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Retired LPN, childless cat lady, loyal Democrat. I love my partner of 18 years and also books, movies and the outdoors.
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Meet Anthony Schmidt, a 16-year-old with #autism who turns #miniature #cars into life-sized works of #art through his incredible #photography

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How to Leak to a Journalist: www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...

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Democracy isn’t dying in darkness it’s being dismantled at the hands of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. @allisonjriggs.bsky.social won this election fair and square back in November. Her opponent is a petulant Confederate cosplayer who can’t handle losing. Concede Jefferson Griffin.

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Rich people live longer than poor people in the US and Europe – but rich Americans have far shorter lifespans than rich people in northern, western and southern Europe.

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The Trumpcession: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Seems like only yesterday Pete Hegseth was in charge of our military and the secret war plans were safely discussed on a publicly available consumer grade encryption app with a journalist listening in. How time flies.

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Duvalier authorized the Tontons Macoutes to commit systematic violence, terrorism, and human rights abuses to suppress political opposition. They were responsible for unknown numbers of murders and rapes in Haiti.

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DOGE Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on reducing federal property. All they said was “fire sale” this, “fire sale” that. Meanwhile, they’re lighting all of this s**t on fire — while their incompetent leader wastes millions of taxpayer dollars golfing, all while steering us towards a recession.

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"We know where you live." Let's make it a point to talk to our other organizers about protecting judges from MAGA terrorists. If the Marshals are compromised we have to offer some alternative bodyguards to retain the rule of law. abovethelaw.com/2025/04/fede...

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🚨 Hands-Off Our Rights & Our Democracy 🚨 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 Next Worldwide Day Of Action April 1️⃣9️⃣✊🏻 “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change.” ~ Barbara Mikulski ~ Thread 1/3🧵

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Accurate framing.

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The only thing that gives me hope is that he will screw up so badly the proles will rise up and hunt him and his enablers down like dogs. It's getting very bad. Otherwise, see you in the camps. That is if we don't starve before then.

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