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I can never give a direct explanation of what I experience or think. Best I can do is an approximation. Wannabe shitty writer (mostly body horror)
I don't understand why so many ppl in the comments are defending both her and this given how anti-pension her politics are. She supports the type of robber baron plunder of public pension that leaves people destitute in their retirement.
pension for me but not for thee, right? What a hypocrite
pension for me but not for thee, right? What a hypocrite
Ah, that explains MTG's odd resignation date; the Congressional pension vests after five years.
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I don't understand why so many ppl in the comments are defending both her and this given how anti-pension her politics are. She supports the type of robber baron plunder of public pension that leaves people destitute in their retirement.
pension for me but not for thee, right? What a hypocrite
pension for me but not for thee, right? What a hypocrite
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Ah, that explains MTG's odd resignation date; the Congressional pension vests after five years.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ah, that explains MTG's odd resignation date; the Congressional pension vests after five years.
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Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 130 Hours - Sep 2019 - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/2hk73QH
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 130 Hours - Sep 2019 - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/2hk73QH
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PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
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the sooner most people realize white supremacy and rape culture are intertwined, the better. disgusting humans.
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
the sooner most people realize white supremacy and rape culture are intertwined, the better. disgusting humans.
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Personally I think if your favorite DSA member shakes hands with a fascist he shouldn’t be your favorite DSA member anymore. But I don’t have a favorite DSA member so maybe I don’t know how it works.
Wow folks are really excited that the fascist leader of the United States shook hands with their favorite DSA member
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Personally I think if your favorite DSA member shakes hands with a fascist he shouldn’t be your favorite DSA member anymore. But I don’t have a favorite DSA member so maybe I don’t know how it works.
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I’m hearing this is the expression of the DSA member’s incredible political mind. Or of his irresistible charm. Or of his comparatively ‘alpha’ nature.
As an anarchist I must say I disagree with all of these assessments lmao.
As an anarchist I must say I disagree with all of these assessments lmao.
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m hearing this is the expression of the DSA member’s incredible political mind. Or of his irresistible charm. Or of his comparatively ‘alpha’ nature.
As an anarchist I must say I disagree with all of these assessments lmao.
As an anarchist I must say I disagree with all of these assessments lmao.
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Wow folks are really excited that the fascist leader of the United States shook hands with their favorite DSA member
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wow folks are really excited that the fascist leader of the United States shook hands with their favorite DSA member
Find someone who looks at you like T--wait
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Find someone who looks at you like T--wait
Watching both dems and repubs gathering around, shaking hands to "mourn" fuckin Cheney of all people ought to drive home that they're all on one side and we're on the other
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Watching both dems and repubs gathering around, shaking hands to "mourn" fuckin Cheney of all people ought to drive home that they're all on one side and we're on the other
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
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The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the confederate flag as hate symbols — policy changes that one Coast Guard official called chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the confederate flag as hate symbols — policy changes that one Coast Guard official called chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
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For people who have to wade through the noise of mass media, it seems as there’s someone telling us what to do or think, writes columnist @williamcson.bsky.social in his latest “Another way out.” Facing a wave of misinformation & manipulated algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen.
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance
Facing a wave of misinformation and the manipulation of algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak
prismreports.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
For people who have to wade through the noise of mass media, it seems as there’s someone telling us what to do or think, writes columnist @williamcson.bsky.social in his latest “Another way out.” Facing a wave of misinformation & manipulated algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen.
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Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
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Sometimes ya gotta learn to live off spite if nothing else. In my darkest times i think "wait a minute, the bigots who hate me would want me to feel this way. Fuck those guys" and it genuinely helps me keep going
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sometimes ya gotta learn to live off spite if nothing else. In my darkest times i think "wait a minute, the bigots who hate me would want me to feel this way. Fuck those guys" and it genuinely helps me keep going
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LRPs; I get where they coming from but I would love to see someone explore how “bragging” about your work is received by ppl when the creator is yt vs when they’re Black.
(In my experience, even a modicum of confidence, not arrogance not bragging, is met w/ harassment, theft & stalking for years…)
(In my experience, even a modicum of confidence, not arrogance not bragging, is met w/ harassment, theft & stalking for years…)
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
LRPs; I get where they coming from but I would love to see someone explore how “bragging” about your work is received by ppl when the creator is yt vs when they’re Black.
(In my experience, even a modicum of confidence, not arrogance not bragging, is met w/ harassment, theft & stalking for years…)
(In my experience, even a modicum of confidence, not arrogance not bragging, is met w/ harassment, theft & stalking for years…)
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One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
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Former B.I. employees, immigrants, and advocates have long sounded the alarm about serious issues within the program, ranging from privacy concerns to health issues caused by the GPS monitors it uses.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
3/5
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
3/5
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Former B.I. employees, immigrants, and advocates have long sounded the alarm about serious issues within the program, ranging from privacy concerns to health issues caused by the GPS monitors it uses.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
3/5
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
3/5
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The program allows people to remain in their communities during the immigration process, relying on phone and in-person check-ins, a mobile app, and wearable GPS devices.
B.I. Incorporated, a GEO Group subsidiary, currently operates the program through a two-year contract worth up to $1B.
2/5
B.I. Incorporated, a GEO Group subsidiary, currently operates the program through a two-year contract worth up to $1B.
2/5
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The program allows people to remain in their communities during the immigration process, relying on phone and in-person check-ins, a mobile app, and wearable GPS devices.
B.I. Incorporated, a GEO Group subsidiary, currently operates the program through a two-year contract worth up to $1B.
2/5
B.I. Incorporated, a GEO Group subsidiary, currently operates the program through a two-year contract worth up to $1B.
2/5
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it's always the guys you most suspect
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
it's always the guys you most suspect
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Honestly, this makes every org and institution that folded at the merest threat of an attack on trans rights just look as pathetic as they are.
It does the same for everyone that excused them.
It does the same for everyone that excused them.
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Honestly, this makes every org and institution that folded at the merest threat of an attack on trans rights just look as pathetic as they are.
It does the same for everyone that excused them.
It does the same for everyone that excused them.
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Trump called a female reporter Piggy and said Kashoggi got what he deserved. The only thing he hates more than the press is a woman in the press.
When we say we have no Congress, that's a literal interpretation. The duty of a "Representative" is to represent the people. Our Congress works for Trump
When we say we have no Congress, that's a literal interpretation. The duty of a "Representative" is to represent the people. Our Congress works for Trump
GOP Rep. Salazar won't criticize Trump calling a woman reporter "piggy" -- "President Trump is a very different type of politician. But I always say I look at his policies and not his personality. Nobody is perfect."
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump called a female reporter Piggy and said Kashoggi got what he deserved. The only thing he hates more than the press is a woman in the press.
When we say we have no Congress, that's a literal interpretation. The duty of a "Representative" is to represent the people. Our Congress works for Trump
When we say we have no Congress, that's a literal interpretation. The duty of a "Representative" is to represent the people. Our Congress works for Trump
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I see no path forward between what people are saying they want and the Democratic party as currently constituted. No path.
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I see no path forward between what people are saying they want and the Democratic party as currently constituted. No path.