So well said. And I agree with Stephen King: X is for porno films... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

Opinion | Stephen King: Why I Hugged Rob Reiner After Watching ‘Stand by Me’

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There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings

I was at the previous #NoKings march in Saint Louis and this was easily double the size of the last one: at least 8 city blocks long. Saint Louis SHOWED UP despite the pouring rain!!! #STLproud www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

If you read one thing today, it should be this article: www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...

The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter

The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…

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not to brag but @democracydocket.com has this incredibly helpful timeline where you can see how the department of justice voting section has turned upside down since january. if you haven't been following you can get caught up. from @mattdcohen.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/timeline-tra...

Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has long worked to protect voting rights. But since President Donald Trump returned to office, the DOJ’s voting section has done a dramatic 180. Today, rather than...

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Having a ball at Full Bloom Film Festival 🪩 Thanks Ginger Eklund for ringleading the #WhereInTheHell fan club at the opening night party last night!

This article is HUGE because Heritage Foundation bros and the White Christian Nationalists have the MAGA ear right now ARE the people that are weaponized Scripture. War = Human Suffering #NoWarWithIran #PeaceForIran #SayNoToWar #StopWarInIsrael open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

End Times Obsession and the Cost of Indifference.

Growing up, I was preoccupied with the “End Times.” Not because it brought me hope, but because things like the “Left Behind” series filled me with so much fear.

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This is a GREAT review of historical overview of US #immigrationpolicy with #CliffTasner giving personal examples from his own family. #AbolishICE #ProtectEachOther

Pretty much the *only* aerial photo of the march in downtown STL showing how large the turnout was. #NoKings

Great turnout! 4 city blocks long at least! Lots of support from people on the sidewalks and in cars! ❤️⚜️

@thinkomatic.com · last yr.

#NoKings report from St. Louis, MO! Absolutely peaceful day of joy, unity, and thousands of creatively hilarious signs. Zero police presence other than traffic control. One very lonely guy in a MAGA hat watching us go by. One bored National Guardsman because Gov. Kehoe is a tiny bitch-ass wannabe!

This needs to be reposted here. "What the fuck is this" is as correct as "none of it is normal or necessary." substack.com/@jefftiedric...

what the fuck is this

none of it is normal — or necessary

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Seems like we are living in a poorly executed dystopian novel where the Heritage Foundation is trying to create Oceania and failing miserably. #NoProlesHere

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So my husband and I are re-reading George Orwell's novel, 1984… It is a VERY different read for me now than when I read it in 10th Grade (in 1984, I might add). I have been thinking A LOT about The Th...

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If you think this map ought to include Russian campaign of sabotage across the US, raise your hand. 🤚

Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

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Empathy as a Weakness? Challenging Musk's Critique of Western Civilization. "God did not sent the Holy Spirit to boost consumer confidence." #jesus #episcopalchurch #christianity #religion #elonmusk ⚓️