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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 2h

But if I have to take it on the internet before I can use the internet...never mind. Great idea.

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 2h

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Muz @muz.blacksky.app · 1d

I love Evanston 😄💜

Sign in store window that says

ADVICE FOR ICE:
1 QUIT JOB
2 GET THERAPY

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 17h

Ceasefire deal on Monday, both sides angrily accusing each other of violating the ceasefire on Tuesday.

Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 15h

Shock factor of .0001 out of 10. White supremacists one and all.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Democrats @democrats.org · 15h

House Republicans just adjourned their pro forma session.

This is the SEVENTH time they’ve refused to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Do your job, Speaker Johnson.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 19h

The Oct. 18th "No Kings Day of Peaceful Action" has now surpassed 2,500 community events across all 50 states, per No Kings organizers.

All of these events were "organized by average Americans across personal, political, and geographic demographics."

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Demblu🩵🕊ThankYouJoe Biden @phranklindb.bsky.social · 15h

Figures:
Morris Katz, the 26-year-old strategist and ad man working for Zohran Mamdani, produced Platner’s first ad.

Dear god he's another Fetterman!!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Which Republican genius came up with the talking point to label millions of ordinary Americans peacefully protesting their government as paid Marxists who hate America?

That’s really what you are going with?

That we hate the United States of America?

Fuck you.

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Chelsea Blue @lordye.bsky.social · 1d

How many lives were lost unnecessarily this time you murderous bastard?

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that Charlie Kirk's last words were "gang violence" before a round fired by a white ass cracker motherfucker tore through his neck and killed his dumb fucking ass in seconds. Not a swarthy gang member. A white as fuck Utah boy with dumbass MAGA parents. He died as he lived, a dumb racist.

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 1d

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Blue Jazz @jazzisblue.bsky.social · 1d

You'll never be able to convince the idiots constantly accusing Biden/Harris of genocide. This is especially true when they have to contemplate who was really behind Free Palestine, Uncommitted, Abandon Harris, etc. Interesting how there was a seamless transition to scapegoating AIPAC soon after.

icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 1d

Yup! People are out of their mind if they believe Trump didn’t tell Netanyahu to reject Biden’s efforts negotiating the release of the hostages. 😒 Here is Bibi denying it’s what he and Trump talked about before he met with Biden. www.axios.com/2024/08/15/t...

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The Only Superhero Without A Movie @mbriatack.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, the Biden deal for the hostage release was halted because trump called Netanyahu and told him to postpone it, to help trump win the election.
Trump's hostage release deal WAS Biden's!

icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 1d

I want off this fckn planet, people are praising trump for the release of the hostages. While sweeping under the rug his base consists of the KKK, White Nationalists, NeoNazis and Regular degular Nazis. Basically every group who specifically wants Black and Jewish people off the face of this earth.

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 1d

So Donny made sure the hostages languished another 9 months b.c he cared more about his ego than their safety.

And giving H*ms funders in Qatar an airbase in Idaho to boot.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

So basically this is Iranian Hostage Crisis 2.0, just with a 9-month delay in the payoff for no particular reason.

Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 1d

This seems like confirmation

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 2d

Madame VP has zero fucks left to give. Neither to I or anyone who's had it with the ratfuckers who brought us to the edge of a precipice. Go harass Trump about your imaginary pet issue. Oh right. You know he doesn't GAF so you'll continue to go after the woman whose campaign you sabotaged. FU all.

Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 2d

"Are you the same person who was telling people not to vote?"

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Funny how the Free Phallustine cult don't go after trump, who's in office, but continue to harass Harris, who is not.

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John Flanagan @watfordjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Visited my grandchildren and had a silly dance with the seven year old standing on my feet. We perfected our waltz, and I asked if I could have the first dance at her wedding. 'No Grandpa, you'll be dead by then.' 🙃

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 2d

We're stuck in a cycle where Democrats are herald as the savior of all during a crisis, get voted in to salvage what's left after a Republican admin, and then when things have settled into some degree of calm, the apathy returns full force and another Republican gains entrance to the Oval.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 3d

So this is what they want to do to Antifa?
Oh, sorry, these *are* the graves of Antifa, who fought to save us from fascism.
Sorry, mistake.

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 2d

Simon Tisdall says people are disappointed in democracy.

But democracy is only the echo of a majority voice. If more vote for bad than for good, bad wins. Many Americans deliberately silence themselves by not voting, through apathy, ignorance, or anger. They won't eat but wonder why they're hungry.

Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2d

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis of democracy, said Simon Tisdall in his article for The Guardian

Meanwhile, Russia actively exploits far-right forces across Europe to advance its geopolitical aims, particularly to weaken support for Ukraine euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/12/f...

Far-right parties on rise in entire world as democracy wanes, while Moscow backs forces undermining support for Ukraine

Across the West and beyond, citizens lose hope in democratic systems, fueling populist movements and political instability.

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R.A. Roth (Where am I?) @fantagor.bsky.social · 2d

The irony is too many could have signed up for mail-in ballots, the equivalent of Doordash democracy, and chose not to bother to participate in the most convenient and passive manner possible. Apathy and laziness are a chronic disease infecting our election process. The cure remains elusive.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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