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Lawyer. Tar Heel in Delco PA. Here for politics, comedy (but I repeat myself), travel, cats, Carolina Basketball, and feminism. “Just do your best; it’s the only way to keep that last bit of sanity” - The Avett Bros

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A national disgrace gives us all a chance to do the right thing - Warwick Beacon It’s galling to watch an American president salivate over plans for a $300-million ballroom on the rubble of the East Wing of the White House while Americans who rely on a little extra …

One fact to add: SNAP benefits have been maintained in every previous shutdown. This is a choice they have made, not an inevitability.

30.10.2025 16:22 — 👍 1239    🔁 521    💬 39    📌 24

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

25.10.2025 17:51 — 👍 18907    🔁 5063    💬 645    📌 238

its remarkable to see random suburbanites in their fucking PJs have more courage than the vast majority of america's political, social, and civil elites

25.10.2025 17:41 — 👍 7632    🔁 2013    💬 27    📌 111
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This Shit Has Got to Stop Now.

"Muslim Americans have a long and proud history of service to this country, and when we allow people like Mr. Cuomo to endorse such a racist ideology, we dishonor not only Muslims Americans but the central idea of what we want America to be."

24.10.2025 01:34 — 👍 1120    🔁 246    💬 23    📌 14
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shrek is standing next to a donkey with the words do you think maybe he 's compensating for something below him ALT: shrek is standing next to a donkey with the words do you think maybe he 's compensating for something below him
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Tom and Mark Ravenhead scene - Succession S02E04
YouTube video by Kendall Roy Tom and Mark Ravenhead scene - Succession S02E04

the current regrettable nazi tattoo discourse reminding me of my very very favorite scene from SUCCESSION

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3l...

22.10.2025 13:43 — 👍 45    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 4
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ICE has commenced patrolling the Mount Pleasant neighborhoods, prompting community members to come forward.

21.10.2025 17:22 — 👍 1749    🔁 1002    💬 222    📌 108
Washington Post: White House begins destroying East wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

Washington Post: White House begins destroying East wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.

21.10.2025 12:16 — 👍 9369    🔁 2917    💬 804    📌 246
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Mamdani is already getting the criminals out of NYC!

21.10.2025 17:09 — 👍 21957    🔁 3332    💬 901    📌 302
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The Trump WH spent all weekend ripping Gavin Newsom for being concerned that this stunt by Hegseth and Vance could endanger people driving on one of the busiest highways in America. These idiots are going to get people killed.

19.10.2025 21:49 — 👍 4968    🔁 1551    💬 306    📌 82

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?

You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?

Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

19.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 19515    🔁 4603    💬 619    📌 180
When someone uses this emoji 🤣 they are more mad than they have ever been in their entire life

When someone uses this emoji 🤣 they are more mad than they have ever been in their entire life

The Trump shit video is basically this, but I will reiterate that if a Dem is critical of conservative voters it’s a generational scandal and when Republican pols literally post themselves shitting on their opposition virtually the entire elite politics and media class treats it as fine and normal

19.10.2025 09:28 — 👍 10347    🔁 2206    💬 132    📌 67
April 15, 2009 is said to have been the day that had the largest number of tea party demonstrations reportedly in more than 750 cities.[73] Estimates of protesters and locations varied. The Christian Science Monitor reported on the difficulties of calculating a cumulative turnout and said some estimates state that over half a million Americans participated in the protests, noting, "experts say the counting itself often becomes politicized as authorities, organizers, and attendees often come up with dramatically different counts."[74][75] Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, estimated that at least 268,000 attended in over 200 cities.[76] Statistician Nate Silver, manager of FiveThirtyEight.com, has said that a cumulative crowd size estimate from credible sources was of 311,460 attendees in 346 cities, which accounted for all capitols and major cities little noticeable or no reliable media coverage in other protests could have contributed to a lower number of attendees and locations.[77] The largest event, in Atlanta, drew between an estimated 7,000 to 15,000 protesters.[77][78][79] Some of the gatherings drew only dozens.[74]

April 15, 2009 is said to have been the day that had the largest number of tea party demonstrations reportedly in more than 750 cities.[73] Estimates of protesters and locations varied. The Christian Science Monitor reported on the difficulties of calculating a cumulative turnout and said some estimates state that over half a million Americans participated in the protests, noting, "experts say the counting itself often becomes politicized as authorities, organizers, and attendees often come up with dramatically different counts."[74][75] Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, estimated that at least 268,000 attended in over 200 cities.[76] Statistician Nate Silver, manager of FiveThirtyEight.com, has said that a cumulative crowd size estimate from credible sources was of 311,460 attendees in 346 cities, which accounted for all capitols and major cities little noticeable or no reliable media coverage in other protests could have contributed to a lower number of attendees and locations.[77] The largest event, in Atlanta, drew between an estimated 7,000 to 15,000 protesters.[77][78][79] Some of the gatherings drew only dozens.[74]

Compare yesterday's millions to this and how we couldn't escape breathless coverage of the Tea Partiers at their peak.

19.10.2025 14:49 — 👍 1909    🔁 552    💬 28    📌 27
The NoKings protest in front of the US Embassy in Dublin. There are four frogs and a chicken.

The NoKings protest in front of the US Embassy in Dublin. There are four frogs and a chicken.

The frogs have spawned!

Dublin represent! #NoKings

18.10.2025 11:17 — 👍 8413    🔁 1760    💬 126    📌 144
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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power…

Today, veterans, public servants, and other patriots who love America will gather to show their love for democracy.

You can find here a No Kings rally near you:
www.nokings.org

18.10.2025 11:26 — 👍 2203    🔁 699    💬 51    📌 23

Besides the violation of her rights, what a horrific waste of tax dollars. What insanity to send dozens of agencies to arrest one unarmed person doing nothing illegal!!

15.10.2025 11:50 — 👍 52    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 0
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Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.

Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings

18.10.2025 11:36 — 👍 2591    🔁 927    💬 69    📌 54
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“There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
Again and again”

#NoKingsinAmerica

18.10.2025 11:16 — 👍 3663    🔁 1116    💬 70    📌 38
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Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

16.10.2025 19:10 — 👍 19801    🔁 6065    💬 448    📌 444

So let me get this shit straight. Y'all are... (checks notes)... pro-fascism and pro-king?

16.10.2025 19:17 — 👍 2095    🔁 378    💬 65    📌 21

Show up. Be silly. Peacefully redress your grievances to the US government. It's your First Amendment right.

16.10.2025 18:47 — 👍 986    🔁 315    💬 16    📌 5

Remember when Hillary Clinton got excoriated for calling Trump supporters “deplorables”

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This dude is a straight up psychopath.

10.10.2025 06:02 — 👍 51    🔁 8    💬 5    📌 1
For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador. But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

12.10.2025 20:20 — 👍 4247    🔁 1520    💬 67    📌 83

She knows how to sell a product, but that product is not "news"

She's not afraid to take on a mob, but that "mob" is "most Americans who are not billionaires she constantly flatters"

She's an entrepreneur, if that's a synonym for grifter.

Imagine being "amazed" at the hostile reaction to all that

12.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 1047    🔁 167    💬 48    📌 5

So let’s rename it the Piece (of 💩) Prize and then Trump will see his dream come true!!

11.10.2025 14:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Just your regular reminder that these international students were *not* "taking seats away" from American students. They were *subsidizing* American students. Fewer Americans will be able to afford an education because of this.

10.10.2025 18:25 — 👍 141    🔁 32    💬 3    📌 2

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