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Retired attorney after brain injury. Passionate about my family, friends and democracy.

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Blue koozie that reads: FIND ANOTHER FUCK TO GIVE. VOTE

Blue koozie that reads: FIND ANOTHER FUCK TO GIVE. VOTE

Happy Election Eve! πŸ—³οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
#Prop50VoteYes

Instead of another FAFO morning-after hangover, let’s…

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03.11.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Bari Weiss did what she was hired to do

Ruin the reputation of 60 Minutes

We are officially at the state propaganda stage of the coup

Kamala should sue over the edited interview πŸ˜‰

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β€˜If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn’t have authorization to see them.

Yeah, we know.

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

03.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3

note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"

31.10.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8806    πŸ” 3054    πŸ’¬ 702    πŸ“Œ 177
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Citing Trump Order on β€œBiological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

Male veterans are encountering obstacles in getting treatment for breast cancer in the VA system because of Trump's executive order meant to oppress trans people. I say that again: non-trans men are struggling to get treatment for breast cancer due to transphobia.

www.propublica.org/article/vete...

01.11.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1174    πŸ” 438    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 31

Sometimes I wonder if they’re stupid or complicit. They have to know that deportation, wealth hoarding, isolationism, and tariffs are bad for the economy. How many times to republican policies have to cause a recession before they get it?

02.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2771    πŸ” 760    πŸ’¬ 421    πŸ“Œ 49
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There ya go! πŸ’™

03.11.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

03.11.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a significant amount of scholarship on taboo language and taboo thresholds! This is not a thing I pulled out of my ass, there are DECADES of scholarship on the phenomenon and they are unanimous in their conclusions.

03.11.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exposure to hate speech deteriorates neurocognitive mechanisms of the ability to understand others’ pain The widespread ubiquity of hate speech affects people's attitudes and behavior. Exposure to hate speech can lead to prejudice, dehumanization, and lack of empathy towards members of outgroups. However, the impact of exposure to hate speech on ...

Regular exposure to slurs, even if you don't actually use them yourself, literally rewires your brain to lower your empathy for others (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...) and taboo language is a diagnostic signal in brain injury (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)

03.11.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let it be known

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Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists tighten blockade around Bamako as military regime reels

on.ft.com/4hLgdWw Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power

03.11.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.11.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 410    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 15
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Everyone who follows the news already knows where this is headed.

Orwell. A police state. An authoritarian regime that disappears peopleβ€”including citizens. Think Pinochet as a starting point.

The problem is that those who don't follow the news *don't* know where this is headed. We must tell them.

03.11.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1716    πŸ” 908    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 39
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ICE thugs brutally kidnap a mother who's driving her daughter to school. If you're not outraged by the terror Orange Hitler is unleashing on America, you are a deranged psychopath just like him.

open.substack.com/pub/maganazi...

03.11.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

But now she has 175 million dollars worth of private jets so problem solved.

01.11.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6801    πŸ” 2416    πŸ’¬ 377    πŸ“Œ 84
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if @neguse.house.gov has to *rewrite your dumb question* about Donny’s shutdown on the fly? you absolutely suck at journalism www.reddit.com/r/Destiny/s/...

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From the illinois community on Reddit: ICE secret police in plainclothes abducted Sindi Moreno as she was leaving to drop her daughter off at elementary school. Surveillance and cell footage shows the... Posted by Which_Junket3102 - 6,524 votes and 827 comments

The kidnapping of Sindi Moreno by a strange looking ICE figure

www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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ICE’s undercover officers in plainclothes abducted Sindi Moreno while she was leaving to drop her daughter off at elementary school in Houston. The agent in civilian clothing assaulted and attempted to kidnap Sindi as she and her child desperately fought him off.

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Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...

If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)

projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...

02.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3309    πŸ” 1446    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 46

cAn'T wE sToP tHe HoRrOrS oF bAd GoVeRnMeNt

Buddy, we can't even stop daylight savings time and everyone hates it

02.11.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 663    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9
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AOC speaks truth to power πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

02.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 893    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 15
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It’s not a mistake when you have no process.

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β€˜It’s just all unfair’: Michigan mother given 48 hours to leave country after living in US for 20 years A Michigan mother was told to leave the United States within 48 hours after living there for 20 years.

"Throughout their time in the U.S., the family has kept up with immigration requirements.

'She’s never done anything and she’s just the nicest person in the world. I don’t get it'.”

www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

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πŸ‘‡πŸ˜‘

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