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 They don't want to ban #TikTok. It's all a pretext. They want some American #RightWing millionaire to buy it, backed perhaps by some rich Middle East interests, like the #Xitter. Can you imagine what they would do with it? 
Think about it. 
 Homelessness means society has failed. 

Billionaires mean society has failed. 
 @3967703f both ends of the spectrum: failures 
 Clouds now contain microscopic pieces of #plastic that in turn are causing “plastic rainfall”, according to a new study.

#Scientists fear that these particles of less than 5mm - known as #microplastics - could be contaminating “nearly everything we eat and drink”.

#HumanityIsSoFucked 

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/clouds-plastic-rain-food-contamination-b2420308.html 
 I challenge you to find one fucking thing that freak show didn't lie about. 
 @3967703f 

Donald Trump thinks Ivanka is 'hot' and would 'date her if she wasn't my daughter'

I believe he told the truth here

😁 
 @3967703f 

Here's something else he didn't lie about:

'We Won With The Poorly Educated. I Love The Poorly Educated'

😁 
 As per #MeidasTouchNetwork

#Breaking

Judge #ArthurEngoron granted the #NY #AG partial summary judgment and found that #Trump, who is currently out on #bail, violated #NewYork law.

Judge Engoron in Donald Trump's NY civil case found Trump guilty of #fraud Tuesday and ordered the cancellation of all business certificates of all entities controlled or owned by Trump or his family in NY.

#TrumpGuilty

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/judge-rules-trump-liable-for-fraud-in-ny-ag-case 
 @47ce6ec1 

psstt... Italian McDonald's has espresso.
Just saying
:)

#Italian 
#Mcdonalds 
#espresso 
 #BernieSanders tears into the #millionaire #CEO who said “we need to see #unemployment rise."

#FeedThemToTheOrcas
#RepublicansAreTheProblem 

Video courtesy of:
All In With Chris Hayes #MSNBC

https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/111/066/659/960/603/135/original/37094d9a7200996e.mp4 
 The #ElongatedMuskrat did it again!
#ElonMuskIsARussianAsset

»Elon Musk’s #Starlink went out during yet another critical Ukraine offensive against the Russian Navy last night, September 12th. »

#Russia #Ukraine #StopPutin
#DoD #DoJCrimDiv #SecState #ODNI https://sfba.social/@skykiss/111059624352016261 
 A bill #Arkansas lawmakers will take up during a special session next week would hide all information about where Gov. #SarahHuckabeeSanders travels on the state dime and with whom, retroactively to before she took office. The proposal comes the same week a lawsuit was filed over the #ArkansasStatePolice’s ongoing refusal to share the names of the governor’s travel companions and some of her travel expenses.

#FOIA

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/09/08/arkansas-republicans-launch-all-out-assault-on-foia 
 #Breaking

A 6.8 magnitude #earthquake has struck 56 km West of #Oukaïmedene, #Morocco at 18:11:01 (UTC-04:00)
at a depth of 18.5 km

Location
31.110°N 8.440°W

https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/111/031/919/064/543/450/original/b0e8608983145f75.jpg 
 Psssst....

#ElonMusk is a #RussianAsset
#X is a Russian Asset

Just saying.

#Starlink #Crimea #Russia #Ukraine
#Xitter 
 «A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday from #conservative groups looking to block #StudentLoanForgiveness for some 804,000 borrowers.

The decision marks a win for student loan borrowers and for President #Biden, who promised to continue pursuing #DebtRelief after the #SupremeCourt's decision last month to strike down his administration's #LoanForgivenessPlan.»

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/student-debt-biden-lawsuit-dismissed