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If you're looking to help Ukraine and Ukrainians, I've made a list of organizations that I've seen recommended by multiple people, along with the requisite social proof that may help you feel more comfortable in giving.
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Anders Breivik, Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer, showed up in court today with the letter Z shaved on his head and a poster with a message of support for Russia.
Just a reminder about what kind of people tend to support Russia.
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Or maybe it's her shilling for Syria's Bashar Al-Assad, her repetition of Kremlin talking points, and her defense of Putin... In other words, maybe it's because she mistakes our friends for enemies and our enemies for friends...
The foreign policy of @TulsiGabbard: "When it comes to terrorists, I’m a hawk. When it comes to regime change, I’m a dove.” It's the most intelligent, patriotic, anti-war, peace-delivering foreign policy imaginable—which is why warmongers on both sides are so threatened by her.
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Q: “So then, do you see yourself as a victim of history?”
Toni goes on to muse about how white women, during the period of integration in public schools, would gather to overturn buses filled w/ Black children and set them aflame.
Mothers would do this.
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Private prison company Geo Group's stock is up nearly 60% since Trump won.
On today's earnings call, founder George Zoley said the company is prepared to handle MILLIONS of people.
"In GEO's ISAP [monitoring] program, we can scale up from the present 182,500 participants to several hundreds of thousands or even millions of participants. In GEO's nationwide ground and air transportation services, we can scale up materially for domestic as well as int'l travel. The GEO Group was built for this unique moment in our country's history and the opportunities that will bring," Zoley said.
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Would actually say that the takeaway is that money matters a tremendous amount. House Democrats are going to outrun Harris in a TON of places, thanks in large part to big financial edges.
We're going to have a lot of Trump district House Democrats in 2025.
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Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its water in 2011.
What happened?
"The need for intravenous antibiotic therapy by children to avoid death by infection rose 700% at the Alberta Children’s Hospital." - Dr. James Dickinson @ University of Calgary
calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s…
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Why yes, actually. This is what the Nazis ran into and why they turned to mass murder in gas chambers instead.
I spent the last four years studying the Nazis. I am ready for this moment at least.
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Since the 2012 election cycle we've gone from "Republicans won't be able to win another national election in a demographically changing America " to "Guy who called for mass deportations just won Hispanic males by 10 points."
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The GOP showing more sympathy for a squirrel than they ever have for a victim of a school shooting.
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One reason pollsters might be failing to pick up what and Seltzer picked up in Iowa, is a lot of women are afraid to say they are voting for Harris.
Sharing stories yesterday after knocking doors in Pennsylvania, can't tell you the number of canvassers who had wives standing in the background while speaking to the husband and having them mouth something to the effect that they were voting for Harris. Or if they answered the door, they pretended to not say who they were voting for out loud and then whispered they were voting for Harris. It's kind of heartbreaking actually.
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The US Army produced a video during WW2 warning against homegrown fascism that looks like a commentary on 2024. Boy, I dunno.
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It's baffling to me that every news story covering the tech-right seems to frame their support of Trump as a pure business calculus and not the obvious fact that a ton of them are deeply reactionary and sympathetic to authoritarianism as, like, a core value
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What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!
It’s worth pointing out that, on top of this being disgusting and racist rhetoric, a huge proportion of people seeking asylum here come from countries that the US has previously fucked over.
Take a look at the history of Haiti, for instance.
