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Melissa Walker πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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author of YA books, mom, vassar girl, tarheel at ❀, Head of Giving Circles @statesprojectus. It starts in state legislatures.

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A grid of black-and-white, often askew photos of buildings and kids and a horse-drawn carriage.

A grid of black-and-white, often askew photos of buildings and kids and a horse-drawn carriage.

Turns out the 1940s NYC Tax Department photographs (by WPA photogs) include outtakes, and they are so wonderful! 1940s.nyc/outtakes

10.08.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 611 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 19

gotta say, Brad Lander's really walked the walk in these past weeks and it's not something I'll soon forget

25.06.2025 02:20 πŸ‘ 7192 πŸ” 601 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 34

when we scream and shout about doing things, this is what we mean. got popped and still went back again? hell yeah brother

20.06.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 4229 πŸ” 900 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 14

The most vital thing you can do right now is spread this message offline to normies. There is no "unrest", there's a protest. It has 400 people. LA does worse when the Lakers come in 3rd in a season.

08.06.2025 02:42 πŸ‘ 3848 πŸ” 1477 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 27
The Last Line: How States Will Save America. June 8, 6pm ET on Zoom. RSVP at bit.ly/TheLastLine

The Last Line: How States Will Save America. June 8, 6pm ET on Zoom. RSVP at bit.ly/TheLastLine

The future of this country is on the line this November in Virginia. If you’ve been wondering how you can stand on the right side of history in this pivotal moment, this is your chance to get off the sidelines. RSVP to join us: bit.ly/TheLastLine

30.05.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBacon cheese and egg”
I have not laughed this much in a long time.

05.06.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m taking summer off from the workshop so May will be the last one till Fall. You can register here:

03.05.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives

02.05.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 21711 πŸ” 4981 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 153

Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.

19.04.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 36679 πŸ” 9417 πŸ’¬ 671 πŸ“Œ 341
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering Iowa age to own a handgun to 18 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law, which goes into effect July 1, to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to own and carry handguns.

Republicans are actually lowering the age limit to buy guns to 18, even though 18 to 20-year-olds are FOUR TIMES more likely to commit gun homicides. This is craven.

19.04.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 961 πŸ” 381 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 36

Not sure who needs to hear this, but any govt official who violates someone's constitutional rights -- and is acting outside the scope of their lawful authority -- can be PERSONALLY liable in a civil suit.

ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.

18.04.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 29725 πŸ” 9590 πŸ’¬ 1030 πŸ“Œ 549
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Dallas school shooting: 4 hurt at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, suspect on the loose Three people have non-life-threatening injuries, and one person is in serious condition because of a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas.

Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, was on lockdown after a "shooting incident" wounded a 17-year-old in the leg. This comes one day after state lawmakers heard bills that could allow 18 year olds to carry loaded guns in schools.

16.04.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 385 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 10

8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.

If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.

14.04.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 8373 πŸ” 1960 πŸ’¬ 355 πŸ“Œ 121

A Governor’s home was set on fire while he and his family slept inside, and the President has still not said anything, as far as I can tell.

Worth noting that Trump attacked Shapiro as a β€œhighly overrated *Jewish* Governor” last summer.

14.04.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 7
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β€œSomething bad is happening.” πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...

15.04.2025 02:46 πŸ‘ 3359 πŸ” 1373 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 60

Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale!

06.04.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 3081 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 25

The worst

06.04.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#HandsOff in Chicago

05.04.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 10068 πŸ” 2113 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 75
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#HandsOff Austin, Texas

05.04.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 23711 πŸ” 4676 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 240
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#HandsOff quad cities, Iowa

05.04.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 11257 πŸ” 2208 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 126
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#handsoff
Topeka KS

05.04.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 13482 πŸ” 2921 πŸ’¬ 180 πŸ“Œ 215
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Portland, ME showed up. #HandsOff

05.04.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 19956 πŸ” 3981 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 209
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Absolutely insane crowd here in Madison, Wisconsin β€” the Capital of Democracy!

#Handsoff

05.04.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 30281 πŸ” 5698 πŸ’¬ 416 πŸ“Œ 268
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NYC β™₯οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
#handsoff

05.04.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

05.04.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 45068 πŸ” 8614 πŸ’¬ 516 πŸ“Œ 468

Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.

It’s an essential step in the process.

05.04.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 6466 πŸ” 1525 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 55
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

05.04.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 110593 πŸ” 23807 πŸ’¬ 2068 πŸ“Œ 1547

Today, Trump’s 10% tariffs go into effect which serve only to raise costs for the American people.

Here’s a statement the White House released today:

β€œThe President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”

05.04.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 678 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 9
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The Griffin List A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

North Carolina - Check to see if you are on the thegriffinlist.com

For everyone in NC who has ever ordered from me, I looked for you and didn't your full name, or your last name matching the zip code you provided to me (except one last name starting with G). Go look for your friends and family!

05.04.2025 03:47 πŸ‘ 628 πŸ” 444 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 17
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a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying have fun storming the castle Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying have fun storming the castle

It’s Protest Day!

05.04.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 1052 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5