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If we flew the American flag at half-mast for every murder of an American who deserved better, who deserved to be heard and respected and live in peace, we’d never raise the flag to its full height again.
He is 100^n% Mormon™️ The decent humans Mormons anyone meets are just born that way—as are genuinely nice atheists & deep sea creatures Claims that decency or gentility are a feature of Mormonism are only twists of the Appeal to Authority logical fallacy—& are intellectually lazy & promote EVIL
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents. It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually. This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
He is not halfway decent but he is an excellent facsimile of one when he needs votes or is giving sound bites. He is a very terrible human being—which every trans person in the state found out pretty quickly. One thing he is PERFECT at: being Mormon
And people ever thought there was a left wing media lololooooool
never felt more disappointed in organizations and individuals then I do now seeing their reactions to a nazi being killed. “he was a father” boo fucking hoo we’ve had thousands of kids murdered in their schools without a peep, without any repercussions. spare me the crocodile tears
Ex-Mormon of deeep roots (all ancestral lines have ppl who ⛵️ & then 🚶to Utah), here: Can confirm that this is wi bounds for normal Mormon attitudes/behavior Romney’s sophistication is unusual—but his grifting is 🎯 Mike Lee is probably near the mean—& this guy is basically Personal Time Mike Lee
Mr. Kirk has died a martyr for his community of far right extremist terrorists—may his heart be filled with the warmth of hell’s fire www.politifact.com/factchecks/l...
NBD: shredded school kids OMG: one dead right wing terrorist www.politifact.com/factchecks/l...
Vaccines save lives.
As a WHIIIIITE person living in Utah, I would like to state that 1. Black people and other minorities are not responsible for the behavior of individual whiiiiiiite people 2. I do not condone violence 3. That said, [REDACTED]
Hey, fellow white people, our nice lives have been made possible by the literal human sacrifices of Black and indigenous people. It may not be our fault but it sure is our responsibility.
My dad talking about Mike Lee. My parents are the likely cause of my having Clenched all my molars to pieces—irl, not in a nightmare.
Constantly regretting my ancestors’ trips to America for greater religious oppression
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
We really just need to let the Washington Post die in darkness. It's a shame because there are good people who still work there, but the editorial mission has been completely hijacked for bad ends. Don't repost it even to dunk on it; they don't deserve hate clicks (which they are counting on).
“They’re taking our jobs” was always a lie. Alabama proved it. Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day. They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.
Pointy friend!
Reminder: All four physicians in the Senate voted to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary: John Barrasso Rand Paul Bill Cassidy Roger Marshall They should lose their medical license.
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports. Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy. RFK Jr. must resign now!
I would argue that the *stuff* being built in Silicon Valley is often harmful to humanity and only exists to generate revenue from speculative investment, and that should matter to you.
I think think this is a syllabus item for a 300-level course, at the very least
475 people arrested at Hyundai plant in Georgia – many of them South Korean – Hyundai should pull their manufacturing out of the US.
At least nature isn’t malicious ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
People who are confused about the malicious policies of the American right need only understand, these people have been brainwashed their entire lives to believe what their country needs most is an experiment in statelessness And because it’s called Jesus they don’t know it’s the state of nature
All the narrow spaces of a townhome without any of the energy, water, & yard are efficiency. We live in a solidly built 1970s townhome in an acceptably managed HOA—we moved here for the efficiency and density so our two kids wouldn’t grow up expecting a stand-alone home. It’s great.
Let’s rename “mansplaining” to Correctile Dysfunction
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law. May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
America has become a complete and total kakistocracy. If we are unwilling or unable to replace it soon with competent, qualified people, the country will be unable to recover for decades, if ever. It astounds and appalls me that millions of Americans willingly accept such a "government".
people on reddit acting like homelessness has turned downtown charlottesville into some kind of mad max gauntlet, meanwhile i take my kids past that park once a week and the only interaction we've had is a guy yelling "THAT'S A LOT OF BOOKS. I SEE PEOPLE WITH BOOKS BUT THATS A LOTTA BOOKS MAN."
Even recounting it makes my stomach churn frfr It was the most tedious few wks of my life—& I’ve been thr grad school 🤓🫠 I was trying to teach him what racism really is (bc I had triggered him w a Fb post) & made good progress until he Got It…& applied his Fred Flintstone brakes
(This was after a few weeks of back & forth “discussion” where I sent him links to credible resources about racism in modern America & he sent me links to Prager U & Jordan Peterson episodes—he said the reading was hard but I guarantee you it wasn’t as hard as listening to JP 🤢)
My cousin (a member of the all male, yt, & Mormon group Voice Male) once explained to me that he wasn’t racist BUT he could never support any policy that would even the playing field btwn advantaged (him) & disadvantaged ppl—bc that would be unfair to his kids who were used to living large 👌🏻❕
Ableism —> EUGENICS there is no greater efficiency than culling the population of individuals whose personal & behavioral characteristics fall outside accepted parameters People with depression or other health conditions can be sterilized or imprisoned/killed—so easy, so effective
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
Believe me, I would *love* to have civilized political debates with people whose views opposed mine, if we could scare up any opposing views that are actually civilized. But my opposition is unhinged stuff like "Whites only" and "vaccines are a conspiracy," so yeah, weirdly, I'm not up for a chat.
CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot. Unions know better. Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Not sure whose fault it is primarily that most people don't seem to know that the president is basically a manager whose job is to carry out the will of Congress, and not The Country's Boss
If we have to become an authoritarian state, can we at least get eco-cities, bullet trains, and renewable energy?
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Right wingers are all like ‘I just want sh*tty sliced white bread and full-fat beef milk and spam and asbestos and measles and poverty and then I’ll finally live in a world reminiscent of the yesteryear I’ve evoked in my imagination where everyone is white and hummus is illegal and I am king’.
It’s never too early to teach our kids well—especially when we see the dire consequences of adults who were never granted such early education and care
“In a civilisation frankly materialistic and based upon property, not soul, it is inevitable that property shall be exalted over soul, that crimes against property shall be considered far more serious than crimes against the person.” ― Jack London, The People of the Abyss (1903)
Outside influences can reveal who we are, but they don't corrupt us into something we're not. We have a choice. And political affiliation doesn't make us white people any less white, no matter how left we are.
Normal Person: "We should have universal healthcare so we can get regular checkups and make sure our kidneys are healthy!" Cannibalesque Libertarian Capitalist: "The free market demands more kidneys!"
I think if in trainspotting every time Ewan McGregor’s character Chef Casper said ‘I’m cooking up’ and then made a cubano sandwich, to the enjoyment of everyone, instead of just taking heroin it would have been a very different movie
I block accounts that use AI generated images because 1. They are birthed from intellectual property theft 2. More computational power demand = more future suffering of earth’s (& my) children as Earth becomes uninhabitable 3. They hurt my eyes (often literally but always figuratively) 4. This ⬇️
📌 Scientists are not in the business of advancing missions antithetical to public health. ✊🏼
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
America on GOP—this is the drug Nancy should have warned people about but I guess her racism and misogyny had eaten holes in her brain
Two innocent children are dead and the far right are racing to use it as pretext to further eradicate trans people. This mass shooting had nothing to do with the shooter being trans and everything to do with them being radicalized online by a nihilistic murder cult that worships mass shooters.
The J O Y on the pianist’s face—what a treat for everyone 🥹 (Also: the intense physicality of trained vocalists is something to see & is on full display here)
No one is calling him that here
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It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines. The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period.
need people to stop making technology inspired by Star Trek (smooth, sleek, no buttons, all screen, voice activation, extremely minimal, wireless) and start making technology inspired by Star Wars (clunky buttons, indicator lights on everything, ugly, indestructible, fat cables that emit steam)
NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
There is no motive or deeper meaning behind this mass shooting. The shooter wasn't far right or far left. Their ideology was mass shooter. There's a nihilistic violent extremism radicalization pipeline for mass shooters that has inspired at least 3 school mass shootings in just the last year.
I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS IN DC THAT THIS IS A SCARY MOMENT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT??????? THAT'S ALL PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR.
