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This is an excellent template and should be disseminated widely

submitted 2 days ago • 405 comments

Well now.

submitted 2 days ago • 81 comments

They are coming for earned benefits. This will turn many voters against them when they try.

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

Heather Cox Richardson is not part of this effort. If you know who typed this up, please let them know. Thank you.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.

submitted 2 days ago • 2944 comments

Everybody is a worthless wastrel until you know them

submitted 2 days ago • 26 comments

Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason." www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...

submitted 2 days ago • 2595 comments

When he declares himself king, he is insulting you—and the nation. You have rights. The government is YOURS. And our loyalty is to the Constitution—the profound and fundamental essence of our nation. Not him. True patriots don’t bow down to kings.

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

Where Are the Lawsuits Over the Chainsawing of NIH and NCI? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...

submitted 5 days ago • 13 comments

Thus far DOGE operatives have have full read access to govt payments system at Treasury (yr tax refunds, bank info, etc); full access to all CMS data (anything tied to your Medicare or Medicaid); and now they are seeking full access to everyone's tax returns. Feeling safer?

submitted 5 days ago • 217 comments

NEW: The Washington Post has pulled out of an agreement to run an ad in its newspaper criticising Elon Musk. This is despite signing an agreement to publish it. Democracy dies in darkness. Here is the ad. Let’s share it far and wide! Screw the Post.

submitted 5 days ago • 45 comments

Dear Germany-We apologize. Sincerely, America’s citizens

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

If I were the richest guy in the world I would simply not do this with your tax dollars.

submitted 7 days ago • 382 comments

Congratulations to rightwing anti-vax forces: you've reintroduced a deadly, vaccine preventable disease back into American society.

submitted 8 days ago • 355 comments

As the Trump administration is firing thousands of NIH workers — including 10% of the CDC team, the measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas has suddenly doubled to at least 48 cases. The outbreak has grown from 24 to 48 cases within the last three days. All cases are in unvaccinated people or…

submitted 8 days ago • 17 comments

Happened to be listening to start of Lord of the Rings on audio book while drawing last night, and goodness that passage between Frodo and Gandalf (which I saw folks share), so apt for this moment. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Indeed.

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

submitted 49 days ago • 1369 comments

I think my vaccines might account for the short trip through the gauntlet. I'm getting another one in March.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

As an insomniac, I actually welcomed all of that sleep! By yesterday early evening, I felt like I had a slight cold. Feeling even better today. I did test positive for Covid today, but I feel almost totally fine, though still enjoying time in pjs and my new, fabulous bathrobe.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

and really awful on Tuesday evening, but tested negative with the home tests from the USPS. Wednesday I felt nauseous, achy, chills and a raging headache to rival any migraine I'd ever experienced. Wednesday by noon I tested positive for Covid. I slept for about 48 hours in a series of naps.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

This week I finally tested positive for Covid. My first trip through it. I've gotten every shot available—the most recent one in September, plus an extra one or two over the years bc of my special health status. I started to feel icky on Monday-no fever, but runny nose, cough, and slight aches, and

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments