sparrow 🍉
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alt rebellion can look a lot like empathy | sensitive girl hoping to make life softer, kinder, full of art & music | Vote in your local elections!
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
is anyone else really tired
December 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
is anyone else really tired
Give Christopher Anderson a Nobel Peace Prize
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Give Christopher Anderson a Nobel Peace Prize
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
Today is a beautiful day to deactivate your Amazon account and donate the Prime membership $ to PBS 😊
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today is a beautiful day to deactivate your Amazon account and donate the Prime membership $ to PBS 😊
hey did anyone else get an email from Tim Moore (R-NC) yesterday saying “we passed” Epstein Files Transparency bill but a quick google search shows he never voted in favor of the bill, but he sure did vote for some more racist & classist bullshit! I’d love to throw my shoe at him too
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
hey did anyone else get an email from Tim Moore (R-NC) yesterday saying “we passed” Epstein Files Transparency bill but a quick google search shows he never voted in favor of the bill, but he sure did vote for some more racist & classist bullshit! I’d love to throw my shoe at him too
Gentle reminder that AI chat bots cannot and should not be used in place of a clinician! Yes the healthcare system is shit but accidentally getting caught in an AI induced psychosis and losing objectivity will not make that go away I promise!
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Gentle reminder that AI chat bots cannot and should not be used in place of a clinician! Yes the healthcare system is shit but accidentally getting caught in an AI induced psychosis and losing objectivity will not make that go away I promise!
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...weekly reminder of the PEDO in the White House...
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
...weekly reminder of the PEDO in the White House...
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“We need to be nicer to men” bro child marriage is still legal in 34 states and male legislators are fighting against it
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“We need to be nicer to men” bro child marriage is still legal in 34 states and male legislators are fighting against it
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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With U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte, area businesses and restaurants close to protect the area’s immigrant community.
‘Closed until further notice’: How can you help Charlotte’s Latin-owned businesses?
With U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte, area businesses and restaurants close to protect the area’s immigrant community.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
With U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte, area businesses and restaurants close to protect the area’s immigrant community.
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Maybe we should just call it the ‘Trump files’
This is damming 🔥
This is damming 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Maybe we should just call it the ‘Trump files’
This is damming 🔥
This is damming 🔥
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
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"On Tyranny" free resources linked here:
timothysnyder.org/resources/?u...
timothysnyder.org/resources/?u...
June 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources linked here:
timothysnyder.org/resources/?u...
timothysnyder.org/resources/?u...
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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A lot of the people you see arguing against food assistance are actually on food assistance. They work at Walmart or a convenience store and think they are deserving, but others are not.
This is projection and the way that the 1% keep poor people pitted against poor people so they don’t look up.
This is projection and the way that the 1% keep poor people pitted against poor people so they don’t look up.
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A lot of the people you see arguing against food assistance are actually on food assistance. They work at Walmart or a convenience store and think they are deserving, but others are not.
This is projection and the way that the 1% keep poor people pitted against poor people so they don’t look up.
This is projection and the way that the 1% keep poor people pitted against poor people so they don’t look up.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
bit.ly
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
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The Republican-led General Assembly left town without funding Medicaid. They’ve known about this urgent need for at least six months and failed to act. They are sticking it to patients needing critical health care services, just like they are sticking it to voters with their outrageous gerrymander.
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Republican-led General Assembly left town without funding Medicaid. They’ve known about this urgent need for at least six months and failed to act. They are sticking it to patients needing critical health care services, just like they are sticking it to voters with their outrageous gerrymander.
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"How do we get back the men we lost to Trump, Andrew Tate, and the Proud Boys?"
Please do not bring those weird ****ers over here. We have kids over here. I will call Child Services.
Please do not bring those weird ****ers over here. We have kids over here. I will call Child Services.
October 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"How do we get back the men we lost to Trump, Andrew Tate, and the Proud Boys?"
Please do not bring those weird ****ers over here. We have kids over here. I will call Child Services.
Please do not bring those weird ****ers over here. We have kids over here. I will call Child Services.
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People act like all the men are gone. The men are attending protests. The men are putting together scooters for their kids. The men are getting a set of turntables for the first time. The men are buying Nikes. The men are getting super into noir. They're not Nazis and they're fine. Keep your freaks.
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
People act like all the men are gone. The men are attending protests. The men are putting together scooters for their kids. The men are getting a set of turntables for the first time. The men are buying Nikes. The men are getting super into noir. They're not Nazis and they're fine. Keep your freaks.