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“In the 1990s, poets and left-wing intellectuals still wielded some influence, even if symbolic, over government ministers. But that is no longer the case. Our Mamluks are not interested in the opinion of tormented poets or humanist philosophers. They derive their authority from other sources.”
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“Do you really want government officials getting involved in cultural institutions, determining the content?”
@GillianHTurner out here making actual sense on Fox News — better hope the whitewasher-in-chief wasn’t watching 😬
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.
If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy.
Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on social media(X) that federal border agents will be assigned to NPS sites as part of the broader federal law enforcement push in DC. He said the Interior Department had authorized a “service-wide deputization” of Customs and Border Protection
I wasn't overreacting.
Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
If hell exists, James Dobson is about to experience the ultimate Find Out. #FAFO
Well, you know the streets of DC are truly dangerous if they're letting the president go out at night for a photo op.
"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine.
Stopping development could put cures of chronic diseases such as cancer and HIV out of reach."
My comments on mRNA research defunding in @prismreports.org:
The research made promising inroads on developing vaccines for cancers and HIV, which both have racial and socioeconomic disparities
A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state last night at the order of Ron DeSantis.
The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016 — the largest mass shooting in the country at the time.
A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, Florida, that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was removed by the state overnight.
