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many things are bad. you deserve an ice cream or your favorite treat at the grocery store.

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

NEW: Gov. Hochul announces that the state is dedicating $50 million for legal assistance for immigrants like those who may be targeted by ICE when leaving the federal courthouse

submitted 8 days ago • 160 comments

Can we try matriarchy now?

submitted 20 days ago • 27 comments

Shots fired, Neil.

submitted 49 days ago • 552 comments

Once you disregard the legal rights of immigrants, everything is on the table Today, they are arresting judges Tomorrow it could be Democratic members of Congress

submitted 61 days ago • 651 comments

The 🍊🤡 administration appears to be killing much of a historic initiative that was the first, and is still the largest, NIH effort centered on the health needs of women. I guess we are only good for breeding and our overall health is not so important 😡 www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 63 days ago • 7 comments

US Senator Van Hollen has been able to successfully meet with Kilmer Abrego Garcia.

submitted 69 days ago • 136 comments

People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.

submitted 71 days ago • 52 comments

Where are the Russian tariffs?

submitted 83 days ago • 1433 comments

I can't watch this and say nothing. The arrest of people lawfully here because of things they have said is nothing short of creating a new class of political prisoners. Then sweeping them away to Louisiana to evade the rule of law is atrocious. We cannot stay silent.

submitted 91 days ago • 94 comments

Much of the media's attention is focused on what harm Pete Hegseth's reckless irresponsibility might do to him, when it should be focused on what harm it could have done to our troops--and will do to our relationships with allies, especially in Europe.

submitted 91 days ago • 581 comments

This must go VIRAL! Start now!!!

submitted 91 days ago • 45 comments

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

submitted 91 days ago • 1688 comments

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

submitted 93 days ago • 389 comments

All eyes needed on the Krome Detention Facility in Miami FL. People with no criminal history held in crowded rooms like sardines, denied water, food, sanitary products, healthcare, toilets. At least 4 men have died since January #ConcentrationCamps www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

submitted 94 days ago • 277 comments

Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge blocks President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service.

submitted 99 days ago • 27 comments

What - and I cannot stress this enough - THE FUCK???

submitted 103 days ago • 98 comments

“Punishing even one person for their speech is meant to intimidate others into self-censorship…these threats cut to the core of what it means to live in a pluralistic democracy. journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...

submitted 103 days ago • 97 comments

They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.

submitted 103 days ago • 115 comments

If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre. Their phone number is 310-828-5582

submitted 103 days ago • 556 comments

When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.

submitted 103 days ago • 605 comments

If this happens, get ready for one of greatest legal gymnastic shows the U.S. government has ever mounted. It's legally impossible to square the circle on application of this wartime authority of Alien Enemies Act with migration problem that the U.S. faces. Not even the best legal contortionists.

submitted 104 days ago • 61 comments

@schumer.senate.gov If you vote for cloture you are a stain on this country’s history that will never go away. You are willingly passing power to a tyrant in waiting, and you are a disgrace to every oath of office any senator has ever sworn. Your legacy will be one of cowardice and contempt.

submitted 104 days ago • 942 comments

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

submitted 104 days ago • 697 comments

"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 104 days ago • 1530 comments

So good. Just run this on loop @democrats.org.

submitted 105 days ago • 117 comments

Kash Patel wants to criminally charge groups who received EPA grants for climate change projects. You know, like those greedy bastards at Habitat for Humanity. He thinks climate change isn't real, so he thinks these groups have committed fraud. Which of course is fucking crazy.

submitted 105 days ago • 395 comments

If you love wolves, you should be very concerned - the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the very legislation that saved gray wolves, Red Wolves, and Mexican gray wolves, is under attack. Call on your representatives in Congress to save the ESA. TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6

submitted 105 days ago • 65 comments

More of this!

submitted 106 days ago • 1435 comments

I can never keep this straight - do the tariffs move forward or back tonight?

submitted 109 days ago • 262 comments

Key details here are that they did so under incorrect belief he was here on a student visa. Presented evidence that he holds a green card, agents on the spot declared it revoked. This isn't rule of law. And because fence sitters will ask: Even far right orgs present no evidence of support for Hamas.

submitted 108 days ago • 14 comments

1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports. He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth. It's so much worse than being reported. Subscribe to support my journalism.

submitted 111 days ago • 357 comments

There's been so much publicity about the now-Oscar-winning doc No Other Land being unable to find a U.S. distributor (which is appalling) that some people may not realize it's currently on 100 screens here. In Manhattan you can see it at Film Forum; in Brooklyn it's at Alamo Drafthouse.

submitted 114 days ago • 134 comments

If only Rubio would listen to Rubio 🙁 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGtcq5W...

submitted 115 days ago • 260 comments

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

submitted 116 days ago • 5954 comments

BREAKING: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Delaware’s Kent County Entire Poultry Farm Culled, 145,758 Birds Killed.

submitted 116 days ago • 15 comments

NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes

submitted 117 days ago • 192 comments

Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded. Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on. 🧵

submitted 119 days ago • 411 comments

Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now. abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....

submitted 118 days ago • 41 comments

If you can, make noise in Iowa. The Republicans there are aiming to become the first in modern history to remove civil rights protections. They're trying to strip gender identity protections that have been in place for nearly 18 years. apnews.com/article/iowa...

submitted 119 days ago • 17 comments

Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]

submitted 119 days ago • 104 comments

I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)

submitted 119 days ago • 1540 comments

Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

submitted 119 days ago • 968 comments

It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids

submitted 124 days ago • 41 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 124 days ago • 2838 comments

Relevant, Informative, Timely Supporting #Queer & #Transgender Online Learners: Understanding Anti-#DEI & #lgbtqiaplus Legislation Arrow Hill March 4, 2025 3- 4pm (ET) #proudmom onlinelearningconsortium.org/webinar/supp... #diversity #equity #inclusionmatters #DEI #inclusion #EDUsky

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

So they told us what they were going to do to ALL of us. Here is a tracker on their progress in destroying our country: www.project2025.observer

submitted 125 days ago • 47 comments

JUST IN: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets just announced that it is implementing new testing requirements for all poultry entering New York’s live bird markets.

submitted 125 days ago • 56 comments