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Police brutality
Unequal education
Maternal mortality
Child welfare involvement
These are all systems in which, and are not an exhaustive list, of the ways in which systemic racism is *quantifiable*. This is what we want with BLM. This is what needs changing. Not murals painted
Black women are 243% more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications than white women — this father brought his heartbreaking story to Congress to change that
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For the first time since at least 1982, deaths now outnumber births in reliably Republican counties across America.
This demographic shift may already be reshaping US voting patterns.
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Zach Fox describing British food is killing me. He made a video about those people’s food in their restaurant and they probably don’t know that he dragged them
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The Cornell University r@pist. These men drugged a young woman and took turns r@ping her. In a group chat, they took a picture of her and invited others to rape her. Only two of them were expelled the others had to write an essay. You should be outraged by the outcome. This young woman will forever be changed by what happened to her and these young men get a slap on the hand.
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People share the story but it’s time we start sharing the names as well
Matthew Ingalls. Jonathan Newell. Winston Lee. Gillio Lopes. Diego Sarabia. Scott Norris. Scott Kretzschmar
Thank you Editorial
Exclusive | Cornell frat bros forcibly drugged student before horrifying gang rape, texted ‘free p–y’ invitation: suit trib.al/4ParhqQ
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Rape against men is incredibly important but you lot only ever want to bring it up to downplay women being raped its so fucking weird
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This. If you know an assault is happening (an assault that continues for 7 hours!) and don’t do anything about it, you’re in on the crime.
That damn frat should be shut down and every member arrested, even the ones who didn’t participate. Every single guy who received that text and did nothing should go down as an accessory.
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Climate scientist specializing in extreme weather here.
Nor'easter has always referred to extratropical cyclones, and they can form at any time of the year.
And they've been called nor'easters since 1837.
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Hey so, let’s also expose the administration that’s allowing rapists to roam free.
The Cornell University r@pist. These men drugged a young woman and took turns r@ping her. In a group chat, they took a picture of her and invited others to rape her. Only two of them were expelled the others had to write an essay. You should be outraged by the outcome. This young woman will forever be changed by what happened to her and these young men get a slap on the hand.
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TABOR refunds would likely be given up indefinitely. After 10 years, state lawmakers could start spending some of that money however they decide. 9news.com/article/news/polit…
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Two @nypdnews vehicles in a row with defaced or illegally removed license plates outside of the @NYPDTRAnsport Citywide Traffic Task Force station.
One of them didn't have a placard to park there, either, which raises the question of where its placard has gotten off to.
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She was raped for hours by 7 men.
She was drugged, passed around and exploited as “free” to members of a Cornell fraternity.
Her life will never be the same.
What would “fair accountability” look like if not permanent ruin?
Perhaps ruin would make other men think twice.
The anger over this handling is completely valid, but demanding permanent ruin rather than fair accountability risks undermining real justice.
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Yet another story that would be an ALL CAPS scandal under a Democratic administration complete with a weeks-long media freak out and congressional hearings that won't even be remembered by Monday b/c the media likes Republicans and wants them to win.
A data breach at the Pentagon’s vast HR system has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of current and former military personnel, raising counterintelligence concerns among national security experts
@snlyngaas @davis_winkie report cnn.com/2026/09/25/politics/…
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United Healthcare just dropped ALL Advent Health service providers/hospitals from their insurance coverage. Yes, ALL.
This is particularly alarming for my friends in central Florida. Advent owns a significant portion of hospitals and providers in that area.
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People who don’t think Nixon had a chance don’t see how she’s built her constituency from the ground up. She may seem an outsider to most of us, but she’s done the groundwork that’s invisible from afar. And I always appreciate how she speaks—honest, knowledgeable, and authentic.
CThaGod: Why does it seem like some Democrats would rather see you lose than have your style of politics win?
Angie Nixon: Because I would force them to do more work. I would force them to have to actually answer to the people.
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Permanent ruin IS real justice
She was raped FOR SEVEN HOURS. She'll be lucky to be able to pee normally let alone get pregnant or have any kind of sex in a healthy way, + the psychological damage she will have for the rest of her life.
They deserve to be just as destroyed
The anger over this handling is completely valid, but demanding permanent ruin rather than fair accountability risks undermining real justice.
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