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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · Sep 8

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it."

Abraham Lincoln, 1861

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 2h

He cited Hannah Arendt's warning that "the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction & the distinction between true & false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 3h

Yes.

No, she's L.A. based.

And, definitely.

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Samuel Spade @samspade1941.bsky.social · 4h

MAGAts are the real snowflakes.

Was LoLo in that clip?

And shouldn't Leavitt's cross be worn upside-down?

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okguy.bsky.social @okguy.bsky.social · 4h

This needs to be exhibit #1, in every court room in America. Against the unlawful military occupation of our cities…..

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 4h

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Samuel Spade @samspade1941.bsky.social · 4h

ameriKKKa has a surplus of Techno-Fascists.

No shortage of assholes either....

#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 5h

Heyyy, I know that drawing 😘🦖

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Lolo the Dreaded Court Jester @thelolo.bsky.social · 8h

💜

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 5h

🎯 exactly

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TheTimeline 🔎🧩 @thetimeline.bsky.social · 8h

LOVE LOVE THAT VISUAL! No kings OR wannabe kings!

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

#NoKings #Resist ✊️🇺🇲

Find a rally near you and show up! Peaceful sustained protests must continue.
www.nokings.org#map

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

When we don’t call propaganda what it is, we co-produce it, and hasten disaster.
h/t @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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upchuck66.bsky.social @upchuck66.bsky.social · 9h

#NoKings
Or Fascist Dictators

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

In case you are wondering.

* John Strand is a J6er and right-wing organizer.

Source: x.com/JohnStrandUS...

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

#NoKings
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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

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Tremain @tremain.bsky.social · 1d

Just listened to the Five Eight. Please keep doing the Mock Up segment! Thanks

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

Guest Appearance from MEASLES!

Sponsored by RFK, Dr. OZ, and the CDC

*MEASLES Parties are Back!
#LaughAtThem

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 9h

#LaughAtThem

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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 10h

🎁 link #gestapo
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

How Trump’s Chicago Immigration Crackdown Escalated, in 10 Videos

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

What do these Trump Administration dudes all have in common? 🤏 #SDM

Penary Authority (SDM)

YouTube video by The Five 8

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Tina- Descendant Of Antifa Soldiers @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 2d

This was back in March.

He briefed the WH.

CRC has ties to several of the #ProjectHell2025 assholes.

Including Heritage, Council For National Policy, Cleta Mitchell, Bradley Foundation.

@5gw.bsky.social @thelolo.bsky.social @clayberg248.bsky.social @jennycohn.bsky.social

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2d

BREAKING: Court blocks Trump-Vance admin’s restrictions on health and housing grants.

This win safeguards critical services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQI+ youth, and unhoused communities.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

If you missed this training, join our next one on October 15 where we’ll cover our rights when protesting, de-escalation training, and more.

No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15

I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!

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