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Learning, flaw-filled, joy grabbing, mildly panicked, flame-throwing, firewall building, dog walking, clumsy, hope clinging, keeps trying ally.

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Randall Gamboa in Nazi Noem custody for 8 months then died when deported back to Costa Rica.

Randall Gamboa in Nazi Noem custody for 8 months then died when deported back to Costa Rica.

🧡This horrific story is being reported all over Latin America, but not the US.

Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.

He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.

28.10.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1190    πŸ” 851    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 89

Anybody have any actual knowledge about what has become of Alligator Alcatraz and all the kidnappers, many of whom at last word had simply disappeared. Haven’t seen an update yet.

26.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

The same at our small food pantry in #Vermont.
Donation items that aren't often thought of:
Personal hygiene
Diapers
Cleaning/laundry
Pet food
Spices
YOUR TIME! Volunteering has helped keep me sane - that we make an immediate, positive impact while building community is addictively soul-quenching.

26.10.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've volunteered at my town's food shelf for 7 yeats & this is one of the better lists! Also check if they accept pet food. Our client's furkids get them through.
And time. If posdible, donate time.

25.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm always very open about the fact that I received SNAP benefits and Medicaid for a bit after I fled my abusive husband with my little kid in tow. I used it to help me start over in a new state and go back to school to get my BA. I now have a PhD.
SNAP benefits saved my life.

21.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2436    πŸ” 473    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 21

I'm so disgusted that @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co represents me in Congress. It's appalling that he cannot endorse the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor. He *must* have a primary challenger next year -- I'll do it myself if necessary.

22.10.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

21.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 37308    πŸ” 7834    πŸ’¬ 2924    πŸ“Œ 669
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#NoKings #Vermont

18.10.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKingsDay #Vermont

18.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This probably makes me sound really radical, but:

I would really like to just be able to enjoy my life.

I'd also love that for you, too.

31.07.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 750    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 5

How do they manage to swarm out of the woodwork on Facebook posts for ICE protests? Is there some sort of MAGA alert system?

13.10.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I went out and saw the Violent Femmes in my home zone of Burlington, #Vermont. It was a packed room full of dancing, mesmerized people breathing in the joy that gifted musical artists can create. Don't forget to pause for the joy.
#ArtistsKeepMeSane #BTV #BreatheJoy

12.10.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Presented without comment, the current scene outside Union Station in DC as I got off the train.

11.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1746    πŸ” 397    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 34
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AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

07.10.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10547    πŸ” 3953    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 273
Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter: A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them. Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

07.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13431    πŸ” 4282    πŸ’¬ 721    πŸ“Œ 321

Please find out where all these people are going. Where are the kids from Chicago, naked and zip tied? Where did all the people from "Alligator Alcatraz" go? Why aren't there investigative stories about it on the news? They are kidnapping people.

03.10.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.

02.10.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14355    πŸ” 4721    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 533

Some guy on TikTok is threatening to release the Grindr profile of Mike Johnson. Please human, please don’t let God down. πŸ™

29.09.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24683    πŸ” 4790    πŸ’¬ 746    πŸ“Œ 238
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Incredible good news

24.09.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1901    πŸ” 381    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 32

Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.

25.09.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 32620    πŸ” 6802    πŸ’¬ 891    πŸ“Œ 261

@democrats.org get to messaging that DJT is distracting from kitchen table issues to fulfill his motives to be a dictator. Grocery proces up, jobs lost, healthcare yanked as he throws people in vans, bombs boats, tax $ to support Isreal genocide, cozies w/Putin, evades Epstein & builds a ballroom.

21.09.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

F'n Dems...
Meet the challenge, @democrats.org or get yhe f out of yhe way of candidates that will.

21.09.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCHUMER: I hope and pray that that Trump will sit down with us and negotiate

BASH: And if he doesn't, I'm just confirming that you'll vote no. Is that correct?

SCHUMER: We are hoping that he will negotiate with us

BASH: And if he doesn't?

SCHUMER: We must get a better bill than what they have

21.09.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1801    πŸ” 346    πŸ’¬ 999    πŸ“Œ 579

By the way, you can in fact run a media business where people give you money for goods and services. 56k+ people give The Onion ~$100 and we give them a year of newspapers. This business didn’t exist last year in this way. People will pay for good shit. Now’s the time to break glass and go for it.

18.09.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6825    πŸ” 877    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 52
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Remember Nory and her mom Estela? Here’s the devastating update.

ICE took Estela’s blood pressure meds when they deported her. She was too afraid to leave home for refills because the same gangs that beat her in Guatemala were still waiting.

She died at 45 because she didn’t have her medication.

16.09.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7297    πŸ” 4061    πŸ’¬ 491    πŸ“Œ 367

ive never seen anything like rhetoric coming from the right in the last week, this is absolutely insane and it needs to stop and people in power need to start speaking the fuck up like right the fuck now

15.09.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6703    πŸ” 1075    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 63

WTF??

13.09.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.

Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.

There is no justification for this. None.

10.09.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19296    πŸ” 9459    πŸ’¬ 1413    πŸ“Œ 1125

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