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Fighting alongside Americans who love this country to keep a madman from burning it to the ground. #Resist #WeAreNotGoingBack

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At NO POINT in history have the "good guys" built concentration camps!

17.07.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 298    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Haha - right! Even Nicole Albert knew that rule

10.05.2025 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely right - EDBโ€™s coverage is the best!

10.05.2025 02:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep and watched trial 1.0 also

10.05.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s not leave out the red solo cups and a stop and shop bag

10.05.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes

10.05.2025 02:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman gave an inspiring lecture about the need for lawyers to protect democracy. I was honored that he noted the attacks and threats aimed at me. His words serve to steel my spine and make me more committed than ever to fighting for democracy.

Thank you professor.๐Ÿ™

01.05.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34230    ๐Ÿ” 8152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 554    ๐Ÿ“Œ 216
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VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids ยท Win the Era The town hall will be an opportunity for Iowans - including Veterans and military families - to come together to discuss the recent wave of policy decisions that have negatively impacted Americans. H...

I'm attending Win the Era's event, โ€œVoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapidsโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/wintheera/ev...

01.05.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Katie Phang: And now that my time here at MSNBC comes to a close, I am taking that fight back to a familiar placeโ€ฆ I hope you'll follow along with me as I continue to meet you where you are at places like Substack and YouTube with fellow truth tellers like MeidasTouchโ€ฆ

26.04.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41325    ๐Ÿ” 8154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 483
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Love this

20.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27005    ๐Ÿ” 5000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 295    ๐Ÿ“Œ 184

We are America.

We reject Donald Trump.

We punch Nazis.

We defeat fascists.

We never bow to kings.

20.04.2025 04:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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19.04.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9252    ๐Ÿ” 1800    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Poorly photoshopped tattoo pictures.
Fake margaritas added to a photo op.
A demand letter accidentally sent to Harvard.
Nonsensical tariff stats and formulas.

Weโ€™re losing our democracy to the dumbest mother fuckers ever.

19.04.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9296    ๐Ÿ” 2082    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 309    ๐Ÿ“Œ 120
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When we don't obey in advance; when we organize and fight back; They back down

Let this be a lesson!

WE HAVE THE POWER

LFG! NO KINGS! ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ‘‘

19.04.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 303    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post โ€œThere is a complete meltdown in the building,โ€ one official said.

Who couldโ€™ve foreseen that it would be a disaster to put an unqualified Fox weekend host with a drinking problem and sordid personal history in charge of the military

19.04.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21141    ๐Ÿ” 5667    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 629    ๐Ÿ“Œ 306
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The CFPB Has Been Gutted The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.

This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

19.04.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37080    ๐Ÿ” 14911    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 899    ๐Ÿ“Œ 521

So โ€ฆ itโ€™s full fascism at this point, can we all at least see that clearly enough?!?!

17.04.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is evil and awful and trans people everywhere deserve better than what's happening right now.

And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.

16.04.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2178    ๐Ÿ” 1056    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Iโ€™ve said this repeatedly but Iโ€™ll say it again: if youโ€™re able, get an IUD. itโ€™s easily removed but otherwise lasts for years. (voice of experience here: ask for a paracervical block pre-insertion, and if they refuse, find another dr)

16.04.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 523    ๐Ÿ” 218    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Another day, another stock market selloff. It's time to admit that collectively we are the dumbest country of all modern nations. There is no other excuse for electing Trump, an incompetent conman who has no business being president.

16.04.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But I thought education was supposed to be โ€˜returned to the statesโ€™ - so which is it?!?! Does 47 want states to decide or just him - only he gets to decide?

16.04.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do NOT comply in advance!

16.04.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I am seeing this type of barbaric shit on a daily basis now

16.04.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@tizzyent.bsky.social do your thing - this is heinous

16.04.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If Your Church Won't Speak Out About a Deported Father, It May as Well Cancel Easter As a former pastor of over two decades, I could seriously throw up right now.

Churches/Pastors, If you wonโ€™t speak up on behalf of the least of these, if you arenโ€™t willing to leverage your pulpits in the cause of the imprisonedโ€”just what in the hot-and-humid hell are you opening your doors for?

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-your-ch...

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AOC: I was watching earlier today on TV, someone was saying, โ€œWhy are AOC and Bernie going to Idaho?โ€

Iโ€™ll give you one simple answer: Itโ€™s because you matter

15.04.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36443    ๐Ÿ” 6131    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 410    ๐Ÿ“Œ 285

We cannot sit and let this continue - 47 clearly saying โ€˜homegrown criminalsโ€™ are next to be sent to the concentration camps in El Salvador - this must not continue

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North Carolina Supreme Court issues ruling that could overturn Democratic justiceโ€™s narrow win -Alyson Riggs Democrat won! Republican Jefferson Griffin LOST!

Think about that. They are attempting to change the law -corruption of our voting system!
Overturn the election?
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue

13.04.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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