Joy Givens

Overnight, Trump and Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government.

They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights.

We must fight back.

Bullets don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. Reality is over 400,000,000 guns and too much hate. Political violence is happening to both parties. We need leaders to step up. Truly sorry for Charlie Kirk and his family. He was wrong. It is not worth it.

Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens.

Elon Musk &X @elonmusk • 12h Your estimates are about right. .... However, intelligent robots in humanoid form will far exceed the population of humans, as every person will want their own personal R2-D2 and C-3РО. And then there will be many robots in industry for every human to provide products & services. Özden Duran @ @zdenDuran14-11h When robots replace working people, how will those who become unemployed sustain their lives? 16. 1719 贝 企 Elon Musk & X @elonmusk X.com There will be universal high income (not merely basic income). Everyone will have the best medical care, food, home, transport and everything else. Sustainable abundance. 2:02 PM • 8/24/25 • 268K Views

Tech oligarchs oppose the idea of any supposedly undeserving person getting financial help from the government in 2025. But they want you to believe they’ll give *everyone* free money in the future.

It doesn’t make any sense, but it’s the techno-utopian lie they will keep selling.

"This is part of the reality of Black life in this country: We must make a record of those forces that seek to erase us and erase our histories so that future generations know we did not simply accept it."

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Here, fixed it.

“While New Yorkers struggle to afford the most expensive city in America, Eric Adams and his administration are too busy tripping over corruption charges to come to their defense. Corruption isn’t just about what a politician gains, it’s about what the public loses. And right now, New Yorkers are paying the price as another flurry of indictments continue to erode their trust in our democracy and distract from the affordability crisis that demands action and urgency. Our city deserves a mayor who spends their time with constituents, not stuck in courtrooms. We need a new era of leadership.”

My statement on the latest charges against members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle.

OUTRAGEOUS: Under Trump’s ICE, Maine police officer John Luke Evans, fully authorized to work in the U.S. was arrested and forced out of the country.

Federal agents knew he was legal. This isn’t about “illegal immigration.” This is about targeting anyone they want, no matter the law.

If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.

a man in a new york t-shirt is standing next to a woman in a pink bathrobe . ALT: a man in a new york t-shirt is standing next to a woman in a pink bathrobe .

Both of these divas (who redeemed themselves fully by the end of HSM because ✨️Disney reasons!✨️) would be wrestling each other right into the fires of Mount Doom.

Octavia E. Butler said, “We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start.” Word.

The people who thought their power and position were endangered are still around and still fighting and in some cases still passing their bigotry to their children. We moved on but they didn’t.

Speaking hours later Tuesday at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, alongside the state's two Republican U.S. senators, Kennedy said work is underway on an alternative. He said a "universal vaccine" that mimics "natural immunity" is the administration's focus. "It could be effective — we believe it's going to be effective - against not only coronaviruses, but also flu," he said.

Come on AP. He slashed $500 million in funding for mRNA technology and then strung a bunch of words that sound good if you know literally nothing about vaccines, but this statement is actual science fiction and reporting it without saying this isn’t how immunity works at all is frankly dangerous.

Also, if they *preemptively* put Oreos and peanut butter together, how are you supposed to realize, in the isolation cabin at camp, that you and the girl with your exact same face share the weird quirk of enjoying Oreos with peanut butter, shortly before figuring out that you are long-lost twins?

Hello, I'm a bestselling children's author in a film. I make wild demands of the publisher that flies me in for an emergency brainstorm on Christmas Eve for a book they want to have written, illustrated, edited, formatted, marketed, printed, and released within the next 3 months. I am Miles Finch.

Another daily installment of "Normal people don't want predators for leaders."

Predators don't know how or want to lead. They want to own and control.

Most people don't want that.

The situation in Gaza is unacceptable and antithetical to our Jewish values, and it’s incumbent on the Israeli government, the United States, and all parties to ensure that Gazans have access to food.

Our full statement:

Thanks for taking the time!

Do you see any light at the end of the middle grade tunnel? What themes/concepts in that category seem evergreen to you, and what seems all played out?

Regarding using the hypocrisy of Republican arguments against them Elie nails it,“There is no “checkmate.” There is no moment where the scales fall from their eyes. There is no point at beating the Republicans at their own game, because when they are beaten they just change the rules.”

Immigrants generally commit fewer crimes than US citizens

They’re also extremely productive-and therefore helpful to the economy

So by attacking immigrants who had no criminal record Trump was directly harming America

Which leaves one question-why do it

One response seems fairly obvious

Racism

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OOOF, I'm sorry. Maybe play a drinking game, but with water so you stay hydrated? (And can claim many, many bathroom breaks?)

Ex-farm worker here.

We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.

Not true AT ALL.

Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.

The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.

At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

Holy shit wait for it

Aha! There it is. I just want to make it clear-this is a tremendous scandal. A massive failure. Remember also that FEMA Region 6 (includes Texas) has NO REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR!

THIS IS NOT FREEDOM.

I see this feeling and feel it with you. 🙏💛💙

We are on our way to the Everglades immigration detention center built by your tax dollars and without any transparency. As state lawmakers, we have both the right and the responsibility to conduct oversight and we will be demanding full access.