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I don't want to step on anyone's toes here but before "abolish ICE" turns into "make ICE into two agencies" I'd like to suggest we mainstream "break up DHS and repeal the Patriot Act," as long as we're mainstreaming things

Not gonna lie it has been growing more terrifying to be a journalist. Until last year I never received death threats. But since Trump it has become a normal part of my job. I'm gonna keep being a journalist, because fuck these propaganda spewing hate mongers, but it's scary.

One of the earliest and shortest Christian creeds was “Jesus is Lord” which implied that Caesar was not.

The greatest predictor of mass shooters is a history of abuse towards women. The greatest predictor of mass shooters is a history of abuse towards women. The greatest predictor of mass shooters is a history of abuse towards women. . . . What if we took abuse seriously?https://twitter.com/dellcam/status/1012494082269212673 …

I am not fucking worried whether American democracy is going to survive this shit. I am worried whether my family is going to survive it. So fuck you and your we-survived-the-Civil-War column. Hundreds of thousands of people didn't survive it.

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I deeply question what it means to "freely choose" something (abstinence, monogamy, commitment to a religion, etc) in a context that says every other alternative is wrong, sin, ill-fated, will send you to hell or cause you to lose your entire social support system.

fewer cops, more doctors fewer tanks, better roads less worship of war more awe of kindness less fear of spanish more tasting the beautiful taste of new words what if we took the fierce critical love in our bodies and owned it and held it dear

imagine if they accused us of wanting the borders to be open and we just said: yes the prisons to fall and we said: yes wages and medicine for absolutely everyone and we said: yes fewer soldiers and more teachers and we said: yes

When journalism is demonized, the consequences are terrifying. After 6 years working in the Middle East, I have seen - & experienced - the script repeatedly. First the powerful use their platforms to cast doubt, next come the threats & censure. It ends in physical violence.

I'm gay; friends who have "differing political views" from me want my people erased from school education, rejected from medical treatment, or placed in a corrective camp fuck your friendshiphttps://twitter.com/morganapoos/status/1010919037289852928 …

Journalists are NOT your enemy. We are your neighbors. Our kids play soccer together. We are in your congregations. We are Americans. We are human. Just like the other souls killed in senseless violence. #RIP #Annapolis

Donald Trump repeatedly called for violence at his campaign rallies. He refers to the news media as the “enemy of the people” and a “danger to our country.” He’s tweeted about “fake news” 245 times. Donald Trump may not have pulled the trigger, but he helped cause the tragedy.

The police don’t want the cameras to see women being dragged out of the Hart Senate building. They are kicking out the press and will start arresting folks. POWER TO THE PROTESTORS. .

The Democratic Party has called for more accountability from Congresswoman Maxine Waters in the last 24 hours than the GOP has demanded from Trump in 2+ years of hate, bigotry, slurs, bullying & even suggestions of violence.

ya sex is fine but have u ever watched alexandria ocasio cortez win her primary on twitter

Literally every civil rights leader has been criticised for not being ‘nicer’ or ‘more civil’ to their oppressor. Literally every civil rights movement has been smeared as ‘just as hateful and fundamentalist’ as the systems of oppression they fought against.

My family survived pogroms and the Bataan Death March and occupation after occupation and I will be goddamned if we call it quits because we've lost some battles. We do not get to quit. No cowardice, no appeasement, no surrender. Because the hope is in us and what we do now.