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The stock market is not the economy. Vaccines save lives. Climate change is real. Y'know, "normal stuff."
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Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.
October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.
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Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"
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Introverts don’t recharge with sleep, we recharge by being left completely alone for 3–5 business days
September 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Introverts don’t recharge with sleep, we recharge by being left completely alone for 3–5 business days
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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Just to be clear, states have constitutional authority over their elections, not the federal government.
Trump's attacks on mail-in voting are illegal and purely designed to sow distrust in the 2026 midterm election results.
Your reps should be saying that. 👉 5calls.org/issue/electi...
Trump's attacks on mail-in voting are illegal and purely designed to sow distrust in the 2026 midterm election results.
Your reps should be saying that. 👉 5calls.org/issue/electi...
Stop the Trump Administration's Election Interference (UPDATED 8/18) ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates August 18, 2025: In an unhinged social media post, Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to ban all mail-in voting across the …
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August 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just to be clear, states have constitutional authority over their elections, not the federal government.
Trump's attacks on mail-in voting are illegal and purely designed to sow distrust in the 2026 midterm election results.
Your reps should be saying that. 👉 5calls.org/issue/electi...
Trump's attacks on mail-in voting are illegal and purely designed to sow distrust in the 2026 midterm election results.
Your reps should be saying that. 👉 5calls.org/issue/electi...
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Newsom releases new ad 🔥
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Newsom releases new ad 🔥
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Across the country, a wave of investigations launched by election officials, local prosecutors and Republican-led legislatures sought to uncover evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. They found — again — that noncitizen voting was nearly nonexistent. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
States Investigated Noncitizen Voting. Big Surprise — The Results Don’t Match the Right’s Rhetoric.
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Across the country, a wave of investigations launched by election officials, local prosecutors and Republican-led legislatures sought to uncover evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. They found — again — that noncitizen voting was nearly nonexistent. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...
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Nowadays when someone says that someone has “gone to a better place” they just mean logged off social media forever.
July 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Nowadays when someone says that someone has “gone to a better place” they just mean logged off social media forever.
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Infographic from @warren.senate.gov: 17 million people could lose health care under GOP plans. I’ve added full alt text for accessibility.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Infographic from @warren.senate.gov: 17 million people could lose health care under GOP plans. I’ve added full alt text for accessibility.
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I feel like I’m losing my mind with the lack of wall to wall coverage on disappearing *children with cancer*
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I feel like I’m losing my mind with the lack of wall to wall coverage on disappearing *children with cancer*
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
Eerily familiar: “After being elected to a second term… Orbán slowly replaced civil servants with loyalists; [destroyed] the free press; robbed universities of their independence…; politicized the court system; and repeatedly changed the constitution to give himself electoral advantages.”
Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Eerily familiar: “After being elected to a second term… Orbán slowly replaced civil servants with loyalists; [destroyed] the free press; robbed universities of their independence…; politicized the court system; and repeatedly changed the constitution to give himself electoral advantages.”
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We've been busy rescuing our old blog so that it can continue to serve as a resource for anyone who wants it. We'll be spotlighting a few top posts over the coming weeks, but wanted you to know that this content is available—along with our guides to agile development, accessibility, and more.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We've been busy rescuing our old blog so that it can continue to serve as a resource for anyone who wants it. We'll be spotlighting a few top posts over the coming weeks, but wanted you to know that this content is available—along with our guides to agile development, accessibility, and more.
Yes Tucson! 🙌
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yes Tucson! 🙌
Jeanette was targeted because of her advocacy on immigration justice. Please sign the petition to release her (again).
Jeanette Vizguerra was a Time Magazine 100 most influential person, whose family lived in terror of being ripped apart by deportation. Now IT HAS HAPPENED: Jeannette has been detained. Please sign the petition demanding her release. secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette #MomSky
www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/u...
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Undocumented mother of four and time honoree becomes symbol of fear amid Trump’s escalating immigration crackdown | CNN
An undocumented mother of four who works at Target and was honored by Time Magazine has become the latest symbol of the fear and turmoil spreading under the Trump’s administration enforcement of its i...
