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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1h

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Forbes @forbes.com · 20h

Silver prices surpassed a decades-old record as investors sought out safer assets, but economists warned of hidden risks.

Silver Selling At Record High—But Here’s Why Analysts Say Gold Is Safer

Silver prices surpassed a decades-old record as investors sought out safer assets, but economists warned of hidden risks.

www.forbes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 1m

VOTE!

Vote every single conservative OUT, city, county, state!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Garcia: It’s really shocking for him to essentially lean into this possibility of a pardon. And we know why that’s the case, right? He wants to control what she says. He wants her—someone who has a ton of information on what actually happened—to perhaps… omit memories she might have of the president

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

If you read only one democracy story today, make it this one. While legacy media largely skipped the Texas redistricting hearing, Democracy Docket's Jen Rice was there for all 10 days. Her coverage stands out and sheds insight into how the GOP operates -- not only in TX -- but nationally.

In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 1m

VOTE!

Vote every single conservative OUT, city, county, state!

bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 1m

Vote every single conservative OUT, city, county, state!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

OBAMA: “Better’s good… we’re not gonna get to perfect. Do I think single-payer with no profit motive would’ve been smarter? Absolutely.”

President Obama tells Maron the ACA was a compromise because he didn’t have the votes for what he really wanted. #MedicareForAll

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 2m

Support FREEDOM of the Press and support Progressive, independent news media!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

How fashy do you have to be for the Washington Post to refuse to sign your pre-clearance policy? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · 11h

I'll only speak for myself...

A dark (abusive/violent) childhood that nearly killed me (father tried to kill me & suicidal attempts)

Bullied at home which caused extensive damage & at school for being Jewish, a nerd, mental illnesses, etc.

I vowed to be a better person & advocate for other people

Some people are mean and bitter because they had a rough childhood. Some people are kind and caring for the same reason.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15h

You know they’re worried about this weekend’s turnout at the No Kings rally when they’re already making comments about it. Who’s ready for Saturday?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Why are the farmers destabilized, Scott?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "The Chinese have unfortunately turned our soybean farmers into pawns. They're trying to manipulate them and our farmers overwhelmingly back President Trump. They know that he has their back. And we can't implement the programs we want to stabilize the farmers' finances."

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 4m

Resist the continuing, epic stupidity, racism, fascism that is at heart of the FELON's regime!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9h

"The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide"

Via Zeteo, read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

zeteo.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15m

So now we get the Eric Trump book tour where the whiniest Trump cries about how victimized he has been day after day. Again.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 14h

Anyway, any state with a Dem trifecta that doesn't have legal roadblocks to mid-decade redistricting needs to go ahead and do it. I think that's Maryland, Illinois, and maybe Oregon?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. a US rescue package ‘won’t sound so nice for Argentines who’ve lived through many bailouts and the consequences’ – but could at least keep the economy steady through election day.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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NPR @npr.org · 52m

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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bikeguy2024.bsky.social @bikeguy2024.bsky.social · 6m

GO JANET!!!!!

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Politico @politico.com · 1h

Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined her state’s crowded Dem Senate primary as the establishment favorite today, aiming to flip GOP Sen. Susan Collins’ seat in a pivotal midterm year.

Chuck Schumer gets his preferred candidate, Janet Mills, in crowded Maine Senate race

Schumer had been aggressively recruiting Mills to challenge Republican Susan Collins.

www.politico.com

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