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WATCH: “They were ordered to take them out despite me saying it was me who talked.”

Grandmas & clergy with small signs @RepChrisTodd & the GOP didn’t like (“Jesus was a refugee”) who said nothing were carried out by troopers despite Alison admitting she was who talked 👇🏽

📸 👇🏽Signs in the audience as Rep. Chris Todd & Tennessee Republicans pass their special session immigration crackdown bill, having grandmas and clergy carried out by troopers

Part of the bill makes it a FELONY to even VOTE for sanctuary policies

Seems that China will soon have a clear path to lead the world in a lot of fields. US leadership is just beyond stupidity.

SCOOP: National Institutes of Health ordered by Trump admin to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspension "If staff aren’t able to travel, clinical trials will likely have to be put on hold," a source tells The Handbasket.

All NIH travel cancelled, contents of all public and conference presentations must now be approved in advance.

www.thehandbasket.co/p/nih-travel...

They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.

The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.

MISSISSIPPI: “Sen. Blackmon (D) files Contraception Begins at Erection Act to make it unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo… brings the man’s role into the conversation...” #ForcedBirthNation www.wlbt.com/2025/01/22/m...

Trump threatens to withhold aid for California wildfires in first TV interview since inauguration “I don’t think we should give California anything until they let water flow down,” he told Sean Hannity.

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal aid from California as it works to recover from devastating wildfires, recycling several baseless claims and attacks against California’s Democratic leaders during his first sit-down interview since his inauguration.

the thing most people, and most notably white people but this applies across the board, is that resistance to oppression is neither a marathon nor a sprint but a diverse and multi-faceted effort, much of which will result in no victories whatsoever

but you do it anyway, the little things

In 2025 America, you can commit any crime as long as you're wearing a MAGA hat.

A violent insurrection? You're a patriot. Killing people at a BLM rally? You're now pardoned. Beating up police officers at the Capitol? Freedom fighter. Sexually assault a woman? You're in Trump's Cabinet.

Auf der Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin steht: „Heil Tesla!“

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin - right now!

In cooperation with @ledbydonkeys.org

It’s been obvious all along he gave zero shits about the economy. Also, imagine winning and still complaining like this.

What she said. What he said.

For those who wish to send a Postcard of support to the Bishop of Washington for her sermon of love.
#PC2A
ADDRESS:
The Rt Revd
Mariann Edgar Budde
Episcopal Church House
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.

Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

A screenshot of a social media post by an account named "zuck" with a verified badge, posted 2 hours ago. The post states: "2/ Simplify our content policies and remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are out of touch with mainstream discourse." The post has 326 likes, 43 comments, 27 shares, and 8 other interactions.

Meta is declaring open season on women, LGBTQ people, and especially trans folks on its platforms the day after they hire a wife beater on their board.

You don't hate Meta enough.

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