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I never used Twitter, still mindlessly scroll FB. Joined here to support content creators making the move to a safer platform (and because F*** Elon.) I'm not looking for an echo chamber, or to waste energy fighting. Learning new things is a plus. Let's see how this turns out 🤷♀️
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April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A top anti-abortion leader in the state says abortion patients should be prosecuted under his new bill to classify having an abortion as homicide: “Women openly boasting about abortions...those women are not victims. Nobody by nature of being a woman should be immune from prosecution.”
“Remember, every cruel anti-abortion law on the books today started out as a bill that many people thought was too extreme to pass," a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights said.
www.jezebel.com/now-alabama-...
www.jezebel.com/now-alabama-...
Now Alabama Wants to Charge Abortion Patients With Homicide
“Remember, every cruel anti-abortion law on the books today started out as a bill that many people thought was too extreme to pass," a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights said.
www.jezebel.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A top anti-abortion leader in the state says abortion patients should be prosecuted under his new bill to classify having an abortion as homicide: “Women openly boasting about abortions...those women are not victims. Nobody by nature of being a woman should be immune from prosecution.”
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Updated calendar.
April 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Updated calendar.
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Witnesses speak in DC at forum on NIH cuts. Livestream available now:
www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...
NEW: Baldwin, Welch Announce Former NIH Director, Researchers, Clinical Trial Patients as Witnesses for Forum on Trump’s NIH Cuts | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the...
www.baldwin.senate.gov
March 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Witnesses speak in DC at forum on NIH cuts. Livestream available now:
www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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ICYMI: "I think the left has to get more serious about economic justice," our founder Matthew Desmond told @thedailyshow.com's Jon Stewart on the latest episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLN...
Matthew Desmond - “Poverty, by America” & What It Takes to Close the Poverty Gap | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICYMI: "I think the left has to get more serious about economic justice," our founder Matthew Desmond told @thedailyshow.com's Jon Stewart on the latest episode.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLN...
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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.
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That so many don't realize that the judiciary is a check and balance on the executive (and legislative) branch affirms how broken civics curriculum/education is in our country.
February 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
That so many don't realize that the judiciary is a check and balance on the executive (and legislative) branch affirms how broken civics curriculum/education is in our country.
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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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It’s just bleak that there’s a considerable amount of people who are like “thank goodness the worlds richest human being is stopping the tyranny of the consumer financial protection bureau and that guy who collects atmospheric data”
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It’s just bleak that there’s a considerable amount of people who are like “thank goodness the worlds richest human being is stopping the tyranny of the consumer financial protection bureau and that guy who collects atmospheric data”
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What does it really mean to be of service in urgent times?
julietallardjohnson.substack.com/p/the-inner-...
julietallardjohnson.substack.com/p/the-inner-...
February 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What does it really mean to be of service in urgent times?
julietallardjohnson.substack.com/p/the-inner-...
julietallardjohnson.substack.com/p/the-inner-...
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Here is a follow up press conference by Raskin and Van Hollen after trying to enter USAID and speak to employees. There is a lot of important information of current and possible future actions by Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1G...
Van Hollen, Colleagues Speak to Press At USAID HQ Amid Illegal Shut Down Of Agency
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here is a follow up press conference by Raskin and Van Hollen after trying to enter USAID and speak to employees. There is a lot of important information of current and possible future actions by Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1G...
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I strongly agree with Leah here 👇
February 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I strongly agree with Leah here 👇
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Chicken or Turkey Salad (no life story, no specific measurements. Just ingredients)
Chopped chicken or turkey meat
Celery
Apple
Green onion
Dried cranberries
Miracle whip
Yellow mustard
Salt & Pepper
Chopped chicken or turkey meat
Celery
Apple
Green onion
Dried cranberries
Miracle whip
Yellow mustard
Salt & Pepper
November 29, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Chicken or Turkey Salad (no life story, no specific measurements. Just ingredients)
Chopped chicken or turkey meat
Celery
Apple
Green onion
Dried cranberries
Miracle whip
Yellow mustard
Salt & Pepper
Chopped chicken or turkey meat
Celery
Apple
Green onion
Dried cranberries
Miracle whip
Yellow mustard
Salt & Pepper
I never used Twitter, still mindlessly scroll FB. Joined here to support content creators making the move to a safer platform (and because F*** Elon.) I'm not looking for an echo chamber, or to waste energy fighting. Learning new things is a plus. Let's see how this turns out 🤷♀️
November 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I never used Twitter, still mindlessly scroll FB. Joined here to support content creators making the move to a safer platform (and because F*** Elon.) I'm not looking for an echo chamber, or to waste energy fighting. Learning new things is a plus. Let's see how this turns out 🤷♀️
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can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹
November 28, 2024 at 4:23 AM
can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹
"Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:43 PM
"Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...