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LAPD once stopped Americans at California border — to keep out the poor - Los Angeles Times
I'm kind of an old leftist, and I remember the right using the same "judging by its cover" tactic they used against everyone non-white and non-cishet. Even if the allegations are true, all it will entail to is "trans…
It’s more about who you keep in rather than who you keep out.
Old-fashioned, hinged wooden window shutters to keep out the heat in summer.
chorty like a melody in my head that i can’t keep out got me singin’ like
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(AAVE) To dress up.
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(intransitive) To refrain from entering a place or condition.
“LAPD once stopped Americans at California border — to keep out the poor - Los Angeles Times”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm kind of an old leftist, and I remember the right using the same "judging by its cover" tactic they used against everyone non-white and non-cishet. Even if the allegations are true, all it will entail to is "transes, keep out from our circle or you also get this treatment".”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It’s more about who you keep in rather than who you keep out.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Old-fashioned, hinged wooden window shutters to keep out the heat in summer.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“chorty like a melody in my head that i can’t keep out got me singin’ like”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.
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