Elaborating b/c there's a lot of misunderstanding on this.

Insurrection Act does nothing except you can then use soldiers as cops. They can enforce laws, but they're the same old laws. It doesn't suspend the Constitution. No martial law, no closing courts, no removing state officials, none of that.

The power of the people is greater than the people in power.

NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates  - NASA NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United

This is cool! For the first time, the NASA astronaut class has more women than men: www.nasa.gov/news-release...

The Forgotten Medieval Habit of ‘Two Sleeps’ For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?

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Image of Rose Tico from The Last Jedi, saying, "That's how we're gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, but saving what we love".

We know we've been going in on some Star Wars rebellion quotes lately but this one really sings to how we want to fight. Gnight folks!

This one by Rose Tico, in The Last Jedi

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People who stand up to power may not fix everything in a day, but they provide the necessary fuel for others, who are in great need of some inspiration, to keep fighting.

Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide | CNN Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine.

Fentanyl has become the most common drug involved in overdose deaths in the United States, fueling what the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified as the “third wave” of the opioid overdose epidemic.

Holy shit this cartoon.

In ancient Rome, there was an unwritten rule that when an emperor became too unhinged, his own guards were expected to remove him. Just making an observation. No reason at all.

THIS IS AMAZING. ✊

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Bar chart showing how Americans view President Donald Trump's recent pardons for people convicted of violent and nonviolent crimes during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

74% of Americans, including 54% of Republicans and 93% of Democrats, disapprove of Trump's pardons for Jan. 6ers convicted of violent crimes. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to…

During Trump's first term, some EPA scientists said managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. In some cases, they said, the managers deleted the information themselves.

(Published Sept. 2024)

Forced Resignations Are Illegal – 5 CFR § 715.202 states that federal resignations must be voluntary. An email implying "uncertainty of your position" while pushing resignation deadlines could be considered coercion.

"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."

FDR 1938

If you are tired of morons STILL claiming that Musk just wanted to show "his heart going to his supporters", this might help

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The universe speaks in mysterious ways.

Agreed. So what do we do with the executive order banning gender affirming treatment of students in public schools?
#edusky #teachers #k12education #lgbtia+

I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.

Did you know?

In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.

The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

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Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

an orange and white cat is questioning your life choices. he has his head tilted, as if to say, "really man?"

just lol at people ready to accept defeat at the hands of the biggest losers in history and give up. have some self-respect. sandal would never. nothing's over yet. nothing is decided. get the hell up.

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Langston Hughes was born this day
2/1/1902 - 5/22/1967

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