There is much to admire in Abdul El-Sayed's response to the GOP plant in his audience. But one of the most deft things he did was to point out (twice) that our Constitution protects our right to follow *no* religion, thereby casting Christian nationalist Tommy as the actual religious extremist.

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The scariest Halloween decorations as an adult Original post

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This is at least the fourth person with diabetes to die in ICE custody just this year. Many more have been hospitalized and/or reported starving themselves so they wouldn’t die after being denied care. Is anyone aware of any litigation specific to immigrants with diabetes?

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“Why aren’t Americans following the French example?” Well, if a cop breaks your arm in the US, you end up $30k in medical debt, a list of charges and 3 yrs of legal costs, on top of lost wages mixed in for all of the above. Social safety nets are safety nets for democracy too.

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Yann LeCun (one of the “godfathers of AI”) called out Elon Musk for his “flying car” stunt. Musk replied, “I fart in your general direction 💨” LeCun responded, “From a high-pressure belly, your fart might propel you upward and forward. Come to think of it, that's exactly how your car is powered…”

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