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Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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On this day in 1984, Prince kicked off his 87-date North American 'Purple Rain' tour and introduced his new band. They called themselves The Revolution.
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Lakota teen with longest hair shows locks in all their glory in suave new snaps for Guinness World Records. www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/11...
Native American teen with longest hair shows locks in all their glory in suave new snaps
Reuben Looks Twice Jr. (USA) shows his longest hair on a teenager (male) in all its glory in these amazing new pictures.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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I'm surprised we hadn't heard more about this sooner. Seemed like an obvious thing that would happen.
This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Call your Mummy 'n' dem!
Experience the macabre, captivating, and educational performance of an authentic Mummy Unwrapping!

Teche Theatre: Franklin, La
Sat., 8 Nov., 2025 8 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets: $20 / VIP: $30
Advance tickets online; limited tickets at the door.

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November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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"Speaker Johnson, it looks as though the president is currently stabbing you with a knife. Do you have any comment?"

"Well, look, this is the first I'm hearing about it. As you know, I've been really busy not doing my job, so I just don't know enough about this alleged stabbing to make a comment."
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:

$100 billion

Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:

$100 billion

One is decried as "welfare." One is not.

Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Happy #Halloween week!

All images from the #MET online collection.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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The UK's King Charles hasn't destroyed an entire wing of Buckingham Palace or tried to shake the government down for an extra $230,000,000—because he knows he lacks the authority. AND HE'S A REAL KING.
October 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Very important thread!
"Studies have found that when a crime free ordinance is passed, only homeowners tend to report crimes because, after all, they can't be evicted.

"For everyone else, crime free ordinances are hell."
Thread...
A couple of years ago, a client of mine was attacked in their apartment by an abusive partner. The police were called. Charges were pressed against the abusive partner, who later pleaded guilty.
The landlord filed an eviction action against Client for *allowing* a crime to occur in their unit.

1/
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Let’s hope more States do this for their citizens

Screw Donald Trump & his Parasite Class (=1%) buddies
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Gads my feed is all Trump this morning

How about something a to give you a break even if just for a few minutes.
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Any other Canadian unions spoken up about two union members being abducted in international waters? One still being held, along with two of their comrades?
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 800,000 workers across Canada, stands in full solidarity with CUPE members Mskwaasin Agnew (CUPE 7797) and Sadie Mees (CUPE 2329) who were aboard the Freedom Flotilla and were detained this week by Israeli authorities. cupe.ca/cupe-stands-...
CUPE stands in solidarity with union members aboard the Freedom Flotilla
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 800,000 workers across Canada, stands in full solidarity with CUPE members Mskwaasin Agnew (CUPE 7797) and Sadie Mees (CUPE 2329) who were a...
cupe.ca
October 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Supreme Court refuses Apache plea to save Oak Flat from copper mining destruction

* *Gorsuch dissent calls the decision a “grave mistake” as copper mine threatens to create massive crater

By: Shondiin Silversmith- May 27, 2025 12:54 pm
UPDATED OCT 6TH 2025

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October 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...
What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal
Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land
thenarwhal.ca
September 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Let's have some fun 💙😂😂
September 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM