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Phillie Phanatic got caught on the kiss cam 😅 (via @phillies) YouTube video by Bleacher Report

Because Philly

Breaking News: In a class-action challenge, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order ending birthright citizenship.

June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.

Thank you for your info on Juneteenth. Never had heard of it or how the surrenders played out over time. My kids learned some of the significance of June 19th in school in the 90's& early 2000's. But it was just about Galveston, not the 13th ammendment connection
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Happy 44th Anniversary to our first hit single "Our Lips are Sealed" released June 12, 1981. The song was written by @janewiedlin.bsky.social and the late Terry Hall of the band the Specials.

Good morning. Today we celebrate Loving Day—honoring the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on interracial marriage.

It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️

Not something I ever planned or wanted to do, but here we are.

#MayDay, we reject this admin’s dark vision of society—where regular people exist only to serve billionaire tech oligarchs. Where tools of surveillance and big data are used to monitor us and keep us in line. Don't stop calling your reps. Demand that DOGE stay out of our personal data.

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

At RFK Jr’s direction, HHS plans to cut the National Suicide Hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

Happy Easter!

Philadelphia, PA 4/19/25

Assuming this post today is aimed at us. The Trump admin changed the rules to make it easier to replace career federal employees with political loyalists. If you’re not alarmed by Trump’s post, you should be. This isn’t about policy it’s about control. It’s “do as I say, or you’re replaced.”

Chris Van Hollen Meets With Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Earlier in the day, armed military officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.

Breaking News: Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.

alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria | Eurovision 2024 | SOCIAL VIDEO YouTube video by alyona alyona

An amazing video about Ukrainian women and their strength.

Repost if you still stand with Ukraine!
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FL Governor's Former Spokesman Accused Of Exposing Himself 4 Times Frederick Piccolo Jr., a former Ron DeSantis spokesman, faces charges in Sarasota and Manatee counties for exposing himself, records show.

In today's edition of "Not A Drag Queen!"

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RFK Jr: Autistic kids are a tragedy. They'll never pay taxes, never hold down a job, never contribute anything to society

Autistic kids:

X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW ), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

Why “The Girl from Ipanema” Is a Richer & Weirder Song Than You Realized Say what you want about YouTube’s negative effects (endless soy faces, influencers, its devious and fascist-leaning algorithms) but it has offered to creators a space in which to indulge.

Why “The Girl from Ipanema” Is a Richer & Weirder Song Than You Realized

A reminder for these times.

You can either support the United States of America and our democracy, or you can support trump.

You cannot do both.

It’s Five-Thing Friday! Time to email the government and let them know what I’ve been up to this week.