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Do not understand why we aren’t discussing the economic impact of terminating thousands of government employees

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Rural mail delivery is what powered the emergence of national consumer markets, manufacturers, and retailers c1900. (Think: Sears etc.) Without it, the U.S. is just a bunch of loosely connected regions. USPS helps bind the nation.

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But of course!

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UNITED WE STAND - DIVIDED WE FALL

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edging for spring

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THIS! Read this thread and learn.🧵

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Eater is more aware of the moment and cares more about its community than college presidents who’ve issued zero guidance.

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From United Humanists on FB

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We now interrupt your doom-scrolling to remind you: -you are still here -you still matter -there is still hope -there are still things you can do -there are still ways you can show up -the fight is long from over -don't feel bad for resting -take a breath, take a break -we still have each other

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My hottest of takes is that IDs don't need gender markers of any kind on them.

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i'm not in the best mood, but it's a productive mood. #EatThem

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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

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Keep Dancing! Keep fighting!

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the son of Alabama the Klansman the Cuck of Kentucky youtu.be/S7J3SERJn_E?...

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By @nordacious.bsky.social

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okay i might be ready for billionaire stew

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Im going back in a cave where i belong. Should have never learned to read.

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🤘🏼

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We are already born. We are going to die. So you have to do something interesting, that you respect, in between. —Toni Morrison

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For control, because the one thing that scares them shitless is our collective power when we decide to use it.

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While you may be awash in national news, I humbly offer a Kentucky-specific story A Kentucky bill would cut back enforcement of state worker protections to federal minimums. It’s part of a history of bills designed to put fewer restrictions on employers www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Appreciate the subversive nature of this poster and want to put it on my office door.

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how do we declare war on our own government? asking for Thomas Jefferson

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withdraw unanimous consent

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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The main reason to remember that the fascist is UNPOPULAR is to shift how you think about antifascism. Get off your back foot. Lean forward. Other people are seeing what you are too.

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"More than half, or 56.3%, of all LGBTQ adults in the U.S. identify as bisexual, according to the new report, but that percentage drops drastically among older people." www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

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"The bottom line: If Europe starts seeing the U.S. as an enemy superpower, the negative consequences for the U.S. domestic economy would likely be enormous." www.axios.com/2025/02/20/t...

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Impeach. Convict. Indict. Arrest. Prosecute. Imprison.

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KLUWE: “MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy, and, most importantly, MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement. You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is." @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

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WaPo/Ipsos poll: 57 percent of respondents say Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office. More than 8 in 10 say he should follow court rulings. That includes more than 9 in 10 Democrats along with roughly 8 in 10 Republicans and independents.

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better angels youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...

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Well this whole plot makes a lot more sense in our current context.

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It only takes 10 minutes to set up accounts and place a freeze at all 3 credit reporting agencies. www.usa.gov/credit-freeze

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fun read? newrepublic.com/article/1820...

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There's a lot going on in DC, and I want to hear from you. I'm hosting two IN-PERSON TOWN HALLS this weekend — let's talk about what we're doing in Congress and how we can take care of our community. RSVP ⬇️ 📌 Feb 22: bit.ly/3QhdVBx 📌 Feb 23: bit.ly/3X4OwPg

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