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If you need help or support, the 988 Lifeline has a specialized line for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24. Call, text, or chat 988 and choose option 3. doh.wa.gov/988
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Partner Toolkit (PDF) is now available. This toolkit contains resources, messaging, and social media creatives that you can use to share 988 Lifeline information wit...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you need help or support, the 988 Lifeline has a specialized line for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24. Call, text, or chat 988 and choose option 3. doh.wa.gov/988
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Our for-profit health care system is not only broken & cruel, it's extremely wasteful.
While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
March 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our for-profit health care system is not only broken & cruel, it's extremely wasteful.
While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
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Edwards Town Hall
Chuck Edwards is holding a Town Hall on Thursday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at A-B Tech in Ferguson Auditorium. Please plan to be there, and look for more info from us.
#indivisibleavl #indivisibleasheville
Chuck Edwards is holding a Town Hall on Thursday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at A-B Tech in Ferguson Auditorium. Please plan to be there, and look for more info from us.
#indivisibleavl #indivisibleasheville
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Edwards Town Hall
Chuck Edwards is holding a Town Hall on Thursday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at A-B Tech in Ferguson Auditorium. Please plan to be there, and look for more info from us.
#indivisibleavl #indivisibleasheville
Chuck Edwards is holding a Town Hall on Thursday, March 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at A-B Tech in Ferguson Auditorium. Please plan to be there, and look for more info from us.
#indivisibleavl #indivisibleasheville
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If you are concerned about the proposed 50% cut to #nasa's science budget, then write your representative in congress. The #planetarysociety provides on online form that will only take 2 minutes of your time:
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
March 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you are concerned about the proposed 50% cut to #nasa's science budget, then write your representative in congress. The #planetarysociety provides on online form that will only take 2 minutes of your time:
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/50
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Thanks to the Asheville City Councilors who voted for housing, and to city staff and all the pro-housing voices that showed up too. Full recap to come soon!
March 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thanks to the Asheville City Councilors who voted for housing, and to city staff and all the pro-housing voices that showed up too. Full recap to come soon!
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If the Trump-Musk agenda is so popular, why are Republicans hiding from their constituents?
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If the Trump-Musk agenda is so popular, why are Republicans hiding from their constituents?
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep showing up. Keep causing good trouble.
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"Judge Griffin's insistence on throwing out over 65,000 votes disregards the will of the people in service of a political power grab... NC voters have spoken, it is time to respect their choice and move on.” -Kristi Graunke, Legal Director ACLU-NC
Read article & amicus brief: http://bit.ly/4i4W5Od
Read article & amicus brief: http://bit.ly/4i4W5Od
ACLU Urges North Carolina Appeals Court to Reject Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters
Brief Argues that Discarding Over 65,000 Votes in 2024 State Supreme Court Race Would Violate State Constitutional Rights
bit.ly
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Judge Griffin's insistence on throwing out over 65,000 votes disregards the will of the people in service of a political power grab... NC voters have spoken, it is time to respect their choice and move on.” -Kristi Graunke, Legal Director ACLU-NC
Read article & amicus brief: http://bit.ly/4i4W5Od
Read article & amicus brief: http://bit.ly/4i4W5Od
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We'll be posting updates as the vote proceeds, to stay tuned. You can watch a livestream of the vote on NCLeg.gov. Contact your legislators and tell them to vote NO on SB 153: acluofnc.org/sb153
March 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We'll be posting updates as the vote proceeds, to stay tuned. You can watch a livestream of the vote on NCLeg.gov. Contact your legislators and tell them to vote NO on SB 153: acluofnc.org/sb153
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Late tonight, I will deliver a response to President Trump's Congressional Address.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
March 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Late tonight, I will deliver a response to President Trump's Congressional Address.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
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The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
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If you want to make America Healthy Again, you don’t cut Medicaid or Medicare.
February 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
If you want to make America Healthy Again, you don’t cut Medicaid or Medicare.
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The US’s current debt is just over $30 trillion
The tax policy Republicans are attempting to pass today will add $20 trillion to that over the next 10yrs
Yes, the same dudes who have been waggin their fingers at us, our whole lives, about the debt being out of control, want to increase it by 66%
The tax policy Republicans are attempting to pass today will add $20 trillion to that over the next 10yrs
Yes, the same dudes who have been waggin their fingers at us, our whole lives, about the debt being out of control, want to increase it by 66%
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The US’s current debt is just over $30 trillion
The tax policy Republicans are attempting to pass today will add $20 trillion to that over the next 10yrs
Yes, the same dudes who have been waggin their fingers at us, our whole lives, about the debt being out of control, want to increase it by 66%
The tax policy Republicans are attempting to pass today will add $20 trillion to that over the next 10yrs
Yes, the same dudes who have been waggin their fingers at us, our whole lives, about the debt being out of control, want to increase it by 66%
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Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
February 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
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Yes, there are assholes in every organization. Under a different administration, this guy would have been canned so fast the energy produced could power a small town.
Under this one? He'll probably be promoted. 🤬
Under this one? He'll probably be promoted. 🤬
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yes, there are assholes in every organization. Under a different administration, this guy would have been canned so fast the energy produced could power a small town.
Under this one? He'll probably be promoted. 🤬
Under this one? He'll probably be promoted. 🤬
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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This is why they're attacking science and education: if you can only win with disinformation, data become a threat.
February 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This is why they're attacking science and education: if you can only win with disinformation, data become a threat.
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Oppressors try to erase history so that they can repeat it.
February 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Oppressors try to erase history so that they can repeat it.
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Vaccines prevent child deaths. Guns cause them. The Republican Party wants fewer vaccines and more guns, while simultaneously decrying the birth rate. Dystopia is used a lot lately for a reason.
February 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Vaccines prevent child deaths. Guns cause them. The Republican Party wants fewer vaccines and more guns, while simultaneously decrying the birth rate. Dystopia is used a lot lately for a reason.
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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We are heading in for the night. Black History Month starts tomorrow and lessons in resistance could not come sooner.
The Black Panther Party: Challenging Police and Promoting Social Change
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was the era’s most influential militant black power organization. Its members confronted politicians, challenged the po...
nmaahc.si.edu
February 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We are heading in for the night. Black History Month starts tomorrow and lessons in resistance could not come sooner.
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For those that are looking for shit that’s down.
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
For those that are looking for shit that’s down.
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NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science.
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.
The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and…
propub.li
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science.
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
“I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social