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Mainer, gamer, troublemaker. Permaculture newbie. She/her/they.

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · Jan 12

This is really good. Well worth the read.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jan 11

Preparing for the next four years. Here is a practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0.

Surviving the Next Four Years

A practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 38m

Susan Collins is 100% against nuking the filibuster to protect abortion rights, LGBTQ rights and the environment -- not a stretch to call this one of her organizing principles.

But to help the MAGA push thru a govt funding bill they don't have to negotiate with Dems? She's open to it. #MEpolitics

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 38m

At what point of bulldozing the White House does America become great again

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 37m

⚡️As Tomahawk pressure vanishes, Russia escalating strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, Zelensky says.

"In Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, restoration work is underway across all affected areas following Russian strikes on our energy infrastructure," Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

As Tomahawk pressure vanishes, Russia escalating strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, Zelensky says

"In Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, restoration work is underway across all affected areas following Russian strikes on our energy infrastructure. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, (Russian forces) even used FPV dr...

kyivindependent.com

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 3m

I feel that. And I think you’ve summed up why I have a hot take that most academics are autistic. The required for a dissertation are exactly this.

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28m

Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona’s 7th District on September 23rd, yet Speaker Johnson STILL refuses to swear her in.

He’s using the government shutdown to prevent a Member of Congress from doing her job and to stop the Epstein files from being released.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27m

great piece from @adamserwer.bsky.social on the “anti-woke” tax that americans now pay as a result of conservative identity politics run amok.

The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying

Better broke than woke, right?

www.theatlantic.com

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 11m

One, we love him in Maine. He’s hugely popular, and no one thinks he’s a fuckin’ Nazi. Two he talked at length about the video and the tattoo here: www.facebook.com/share/v/19VE.... Three, he’s a harbor master. “Water adjacent.” Jfc.

Redirecting...

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1h

No president should be able to do what trump is doing to the White House right now. He doesn’t own the place. WE do. It’s OUR house. We’re just letting him live there for four years. He can’t tear down walls and shit. It’s OUR house.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1h

A lot of what we "discuss" on socials, actually needs to be discussed in organizations not on socials...

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1h

Universal jurisdiction. Enjoy.

Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 1h

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime

He was released by authorities in the South American nation.

www.politico.com

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Lily @lilyscott.bsky.social · 10h

All Trump's Billionaires who want lucrative government contracts are pouring money into it.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...

Who's paying for the White House ballroom and what's in it for them

President Trump has so far raised $200 million for a new White House ballroom from some of the nation's biggest companies.

www.cbsnews.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12h

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?

Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 56m

France understood the assignment. We sat on our thumbs for 4 years and let the criminals take over.

www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Former French president Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

On his way to the notorious La Santé prison in Paris, Sarkozy said in a statement released on social media that “an innocent man” was being locked up.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 56m

Donald Trump broke a promise and then ruined something?

Well, I never.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h

Trump in July, on the WH $250MM ballroom project:

“It won’t interfere with the current building.... It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 54m

After @GovBillLee claimed all MEMPHIS arrests are violent criminals 🤥 , and got busted for that not being remotely true:
“The Memphis Safe Task Force won’t release the names of 1,000+ individuals it arrested or provide details about the charges.” 🤔 tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/21/t...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 54m

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 34m

Seriously! Or even when they kind of do, they make jokes and use cheerful tones that obscure the seriousness of the issue. (Any serious issue). They treat views like children. It’s infuriating.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 54m

I’ve been writing about politics in some capacity for over 25 years now and it’s still stunning how the mainstream media refuses to tell the public basic truth

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 52m

TONIGHT: Let’s talk about what’s next. Join movement leaders and activists to discuss how each of us can channel the incredible energy of No Kings Day into the organizing power it will take to win: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

"A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries."

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.

www.cbsnews.com

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 50m

In case you missed yesterday’s great news:

Chicago Mayor Calls For General Strike Against Trump, Paid-Protester-Lie Debunked, New Epstein Revelations, and Mike Johnson Once Again Flails On Sunday TV

The Resistance rises to new heights

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 49m

Many state and local police agencies are signing up to be part of the 287(g) immigration task forces. Not in Arizona.

Why Arizona Police Agencies Are Opting Out of Immigration Enforcement Program, w/ @azluminaria.org

Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

In January, the Trump administration launched a national recruitment campaign to deploy local officers as deportation agents. It has added more than 900 agencies, but only four in Arizona have signed ...

www.propublica.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 47m

CHICAGO: “They took my son. He’s only 16. I just want my baby back.”

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Scaypgrayce @scaypgrayce.bsky.social · 46m

Pay attention to Mr. Luce:

Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 1h

"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...

Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump

Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield

www.ft.com

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 2h

I figured _you_ knew! 😊

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4h

There was a minor scandal early in the Obama admin about people disrespecting the White House by wearing jeans in the Oval Office bsky.app/profile/jbf1...

Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 4h

This makes me sick.
That’s our House, our history.

The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.

A post—and photo—showing the demolition of the White House East Wing.

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