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Jeni McFarland

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Author of The House of Deep Water (Putnam, 2020)

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New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.

27.02.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17361    πŸ” 3425    πŸ’¬ 344    πŸ“Œ 139

Musk + Trump = The Mumps

15.02.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You cannot make this up.

DOGE's crusade isn't about government efficiency. It's about making Elon Musk richer at your expense.

12.02.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2401    πŸ” 911    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 42
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As someone who grew up under an authoritarian regime, I can offer one crucial piece of advice: time is everything. If you don’t stand up nowβ€”if you don’t protest, resist, disrupt, and refuse to complyβ€”you may lose your country forever. Authoritarianism thrives on silence, hesitation, and fear. The longer people wait, the more entrenched the regime becomes, making resistance exponentially harder. Every moment of inaction is a moment the regime uses to tighten its grip. History has shown that those who act early have the best chance of reclaiming their freedom. The time to fight back is now.

Goran World - yesterday As someone who grew up under an authoritarian regime, I can offer one crucial piece of advice: time is everything. If you don’t stand up nowβ€”if you don’t protest, resist, disrupt, and refuse to complyβ€”you may lose your country forever. Authoritarianism thrives on silence, hesitation, and fear. The longer people wait, the more entrenched the regime becomes, making resistance exponentially harder. Every moment of inaction is a moment the regime uses to tighten its grip. History has shown that those who act early have the best chance of reclaiming their freedom. The time to fight back is now.

Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides

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09.02.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11183    πŸ” 4241    πŸ’¬ 129    πŸ“Œ 236

Let's say there's "waste" and "fraud" in the government.

Well that’s why every department had an inspector general to find and stop it.

But guess what? Trump fired most of these independent auditors who should be insulated from politics.

None of this is about waste and fraud.

08.02.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6744    πŸ” 1832    πŸ’¬ 225    πŸ“Œ 79
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For the visual learners...

03.02.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 35299    πŸ” 8415    πŸ’¬ 657    πŸ“Œ 393

I'd love to know the answer.

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21.01.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 825    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 23

T-R-I-double-guh -ered

25.01.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep seeing this same approach play out in court as a foster parent, and I’m blown away by the folks who dgaf about these children. Like, sociopathic level of dgaf. How do you combat that?

19.01.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know which is worse, the burgers or that thin, anemic β€œgravy”

30.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0