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Harvard will not comply. “No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” — Harvard President Alan M. Garber www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Every single time.

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‼️Just in: US Naval Academy library yanks Maya Angelou's memoir — and keeps “Mein Kampf.” Tracks >

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youtube.com/shorts/xC2ru... 😂😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾

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BREAKING: Women may no longer be able to vote if their birth certificates don't match married names. You know in The Handmaid's Tale when Gilead suddenly eliminates women's bank accounts in one fell swoop? That's what Republicans in Congress are doing to women's voting rights.

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Tell your university / local school board NOT TO DISCRIMINATE IN ADVANCE www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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I wrote about how it is as if all the people behind those viral posts claiming people are being “trafficked” in the parking lot at Target are now in charge of ICE communications, or running the agency.

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The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens. The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago. Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

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WATCH this! And then tell the Republicans in Congress that when they're burning down this house, there's people still inside. #HandsOffOurMedicaid

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Everyone reply with some of your favorite signs/art from the Hands Off protests. I’ll start. I captured this one at the Seattle Center 😂😂😂 A+ for creativity

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✅ DEI Employer of the Day™ Vrbo (Expedia Group) "Vrbo is deepening our commitment to diversity and inclusion" Meanwhile, Airbnb co-founder and Board member Joe Gebbia sits on Tesla Board and works for Elon Musk's DOGE.

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Elizabeth Warren Roasts Trump Over ‘Dumbest Trade War in History’ to MSNBC’s Jen Psaki https://twp.ai/4imY0c

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🚨The Trump administration is arguing it can remove anyone—including US citizens—from the country, send them to a foreign prison and not return them when so ordered by a court. They’re claiming the power to disappear Americans. This is a truly existential threat to US democracy and the rule of law.

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🤦‍♀️🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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She testified, anyway! #Persist

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For the #HandsOff , there were a group of seniors that couldn't make it to the Capitol. So they held their very own! 57 of them came out! Aged 67-104! They all walked down to the main street! So proud of them! They had s sign making day before the event! They sent this video to me to share.🥰

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Trump sent his cabinet to the Sunday shows to reassure, and they said the tariffs are permanent/being negotiated, strategic/across the board and will fix the trade deficit/manufacturing/national defense/toe fungus. Collectively they made it clear there's no plan beyond one man's whims.

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🙌🙌🙌

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Toledo showed up! I’ve never seen a crowd like this! #HandsOff

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The days of "Don't be evil" are long gone. Youtube removes "gender identity" as a protected status and allows people to call trans people mentally ill.

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Wowza

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RT if you will be able to look your kids and grandkids in the face and tell them you did everything you could to keep Americans free.

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My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

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The Trump administration called it an “administrative error.” But that error led to a nightmare for Maryland Resident Abrego Garcia.

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You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

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Here’s your chance to do something. Click here and send the link to all your friends, and urge them to come out too.

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Perfect 🤣🎯

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This!!

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Are you that discontented DOGE staffer? It might be time. You can reach out to me on Signal at joshtpm.99 (I'm not like Mike Waltz; I know how to use it.) You can also get me at joshtpm at protonmail dot com. Are you a federal worker with information I need to hear? I want to hear from you too.

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Tupilak Travel, a tourism company in Greenland, has rescinded its invitation for Usha Vance to visit after JD Vance announced he was tagging along. "We have now informed the consulate that we do not want her visit, as we cannot accept the underlying agenda and will not be part of the press show."

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“…stepping down from a leadership role isn't a surrender. Sometimes it's just the right thing to do.” @schumer.senate.gov has served honorably, but it’s time to make way for new leadership. We can’t wait for fascism to dip below 40% in the polls. (🎁👇🏽) +… cont. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...

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I just got a public death threat from a few folks who noticed I am doing a library event to talk about my career and my books. They called me all the familiar names, then “I won’t be sad if someone shoots her in the face.” And a woman’s reply, “Right between the eyes.” I am a children’s author.