AOC represents EVERY WOMAN in America right now who is sick and tired of misogyny & misinformation.

She represents us and the rage we feel.

This headline broke the pitchbot.

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

The thing that really makes Minneapolis different, other than the fact that they straight up murdered someone, is that they've dropped all pretense that this is just about immigration. The state has declared war on its own people, or at least those people who live in cities.

Are we there yet? Are we fascist yet? Yes. We are there.

Submit your photo of ICE in Chicago | WBEZ Help us track where ICE agents are being deployed in Chicago. If you see federal action, submit your photos — which will be vetted by our journalists for inclusion in a map.

WBEZ and the Sun Times are collecting photos of ICE in Chicago to document their location, and the scope of operations. You can share your pictures through this form. Be safe out there, and document the $hit outta this.

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At some point we were playing Bob Dylan when my daughter was an infant. She burst into tears. I tried it again, curious, and the same happened. My husband called me a monster for making her cry, but it was Bob Dylan, not me. (I didn't do it a third time.)

With rate increases on premiums expected, this is your company's new insurance policy.

Came here to say that. Newer cars have a crumple zone. Older cars didn't crumple, but you might.

James Dobson, massively influential Christian bigot, dies at 89 - LGBTQ Nation Good riddance.

What a perfect headline. I hope he isn't too hot.

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Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles BY VIOLET AFFLECK I spent the January fires in Los Angeles arguing with my mother in a hotel room. She was shell-shocked, astonished at the scale of destruction in the neighborhood where she raised…

Violet Affleck on COVID and climate change: this is excellent yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/18/a...

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

Your daily reminder that none of this had to happen. The implications are horrible.

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NYT headline: “Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines” Subheader: “In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.”

“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it

The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.

Left mine on and intend to.

I do this every time I walk by.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Schools are no longer considered "sensitive locations" to immigration officials. YouTube video by Frazz

For those of us in education. Do you have undocumented students? No, you don't!

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Today and in the coming days, remember

The biggest sigh for what today is and what it represents. This was not inevitable.