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tried to explain to a white liberal that i felt weird seeing white people make racist sounding jokes about AI ("tin crow laws", "wirebacks/silverbacks", "my daughter better not come home with no god damn clanker") because of how ingrained it is into the "white" identity to incite genocide by inventing an outgroup, and how that's the only "white heritage" that exists because "whiteness" was invented 200 years ago from ideology.

i was told i was "flexing my history knowledge" for bringing this up, and then accused of promoting bioessentialism for saying racism defines white blood-- something objectively true, as "whiteness" cannot exist without an outgroup.

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United Healthcare getting sued by its investors, because it didn't warn them that the CEO getting murdered (by the tendrils of their unmitigated greed) was going to lead to them approving more claims (for covered services that they had no right to deny) is a cartoonish example of exactly why their CEO got murdered.

Their argument is essentially "You promised us a specific profit margin that is not possible to achieve under this increased public scrutiny of your unethical practices. We only agreed to invest because of those unethical practices. So we demand compensation because you didn't warn us that you'd be behaving more ethically"

And idk. Satire isn't just dead. We've pissed on its corpse and now it's dissolving in lye.

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bruh look who i saw at pride today 😭😭😭

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The genocide in Gaza destabilized the entire region. The Biden administration allowed Netanyahu to walk all over them, just as the Trump administration has.

My heart breaks for my mom and dad who have lost weight due to lack of food. I'm at a loss. We depend on your generosity for humanity. Help us. Yes, I trust you. Share, donate

Donate to my family, the Balousha family, here.

Donate to the Karim family here

Donate here to Nour's family

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I’m sure most of you have seen the video of the Palestinian boy that went viral

talking about hunger, fear, and life in Gaza.

He wasn’t just speaking for himself... he was speaking for all of us.

I live in Gaza too. And I’m living the same reality — struggling to find food, to stay safe, to keep hope alive.

If his words touched you, please know there are many of us going through this every single day.

Any support — a share, a kind word, a donation — can make a real difference.

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I saw a post going around a while ago (including from a non-US moot) about getting comfortable lying to law enforcement

Here's the thing. In the US.

DO NOT TALK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

If you are in a situation where you're lying to law enforcement, you are already interacting too much. STOP TALKING.

You can ask if you are free to go. You can keep asking.

Per the National Lawyers Guild, ESPECIALLY do not lie to the FBI. Do not say things to them that could be construed as lying. Those are serious charges. The best way around that is NOT TALKING.

In the words of the National Lawyers Guild: SHUT THE FUCK UP.

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The problem with peaceful protest is that peaceful suppression isn't a thing. There's no way to peacefully destroy neighborhoods, hike prices into homelessness, survey and kidnap and kill children, strip away rights, or erase history. Their first avenue was violence because they do not see us as humans worth peace. Which means your avenue needs to be open to violence too.

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my friend sami wanted me to share his story with you:

Today, my twin brothers, Hamza and Bilal, and I left home with a small amount of money to buy one kilo of flour that costs $90. While we were on our way, the occupation forces suddenly opened fire on us. My brother Hamza was shot in the leg and started bleeding heavily. Some medics rushed to pull him to safety, while Bilal and I had to lie flat on the ground and crawl toward a sand dune in the desert.

We survived by a miracle—just because we were trying to buy a little food to keep us alive. We didn’t ask for much, just enough to fill our stomachs and give us a chance to survive. But even that became a risk. I’m asking you from the bottom of my heart: stand with us and help us.

My name is Sami, and I want to live. I want to feel safe, even if it’s just for one hour. Please, don’t turn away as if nothing happened. Don’t ignore these words. Your donation could save a life. Even the smallest act of kindness can bring light to someone trapped in darkness.

Imagine yourself in my place—hurt, hungry, and scared—while others could help but choose not to. Please take a minute to think—and then donate. Your support will not be wasted.

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does anyone have that quote that goes something like 'white germans under the nazis lived just fine as long as they were loyal to the state, gave their children to the army, and paid their taxes, and in this sense many americans would be comfortable living under fascism' trying to find who said it but google is giving me jack shit

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Palestinians are stronger than any marine

(Sharing their other link because they have a regularly updated account that they use like a normal person, everyone be normal about this please)

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the rich =/= someone who has something I can't afford :(

the rich = the fucking rich

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Trump is now polling underwater on every single issue, including the economy and immigration. Do not let him claim he has a mandate or is all powerful. We are the majority — not Trump.

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reblog to give your headache to elon musk instead

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The Gaza ceasefire has ended as Israel resumes bombing the Strip 20 days after blocking all aid from entering the enclave.

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like to charge reblog to cast

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