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Worked digging clams to digging ditches, military police to nuclear power, repairman to union rep. Currently specializing in doing as little as possible besides baking, drinking coffee, and reading. #ProChoice #ProDemocracy #ProLGTBQI #Resist

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · Sep 7

Dr Abraham Erskine to Steve Rogers:"So many people forget that the first country the Nazis invaded was their own."

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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 4h

Trumpville 2025! "We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying ...In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country."
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 14h

This delay is not procedural, it is intentional. Speaker Johnson is doing everything in his power to shield this administration from accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Grijalva, Now Certified in Arizona, Demands Again That Johnson Seat Her

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 5h

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doctorhenryct.bsky.social @doctorhenryct.bsky.social · 17h

1968- Nixon tells N. Vietnam not to negotiate peace b/c he will give them a better deal.
1980-Reagan tells Iran to hold the hostages until after the election leading to Iran Contra.
2024- Trump calls Netanyahu & tells him to reject Biden's peace deal so he can win the election.

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 2h

So sad that Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו refused to negotiate with the Hamas terrorists immediately after the Oct 7 massacre.

www.timesofisrael.com/no-doubt-net...

‘No doubt’ Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum

Haim Rubinstein claims Israel rejected early Hamas offer to free all civilians if IDF didn't enter Gaza, lays out PM's alleged political meddling that led him to quit last month

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 3h

This is how authoritarianism cements itself in power and crushes opposition, all while the eggheads debate if it's fascism or something else.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 2h

Drive.
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The Cars - Drive (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by RHINO

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 2h

Milei's policies are so successful he needed to swap 58 TRILLION Argentina pesos for $ in order to rescue his country.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Jordy created a website where visitors can contribute $35 to “provide an inflatable costume for a True American.™”

He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.

But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 2h

@governor.ny.gov

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent article. Tx.

Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 3h

Why does #OrangeFührer need 56 TRILLION Argentina pesos?

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18h

Chinese scientists have created a oyster-inspired medical adhesive called Bone-02 that can bond shattered bones in just 3 minutes. Inspired by how oysters cling to rocks underwater, the glue forms a strong, biodegradable bond that replaces screws and plates. buff.ly/znJ2jxD
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China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 15h

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Lucky Becky @trulove52.bsky.social · 1d

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Lucky Becky @trulove52.bsky.social · 13h

Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 14h

Gotta love a serenade and a bit of shade 🤭🤣

Enjoy 🤣
#SheShed

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superbeast114.bsky.social @superbeast114.bsky.social · 7d

No shit…🇨🇦

Chad Crichton @chadcrichton.bsky.social · 8d

I'm not saying that I think the United States is going to be plunged into civil war.

I'm just saying that I hope the government of Canada has a serious and robust plan in place for what to do if the United States is plunged into civil war.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5h

"It’s no wonder the up-and-coming ranks of politically active youngish Republicans feel emboldened to speak in the way that they did to each other in the leaked messages. They have a mirror in the White House, and defenders all around them."

The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans' Racist Texts

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 5h

One Epstein file if by land, two Epstein files if by sea.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump says he's now "looking at land" strikes on Venezuela

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 7h

The “Young Republican” group chat leaked to Politico had these white supremacist master race types on it. Peter Giunta, Bobby Walker, William Hendrix and Samuel Douglass. These are not “college kids.” These are grown up fascists.

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 7h

MAGA = #Make_America_Germany_Around_1938

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Arthur ❌️👑 @iamarthurkotb.bsky.social · 7h