Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage
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NOW, MORE THAN EVER..

…we must remember that all art is political. What we create. What we read. What we watch.

In our legends, our myths, our movies, and our books we all love the heroes and heroines who rise up to fight for justice. Now it’s our turn to JOIN THE RESISTANCE.

#booksky 📚
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”

~Patrick Henry
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I dont think enough Americans realize Republicans are gearing up for permanent rule. I dont know if we will get to midterm elections. Even if we do, with gerrymandering, the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and violent intimidation, they'll rig the elections for minority rule.

All hands on deck.
feral wolverines as banshees scream in the background, witches cackle from on high as their broomsticks circle overhead, and the Furies cheer from the edge of the woods.

Just sayin.🤷🏻‍♀️📖
In writing fiction, a character who says something like “Bless her heart, she doesn’t know how things work” to a duly elected official would probably eventually get eaten by…
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Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
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🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
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The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice.“ @barackobama.bsky.social gives us the #CupOfJoe we need.
Get involved. Stay involved. #BeTheChange

#DemsUnited
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Just donated again.
Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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SHARE if you stand with Letitia James! Because I do!
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Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."
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Good morning and happy Tuesday to everyone. No jokes. No shade. No schadenfreude. The reason you never see ICE arresting Proud Boys and Oath Keepers is the same reason you never see Keanu Reeves hanging out with John Wick and Neo.
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Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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Is this what those of you who voted for the orange was hoping for?
You will get your wish.
If that wasn’t what you were hoping for, maybe it’s time to wake up!
Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
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HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.