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"My one ask? Share this list with someone you know who’s in despair. It’s so important to remind our friends and family that wins are still happening—they just require tenacity and elbow grease to bring about! The more of us who join this work, the longer these weekly lists will be!" Quote from:

265 days at sea. 5,000 sailors are finally coming home. It’ll take another 1–2 weeks, and it’s only happening after the public outcry, but it’s about fucking time. Now Hegseth needs to answer for why it took this long.

I'll never steal your pen.

"This war has caused generational, systematic damage that can never be repaired. Humanity’s grandchildren will still be feeling the effects of what Trump and Netanyahu, two men who desperately cling to power to avoid criminal consequences, are doing" substack.com/@domervolina...

The Nazis that are currently in control of our government will happily put Dems, DSA, and Progressives in the same camps, and it's vital that we band together to win We're not going to get our preferred candidates in every race, and every time we fight about it we do that bad guys' jobs for them

#Blues Enjoyable to read that MAGA is falling apart, and it upsets Felon47 —- noted by @hcrichardson.bsky.social ‘MAGA is coming apart': Renowned historian zeroes in on signs of trouble for rattled Trump www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-2...

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The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million. That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration. Trump. Is. Bankrupting. America. 😎✨

Vance presses Justice Department to investigate hospitals over transgender care The Trump administration alleges that some hospitals are incorrectly billing for gender-affirming care. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

When someone is running for office things like spousal abuse aren’t private matters.

The new documentary "American Doctor" tells the story of how the besieged hospitals of Gaza have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory, with local medical staff risking their own lives in the process.

If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to the Social Security payroll tax, Social Security’s solvency would be guaranteed forever. We could also expand Social Security benefits. There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility.

In just a few hours, raging wildfires engulfed Croatia's leading tourist resorts. People became trapped by the flames as entire coastal communities burned during the peak holiday season. At least 42 people have been injured. The country has never experienced wildfires on this scale before.

💪🏾 MEMPHIS: THIS is how you respond to the racist Republican redistricting 🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Bring home our service members! Had Bruce in my head since these reports started coming out- youtube.com/watch?v=Mv4v...

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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

On this day in 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law, creating a vital lifeline for millions of older Americans, people with disabilities, and families. Today, we must protect and strengthen Social Security so every generation can count on the benefits they have earned.

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🎯🎯🎯 We need to call out the truth every day, because they are working overtime to rewrite history.

Good Morning 🌅every sunrise is a quiet reminder that no matter how dark yesterday was, today holds the promise of something beautiful.❤️ #goodmorning #inspiration #sunrise #photography #landscape

Thanks, Universe, for small miracles.

When this gets to court—and it will- it’s going to be entertaining seeing how the government defends as neutral and not viewpoint based. U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

DOJ went into federal court today and couldn’t—or wouldn’t—tell the judge when it would comply with his orders. Judge Emmett Sullivan brought up the last time he held federal prosecutors in contempt. It didn’t sound like an idle history lesson: joycevance.substack.com/p/judge-sull...

Introduction: My name is Lance, I’m a Cherokee artist in South Dakota. I will share my spiritual paintings and works on this account, likes/reposts & follows are much appreciated. 🙏🏼 #art #indigenousart #artistintroduction #native #nativepride #indigenous #native #nativeamerican #painting #acrylic

Nothing special to see, just a bird enjoying a bath on a hot summer day. Original post

"From the start, the winner losses 24% federal tax withholding that goes... to the IRS. On the $2.04 billion win, the cash election is really $997.6 million. Tax withholding of 24% amounts to $239.4 million, leaving $758.2 million. But the IRS isn’t done..." And billionaires say no to 5%!?!!!

After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

This is the  Sunflower 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 ….” the birds ate the seeds and scattered them and the rain and the sun helped them grow And a patch of sunflowers tall and bright Stands in my garden day and night.” — Lola M Schaffer Children’s #book #flowersonfriday 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 #Sunflower by E. Matsumoto #art

It is absolutely positively gorgeous outside. My brain is fried from so much stress so I’ll be playing outside today. Thank you so much for all your love and support through this very difficult time. I appreciate your friendship with all my heart. See y’all soon Love and respect Melissa 🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏻🌻

This is crazy. Alex is from Brazil, why would they deport him to Guyana? He’s a longtime West Hollywood resident who has been following his immigration requirements. He wasn’t hiding. He wasn’t on the run. He showed up for his required ICE check-in. And that’s where they detained him.

"They laughed. All they did was laugh" - Penelope Buttigieg, A Brief History of American Fascism, August 3rd 2056

Texans are rallying to halt destructive border construction in Big Bend National Park. Even if you're not in Texas, call your representatives and urge them to call for the halt of the destruction.

UFW President Teresa Romero spoke today outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles ahead of a hearing in the Vásquez Perdomo v. Mullin case. The UFW is proud to be part of the coalition challenging DHS’s unconstitutional raids, which have terrorized farm worker communities.

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The end of a beautiful day at Bossington Beach. #Exmoor

BREAKING: ICE charter Eastern Air Express, a subsidiary of Eastern Airlines, has been awarded a massive contract to operate DHS's "deportation fleet." gillianbrockell.com/breaking-eas...

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A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

Pete Buttigieg’s efforts to help Dems regain power are taking on a new focus: state legislatures. He is backing a crop of mostly long-shot, down-ballot Dems in Indiana – the first move in what his team says will be a number of state-by-state endorsements. 🔗 politi.co/4wUBZ0v

ICE entered a small Maine town searching for someone with a removal order. Instead, an officer killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero—who officials admit was not the target. With no body-camera footage, furious protesters are demanding the truth. #Biddeford #ICE #Justice

SHOCK: Mike Lawler was repeatedly pressed on CNN over why he won’t return $10,000 from Max Miller’s PAC amid serious abuse allegations against Miller. Lawler defended Miller, calling it a “private family matter.”

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