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Social Security is a "pay it forward" scheme. . . .

Social Security is a system entirely based on the idea that we should take care of each other.

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Who you are, what you say, and how you act will always have at least some small impact on everyone who observes you. You contribute to the collective consciousness, will always sway in some small way the behaviors, thoughts, and values of groups you're a part of.

Only his reputation and perception matter. If this president says something is so, supporters will accept it as a true fact not open to question. Even if his actions contradict his claims and others attest to those actions with evidence, they will not question it so long as he stands by his claim.

To Use Their Language Is to Endorse Their Lies Every crisis is in part a storytelling crisis, and the current one here in the US is also a language crisis. How we use the language and how we listen for lies that are in single words and phrases as ...

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Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far Elon Musk's cost-cutting is targeting agencies disliked by conservatives, not major budget contributors.

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Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not? Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever

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I'm not a Catholic, but this is a powerful and important message from the Pope about the current U.S. administration's policies and behaviors toward immigrants.

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I love this! Black-and-white talk = nonsense. Things are never just black and white.

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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

A selection of tools to help you contact your elected representatives:

1. 5 Calls

New blog post capturing the current moment.

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Everyone you see is your neighbor.

'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”

In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO” who was not Trump and laid out a playbook for how it might work. Elon Musk is following it.

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The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.

"Laws and legal rulings that undermine trans rights may soon be used to restrict the rights of other, less marginal groups. Anyone naive enough to think that the government can deny fundamental rights to one group without putting another’s at risk is in for some nasty surprises."

First post, character limit, grumble grumble. New, change, grumble, grumble. I like words. Lots of words.

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