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Post image 19.05.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

07.04.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42557    ๐Ÿ” 12716    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 511    ๐Ÿ“Œ 289
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When the law is ignored, and the bullies run amok, we are no longer bound to be either nice or convenient. It's time to make #goodtrouble.

06.04.2025 05:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is rolling back 31 regulations.

He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands.

The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.

12.03.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3329    ๐Ÿ” 1619    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 460    ๐Ÿ“Œ 764
Share petition ยท Stop Texas HB 3817 - Being transgender is not fraud ยท Change.org

www.change.org/p/stop-texas...

13.03.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The GOP has been told not to host in-person town hallsโ€”what are they so afraid of? Hearing from their own constituents? Meanwhile, leaders like Tim Walz are stepping up. Heโ€™s hosting a town hall in Iowa, not even in his own district, making sure Americansโ€™ voices are heard.

13.03.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13256    ๐Ÿ” 2024    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

Unpopular opinion: hope is real and it can fuel actions that make a difference

Three hopeful actions for today -

๐ŸšจHelp people know their rights to stop ICE abuses

๐ŸšจCall your reps, give them specific demands

๐ŸšจTake a break for yourself: recharge, rest, recreate so you can fight again tomorrow

07.02.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 331    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist regardless of skill.
You are an artist.

04.02.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7673    ๐Ÿ” 2190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 117    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
A tweet from the user "Mr. Newberger" reads: "TRUMP: I am going to tariff France until they start eating croissants. FRANCE: Okay Monsieur Trump, we will eat zee croissants. ELON: Donald Trump is getting things done! MAGA: Trump wins again!"

A tweet from the user "Mr. Newberger" reads: "TRUMP: I am going to tariff France until they start eating croissants. FRANCE: Okay Monsieur Trump, we will eat zee croissants. ELON: Donald Trump is getting things done! MAGA: Trump wins again!"

Pretty much how they spin it!

04.02.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6539    ๐Ÿ” 811    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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A screenshot of two tweets. The first tweet is from Rick Wilson. It reads: "The executive order creating DOGE specifically said unclassified systems only". The second tweet is from Angry Staffer. It reads: "Why does DOGE need access to classified material? And who is reading them into these programs?"

A screenshot of two tweets. The first tweet is from Rick Wilson. It reads: "The executive order creating DOGE specifically said unclassified systems only". The second tweet is from Angry Staffer. It reads: "Why does DOGE need access to classified material? And who is reading them into these programs?"

They have already blown past their own authority. The courts must enjoin them now.

04.02.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6291    ๐Ÿ” 1199    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

Never understood those additions, unleash the chaos ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

01.02.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

01.02.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12201    ๐Ÿ” 5470    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 726    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1023
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Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System

.gov source for those trying to find more details

www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...

01.02.2025 06:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image 19.01.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34825    ๐Ÿ” 8758    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 676    ๐Ÿ“Œ 395
[ID: A graphic with an irrational cube illustration in red and the following text in black: The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, not as a moral standard, but as a social contract.

(the following sentence is in red text) If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, then they are not covered by it.

In other words: The intolerant are not following the rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance.

Since they have broken the terms of the contract, they are no longer covered by the contract, and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated.

(in small print below: Inspired by โ€œTolerance is not a moral preceptโ€ by Yonatan Zunger)

/id]

[ID: A graphic with an irrational cube illustration in red and the following text in black: The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, not as a moral standard, but as a social contract. (the following sentence is in red text) If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, then they are not covered by it. In other words: The intolerant are not following the rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance. Since they have broken the terms of the contract, they are no longer covered by the contract, and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated. (in small print below: Inspired by โ€œTolerance is not a moral preceptโ€ by Yonatan Zunger) /id]

17.01.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A graphic from Courier Newsroom with text reading, "The richest person on Earth will have an office inside the Trump White House, all while maintaining his ownership and direction of companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts." Below the text, Elon Musk sits on a chair between two flags, one American and the other representing a government seal, against a dark, smoky background.

A graphic from Courier Newsroom with text reading, "The richest person on Earth will have an office inside the Trump White House, all while maintaining his ownership and direction of companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts." Below the text, Elon Musk sits on a chair between two flags, one American and the other representing a government seal, against a dark, smoky background.

I didnโ€™t vote for this. None of us did.

17.01.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8475    ๐Ÿ” 1594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 588    ๐Ÿ“Œ 137
Post image 01.01.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is what makes Bluesky an appealing platform for communication. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”ฅ

19.11.2024 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Onion bought Infowars in bankruptcy and the universe feels like it came back into a bit of alignment.

14.11.2024 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2848    ๐Ÿ” 201    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
A social post from @mherlihy0816 that says:
Them: Are you going to be part of the problem or part of the solu-
Me: Oh problem, definitely
Them: That wasn't...it was a rhetorica
Me: I have some ideas on how to make the problem even
funnier than it is

A social post from @mherlihy0816 that says: Them: Are you going to be part of the problem or part of the solu- Me: Oh problem, definitely Them: That wasn't...it was a rhetorica Me: I have some ideas on how to make the problem even funnier than it is

๐ŸŽต It's me. Hi, I'm the problem, it's me. ๐ŸŽต

13.11.2024 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1315    ๐Ÿ” 123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
Screenshot of PayPal's Terms of Service update, outlining their "personalized shopping" feature where they allow themselves the right to give info about you to other companies

Screenshot of PayPal's Terms of Service update, outlining their "personalized shopping" feature where they allow themselves the right to give info about you to other companies

PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start:

go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off

29.09.2024 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13535    ๐Ÿ” 10416    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 390    ๐Ÿ“Œ 245
Screenshot of a social post by '@ipodmacbook' on the social platform 'X' that says: 'one thing thatโ€™s not a spoiler I will say is no matter how many previews you see of dune 2, austin butler is somehow balder than that in the movie. youโ€™d think thereโ€™d be a limit on how bald you can possibly be but somehow heโ€™s more bald than that'

Screenshot of a social post by '@ipodmacbook' on the social platform 'X' that says: 'one thing thatโ€™s not a spoiler I will say is no matter how many previews you see of dune 2, austin butler is somehow balder than that in the movie. youโ€™d think thereโ€™d be a limit on how bald you can possibly be but somehow heโ€™s more bald than that'

The bald and the beautiful.

05.03.2024 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The shift back towards some of what Twitter used to be has me optimistic about this platform's potential

08.02.2024 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes when Iโ€™m having a particularly lousy day, I say โ€œComputer, end program.โ€ You know, just in case.

17.01.2024 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2433    ๐Ÿ” 380    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

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