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[Nick Libby @Nicklibby]

@JoJoFromJerz California supplies nearly 80% of the U.S.’s fresh vegetables during winter months, especially from the Imperial Valley and Salinas regions. Maybe be winter but we are still farming in farmable regions.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "FEMA is gonna be a whole big discussion very shortly, because I'd rather see the states takes care of their own problems."

[MAD CRAB 🦀🇭🇷🇵🇸 @bigmadcrab]

@esjesjesj Because it would make Elon look even worse https://t.co/YXwQckSVag

[PoliticsVideoChannel @politvidchannel]

Trump rescinded Joe Biden’s executive order that allowed Medicare prescription drug plans to offer generic drugs for common chronic conditions for a flat, $2 copay. The goal was to standardize copays for generic drugs and encourage patients to continue taking medications.

[Momsplaining is my job @Momsplaining101]

People who keep saying that Appalachia should’ve been prepared for this really know nothing about the area or weather. This wasn’t a “once in a lifetime” thing. This was a “this has never happened since Noah” kind of thing. It’s one thing to live below sea level and have this happen, it’s a whole other to literally live in the mountains and have your home wash away or have water covering your house. People had less than a days warning of how bad it might be and nothing said it would be this bad. On the coast people know a week ahead what will likely happen because it happens all the time. It’s not the same.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Mike Pence has announced that he cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump. Retweet to make sure every American sees this clip

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a shocking moment, Donald Trump just announced that he is going to adopt Project 2025’s policy to fire civil servants and hire political staff loyal only to Trump. Retweet to make sure all Americans are aware of Trump’s devious plans.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Former Republican Governor of New Jersey, Christie Whitman, has endorsed Kamala Harris for President. High ranking Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump at record pace.

[rayben @raybennn_]

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[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning leak, potential Donald Trump VP nominee Marco Rubio just admitted that any Trump Presidency would lean heavily into the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plans. Retweet so every American sees this leaked clip.

[rayben @raybennn_]

@cooltxchick @DarrigoMelanie We have 2 grocery stores in our town and a Walmart. The grocery stores are owned by the same man and prices are insane. The closest alternative is 25 miles in either direction.

[rayben @raybennn_]

@trillary_banks_ A win is a win 🤣

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Country singer Dolly Parton wrote the songs "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" on the same night.
When the first song was at the top of the charts in 1974, Elvis wanted to record his own version of the song. Dolly was interested until Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager, said that it was standard procedure that when the king of rock and roll covered a song - half of the rights to that song would go to him in the future.

She refused it.

"I said, 'I'm really, really sorry' and cried all night. It was terrible for me, on the one hand, it's Elvis. People told me: "You are crazy." It's Elvis Presley...' but I just couldn't do it. Something told me in my heart not to do it and I didn't. I know he would rock with that song. But I couldn't. And then Whitney Houston came along with her version and I made enough money from the rights to buy Dollywood."

She grew up in severe poverty and no one famous has done more for the education of the poor than her.

In 1990, the percentage of students who did not graduate from high school in her hometown was over 30%. She introduced the "Buddy Program", where all high school graduates received a nice sum when they graduated. It wasn't just a waste of money, she personally came and explained the concept to them - everyone should find a buddy, and whoever doesn't succeed she will find one for them. Everyone had to sign that they will graduate and do everything in their power to ensure that their buddy also graduates. She taught young people about friendship and helping.

The number of school dropouts dropped to below 6% and has remained so until today.

When 900 families lost their homes in the 2016 fires, she paid each family $1,000 for the next five months. When she came to the bank to finish the paperwork, she gave each family another $5,000 to find. A total of nine million dollars.

Also, her work - Imagination Library from 1995, was inspired by her realization that young people in rural areas and poor families already fall behind when they start school and that this prevents them from pursuing higher education. The goal of her program was for every child in her district to receive one book, once a month, from birth to school, completely free of charge, without any conditions. It started as an initiative in her hometown and has spread to a huge number of countries around the world.

By 2018, over 100 million books were distributed in this way.

She is also known for her witty statements, at the beginning of her career she said:

“I'm not offended by jokes about stupid blondes because I know I'm not stupid... and I'm not really blonde either.”

[rayben @raybennn_]

Southern conservatives haven’t changed: their language has.

[rayben @raybennn_]

One thing I think we don’t talk about enough is the implications of how “democrat” is exclusively used as an insult in the Deep South, and how deeply rooted in racism it is.

[rayben @raybennn_]

Southern Republicans spew the word toward anyone who doesn’t share an exact replication of their beliefs, with an intense malicious contempt reminiscent of a sentiment shared in the 50s and 60s (***** lover).

[Liv Marks @OliviaLilyMarks]

Drew Barrymore is an angel sent from heaven and I refuse to believe otherwise

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

I really want to hear how Republicans reconcile the whole "Democrats don't care about our national debt" argument with this simple, yet informative chart:

1989-1992 - Bush increases our deficit.
1993-2000 - Clinton has a budget surplus
2001-2008 - Bush increases our deficit, also sparks Great Recession
2009-2016 - Obama reduces our deficit significantly after an increase as he takes office during the Great Recession
2017-2020 - Trump increases our deficit thanks to Tax Cuts, before Covid explodes our deficit further
2021-2023 - Biden Takes over during Covid and begins reducing our deficit

Can someone tell me what I'm missing here?  

I know that our national debt is a problem and both sides should be blamed to some extent, but the GOP narrative that this is a Democratic problem is just laughable to me.