From the NYT: Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home As the Trump administration shrinks federal child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents to scale back at work.

They want more MOMS at home. And not just because they hate women.

Their *economic* model depends on unpaid labor. And the most effective way to coerce unpaid labor is to create a second class of people and teach them that they're only "naturally" suited for labor they're forced to do for free.

a kitten with a bunch of hair on its head is standing next to a cup of coffee . ALT: a kitten with a bunch of hair on its head is standing next to a cup of coffee .

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So much joy, thank you. My love language is also homemade things and the care in that dress is next level. Good job dude! Nothing makes a girl feel loved more than creating a vision together.

Wait, That’s Unconstitutional Making sense of Trump's all-out assault on the foundations of our system

Wait, That’s Unconstitutional
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

Absolutely not.

Please tell her that’s a beautiful composition! And the variety is awesome.

Pronatalism is an authoritarian misogynist project.

ICE tries to detain man, neighbors form human chain to protect him Neighbors delivered food, water and gasoline to the man, who was with a child in a van, as ICE agents stayed at the home for hours.

This needs to happen every time in every neighborhood. Know your rights but also know your neighbors. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Look I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this but if you’re a liberal and the president is like “We are going to detain and deport this guy for protesting” the correct response is not “Protesting what?”

the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps

block the path

The right has united around a rejection of government as the solution to social problems. Which means they can generally agree to block new policies and programs. The left is united in its desire for government solutions. But that means they have to face the harder task of agreeing on what to do. 1/

Thanks to Our New Efficiency Czar, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Is Saving More Money Than Ever “Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration…. Sources told CNN the ...

"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."
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The sound track added a lot to that one. Very distressing. :)