Hope Despite the Times
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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Film ICE activity. If you feel ICE agents were doing anything inappropriate, send the video to AG Letitia James using this link:
ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Film ICE activity. If you feel ICE agents were doing anything inappropriate, send the video to AG Letitia James using this link:
ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Long ago,
Far away,
Life was clear
Close your eyes...."
#DissociationFriday #HarryNilsson #Music #Christmas
Far away,
Life was clear
Close your eyes...."
#DissociationFriday #HarryNilsson #Music #Christmas
HARRY NILSSON Remember (Christmas)
YouTube video by Harry Nilsson Archive
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December 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"Long ago,
Far away,
Life was clear
Close your eyes...."
#DissociationFriday #HarryNilsson #Music #Christmas
Far away,
Life was clear
Close your eyes...."
#DissociationFriday #HarryNilsson #Music #Christmas
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NEW: Maryland is advancing its mid-decade redistricting push, with its new redistricting commission now soliciting the public for new congressional map proposals. Though the effort has drawn criticism, it could join California and Virginia in countering GOP gerrymandered gains.
Maryland Democrats Push Forward With Redistricting, Despite Critics
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: Maryland is advancing its mid-decade redistricting push, with its new redistricting commission now soliciting the public for new congressional map proposals. Though the effort has drawn criticism, it could join California and Virginia in countering GOP gerrymandered gains.
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When you lose shitfaced middle-American teenage bros, you have lost America.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When you lose shitfaced middle-American teenage bros, you have lost America.
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Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
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December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
December 18, 2025
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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Yes. "Debating" human rights only benefits fascists by validating their bigotry.
The issue is not that we don't talk to each other. It's that some people think that "talking" means getting to debate your existence, and that's abusive and controlling.
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Yes. "Debating" human rights only benefits fascists by validating their bigotry.
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He has seen the Epstein Files in their entirety.
Now he is fleeing before the shit hits the fan.
#bonginobust
Now he is fleeing before the shit hits the fan.
#bonginobust
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
He has seen the Epstein Files in their entirety.
Now he is fleeing before the shit hits the fan.
#bonginobust
Now he is fleeing before the shit hits the fan.
#bonginobust
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old man yells at country
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
old man yells at country
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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🏆 Night three's win? Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election.
Susan Crawford defeated a Trump-backed opponent whose campaign received financial backing from Elon Musk. The victory stymied the GOP’s plans to use the Court to advance its own agenda.
https://bit.ly/49eFplm
Susan Crawford defeated a Trump-backed opponent whose campaign received financial backing from Elon Musk. The victory stymied the GOP’s plans to use the Court to advance its own agenda.
https://bit.ly/49eFplm
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🏆 Night three's win? Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election.
Susan Crawford defeated a Trump-backed opponent whose campaign received financial backing from Elon Musk. The victory stymied the GOP’s plans to use the Court to advance its own agenda.
https://bit.ly/49eFplm
Susan Crawford defeated a Trump-backed opponent whose campaign received financial backing from Elon Musk. The victory stymied the GOP’s plans to use the Court to advance its own agenda.
https://bit.ly/49eFplm
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
"'I’ve always felt like the library is the purest form of democracy,' said Spivey, 45. 'Every single person who walks through that door is equal to every other person in that building.'"
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights
In at least half a dozen states, librarians have joined forces with civil rights groups to oppose book bans, often facing personal and professional repercussions
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"'I’ve always felt like the library is the purest form of democracy,' said Spivey, 45. 'Every single person who walks through that door is equal to every other person in that building.'"
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After NVIDIA's CEO paid for a special dinner and his company donated to Donald Trump's gold-plated ballroom, he got his wish to sell advanced AI chips to China.
Money talks in the Trump Administration.
Money talks in the Trump Administration.
December 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
After NVIDIA's CEO paid for a special dinner and his company donated to Donald Trump's gold-plated ballroom, he got his wish to sell advanced AI chips to China.
Money talks in the Trump Administration.
Money talks in the Trump Administration.
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White people are terrified of becoming a minority because they believe they will be treated the same way they treat minorities
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
White people are terrified of becoming a minority because they believe they will be treated the same way they treat minorities
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Stellar Jet www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025
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here's today's post: "Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released" — ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
here's today's post: "Donny’s very shitty week ends with new Epstein photos released" — ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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So many progressive groups almost exclusively use Instagram for social media. If you have influence on any, PLEASE encourage them to post here more. Eventually Meta will kill their reach.
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So many progressive groups almost exclusively use Instagram for social media. If you have influence on any, PLEASE encourage them to post here more. Eventually Meta will kill their reach.
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The New York Times says it’s “inexplicable” why Trump called his chief of staff “Susie Trump” instead of Susie Wiles. I have an explanation: His brain is broken.
December 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The New York Times says it’s “inexplicable” why Trump called his chief of staff “Susie Trump” instead of Susie Wiles. I have an explanation: His brain is broken.