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Rick Steves is a national treasure.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Rick Steves is a national treasure.
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Man Dies After Secret 4-Year Battle With Gorilla https://theonion.com/man-dies-after-secret-4-year-battle-with-gorilla-1819571099/
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Man Dies After Secret 4-Year Battle With Gorilla https://theonion.com/man-dies-after-secret-4-year-battle-with-gorilla-1819571099/
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Imagine the Illusive Man from Mass Effect saying this
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Imagine the Illusive Man from Mass Effect saying this
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We will be jettisoning trans rights from the Dem Party platform over my room-temperature fucking corpse. We are leaving no one behind, and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise. A core tenet of American identity is that we, not the government, define ourselves.
All of us get protections or none of us do
All of us get protections or none of us do
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We will be jettisoning trans rights from the Dem Party platform over my room-temperature fucking corpse. We are leaving no one behind, and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise. A core tenet of American identity is that we, not the government, define ourselves.
All of us get protections or none of us do
All of us get protections or none of us do
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
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NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
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Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in a huge setback for transgender rights.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights
The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
bit.ly
June 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
June 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
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The 250th anniversary of the Army is marked by it turning on its own people.
America has a long, long way to come back from all this.
Authoritarian dictatorship & fascism. Unfolding right in front of our eyes.
America has a long, long way to come back from all this.
Authoritarian dictatorship & fascism. Unfolding right in front of our eyes.
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The 250th anniversary of the Army is marked by it turning on its own people.
America has a long, long way to come back from all this.
Authoritarian dictatorship & fascism. Unfolding right in front of our eyes.
America has a long, long way to come back from all this.
Authoritarian dictatorship & fascism. Unfolding right in front of our eyes.
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A customer of a pizzeria in Pennsylvania, my home state, is interviewed on the news. “It’s hard to fathom the guy who’s been making my pizza for 25 yrs is a gangster & terrorist,” he said, “but the person who shows up in an unmarked car, full mask, & armor to take him away is somehow the good guy.”
June 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A customer of a pizzeria in Pennsylvania, my home state, is interviewed on the news. “It’s hard to fathom the guy who’s been making my pizza for 25 yrs is a gangster & terrorist,” he said, “but the person who shows up in an unmarked car, full mask, & armor to take him away is somehow the good guy.”
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Imagine thinking 'transgender issues' are 'the defining cultural battle of this moment' while fascists dismantle higher education, students get disappeared for writing op-eds, and your govt asserts the right to rendition people to a foreign torture prison without trial or recourse.
NEW: Third Way President Jon Cowan has a must-read column on how Democrats seize the center on transgender policy in @politico.com this morning. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
May 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Imagine thinking 'transgender issues' are 'the defining cultural battle of this moment' while fascists dismantle higher education, students get disappeared for writing op-eds, and your govt asserts the right to rendition people to a foreign torture prison without trial or recourse.
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
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Blueanon is very real and it’s increasingly radicalizing to the right and towards republican style grift as activism.
Almost 800,000 people on here are following a totally-not-real account claiming it's a group of rogue park workers and who are now posting cryptic nonsense to make it seem like they're sending messages to the deep state. Also they're selling resistance merch. WTF are we doing man?
March 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Blueanon is very real and it’s increasingly radicalizing to the right and towards republican style grift as activism.
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This article has solid, actionable tips for minimizing the damage caused by social media collecting our personal data - without having to delete profiles or burn it all down.
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This article has solid, actionable tips for minimizing the damage caused by social media collecting our personal data - without having to delete profiles or burn it all down.
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Trans kids are not a bargaining chip. Being trans isn’t a culture war. Not giving an inch in my support for trans and nonbinary people of all ages to live freely and openly, and neither should you. Gender is what we make of it, and that’s what they’re afraid of.
January 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Trans kids are not a bargaining chip. Being trans isn’t a culture war. Not giving an inch in my support for trans and nonbinary people of all ages to live freely and openly, and neither should you. Gender is what we make of it, and that’s what they’re afraid of.
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John Fetterman’s a disgrace to the oaf community. He does not represent America’s lumbering buffoons, ham-fisted galoots, or men whose heavy footsteps are soundtracked by a tuba.
January 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
John Fetterman’s a disgrace to the oaf community. He does not represent America’s lumbering buffoons, ham-fisted galoots, or men whose heavy footsteps are soundtracked by a tuba.