Melissa Paints

::sob::

In 1940 an actor who had not talked in his films made one of history's greatest resistance speeches.

Five years later the man he mocked in The Great Dictator, who persuaded 1/3 of Germans that whoever opposed him was their enemy, celebrated all of his "winning" by killing himself.

Text from a Reddit post from r/QAnonCasulaties, with headline Hard Weekend and the rest of the text reading: My mother died from what we was suspected cancer yesterday. She was not MAGA, but my dad was full on, and filled her already skeptical head with anti-doctor sentiments to the point that she would not visit a real medical doctor, and instead only used supplements to fight against breast cancer. We came to find out that she never saw an oncologist, never saw anyone for her ailments, and died painfully from something very treatable. On review from a promising clinic in Mexico (Reviewed, acreddited), my father said Mexico, like Chicago is facing a war right now and is terribly dangerous and talked her out of it, versus going, and at least enjoying a stress-free vacation shes never gotten to have. After she died, he told me the same thing, as though Mexico was still more dangerous than being dead. Instead of proper treatment, her supplement nutritionist...person, gave her treatments they said were successful on horses. If anyone in that world can see this, fuck you to the moon MAGA, I hope you suffer the same fate she did. Apologies for the rant. Im struggling.

We *have* to defeat these people. Their damage is so thorough. Our elected officials are straight up enabling and encouraging this for their own personal gain. The rot is so deep

I can believe a 45 year old looks like that but he talks like a 25 year old who knows nothing haha. I shouldn't be surprised since Joe Rogan exists and talks like a high 16 year old

Something about everyone wants to lead the revolution and no one wants to do the dishes

The Black Panthers' most potent weapon was *feeding black children.*

I'm not talking about US politicians I'm talking about normal people.

I see people fighting back and organizing every fucking day. ICE hasn't met their recruitment goals. They haven't met their kidnapping goals. That's WHY they keep escalating.

I'm genuinely starting to think that the people who say they want to see American's really fight back are really saying they want a specific kind of visible, stereotypical depiction of protest, and have zero zero tolerance for the kind of groundwork it takes to make change happen.

They didn't "not know" what was coming; they were biased - and misogynist and racist - to not listen to those telling the truth. I really hope people who are having this epiphany can examine their instincts on who to trust. They always lie.

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Bari is going to run CBS News not because of her journalism, or even because of The Free Press, but because much of the mainstream media serves as a vessel for elites to distribute power to their allies

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Bribery is still a crime and it's wild to me they believe getting away with bribery now means they'll get away with it forever

I never get what I want but I want Democrats to lead us with a call for retribution, and I want it to include those who bribed the president.

This is insane

WHAT

God I love it when someone just has laser-focused, unshakable principles.

She's so good man. She makes us all look like assholes

Existing is so exhausting I ***JUST** DID THIS I JUST CLEANED ALL OF THIS I JUST ATE I JUST DID IT AND I HAVE TO DO IT ALL AGAIN

Sleep, wake, clean, moisturize, cook food, food in, poop out, clean house, wear clothes, make laundry, do laundry, pluck, make appointments, go to appointments, take meds, sleep, wake, clean, moisturize, cook food, food in, poop out, clean house, wear clothes, make laundry, do laundry, pluck, make a

I can only hope it has exposed some of these people as grifters to their audience but I don't have much faith

I accept the terms of your proposal.

I'm so fucking furious that these people have no sense of responsibility. Oh you didn't vote for "this?" That's because you didn't listen to everyone who knew this was going to happen and used your platform to stifle their words.

Use your influence to make it right or GTFO

Spoken like someone who has at any point in his life personally taken the actions required to get himself on insurance

Like who doesn't *know* they have it??

Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.

👇🎯 This is how governing works in literally every actual democracy around the world. If you don’t have the votes, it’s up to you to make concessions to the minority parties. It’s not their job to save you from your responsibility to govern by giving you things you don’t have the votes for already.

Something that has yet to make a profit for nearly anyone!!!

Same story, different city!

Lol I saw some comments elsewhere in a conservative part of the internet where they were like wipe WOW AMAZING I WONDER IF HIS DAD HELPED HIM

Great thread. I also don't know specifically if it's banned anywhere but seems like it would be. For the kiddos: Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

About a boy and his abuela who let's him be who he is

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All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

Johnson's brilliant "memoir-manifesto" became the most challenged book of the 2024-2025 school year because it focuses explicitly on growing up while gay and Black. bookshop.org/p/books/all-...