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Silence

Is

Complicity

Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

07.06.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 18827    πŸ” 4881    πŸ’¬ 375    πŸ“Œ 161

I feel there is no greater proof that I am a woman of a certain age than the fact if a man wanted to give me an expensive gift, I would rather have a really good air purifier than a designer purse πŸ˜‚.

25.05.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I deactivated Facebook and Instagram to see if I would miss the whole Meta-sphere.

I don't.

07.05.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.

27.02.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 40925    πŸ” 10736    πŸ’¬ 4481    πŸ“Œ 1512

We dare Mike Johnson to give that answer at a town hall in front of his constituents

25.02.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21526    πŸ” 5833    πŸ’¬ 2255    πŸ“Œ 472
Title: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy
Subtitle: House Republican plan could cut Medicaid by $880 billion and SNAP by $230 billion while giving wealthy people $1.1 trillion in tax cuts

Bar graph showing cuts to Medicaid ($880 billion) and cuts to SNAP ($230 billion) on left in yellow, and taxt cuts for people with incomes in the top 1% ($1.1 trillion) on right in red

Note: People with incomes in the top 1% have $743,000 or more in annual income. All estimates are through 2034.

Source: Department of Treasury Office of Tax Analysis, the Cost and Distributio of Extending Expiring Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Graphic from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Title: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy Subtitle: House Republican plan could cut Medicaid by $880 billion and SNAP by $230 billion while giving wealthy people $1.1 trillion in tax cuts Bar graph showing cuts to Medicaid ($880 billion) and cuts to SNAP ($230 billion) on left in yellow, and taxt cuts for people with incomes in the top 1% ($1.1 trillion) on right in red Note: People with incomes in the top 1% have $743,000 or more in annual income. All estimates are through 2034. Source: Department of Treasury Office of Tax Analysis, the Cost and Distributio of Extending Expiring Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Graphic from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

The Republican budget plan:

-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%

26.02.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1668    πŸ” 743    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 101
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4.5 million views for an outright lie.

26.02.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 12042    πŸ” 2793    πŸ’¬ 596    πŸ“Œ 166
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stop arguing with people Harriet Tubman would’ve shot.

24.02.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWoke just means you give a damn about other people,” Jane Fonda said at the #SAGAwards.

Read the full list of winners: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

24.02.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2911    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 34
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#knowyourrights

05.02.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The irony is that new IRS agents were hired specifically to audit high income earners - NOT like "YOU," but like ELON. He uses regular people as a shield to protect himself and his pals from clawing back what we lose to tax cheats. Elon's fans are useful idiots as he consolidates wealth for himself.

05.02.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7458    πŸ” 1320    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 32
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.

The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, β€œOh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love thatβ€”I’ll take that.”

This is Mr. Art of the Deal.

04.02.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 42236    πŸ” 9972    πŸ’¬ 898    πŸ“Œ 607

And this is how China's going to gain more allies and soft power. Cutting off aid is cruel and shortsighted.

05.02.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay Begin The Trump Administration is preparing to house more than 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay facility

The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.

04.02.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2542    πŸ” 1292    πŸ’¬ 605    πŸ“Œ 258
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Musk’s Lackeys Seize Control of Social Security Check System The world’s richest man now has access to the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans.

Elon Musk has forced his way into the system that pays your Social Security checks and tax refunds.

He likely now has access to your Social Security number.

03.02.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5114    πŸ” 1872    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 196
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These Are The Drastic Steps Trans People Are Taking To Stay Safe When Dating The UK feels increasingly unsafe for the trans community.

These Are The Drastic Steps Trans People Are Taking To Stay Safe When Dating

www.huffingtonpost.c...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

02.02.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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So apropos.

03.02.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 Two USAID security officials placed on leave after refusing DOGE personnel access to agency systems, despite threats by DOGE personnel to involve law enforcement. (CNN)

02.02.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7149    πŸ” 1752    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 83
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Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.

02.02.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 37117    πŸ” 9656    πŸ’¬ 2672    πŸ“Œ 905
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"He is quite literally incapable of taking responsibility for anything he has done, unless it’s successful."

plus.briantylercohen.com/p/trump-blam...

31.01.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5583    πŸ” 754    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 30
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Oralè Resisters
I support Amazon
Workers on Strike!
#UnionPrime #UnionStrong #AmazonStrike
#USDemocracy

21.12.2024 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Landmark Rape Case of GisΓ¨le Pelicot In France, sentences have been handed down in the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 51 other men convicted of rape against Pelicot’s ex-wife, GisΓ¨le. Dominique Pelicot had repeatedly and systematically...

Landmark Rape Case of Gisèle Pelicot: As Husband & 50 Men Are Sentenced, Will French Laws Change?

23.12.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œThis is a film about corruption."

Producer @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social discusses "The Bibi Files," a documentary that examines Benjamin Netanyahu's years-long bribery scandal and how he "wages endless war" to stay in power.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/17/bibi_files

17.12.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
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Embroidery helps, though

10.12.2024 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 29092    πŸ” 4418    πŸ’¬ 253    πŸ“Œ 143

I needed to hear this 🀣

10.12.2024 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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