covert foreign influence and overseas bribery. Oh, and they broke up the team that was taking Russian oligarchs' yachts.

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We’re done here. Right?

submitted 11 days ago • 3518 comments