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submitted 12 hours ago • 125 comments

time.com/7266334/us-h... U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Declining Civil Liberties shocker. I’m surprised it took this long after the atrocities this administration has done so far, and still to do, as they gut and ravage democracy into an authoritarian waste land.

submitted 1 day ago • 86 comments

The U.S. is in a Civil War of corruption and misinformation The Educated and Socially Aware vs The Deceitful and Misinformed It’s easy to tell which side is which when the top U.S. Universities, previous Presidents, majority of Women, and leading Scientists are all against Trump and his MAGAts

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

"A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars." – Salman Rushdie.

submitted 22 hours ago • 5 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 392 comments

You can always tell how much a community hates queerness by how shitty the coffee shop options are

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

And while deporting children with stage 4 cancer.

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Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.

submitted 1 day ago • 452 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...

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All that pro life rhetoric was… um… just rhetoric?

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Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

submitted 1 day ago • 969 comments

My Colombian friend with permanent residency was just detained at the airport for 4 hours on her way back into the States after visiting family.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

This seems normal. 👀

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Good night ✨💫 Time to settle down in your pile for a good long sleep 🛌

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

This is precisely why I try not to carry $3000 cash in my purse.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

So encouraging. The @aclu.org is doing amazingly work.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

On Twitter, JeremyWingert79 asked how we stay sane through the next few years. Here's my answer -- a 🧵: --Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact. --Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint. 1/4

submitted 109 days ago • 19 comments

AOC: Some of the Republicans whose districts we visited just warned their leadership that they’re not sure they can vote for Medicaid cuts now. We’ve got them on their back foot. But our job is not done. We will rally every corner of the U.S. We will not stop until they actually vote no.

submitted 12 days ago • 394 comments

We know he loves revenge… is this revenge against the whole country??? 🤔

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Good job team America www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

submitted 7 days ago • 228 comments

To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/) File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."

submitted 8 days ago • 52 comments

I’ve seen religious oppression do a lot of things, but I’ve never seen it get any other religious group a whole night of worship on American Idol. I don’t care if Christians worship on national television. I care that they keep saying they’re oppressed while actively being prioritized.

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

Bluesky friends: My husband @jdrblue.bsky.social and I are at an impasse. Do you or do you not wash the outdoor meat thermometer attached to the grill between uses?

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: The NYT reports that Abrego Garcia was actually moved to a lower security detention center 9 days ago, but the Trump Administration signed a sworn declaration 6 days ago that he was at CECOT. Here's a gift link to the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

submitted 10 days ago • 113 comments

I’ve been in real world Minnesota today hearing how Trump cuts to Medicaid will shut down rural hospitals. So pardon me if I don’t have patience with JD Vance trying to change the subject.

time.com/7266334/us-h... U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Declining Civil Liberties shocker. I’m surprised it took this long after the atrocities this administration has done so far, and still to do, as they gut and ravage democracy into an authoritarian waste land.

The U.S. is in a Civil War of corruption and misinformation The Educated and Socially Aware vs The Deceitful and Misinformed It’s easy to tell which side is which when the top U.S. Universities, previous Presidents, majority of Women, and leading Scientists are all against Trump and his MAGAts

"A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars." – Salman Rushdie.

…

You can always tell how much a community hates queerness by how shitty the coffee shop options are

And while deporting children with stage 4 cancer.

Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...

All that pro life rhetoric was… um… just rhetoric?

Could you ever have imagined you would see a headline like this in your lifetime

My Colombian friend with permanent residency was just detained at the airport for 4 hours on her way back into the States after visiting family.

This seems normal. 👀

Good night ✨💫 Time to settle down in your pile for a good long sleep 🛌

This is precisely why I try not to carry $3000 cash in my purse.

So encouraging. The @aclu.org is doing amazingly work.

On Twitter, JeremyWingert79 asked how we stay sane through the next few years. Here's my answer -- a 🧵: --Focus on the local, things within your sphere of influence, and your ability to impact. --Cultivate unplugged times. Awareness is important, but this is a marathon, not a sprint. 1/4

AOC: Some of the Republicans whose districts we visited just warned their leadership that they’re not sure they can vote for Medicaid cuts now. We’ve got them on their back foot. But our job is not done. We will rally every corner of the U.S. We will not stop until they actually vote no.

We know he loves revenge… is this revenge against the whole country??? 🤔

Good job team America www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/) File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."

I’ve seen religious oppression do a lot of things, but I’ve never seen it get any other religious group a whole night of worship on American Idol. I don’t care if Christians worship on national television. I care that they keep saying they’re oppressed while actively being prioritized.

Bluesky friends: My husband @jdrblue.bsky.social and I are at an impasse. Do you or do you not wash the outdoor meat thermometer attached to the grill between uses?

NEW: The NYT reports that Abrego Garcia was actually moved to a lower security detention center 9 days ago, but the Trump Administration signed a sworn declaration 6 days ago that he was at CECOT. Here's a gift link to the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

I’ve been in real world Minnesota today hearing how Trump cuts to Medicaid will shut down rural hospitals. So pardon me if I don’t have patience with JD Vance trying to change the subject.

Thank you, Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

I wrote you a poem

What is this abomination???