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For decades, Ali Akbar has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris. Last month, France gave the beloved 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan one of its highest honors — and his neighborhood is cheering.

Holy shit. Absolutely no.

I get @npr.org has to bend the knee *a little*. But to have a segment giving voice to the red-pill propaganda that men have the right to make women address the falling birth rate is disgusting.

Damn! 😳 THIS is walking the walk!

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency. Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.

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This picture highlights why the pews are emptying. It’s hypocrisy. You cannot deny anymore that American “Christianity” worships power and not God. And don’t give me “he’s an imperfect vessel.” Imperfect vessels repent and are changed by a moral epiphany.

Trump gets his orders from Putin before meeting President Zelensky

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Simple explanation: it’s because of the dementia, so he doesn’t lose his way.

The US government under Trump is an epic money laundering scheme. They’re robbing the taxpayers blind for crap nobody asked for!

Veterans marched to the Capitol this weekend to remind Congress, service members, and veterans of their oath to the Constitution, which they swore to protect against both foreign and domestic enemies. Let’s stand firm and uphold our values!

Klobuchar: "When I questioned AG Bondi during her confirmation hearing, she assured me that politics would not play a role, that they would make independent decisions. That is not what this is. This is a vengeance prosecution. It is not about the law."

He’s fucking Hitler 2.0. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is fighting a federal subpoena, demanding they turn over detailed medical records of youth who sought gender-affirming care. share.inquirer.com/t701Jq

Completely illegal but expected from the 🍊 ratshit

The damage this man has done is incalculable.

Like a deadly virus, created in the lab of bad public policy at the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 has been let loose on our nation with impacts we are all just beginning to comprehend. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

If you've ever doubted the power of your voice, learn how Steven Pico and his fellow high school students fought and won the battle against book bans in their school.

Email your legislators to support libraries: speakupforlibraries.us

What can your local public library do? The answers may surprise even the most frequent library user!

Together we can support libraries in the United States. buff.ly/7IzZkf8

We want to apologize if it feels like we’ve been venting a lot lately. It’s just hard to ignore that nearly every move from this administration seems to be illegal, unlawful, or outright unconstitutional and yet nothing happens.

America’s remarkable run of economic growth may be slowing. Recent data point to weaker output as tariffs, economic uncertainty, curbs on migration and attacks on institutions such as the Federal Reserve take their toll

@NPR is airing (again! Bc once is not enough, apparently) an episode of The Middle in which people who want to break down the separation of church and state are given a voice. I've been SO disappointed in NPR since it decided to pander to fascism.

This is a perfect case for a no-immunity lawsuit. #DanielRippeon #EdgewaterPD #UnlawfulArrest #UnlawfulDetention

There is a social contract where the govt looks after us or at least doesn't let us die unnecessarily. I don't believe america would manage a covid type disease with a higher mortality rate such as SARS earlier this century.Poverty and income disparity among other economic markers WILL get worse

45,000 people die every year from not having health insurance and not getting the care they need.

Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery

The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)

Wow

Poverty? “Well, we all are going to die.” Kids without insulin? “Well, we all are going to die.” School shootings, poisoned water, hurricane devastation, a mother’s cancer, a family’s hunger? “Well, we all are going to die.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

“We’re all going to die” -Woman with government healthcare who is cutting Medicaid

Protesters heckle and chant as Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert tout Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill https://trib.al/I6e1XjT

Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones. via @washingtonstatestandard.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wa-c...

Coke is sponsoring the 🍊💩🤡's dictator parade, in case that's information you can use.

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university. University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

In a world of Matthew McConaugheys be a Pedro Pascal.

Join us tomorrow in Jasper County, Iowa for a Hands Off Medicaid rally! The county's Rep, Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), won her seat by only 800 votes. She's a doctor — and voted for $700 billion in Medicaid cuts. If these cuts become law, 67,000 of her constituents will lose health care.