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Empathy, kindness, voting rights, human rights, equity and democracy. Climate change is real. Best aunt ever. Good trouble.

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Jesus. Fucking. Christ. This kid wants to get out of detention in time for his school spelling bee. What the fuck are we doing.

13.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 1444 πŸ” 483 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
An Illinois State Senator Who Bikes!
An Illinois State Senator Who Bikes! YouTube video by Chicagoans Who Bike

And watch the full interview, where Senator Simmons proves he's got Chicago's grid memorized, talks about his love of Chicago Critical Mass ( @chicritmass.bsky.social ), and a whole lot more!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cw2...

09.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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PAPER PLANET: β€œWhile Trump gutted food stamps for the poor and disabled, Hegseth ran up the largest single-month bill in history… $93.4 Billion in September… $6.9 million on lobster tails… they told you there’s no money for health care, there’s plenty.”

12.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1941 πŸ” 1062 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 87
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Trump declares a "little excursion" which results in lost human lives and $11.3 billion spent (so far)

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-decl...

12.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

12.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 5217 πŸ” 1885 πŸ’¬ 181 πŸ“Œ 130
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The SAVE Act is an attack on the freedom to vote β€” one that could block millions of eligible American citizens from voting. Tell your senators to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4srDVLB

12.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

We've seen another morning of increased ICE activity with DHS helicopter out and about in Chicagoland.

Feds have taken people from Humboldt Park and Ravenswood. Vehicles also seen in Rogers Park. ICE watchers are asking north side neighbors to get outside and keep an eye on landscapers & laborers.

12.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 936 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 25
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Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do Options for New York Governor, Attorney General, legislature, and city officials in pursuit of accountability for Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

I hope this is one of the most consequential pieces I will have ever written.

Epstein and His Co-Conspirators’ New York Crimes: What NY officials can now do

12.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 3744 πŸ” 1627 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 109
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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

08.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3271 πŸ” 1697 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 191

There is no money for bread but trump always provides the circus.

11.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NOBODY - even those here "without papers" - should receive the kind of treatment that #WesleyPowers - an American citizen - did.

Noem may now be gone, but the cruelty and brutalizing remain.

11.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6

If you support:

A ban junk fees on renters βœ…
Universal child care βœ…
Erasing medical debt βœ…

Then vote for Mike Simmons for Congress in IL-09!

Re-share if you agree and you’re ready to WIN!

11.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department β€’ Ohio Capital Journal If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may…

Commentary: If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, Sec. of State Frank LaRose just gave your full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security number, to Trump's Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 16
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4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.

1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.

An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.

It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

11.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 3006 πŸ” 1543 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 464
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Cartoon by Bill Bramhall | New York Daily News

10.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
Low angle shot on a sandy beach of consistent tracks in the sand that look like they were made by a vehicle.  They end in the distance at a sleeping green sea turtle who made them.

Low angle shot on a sandy beach of consistent tracks in the sand that look like they were made by a vehicle. They end in the distance at a sleeping green sea turtle who made them.

Turtle Tracks! These may seem like tire tracks, but they are, in fact, the tracks of a green sea turtle hauling out onto the beach to bask in the sun!

#nature #turtle #herps #honu #love #zen #amazing #maui #eastcoastkin #photography #nokings

10.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They're hiding their incompetence behind the valor of our men and women in uniform.

As if to question why we're at war is to question our heroes. No, it's to make sure the mission is worth their sacrifices.

Our troops will always do their job.
Republicans need to do theirs.

11.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 348 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 17663 πŸ” 7099 πŸ’¬ 515 πŸ“Œ 946
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The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th πŸΏπŸ€‘πŸ€£

10.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 5596 πŸ” 1643 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 302
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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

This is just astonishingly great reporting.

All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.

And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.

10.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 3292 πŸ” 1641 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 66
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US Attorney nominee has a disturbing history of demonizing and dehumanizing trans people Phillip Williams has said parents of trans children should be drowned. He also compared efforts to support gender-affirming care to slavery and the Holocaust.

NEW: US Attorney nominee Phil Williams has a long & disturbing history of attacking trans people and their parents.

He said parents of trans children should be drowned. He also compared efforts to support gender-affirming care to slavery & the Holocaust. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/us-attorne...

10.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 16
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​​Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds The Navajo Nation report echoes a 2022 investigation by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica that found Indigenous students were punished more harshly than other students in the state’s Gallup-McKinley ...

The Navajo Nation commission's report detailed harsh discipline, language barriers, discriminatory hiring practices and more.

β€œIt’s our kids, our students, who are suffering the consequences of entrenched racism,” the commission chair said.

With @nmindepth.bsky.social

10.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 300 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
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This doesn’t seem unreasonable.

10.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Loofahs can be cleaned but microplastics last forever.

10.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here's a thread featuring clips of key moments from the DC Metropolitan Police body camera footage of the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that I obtained as a result of my FOIA lawsuit:

09.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 2149 πŸ” 729 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 32
A dramatic image with bold text about Idaho House Committee's passage of a social transition ban, set against a grayscale domed ceiling background.

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BREAKING
Idaho House Committee Passes Extreme Social Transition Ban
HB 822 is alarming government overreach that would allow Idaho politicians to decide how youth dress and act.

A dramatic image with bold text about Idaho House Committee's passage of a social transition ban, set against a grayscale domed ceiling background. Transcribed Text: BREAKING Idaho House Committee Passes Extreme Social Transition Ban HB 822 is alarming government overreach that would allow Idaho politicians to decide how youth dress and act.

BREAKING: An Idaho House Committee passed HB 822. This dangerous and unconstitutional bill would require trusted adults, such as teachers and counselors, to monitor children for signs that they are not conforming to gender stereotypes. Learn more about the bill: buff.ly/7kw0CXu

09.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1163 πŸ” 609 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 324
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The big swipe #war #health

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5

Trump wears a baseball cap at Dover Air Force Base
and he doesn't bother taking it off during the solemn ceremony.

09.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 370 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4
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Truth...

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpstienFiles

09.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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#WomensHistoryMonth THREAD 🧡Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, co-founder of the NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Queen Ida B. Wells-Barnett will, one day be on the Mt. Rushmore of the civil rights + voting rights movement.

Don't know about Ida B. Wells-Barnett?

Glad you asked.

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