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They have a pretty abstract relationship with southern biscuits, too. Whew boy.

10.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brb, using a terrible fusion of magic, technology and sacred geometry to unmake the universe.

10.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t care how much money your PACs gave you to take this deal.

Wheeling and dealing with fascists makes you a fascist. Cutting the ACA and SNAP is a part of Project 2025.

Now, they’ve made a national abortion ban a condition of the deal you sold us all out for.

Traitor.

10.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

09.11.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4010    πŸ” 1280    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 54

Palantir naming itself after Saruman’s scrying stones. Now The One Ring?

…Tech oligarchs are really out here trying to create every evil artifact from Lord of the Rings, huh?

05.11.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had to share this from twitter just because

05.11.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 21107    πŸ” 4932    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a military uniform is standing in a room with flags and says `` right to jail , right away '' . Alt: a man in a military uniform is standing in a room with flags and says `` right to jail , right away '' .
05.11.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TLDR: the late Devah Pager finds that stores that engage in discrimination were more likely to close in six years than those who didn't.

Do with that what you will. πŸ€·πŸΏβ€β™€οΈ

04.11.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:

"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."

No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

03.11.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5276    πŸ” 1690    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 24

*presses earpiece*

DIRECT TO CAMERA: I'm being toldβ€”one momentβ€”yes. Yes, okay. In coalition with mercury, asbestos, and lead paint, Iraq War burn pit fumes have now endorsed Andrew Cuomo.

04.11.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œOur social media platform is the leading alternative to fascist platforms. Why do we get dogpiled when our policies help fascist posters and hurt minorities actively being oppressed and ethnically cleansed?” is a hell of a take, man.

We’re here because we thought you were better than that.

01.11.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate β€” and paid cash bonuses for performance.

β€œUnder the plan, bounty hunters may receive β€œmonetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets β€” and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”

Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.

01.11.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1382    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 161

Finally. Some good news. 😌

31.10.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know what's spooky? 12% of the population losing food access.

If you're in a state where your rep is holding food access hostage, bother the hell out of them and boo them VERY loudly.

31.10.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 349    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
U.S. Map showing Minnesota among a handful of states in the $12,000-$17,999 tier with 40+ states showing bigger increases up to $49,000.

U.S. Map showing Minnesota among a handful of states in the $12,000-$17,999 tier with 40+ states showing bigger increases up to $49,000.

Minnesota looks good on this map of Obamacare price hikes post-subsidy expiration … until you realize β€œgood” means a $12,000-$17,999 annual increase, not a $28,000-$49,000. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

30.10.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 222    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7
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Portland dance group offers free Latin dance lessons at ICE facility πŸ’ƒπŸ½

30.10.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6718    πŸ” 2213    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 197

This was a great reminder that now is a perfect time to donate to your local food banks to help offset our community members losing SNAP.

Let’s look after each other.

29.10.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shutdown Assistance Map - Resources for Furloughed/Excepted Federal Workers - MyFEDBenefits ShareTweetSharePin0 Shares

This is probably the most comprehensive shutdown assistance map I have seen soo far:

myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-ass...

28.10.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

This is definitely my experience, too. It took me a long time to unknot internalized shame about myself. Beliefs of belonging nowhere.

As smart and racially aware as my mom is, the only way she knew how to protect me from racism was by teaching me to perform whiteness.

28.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always thought about this as a theoretical solution, but I’m curious if it will contribute to the rising sea temperatures and harm temp-sensitive reefs… especially if scaled.

28.10.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Neurobiology echoing @prisonculture.bsky.social’s wise words: β€œHope is a discipline.”

27.10.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Noooo! :(

28.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a joke to white people who are far enough removed from the daily consequences of Trump’s rhetoric.

You can laugh when they put us in ovens, too. Those GOP staffers already are. Because IT’S A JOKE, MAN.

25.10.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad you find it funny and snarky. I have to carry around my passport as proof of citizenship now because SCOTUS said it’s legal to seize people based on their skin color.

25.10.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, but it becomes a lot less funny when large swaths of the US actually believe it.

He also said it about the Proud Boy rally in Charlottesville where they murdered someone β€œthere are good people on both sides.”

And now, here we are.

25.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWho amongst us hasn’t had a Nazi phase?” is quite a take. Especially for the opposition party.

…The bar isn’t on the floor. The bar is in Hell.

24.10.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What does that even mean when your chosen vocation is being the hand of state-sanctioned ethnic cleansing?

At best, maybe some aren’t sadists.

23.10.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, but have you named each of your alter egos?

23.10.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My grandma is in the ICU at the end stages of organ failure. On a FaceTime call, I told her stories of a few of my favorite memories I have of us together. The things she’s done that have inspired me. Her paintings…

Instead of good bye, she said β€œI love you, and I hope you have a nice life.” πŸ’”

23.10.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

21.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14826    πŸ” 8009    πŸ’¬ 989    πŸ“Œ 1294

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