It's 2026 and the last American employed in manufacturing is laid off by his AI supervisor and begins the long walk home. Since the word "Depression" was banned by Presidential decree, economists are now writing of the "Great Compression" of 2026. And it's a fitting name since we're all suffering under the big squeeze. But fear not! What's left of President Trump--referred to as the Almighty by his fans and "The big orange bag of shit" by everyone else--is now selling edible TrumpCoins so no one need starve to death. In fact only 85% of Americans need food assistance, so things could be worse. And based on the past year, "worse" is on its way.
@burnoutqueen The nazis destroyed the library of Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in 1933 and with it the fruits of the most advanced research of trans health that existed at the time. Hatred of modern science and medicine is a persistent trait of the nazis.
@TeflonTrout @curiously @alice @LGBTQNation
Other kids at the playground here in the US wanted my pre-schooler to be the 'bad guy' so they could shoot their pretend guns at him. Ha. Nope.
My kiddo doesn't play any 'shooting' games, and 'bad guys' are just pretend - there are just people who make bad decisions sometimes though (we'll teach him about IRL bad guys later).
The parents of the other kid? Totally encouraged it all and stood in when my kiddo wouldn't play.
Gun culture is a cancer.
Mark Volman, Singer of ‘Happy Together’ and Other Hits, Dies at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/arts/music/mark-volman-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.RVnQ.JHOEOgqxuZ_3&smid=url-share
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@littlemiao in my experience, reading more books is always the solution.
When I was a kid, my parents warned us not to buy food from China. Food safety regulations were non existent and you never know if it's toxic.
As a parent, I'm warning my kids not to buy food from the United States. Food safety regulations are non existent and you never know if it's toxic.
It's come full circle
This is how to write truthfully about #RFKJr: "This is a lie. The new guidelines erect enormous barriers for people who want the #vaccine, including the vulnerable. The guidelines will result in fewer people getting the vaccine, which will result in more people dying." https://defector.com/how-the-fuck-are-you-supposed-to-get-your-covid-vaccine
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NRA says it opposes idea of banning transgender Americans from owning guns
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/nra-transgender-gun-control
'I feel totally traumatized': Unaccompanied minors from Guatemala describe attempted deportation
Need another reason to be outraged at Republicans?
""In the dead of night on a holiday weekend, the Trump administration ripped vulnerable frightened children from their beds and attempted to return them to danger in Guatemala," said Efren Olivares, a lead attorney at the National Immigration Law Center."
All while claiming they were just trying to reunite families. Sure. That's why they tried to sneak this disgusting action through in the middle of the night. Thankfully a judge was woken up and stopped them in time.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/feel-totally-traumatized-unaccompanied-minors-guatemala-describe-attempted/story?id=125233238
#USpolitics #immigration
"But what if someone on your side turns out to be abuser?"
In the bin with them. All of them. Every single sex pest, banned and threatened. Yes, I mean threatened. Whatever the victim says, I am 100% behind that.
For every person who abuses people, there are ten more who are more clever, more kind, more effective, and more dedicated to the cause than getting their rocks off in a way that causes harm.
This goes double for any politicians. Oh, this person abuses power? NEXT!
Sen. Wyden (D-OR) rightly called the GOP refusal to put RFK Jr. under oath “basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee about hugely important questions like vaccines.”
@wyden.senate.gov #RFKJrMustGo
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