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Jennifer Thorvig

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  1. There’s a guy following members of the National Guard in DC and is playing the Imperial March on a speaker while walking behind them. It’s glorious.

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  2. This is a great time to remind everyone that EOs aren’t laws, the federal government doesn’t manage voting in this way, and it’s all a scare tactic and any reporting that doesn’t provide that context is enabling potentially lawless activity.

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  3. The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.

    “ILLEGALS” MY ASS!

    Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.

    He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.

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  4. Covid is a disabling disease, and we are seeing it at high levels across the country. Just because the majority of people decided it doesn’t matter doesn’t change how it affects us—people still die of it every day. No matter your politics, vaccines make us less likely to be hospitalized and die.

    I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”.

    I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular.

    I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.

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  5. NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity.   Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground.   Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.

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