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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977. Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.

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Well done Canada. Congratulations.

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This is being passed around all over the place, and I think we can do much better. What can we do to celebrate Trump’s bday?

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Mark Carney after winning: “President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, ever happen.”

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(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.

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The Barbara Streisand effect

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He was compassionate and humble. He cared deeply about immigrants, families suffering in war zones, the poor, those of other faiths and the LGBTQ+ community. He did not condemn or judge but urged us to love and care for each other. He was the best Pope of my life time. Thank you Pope Francis .

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Hitler and his propaganda machine used manipulated photos and visual propaganda to spread lies about Jewish people. Hitler’s regime weaponized images, often faked, staged, or taken out of context, to dehumanize Jews and justify genocide.

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Reform UK Easter reading: "I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."

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An event which is quite literally put on by the Mayor of London. This year Sadiq said: "The Passion of Jesus welcomes thousands of Londoners of all backgrounds to Trafalgar Square to enjoy a live reenactment of the story of Jesus’s final days and resurrection." Who's losing?

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Let’s be perfectly clear… When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is ‘the role of Congress’ to remove him from office… Full stop. Any Questions?!

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“The doctor came up to me after my cognitive exam with tears in his eyes and said ‘Mr. President, sir, we’ve never had a patient who identified every animal cracker before.’”

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Excellent thread.

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The demented orange clown has managed to piss off Brits to the point that they'd rather swerve the States altogether rather than end up in cuffs at the border.

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I just learned that most sneakers come from China and Vietnam and what with facing down 50%+ tarrifs I'm buying two pairs of New Balance Freshfoam 860s because I can't outrun facism with plantar fascitis.

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Diversity didn’t crash the stock market. Equity didn’t crash the stock market. Inclusion didn’t crash the stock market. Immigrants didn’t crash the stock market. Trans people didn’t crash the stock market.

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Worst President in history! 🫲🫱 So many people are saying it! 🫲 🫱 Economy? Tanked. Security? Bungled. 🫲 🫱 People say he’s the worst ever. I agree! Bigly. ☝️🫱 Never forget: he made America cringe again. So sad! 🫵🤚