So, it turns out the real trash in DC is actual trash 🗑️
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I think one of the problems is that media has conditioned people to believe that fascism comes along with dark skies and ominous music. People don’t recognize authoritarianism when they see their neighbors walking the dog on a sunny day with chirping birds.
You can tell who was raised by narcissists (and broken out) and who wasn’t —Sincerely confused people were probably raised in healthy families —People who could see this coming as soon as Trump started his first campaign broke free —Boot-lickers never got out of their disordered parents’ clutches
Even the most benign religious faith is an assault on reason and decency. Faith will not save anyone from reality. Faith will not save our children or ourselves from violence—religion *is* violence
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
I’ve said it before but reading all the medieval history books I’ve been reading lately has been so comforting. Makes you realize that there have always been mad and incompetent kings and they almost always die in ignominy and everyone piles shit on them for centuries after they’re gone.
Medical News Today: 'COVID tied to faster blood vessel aging, especially in women' 'Of that number, about 400 million worldwide are believed to have long COVID, where people infected with SARS-CoV-2 continue to feel symptoms for more than 3 weeks' www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cov...
I’m a named plaintiff on this lawsuit—great news! 🥹😍
I’m proud to be a named plaintiff on this lawsuit 😍
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
An argument I’ve made to my parents my entire political life (since I was 14, in 1984) See also: salty language being more offensive than sexism, racism, homophobia, colonialism, economic violence, physical violence, emotional abuse (without swearing, naturally!), & Reagan
All folks had to do… was vote for the super qualified Black woman — with a degree in economics. 🎓✊🏾
If the US government had to pay for medical care of its citizens, it might care more about climate change impacts, air and water pollution, gun violence, traffic crashes, the food we eat, etc. It’s past time for single payer healthcare.
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I can't imagine signing up to abuse my fellow citizens and still considering myself a "Patriot."
By fall 2026, school uniforms will get an overdue overhaul: Preschool—Wranglers + tees w hunting knives Elem School—Wranglers (boys) or Daisy Dukes (girls) + tees w hand guns Jr./High School—same + tees w AR-15 style guns
The world around us isn’t a resource or an obstacle—we live with it and will die with it if we don’t stop treating it as a consumable
Nothing catches my attention like lumber piled up during neighborhood cleanup day 👀
Isn’t this Republicanism? My mom is an intractable liar—though she seems almost entirely unaware, even when caught in real time
I said what I said.
The most impactful thing currently happening is the weaponization of law enforcement to target people. It will have the most chilling and long lasting effect. And I said when Ras Baraka was arrested and then LaMonica McIver was indicted that the Rubicon had been crossed. Full on federal fascism.
actual lol
Amen
How would AI write a #MeToo narrative? Or describe the feeling of entering tunnel vision as rapid footsteps propel you down a long hallway—the heavy sound of hard-soled boots echoing off lockers, drawing the attention of your ex-boyfriend just as your fist flies to his curious face?
The bottom line is that the people with the most power in the Democratic Party are historically unpopular and have utterly failed to prevent everything awful that's happening right now and they'd much rather you blame the people with the least power
My mom voted for this
This 👇🏾 “Why do they need masks? They’re federal officials, they’re paid by the taxpayers. They should be doing their jobs in a way that’s lawful and constitutional, and that’s part of the job.” DC Mayor Bowser questions why so many federal officers in the capital continue to cover their faces.
Ugh. The LITERAL worst
Confident but incorrect medical opinions from AI? As a woman, I have encountered the same from many (many) human healthcare providers …but I have, at least, been able to change providers until I could find one with more depth, range, & agility of mind
Migrants can't answer back. They have no voice. So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue. In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess. That is what is really going on here.
I wrote about American concentration camps. www.startribune.com/trump-admini...
listen the world is a mess but a judge ordered the Florida migrant prison closed, California passed their "fuck around, find out" redistricting, and James Dobson is dead this is the best net good news day in awhile, I really do think
Check this shit! Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents. Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
The reason politicians want you to live in fear of everything, is so when they want you to buy something, you will, and then they want you to die for something, you’ll sign up, and when they take power and control from you, you’ll say that it’s just for the best. They aren’t scared. They’re abusers.