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March 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Jeanette was targeted because of her advocacy on immigration justice. Please sign the petition to release her (again).
Musk's conflicts of interest are extremely dangerous because his impartiality is compromised—especially given his majority stake in Trump's platform. The damage to trust and institutional integrity is already done, whether or not harm is intended. (Tho I think real harm IS intended.)
March 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Musk's conflicts of interest are extremely dangerous because his impartiality is compromised—especially given his majority stake in Trump's platform. The damage to trust and institutional integrity is already done, whether or not harm is intended. (Tho I think real harm IS intended.)
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I see folks saying that the Dems aren't an opposition party, which is true to an extent, but I think that it's more accurate to say they aren't an insurgency party. There are still too many Dems who are trying to govern like the GOP is going to act in good faith & that institutions havent collapsed.
March 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I see folks saying that the Dems aren't an opposition party, which is true to an extent, but I think that it's more accurate to say they aren't an insurgency party. There are still too many Dems who are trying to govern like the GOP is going to act in good faith & that institutions havent collapsed.
Dems are going to take the blame either way -- urge your Senators to stay strong. They've got to draw the line somewhere! We're facing a temporary government shutdown vs. a COMPLETE government takeover. Vote NO! I just called my senators and you should, too: 5calls.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Dems are going to take the blame either way -- urge your Senators to stay strong. They've got to draw the line somewhere! We're facing a temporary government shutdown vs. a COMPLETE government takeover. Vote NO! I just called my senators and you should, too: 5calls.org
📞📞📞 So glad I called about this one! (Feels like we maybe made a difference ?)
I urged Dems to authorize just one month at a time: force the Republicans to continue showing they're on the wrong side of history. Hold them accountable. Make them say it loud.
I urged Dems to authorize just one month at a time: force the Republicans to continue showing they're on the wrong side of history. Hold them accountable. Make them say it loud.
🚨 Senate Dems stood united to block the House-passed CR. House & Senate must now agree on a *new* CR.
Call your reps (ALL 3) to support a one-month *clean* CR to keep the gov running while negotiations over funding & DOGE limits continue!
Updated script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
Call your reps (ALL 3) to support a one-month *clean* CR to keep the gov running while negotiations over funding & DOGE limits continue!
Updated script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/cr-con...
No Federal Funding CR Without DOGE Guardrails: House Bill FAILS, Friday Shutdown Deadline Remains ⭑ 5 Calls
UPDATE (03/12/25): The Senate Democratic Caucus stood united against the House-passed CR, effectively blocking the measure from passage. Both the …
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March 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
📞📞📞 So glad I called about this one! (Feels like we maybe made a difference ?)
I urged Dems to authorize just one month at a time: force the Republicans to continue showing they're on the wrong side of history. Hold them accountable. Make them say it loud.
I urged Dems to authorize just one month at a time: force the Republicans to continue showing they're on the wrong side of history. Hold them accountable. Make them say it loud.
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Finally: LONG COVID. Post-Viral Epidemiology is up.
-symptoms
-why it happens
-who believes in it
-why it sucks so bad
-what you can do
Dr. Wes Ely is THE guy when it comes to Long Covid. Spread this around to anyone it might help -- which is everyone.
www.alieward.com/ologies/post...
-symptoms
-why it happens
-who believes in it
-why it sucks so bad
-what you can do
Dr. Wes Ely is THE guy when it comes to Long Covid. Spread this around to anyone it might help -- which is everyone.
www.alieward.com/ologies/post...
Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Dr. Wes Ely — alie ward
What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’...
www.alieward.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Finally: LONG COVID. Post-Viral Epidemiology is up.
-symptoms
-why it happens
-who believes in it
-why it sucks so bad
-what you can do
Dr. Wes Ely is THE guy when it comes to Long Covid. Spread this around to anyone it might help -- which is everyone.
www.alieward.com/ologies/post...
-symptoms
-why it happens
-who believes in it
-why it sucks so bad
-what you can do
Dr. Wes Ely is THE guy when it comes to Long Covid. Spread this around to anyone it might help -- which is everyone.
www.alieward.com/ologies/post...