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If they lived one moment as a woman or a queer person they’d die of terror on their morning coffee run.

For Pete’s sake, Bob, what will it take to get you to do your job??! You must take all steps within your power to fight the Trump administration’s plans to privatize key weather services, like those handled by the National...

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a baseball player with the number 50 on his back stands on the base Alt: An umpire vacuuming — instead of sweeping — home plate.

#WhenTheresALotOnYourPlate, sweep it.

An open letter to Sen. Schmitt, Rep. Onder, Sen. Hawley. Headline: Trump's brownshirts deploy in D.C. “It’s happening here.” ‪ "Why wouldn’t he keep going? He’s got his list of cities. He’s teeing up his...

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High schooler claims Owatonna restaurant server demanded she prove her gender The 18-year-old says she was harassed by a server in the Owatonna restaurant's bathroom because of how she looks.

We do not need this.
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Your favorite brands are funding anti-abortion legal campaigns Big-name companies are donating to a powerful political group using the legal system to expand abortion restrictions nationwide.

1. Since Roe was overturned, Republican AGs have engaged in aggressive legal campaign to limit abortion not only in their states, but across the nation.

These efforts are being financed by major American corporations — including CVS, United HealthCare, Airbnb, and the parent company of Coachella

Facebook: “How are you feeling?” Me: “rage” Facebook: “Sorry, there are no feelings matching your query”

Where do I go from here???

New executive orders on civil rights, education, the environment, science, and more Since our recap in April, President Trump has signed and published 54 additional executive orders. Here’s a summary to catch us up.

New Executive Orders
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Lawsuit Filed to Force Trump-Vance Administration to Release Information About Missing Human Rights Reports - Democracy Forward

And around the world, as usual, those MOST at risk are bravest at standing up to call out injustice. Kudos to the amazing @globalequality.bsky.social for taking immediate legal action with @democracyforward.org to expose the cover up of global abuses! 3/🧵
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someone is writing the words have a fantastic day on a piece of paper Alt: “Have a fantastic day” written in calligraphy with a quill pen.

To Quill a Mockingbird

#PutWritingInASongOrMovie

A revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls A new criminal justice wave has formed in Hawaii and California. Where will it go next?

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The Real Cost of Voter ID Laws — And Who Pays the Highest Price Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

“Voter ID laws don’t solve the problem of voter fraud — they solve the ‘problem’ of high voter turnout.’
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Oregon Rejects DOJ’s Request To Share Private Voter Data, Citing Concerns of Unlawful Use Read more here.

🏆 Another American Hero
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An open letter to Sen. Hawley, Sen. Schmitt. Cosponsor and pass the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. The House of Representatives unanimously passed this bill with bipartisan support, an...

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Headline: ‘A literal gut punch’ Headline: ‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave By Michael Sainato in The Guardian “Being sick is a...

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‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave Voters approved sick leave mandate by 58% but lawmakers are caving to lobbying by the state’s chamber of commerce

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The Concrete Garden of Golden Dildos.

…with a typo!

MSNBC fact checks Trump live on the screen as he’s lying.

A pop art cartoon woman says, “Release the Epstein files!”

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

Every name. Every document. Every truth.

We're not distracted...

#ReleaseTheList

🎶 Stream a little dream with me.

#PlayingMusicInASongOrMovie

To everything there is a season.

Turntable turntable turntable

#PlayingMusicInASongOrMovie

Calling crime data "fake news," Trump seizes DC police Lies, manipulated data, unsubstantiated allegations, and an unprecedented federal takeover.

Here’s proof.

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Lying to Congress is a crime, Bob. In his letter to Representative Robert Garcia yesterday, Trump lied about crime in the District of Columbia. https://popular.info/p/calling-crime-data-fake-news...

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Going beyond Jeff Sessions’ 2018 determination that gender violence is personal, an even higher barrier for women & girls fleeing intimate partner violence is erected in a transparent attempt to return us to a time when women’s suffering was invisible in refugee law.
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An open letter to Sen. Hawley. Cease and desist, Senator! “Before the leader of one of the most respected immigrant-rights organizations in the nation could get on a flight and come...

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The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S. ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...

NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.

Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.

Re: The Social Security Administration As a result of your actions and inaction, the Social Security Administration has been plunged into chaos. More than 7,000 expert staffers have been forced...

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EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

DC Mayor Says Best Way for Trump to Empty Streets is by Throwing Another Birthday Parade “Get a bunch of those squeaky old tanks rolling down the streets and you won’t see anyone for miles," Mayor Bowser said.

Exactly the hearty belly laugh I needed at this moment 🤣
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