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North Carolina passes bill blocking LGBT protections
As a resident of this state, I am embarrassed by what the Republicans have done since they have been in office. People need to speak out on this injustice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/03/23/north-carolina-passes-bill-blocking-lgbt-protections/…
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*** President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris ***
His first tweet as President elect https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1325118992785223682?s=20
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How to support the Ukraine's Armed Defence:
NBU Opens Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces (bank.gov.ua)
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Havana Syndrome
https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1495562677510365185 Really interesting report from 60 Minutes. Bizarre stuff...
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Show how $6B will solve world hunger, and I'll donate it: Elon Musk to United Nations
Show how $6B will solve world hunger, and I'll donate it: Elon Musk to United Nations https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/musk-world-hunger-1.6233103 Get on it UN..Show us your not a totally useless money pit full of leeches…
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The U.S. West Megadrought
With record rain and snow last December, I was hoping we were in for a good, wet winter. But that little aberration did not last. We have had nothing but dry since early January. Now I see that we are in the midst of what is being called a "mega drought". This is serious business and there seems to be little to no relief…
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Beto O'Rourke
Cool, good looking and good values. Future President? Or at least sharing the stage with Pearl Jam someday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogutu95B1I
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Current News (non political)
A place for current and informative info https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/1487099919639154693?s=21
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Have you participated in any BLM-related protests?
This is poll is made anonymous so that hopefully we'll get answers from those who might otherwise be hesitant to participate in such a poll. We talk a lot about this subject so it will be interesting to see how many here have actually participated in them and what is the general consensus on BLM related protests.
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CEO of CNN Jeff Zucker resigns
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"Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians"
Not my words. Amnesty's. From their report. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/israels-apartheid-against-palestinians-a-cruel-system-of-domination-and-a-crime-against-humanity/ https://youtu.be/CoFjbnvkmQ0 Follows Human Rights Watchs report…
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Whoopi Goldberg suspended from "The View"
Haven't seen Ghost in ages. The "bad guy" trying to get with Demi Moore in that film has a small role in the beginning of Friday the 12th part 6: Jason Lives. I f you remember the American Express-gag in that film. Anyways. https://twitter.com/ABCNewsPR/status/1488701213256396802?s=20&t=dDav9RiCuWNyA6YWj_lBHA Whoopi…
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Norway bans breeding of Bulldogs (and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)
First legal ban on breeding Bulldogs and Cavaliers announced - Belfast Live
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This thread must stay alive. Forever.
Let's start with this doozy:“The concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” McConnell said.-Mitch McConnellhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/20/mitch-mcconnell-republican-black-voter-comments-outrage This should be…
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White Privilege
On any given day, in any given place in the United States, a person is less likely to be stopped and accused of committing a crime – whether they have committed one or not – if he or she belongs to a group that has historically been defined as white for a sufficient period of time in the United States. People defined as…
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**REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS VOTES**
Whether its by gerrymandering, limiting access to ballot drop boxes, limiting access to early voting, limiting access to vote by mail, limiting the number of polling places in urban areas, making it harder to register, and just generally opposing common sense solutions, there is a lot to discuss here. Figured we need a…
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Moved: Iso Five nights at Freddy’s sister location action figures
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Super Dave Osborne Died
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bob-einstein-dies-curb-enthusiasm-182736646.html This guy was hilarious. He told a joke (as Funkhouser) on Curb that is probably the funniest thing I've ever heard.
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13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia fire at house converted into apartments…
13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia fire at house converted into apartments, officials say https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/us/philadelphia-fairmount-fire/index.html How tragic. RIP little ones and RIP to all. Very sad. Those poor families.
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A new national newscast is taking on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC
WGN America is hoping to establish itself as a cable news network with the launch of “News Nation,” a prime-time newscast that the company says will deliver unbiased reporting.…