She/they pronouns. Geography PhD student. Probably talking about birds. NOT the writer of Shrill!
Knoxville, TN
Joined February 2012
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Even in Laramie, Wyoming, the high schoolers mobilized to #marchforourlives
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Officials only investigated 247 complaints out of a total of 33,126 made against Homeland Security thinkprogress.org/dhs-33000-…
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Why isn’t filing your taxes free and easy? Partly because @HRBlock and @Intuit spend millions so it won’t be. propub.li/2mIkY5X
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BREAKING: Senate Intel Committee says no evidence Trump Tower was "subject of surveillance" by US govt before or after 2016 election.
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How many more racist, white nationalist statements do @GOP "leaders" have to make before media quits treating them like some one-off goof? xitter.gq/nytpolitics/status/841…
Steve King has a history of inflammatory comments about immigrants. Did he cross a line? nyti.ms/2mKvEEq via @jestei
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#TrumpCare:
$1.1 TRILLION cut in health assistance for lower income people
$785 BILLION tax cut for people making over $250K xitter.gq/CAPAction/status/84165…
It's really remarkable how they're taking money away from less-well off people and giving it to more well-off people youtube.com/watch?v=vIl7d09F…
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The president promised everyone would be covered, but #Trumpcare would cause tens of millions to LOSE coverage as uninsured rates spike:
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We're pretty sure the Congressional Budget Office actually said an additional 24million people will lose health insurance over a decade. xitter.gq/SpeakerRyan/status/841…
CBO report confirms it → American Health Care Act will lower premiums & improve access to quality, affordable care. spkrryan.us/2mkCXyW
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So I promised the other day to do a thread on trans men who paved the way for all of us. Here we go!
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Honestly the Sam Vimes boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness is one of the simplest and best things you'll ever read on economics
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This is something, via @Alex_Roarty -- Trump managed to turn Mennonites into political activists mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-…
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Forget iPhones, this is the level of animosity Fox News has towards poor people
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Yep, GOP's Obamacare replacement plan actually has a #healthcareCEObailout. Can't make this shit up. xitter.gq/igorvolsky/status/8389…
Health insurance CEOs salaries
Cigna CEO David Cordani: $17.3M
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini: $17.3M
UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley: $14.5M xitter.gq/ZekeJMiller/status/838…
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Top Democrat on House Intel Committee accuses FBI chief James Comey of withholding Russia information from lawmakers abcn.ws/2mgeBKE
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It's clear that AG Sessions gave false testimony under oath at his hearing. This should disqualify him from leading the Justice Department.
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Dear media & pundits, pls repeat after me:
"the meaning of the words is more important than how the words are delivered"
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Australian children's author Mem Fox detained by US border control: 'I sobbed like a baby' | US news | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2017…
