Whitney Johnson

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Looking up makes them feel weak. Looking down makes them feel, maybe not strong, but at least better. I lived in a small trailer park for a bit and marveled at the class hierarchies that grew between neighbors.

This Common Sense Day (Nov. 4), we're remembering the teachings of American revolutionary Thomas Paine, who said in his 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" that state/church separation is a must-have in any functioning democracy.

#ffrf #commonsense #commonsenseday #thomaspaine

Never enough!!

Study hard today. Pop quiz after potluck!

The #Liz48 Plan: This Is How We Remove Them—Legally, Quickly, and Nonviolently The way to get rid of Trump—and his entire corrupt, inept Administration—is to cut the line of presidential succession. Here's the entire ten-step process.

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OMG This!

There has never been a more bitter, deeper closet case than Kevin Roberts.

Women will save us...

Michiganders showing up yo!

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We're currently at the "Jesus didn't say we should feed people"
portion of the fall of American Evangelicalism.

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Jess Piper is a national treasure.

If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz There’s a new interactive tool from the Survey Center on American Life that I need every reader of The Cycle to go take — not because it’s fun (it’s more maddening), but because it perfectly proves so...

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What the actual fuck?

Action Item - Check Your Portfolio for private prison holdings!

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Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment Rights | ACLU ACLU Justice Division leader Ellen Flenniken saw people across the country come together to stand up for free speech, protest peacefully, and show that our power grows when we act as one.

On October 18, millions of people across the country took to the streets to send a message: Our democracy belongs to We the people.

The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.

A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" – US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

You mean this manly man? Josh when his base came to take a shit in the people's house.

Is it too late to clone Jess?

Worthy of support I believe: thesaveamericamovement.org

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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I see that the United States' peculiar brand of Christian Nationalism includes judging the poor for needing SNAP benefits (judging is something Jesus said *not to* do) but not helping the poor with SNAP benefits (helping the poor is something Jesus told them *to* do).

Arizona AG accuses Trump of using low-income residents as political bargaining chips Arizona AG Mayes sues over SNAP suspension, urges special session for 920k residents in Arizona SNAP lawsuit

“The Trump administration is intentionally hurting folks who need help the most. And they are using actual lives as a bargaining chip in a fight over whether health care premiums should skyrocket.”

story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

If an outrageous news story grabs your attention, ask yourself: will this change anything I'm planning to do tomorrow to resist the Trump autocracy? If not, file it away. The barrage of horrors is designed to derail or paralyze us: keep healthy boundaries and stay focused.

Andrew Desiderio V @AndrewDesiderio X.com Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: "Calling Sean Hannity mobile" 8:57 AM • 10/28/25 • 276K Views

We live in an episode of Veep

We are so fucked.