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Sisters, we have more power than you realize! We hold a majority of the population. We have many allies in the world. We need to take off the gloves and play dirty. FIGHT, VOTE, SPEAK UP, SUPPORT OTHERS, AND TAKE BACK OUR WORLD!

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In many US states that have banned trans athletes ( nearly half of them at this point) have issued the bans to stop ONE athlete from participating in. Some states have none. This is an invented problem, it just doesn’t exist. Now let’s get back to one Ms. Rowling. … 11/16

An open letter to cis people: First, let me get to the sticking point we’re probably at already. Cis means you are not trans. It’s not a slur, or an insult, it an adjective used in all sorts of disciplines that means on the same side as. Trans, means the inverse, on the other side. … 1/16

On this date in 1936, the Summer Olympics opened in Berlin, and the efforts by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to demonstrate the superiority of the “Aryan race” were undermined by the success of African American athletes, notably Jesse Owens.

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“OK, imagine the sensible doctor who saves lives in a pandemic as an evil villain who kills people. And then imagine the stupid idiot in the White House who ignores the pandemic, leading to over a million deaths, as the good guy. That is how we sell Republican incompetence, folks.”

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At what point do we all sue for theft and government fraud?? There are so many violations to our rights and our constitution, it's difficult to even know where to begin. But, we will.

Liz Oyer says she's received deaths threats since testifying against Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General — and that Missouri's Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt have helped fuel the violent threats against her.

Opinion | Former DOJ lawyer spotlights death threats after Blanche testimony

Liz Oyer says Missouri’s Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are helping fueling threats against her as Republicans try to confirm Blanche as AG.

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I hope the student loan borrowers remember all of this come November. Under Biden, my daughter received a letter stating her student loans were forgiven. Under the orange, she received another letter saying she now still owes. 🧵 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...

A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed

Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments.

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#PA07 Carbon County! Send Bob Brooks to Congress! Bob: a firefighter, a union president, a baseball coach, & a business owner. He knows what it is to work hard. His opponent has never held a job other than politician & he doesn’t get what the PA people need! Vote for Bob Brooks! #ResistanceUnited

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