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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 6h

“kindness, compassion and empathy“
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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 12h

What @lguap0.bsky.social said is true. These ACA tax deductions help small businesses.

Before the ACA, it was impossible to be a small business owner if you had a preexisting condition because not a single insurance company would insure you.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 12h

Premiums for a family of 4 = $16k/yr. Non-covered medical expenses (DM1 mostly) = $14k/yr. Total: $30k/yr, which will now go up.

Meanwhile, Mike Johnson is staying home, collecting a paycheck.

What is WRONG with you Mike? Poor and middle class people need healthcare. We just die now?

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.

I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.

If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos.

By @eltragon.bsky.social

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 2d

Hell no.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Gavin Newsom confirms he is considering 2028 presidential run

Democratic California governor and high-profile Trump critic plans to make decision after 2026 midterms

www.theguardian.com

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 2d

For Serbia’s autocratic leader, President Vučić, delegitimizing any and all sources of opposition has become a top priority. Here’s how pro-democracy forces have fought to pierce his veil of legitimacy: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/leave-the-door-open-for-defectors

Leave the door open for defectors

Serbia shows how backlash to corruption can swell pro-democracy movements

www.ifyoucankeepit.org

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 3d

Almost threw up just now.

“President Trump has made it clear he wants 15M poor people to shut up about losing their healthcare so he could give 1T in tax cuts for billionaires.”

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4d

The reshaping of the playing field is underway
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey

www.nytimes.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 4d

Social media is the easiest way known to man to misinterpret.

Everyone needs to take a look in the mirror.

My Gen Z kids talk about the failings their own generation and of Boomers. And how the Boomers were the civil rights generation. But this is social media, so I have to end there. Peace out.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks.
Indivisible is inspired by MLK, Nelson Mandela, Serbian Otpor.. Taking the peaceful road, but not following the rules.

The protest made Johnson look like an idiot and Trump decide against martial law for now.

But I say start something more to your liking

ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 4d

The fight doesn't end here. Join me at nokings.org/next for
this week's action.

What's Next? — No Kings

The fight doesn’t end here. No Kings was a beginning — a reminder that power belongs to the people, not to those who would rule over us. The work now is to stay ready, stay connected, and keep fightin...

nokings.org

ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 4d

Ok @fookmaga.bsky.social
Here’s your link to get involved in “more than protesting”. Every week!

Or tell us all about what you’re organizing.

Remember that community is a major part of the strategy. It‘s hard for authoritarians to tear us apart when we know each other.

nokings.org/next

What's Next? — No Kings

The fight doesn’t end here. No Kings was a beginning — a reminder that power belongs to the people, not to those who would rule over us. The work now is to stay ready, stay connected, and keep fightin...

nokings.org

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 4d

And gen Z.

Honestly their lack of involvement is appalling. I asked a drama professor how his students were coping. He sighed and said they were oblivious.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 5d

Me too.

It is working.

1)Now they’re getting worried. We got their attention this time & a ton of free advertising from Mike Johnson.

2)Community is the point. The more we know each other, the harder it is to tear us apart (Timothy Snyder)

3) & frankly, cynicism
is just an excuse to be lazy.

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Kim @kimoco.bsky.social · 6d

This is what it used to look like inside the lobby area.

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Arlene Kirsch ❌👑 Love America peacefully @arliek.bsky.social · 5d

We won!! We won!!

AVELO is quitting Bradley Airport in CT!!!

We protested! We wrote to the CT Airport Authority (CAA)!
It worked!

@maddow.msnbc.com
@ruwmi.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @sarahdohl.bsky.social

www.masslive.com/westernmass/...

Avelo quits Bradley after seeking free rent, losing tax subsidy, ICE protest

Both protesters and Connecticut's attorney general had targeted Avelo Airlines because it runs deportation planes for ICE.

www.masslive.com

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rosariovpendleton.bsky.social @rosariovpendleton.bsky.social · 5d

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Great video! Proof of ICE lawlessness!

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 5d

L.A. TACO caught up with Leo Martinez of VC Defensa to get his full breakdown on what happened the day ICE agents rammed and T-boned his truck out in Oxnard on the morning of Thursday, October 16th.

Reporting by Izzy Ramirez & Aisha Wallace-Palomares

Editing by Errin Vasquez

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Indivisible Santa Barbara @indivisiblesb.bsky.social · 5d

Here's our official social media video of No Kings 2 in Santa Barbara. Please share widely. Credit to our videographer, Brent Sumner.

Enjoy! #NoKings #Indivisible

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 5d

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

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Rep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 25d

By refusing to undo their health care cuts, Republicans are driving up premiums, cutting care options, & raising costs. Our veterans answered the call to serve. They deserve better than this chaos.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 6d

Why people keep buying shit from Amazon I’ll never understand.

“Oh but it’s so convenient.”

Seriously?!

Capitalism on steroids is the problem. Make an effort to form relationships with people and businesses in your community. You don’t need more stuff. You need more community.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 6d

Why people keep buying shit from Amazon I’ll never understand.

“Oh but it’s so convenient.”

Seriously?!

Capitalism on steroids is the problem. Make an effort to form relationships with people and businesses in your community. You don’t need more stuff. You need more community.

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ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social @ambassadorofstoke.bsky.social · 6d

I see some boycott opportunities here
Apple
Amazon
HP
Microsoft
T-Mobile

Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 8d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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