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Joyful images from this year’s Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists | CNN A windswept gannet, laughing lions and a sleepy frog are among the images to have been selected as finalists in this year’s Comedy Wildlife Awards.

Need some laughter every day!

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Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another' Neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods Tuesday to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.

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β€œIt's really difficult because the need is like we've never seen it before,” Virginia Witherspoon said, the executive director at Channel One Regional Food Bank. β€œThis is just the perfect storm of high need because of high grocery prices.”

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He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

Republicans will do anything to put more money in their pockets at the expense of people, animals, and the environment.

And thanks to @apnews.com for calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica

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Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

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AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

AMPHIFA: Amphibians Against Fascism. Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

We are Amphifa.

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Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...

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Solidarity Mobilizations: a 2-part training on showing up for immigrant communities Β· Showing Up for Racial Justice Across the country, immigrant communities are under attack and authoritarian forces are gaining ground. But there’s a growing movement of people ready to take action with clarity, courage, and discipl...

I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, β€œSolidarity Mobilizations: a 2-part training on showing up for immigrant communities” - sign up now to www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...

10.10.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ† How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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So, if our ancestors were not here during the civil war we are not US citizens?

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THESE PAGAN LIBTARD WAR DANCES CAN ONLY PRESAGE CALAMITY!!

MEIN LEADER PRΓ„SIDENT TRUMP, HERR REICHSCOUCHVUCKER VON VANCE, HERR VERRÜCKTPSYCHO STEPHANMÜLLER, DER VOLK DEMAND YOU DEPLOY DIE PANZERBRIGADEN NOW!!!

Vielen Damk fΓΌr your attention to this matter

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(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

Make sure your friends and relatives know who’s responsible for the Trump Shutdown with our social media toolkit: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...

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How will the federal government shutdown affect Minnesota? Congressional Democrats and Republicans couldn’t reach a spending agreement Tuesday night, which means as of Wednesday much of theΒ federal government has shut down. Here’s what we know about how the s...

Congressional Democrats and Republicans couldn’t reach a spending agreement Tuesday night, which means as of Wednesday much of the federal government has shut down. Here’s what we know about how the shutdown will impact Minnesota.

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β€œYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall

Rest in peace, Jane. Thank you for showing us our choices can change the world. πŸ’œ

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Found these great cards up north!

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ITC Hands Off Our University: Game Day Rally Β· Indivisible Twin Cities Join us to raise awareness of the federal government’s attacks on the higher education and show support for the University of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota is among two dozen universities n...

I'm attending Indivisible Twin Cities's event, β€œITC Hands Off Our University: Game Day Rally” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

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October 18 is going to be the largest peaceful protest in American history. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave β€” but if we want to be free, then we’ve got to be brave. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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A map of the US showing all of the No Kings Day events scheduled for October 18.

A map of the US showing all of the No Kings Day events scheduled for October 18.

In just a few days, you’ve really filled up the map of No Kings Day events for October 18!

Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System

It’s horrific and inexplicable. Donald Trump and RFK Jr. are objectively pro-cancer. They’re destroying the entire infrastructure that has made so much progress and is poised to make much more. People will suffer and die because of them. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

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These young Democrats are trying to win over Gen Z voters, just like Charlie Kirk | CNN Politics For years, Charlie Kirk and his get-out-the-vote juggernaut Turning Point USA have debated politics on college campuses in order to register young MAGA voters. A new liberal activist group, with the h...

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