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What does it say about us as a nation that a brave, traumatized, 11-year-old girl who soaked herself in another child's blood to prevent her own murder had to testify before Congress to explain to our lawmakers that we are dealing with a national emergency? (1/6)

Sen. John Thune (R) South Dakota, “we need our AR-15’s to shoot prairie dogs.” Senator, my ancestors used to hunt buffalo (in South Dakota) — using only a bow and arrow.

Folks, your friendly neighborhood Muslim here. Please don't use Islamic terms to describe the fascist movement in America. It isn't Sharia, which allows abortion, or Islamic law or the Taliban. It's white Christian nationalism. Name it. The radical movement is homegrown.

Women are not the property of their State, so they can travel between them for any reason they damn well please.

It’s only “espionage” if it comes from the Espionage region of France. Otherwise, it’s “sparkling treason.”

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Check out this book talk: "Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There Are Alternatives to Fighting" with editors NEgotiator and Jennifer Reynolds on 2/14, 12pmET. Zoom registration link: tinyurl.com/ypdz4frx. Harvard Negotiator

Much of the glitz and glam of the 70s and 80s was built through LGBTQ+ culture, hair stylists, dancers, makeup artists, etc. Let’s stop acting like they suddenly appeared out of nowhere and simply say… thank you.

A Florida woman, unable to get an abortion in her state, carried to term a baby who had no kidneys. Her son died in her arms shortly after he was born, just as her doctors had predicted he would. cnn.it/44pypgW

You can’t go to work, to the MALL, to the grocery store, to your church, to the movies or the bank. You can’t attend a concert, go to a dance class or go to see your doctor. You can’t ring a doorbell, use a leaf blower, hop in a car, pull down a driveway, bounce a ball, or ask

WHEN DO THE GUNS START MAKING US SAFER? Texas keeps weakening its gun laws and selling a record number of guns; meanwhile, the state’s gun homicide rate has increased 90% since 2011. Shouldn’t Texas be one of the safest states in the nation? Or at least getting safer?

I spoke last night at The Stonewall Inn for the opening of pride month. It was such an honor to share that moment with so many wonderful people. Happy Pride! And as I said in my speech, I hope you feel sheltered by our community and inspired to work towards a kinder world.

As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-…