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I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will

Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.

A new way to declutter

Officials say a Canadian man being held by immigration officials in South Florida has died in federal custody.

"I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one." Bill Moyers Moyer's vision for (of?) America was methodically undone by Reagan and those who came after, to our collective detriment. A through line across his endeavors, an unwavering devotion to public service.

Guuurrrrrlllll you look ridiculous

#GVerse #FactCheck: 💯🎯

When disabled protesters in wheelchairs are arrested for voicing their opposition towards Medicaid cuts, the Constitution no longer applies. It's a matter of life and death for many of them and their 1st. Amendment Right is being denied. We cannot let this stand!🤬

Just came up with a new term today, as I try to seem normal at summer camp drop off. My morning look if I can’t get a shower in: Curbside Presentable.

EFFEFCTIVE

This is being sent out to every US embassy in the world.

Makes my 💔

mamdani/lander in buddy cop movies: thread

FEMA funds are now going to fund concentration camps in the everglades instead of helping people after a natural disaster. Seems all the rightwing conspiracy theories about FEMA building camps was projection all along.

Oh My God

Scanlon: They're flat out lying when they say they're just kicking undocumented immigrants off Medicaid because those folks were never eligible for Medicaid in the first place. The truth is Republicans know that kicking millions of Americans off of health insurance is unpopular.

at 9:00 pm est i’m going to scream really loud outside if you want to listen and see if we’re in close proximity

probably a good time to bring this back

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

Weird fact: If you took 1% off the military spending in the US you could fund every student's breakfast and lunch forever.

There's a movie about this

"this is the future liberals want" and it's just some guy taking a free bus to buy a dozen eggs for $2.99

mamdani just won the mayoral primary, here’s why that’s bad news for joe biden

yelling "socialism!" as an insult only works on liberals, for actual socialists it's free advertising

NYC — such good news. You’ve done so well for yourselves, but please know you’ve also restored some faith to this tired nation. ❤️

All of the worst people on Earth are melting like they're an Oz Witch splashed by water. Fucking fantastic.

trans rights are a winning issue. ending the genocide in palestine is a winning issue. rent reduction, free transit, lower cost of groceries. these are the things the average person can get behind, yet the democrats refuse to acknowledge it

simpler times