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[Devila @devilateal]

@NextBestPicture My favorite film of the festival

[Devila @devilateal]

@MerriamWebster I heard tell of a child born in the 60s in southern Alabama named Formica Dinette. Also twins called orange jello and lemon jello but with an Italian or French accent.

[Olivia Julianna 🇺🇸🦅🗳️ @0liviajulianna]

.@ericswalwell should withdraw from the governors race and resign from Congress immediately.

There is a particular kind of betrayal that cuts deeper than the rest. It is not just the harm itself, but the performance that surrounds it. The speeches, the advocacy, the public image carefully built to look like integrity. It is the deliberate choice to stand in front of people and claim to fight for justice while knowing, privately and undeniably, that you are part of the harm.

He knew.

He knew every time he assaulted someone. He knew about the messages, the photos, the pattern. He knew how often he crossed the line with young staffers. He knew exactly who he was and what he had done.

And he did it anyway.

He stood in public and condemned Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. He claimed to fight for women. He pointed fingers at other abusers and spoke about accountability as if it did not apply to him.

He knew all of this and still ran for governor.

He ran because he believed he would get away with it. He believed the truth would stay buried, that power would protect him, that no one would hold him accountable. And when the accusations started to surface, he did not respond with honesty or remorse. He responded with arrogance. He pointed to poll numbers. He posted crowd photos. He deflected. He lied.

As a 23 year old woman, it is exhausting and infuriating to watch this happen over and over again. Because no, it is not all men. But the truth is that you cannot always tell which men. The ones who call themselves allies. The ones who speak the loudest. The ones who build their reputations on defending women can still be predators. They can still be abusers. And they often chase more power believing it will shield them.

Too often, it does.

Power does not cleanse men of what they have done. It hides it.

And what makes it even more devastating is the silence forced on the women around them. Women who were harassed, assaulted, violated, and still feel they have to protect their careers instead of tell the truth. Women who believe that speaking out will cost them everything.

There is a line from the reporting that will not leave me. The women did not give their names because they did not want to damage their careers. They were harmed and still feel they have to hide, because a woman who stands fully in her truth carries a light that exposes everything built in darkness. And the people who rely on that darkness will do anything to keep that light from shining.

How many women have swallowed their pain to survive professionally? How many have stood behind powerful men who hurt them because they believed coming forward would destroy their future, or even set women back entirely?

That is not just injustice. It is systemic.

So let me be clear.

If you are a man in politics, whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, and you have abused women, harassed women, or exploited women, your time is not infinite. Your power is not protection. Your image is not immunity.

You may avoid consequences for a while. You may even succeed in something greater.

But accountability is coming.

No matter the office.
No matter the election.
No matter how long it takes.

You will answer for what you have done.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Wab Kinew: “No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein war.”

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

Superb political ad. One of the best you’ll see.

This is better, and resonates more, than anything coming from Labour or the Tories.

[Devila @devilateal]

@NextBestPicture Have you seen my favorite film this year: THE HISTORY OF SOUND? It’s sublime

[Devila @devilateal]

@sciencegirl Mayonnaise like they do in Holland

[Sandi Bachom 📹 @sandibachom]

This is one of the most profound videos I’ve filmed since the rise of Trump. I asked him why he was there. Tears rolled down his cheeks. His father who was a WWII veteran (like my dad) told him “We gotta stop this guy”. He was a squadron commander and he lost 110 men and he never got a scratch. And he lived his whole life trying to be worthy of their sacrifice. And he asked me to do the same. So this is a very small thing to do. But why everyone in the country isn’t doing this and trying to understand what this man is doing to our country. I don’t get it. But everybody needs to do something to stop this guy” Please listen to every single word and share. #TrumpArraignment #Truth

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocked an overseas USAID employee’s pregnant wife from receiving emergency medical care.

RETWEET to let America know that @SecRubio is abandoning American citizens!

[Devila @devilateal]

@LailaAlarian @rulajebreal What a shame. I was lucky enough to see this doc at a film festival and think about it often. Though devastating to witness the spite and malice from the settlers, the friendship of the Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers who are featured IN this film is inspiring.

[Devila @devilateal]

@NWSFairbanks @AltUS_ARC Yikes! That doesn’t seem right?

[Slate @Slate]

The six stages of cleaning out your childhood home. https://t.co/4wmr6ItfIC

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

This statue just appeared at a park in Philadelphia

[John Cusack @johncusack]

Just fucking shameful

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

This guy is out here trying to post iconic looking photos of himself when he has spent the past year competing to out-Kissinger Henry Kissinger.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

Well worth 100,000 retweets.

This is amazing and needs to be seen by every single person in America.

Worth not just tweeting but retweeting every single day until Election Day. https://t.co/R71xDGBknf

[Heather Thomas @HeatherThomasAF]

Chickens Mocking Economic Gibberish