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"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."

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Russia murdered more innocent Ukrainian civilians living in Zaporizhzhia that Donald Trump won't give a crap about. But maybe he'll put out a statement calling Putin a terrorist for torching a Tesla.

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Let’s find common ground and give immigrants facing deportation the same due process as the Jan 6 defendants

submitted 9 days ago • 68 comments

Something to be said about the holiest man dying after meeting with one who lacks all qualities of decency.

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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —Arrested at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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I'M WITH WITH LORD FOULKES 👍

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Wow 😱 👇🏾👇🏾

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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

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The difference between Christianity and Christian Nationalism is a Pope who advocated for our most marginalized and a woman who considers him evil for doing so.

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🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🇺🇸💙🩷🍀🍀

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"almost every night since Oct 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety and offer words of prayer and support. His last public act, the day before he died, was to call for a ceasefire in Gaza."

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They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.

submitted 9 days ago • 3492 comments

On Tax Day remember, #TrumpTariffs are #TrumpTaxes that hit the working class the hardest!

submitted 15 days ago • 9 comments

ICYMI — SENATOR BOOKER: “I rise to disrupt the business of the senate for as long as I am physically able… because I believe sincerely our country is in crisis.” 🇺🇸

submitted 29 days ago • 387 comments

Call it what it is…

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Friendly reminder..Iran in the 70's...Iran now.

submitted 31 days ago • 361 comments

Since January, SpaceX has received over $560 million in government contracts—an amount projected to surpass $2 billion in taxpayer funding by year’s end, averaging roughly $6.1 million per day. Follow the money and see where it goes.

submitted 33 days ago • 690 comments

This is a real tweet posted by the official White House government account. Yes, really.

submitted 33 days ago • 1921 comments

Remember as we battle to get Chuck Schumer to step aside so more informed, better equipped members can lead, Republicans want him to remain in power, and their Republican stooges want him to remain in power, because he empowers Republicans.

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Among those who signed the letter are Abigail Disney, a philanthropist & member of the Disney family; Jeffrey Hollender, the founder of the brand Seventh Generation; heirs to the Rockefeller family & more. Many of the people who signed the letter were not named www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

submitted 34 days ago • 9 comments

Trump just pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination for UN Ambassador because he’s worried about her district flipping blue in a special election. Her district voted for Trump by 20%. They know how deeply unpopular they have become.

submitted 33 days ago • 203 comments

A man found to possess child pornography on his computer was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 9 years probation by Brad Schimel. Schimel also sentenced a man who sexually assaulted his two nieces to 8 years probation. Schimmel told News 3 that he stood by his sentences.

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Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now Thanks for your service to our country

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If this doesn’t make you angry, I don’t know what will. 🤬

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Is this true?

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The only legitimate reason for not investigations because you don’t believe a crime was committed, not because “the mission was successful” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...

submitted 34 days ago • 1054 comments

Misconceptions can be dispelled by quiet observations, www.compassmethods.com. youtube.com/@compassions... #truth

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"The report found that more civilians were killed in the first week of the Trump administration’s bombing campaign than were killed in the 12 months of US- UK strikes on Yemen that were conducted under the Biden administration from Jan 2024 to Jan 2025." The Signal chat was bad. This is worse:

submitted 35 days ago • 110 comments

Luigi Mangione's defense attorney believes law enforcement leaked parts of a notebook, which police say they found on Mangione, to influence the public. The defense argues that leak in turn led to upgraded charges for Mangione, who is accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO: trib.al/yStC10i

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🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.

submitted 35 days ago • 1093 comments

I had legit completely forgotten this.

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