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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h

Every day brings more signs of cowardice and capitulation. I stated Democracy Docket in 2020 to be independent and pro-democracy no matter what. If you value media that will never compromise, bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

There’s a common feeling across the U.S. right now, a sense of helplessness. Many people want to do more but feel like they can’t. Remember: every action you take pushes the resistance forward.

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CK14 @palazzo214.bsky.social · 7h

You can bet that Trump and Bessent are using Argentina as a conduit to funnel majority of the $40b to their own slush fund accounts in bank havens like Switzerland or Dubai. Argentina gets a small cut. It’s a clean inside deal. The fix is in - as always with Trump.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

😡😡😡😡

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

The propaganda spewing from Trump's departments and agencies blaming Democrats for the government shutdown is blatantly illegal. We have the Hatch Act for a reason. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-regime-is-wildly-violating

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 8h

SPECIAL: We got this conversation up as fast as possible because Tim Snyder's analysis of the Trump administration's agenda and methods is so important. Also: Why No Kings matters, and what’s at stake in Ukraine. This is, if I may say so, a must-watch.

youtu.be/qq-V_k3HPLY?...

Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine

YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol

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jbshakerman.bsky.social @jbshakerman.bsky.social · 7h

What is it with Republicans and the CIA?

The GOP outs Valerie Plame during Bush II and now Trump puts a CIA target on the back of the every American visiting Central and South America.

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Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 9h

Supreme Court's reactionary cadre poised to eviscerate Voting Rights Act's Section 2, greenlighting GOP maps that obliterate Black districts under partisan pretexts, cementing autocratic hegemony in Dixie. #VotingRights

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he would not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until Democrats relent and end the government shutdown.

Grijalva, speaking alongside Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, on Wednesday, said the delay “is not procedural. It’s intentional.” 🧵

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Trump has frozen or canceled $28B in funding for infrastructure projects in Democratic congressional districts.

Meanwhile, representatives of those districts are fighting to extend ACA subsidies — more than half of which go to people in GOP-held districts.

Remember this.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17h

GOP’s labor market policy is market protectionism for white men.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 18h

"For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row...with women earning 80.9 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2024. That compares to women earning 84 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2022."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 21h

So the National Guard of one state is in a different state to wage war on the people. That is absolutely a civil war.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9h

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump’s comment
to General Mark Milley

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Arturo Dominguez 🇨🇺🇺🇸 @extremearturo.bsky.social · 10h

The New York Times finally said the quiet part out loud. Good for them.

They're 6 months late. I took the administration at its word in May and called it what it is. How much evidence do you need when you can see what they do and hear what they say?

The White House is not hiding it.

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jbshakerman.bsky.social @jbshakerman.bsky.social · 9h

Betting on Schumer is like betting on the team the Globetrotters pay to show up on game night. We need fresh young hungry players who want to win more and avoid a career in second place.

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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 17h

What is going on? Seriously, what is going on?
katu.com/news/local/a...

Arrest of local clarinet player outside Portland ICE facility raises concern

Concerns are mounting over the arrest of a clarinet player outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Sunday.

katu.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/pent...

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jbshakerman.bsky.social @jbshakerman.bsky.social · 11h

The real issues? Like stopping the GOP from making fools out of American farmers?

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Justin Lentini @jlentini09.bsky.social · 12h

THIS ISN'T A JOKE OR CONSPIRACY THEORY...THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE PLANS DRAWN UP TO CUT A CANAL ACROSS ISREAL, STRAIGHT THROUGH GAZA, BUILDING A CANAL BIGGER THAN THE SUEZ.
THEY WILL MAKE BILLIONS IN SHIPPING FEES..THIS IS WHY BIBI MET WITH DICKTATOR DONNY BEFORE HIS RE-ELECTION

MONSTERS

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