William R. Soland (he/ him/ his)
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Dear Santa,
Please send the Democrats a better standard bearer in 2028 than Gavin Newsom, preferably someone who hasn’t already lost a presidential campaign. And please also send the party the guts to back this standard bearer.
Also I would like a new pair of running shoes.
Thanks,
Will
Please send the Democrats a better standard bearer in 2028 than Gavin Newsom, preferably someone who hasn’t already lost a presidential campaign. And please also send the party the guts to back this standard bearer.
Also I would like a new pair of running shoes.
Thanks,
Will
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Dear Santa,
Please send the Democrats a better standard bearer in 2028 than Gavin Newsom, preferably someone who hasn’t already lost a presidential campaign. And please also send the party the guts to back this standard bearer.
Also I would like a new pair of running shoes.
Thanks,
Will
Please send the Democrats a better standard bearer in 2028 than Gavin Newsom, preferably someone who hasn’t already lost a presidential campaign. And please also send the party the guts to back this standard bearer.
Also I would like a new pair of running shoes.
Thanks,
Will
No one deserves to be treated like this. No one. Who comes up with this evil stuff?
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Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges
Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day
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December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
No one deserves to be treated like this. No one. Who comes up with this evil stuff?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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My cat attempted, twice, to sit on a lit candle today. So now instead of the smell of coffee and vanilla, my workspace smells like burnt hair.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My cat attempted, twice, to sit on a lit candle today. So now instead of the smell of coffee and vanilla, my workspace smells like burnt hair.
The constant atrocities are exhausting.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The constant atrocities are exhausting.
He was going to get back to his xenophobic immigration bans eventually anyway. This latest tragedy is an excuse, not a reason.
As a great grandchild of immigrants I stand with immigrants. As a great grandchild of a man who fled war, I stand with refugees.
As a great grandchild of immigrants I stand with immigrants. As a great grandchild of a man who fled war, I stand with refugees.
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
He was going to get back to his xenophobic immigration bans eventually anyway. This latest tragedy is an excuse, not a reason.
As a great grandchild of immigrants I stand with immigrants. As a great grandchild of a man who fled war, I stand with refugees.
As a great grandchild of immigrants I stand with immigrants. As a great grandchild of a man who fled war, I stand with refugees.
Watching the NYC parade this morning has reaffirmed my belief that protest marches need brass instruments, woodwinds, drum lines, and flag lines.
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watching the NYC parade this morning has reaffirmed my belief that protest marches need brass instruments, woodwinds, drum lines, and flag lines.
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We don’t have a President. We have a petty tyrant.
The President of the USA called for the execution of sitting Democrats, including our Senator Mark Kelly. I am sick, sad, and scared for our society. This demands a rebuke from GOP Senators.
Thank you for your service and defense of the constitution, Senator Kelly.
Thank you for your service and defense of the constitution, Senator Kelly.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We don’t have a President. We have a petty tyrant.
I spent Saturday in the San Rafael Valley, at the US/ Mexico border. It is, I understand, the last place Wild jaguars are able to come up from Mexico into the US. It is a beautiful valley, except that someone is constructing a monument to his fragile ego through the middle of it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I spent Saturday in the San Rafael Valley, at the US/ Mexico border. It is, I understand, the last place Wild jaguars are able to come up from Mexico into the US. It is a beautiful valley, except that someone is constructing a monument to his fragile ego through the middle of it.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I'm represented in the U.S. House of Representatives again. Yay!
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm represented in the U.S. House of Representatives again. Yay!
Okay, in addition to caving on their core demands, Democrats are horrible at messaging. I’m learning now that the Senate bill not only funds SNAP and WIC through September, but also increases the WIC budget from $603 million (with an m) to $8.2 billion (with a b).
Maybe lead with that next time?
Maybe lead with that next time?
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Okay, in addition to caving on their core demands, Democrats are horrible at messaging. I’m learning now that the Senate bill not only funds SNAP and WIC through September, but also increases the WIC budget from $603 million (with an m) to $8.2 billion (with a b).
Maybe lead with that next time?
Maybe lead with that next time?
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November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is horrifying.
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is horrifying.
Heads up folks! ACLU has some guidance on folks who may be impacted by SCOTUS’ decision.
This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Heads up folks! ACLU has some guidance on folks who may be impacted by SCOTUS’ decision.
Great job, NYC!
This is a hopeful moment.
This is a hopeful moment.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Great job, NYC!
This is a hopeful moment.
This is a hopeful moment.
I’ll be playing this event in the desert on 11/15! Come join us if you can!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I’ll be playing this event in the desert on 11/15! Come join us if you can!
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Just a reminder that if you know me, you know a family impacted by the government shutdown. We’re operating at half our income right now.
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just a reminder that if you know me, you know a family impacted by the government shutdown. We’re operating at half our income right now.
I know next to nothing about NYC politics. But having Bloomberg pour a crapton of $$ into the NYC Mayor's race in support of Cuomo is probably the best thing that could happen to Mamdani the week before the election.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I know next to nothing about NYC politics. But having Bloomberg pour a crapton of $$ into the NYC Mayor's race in support of Cuomo is probably the best thing that could happen to Mamdani the week before the election.
I'm thinking a lot about Jamaica and Cuba right now.
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I'm thinking a lot about Jamaica and Cuba right now.
So all this time he’s been talking about destroying the “left wing”, has he meant “of the White House”?
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So all this time he’s been talking about destroying the “left wing”, has he meant “of the White House”?