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Tom Hayes

@kabiu.bsky.social

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Internet Hermit w/o portfolio; not an influencer I survived Elon’s hostile takeover, but that place lost its appeal N.B. 🚫 Requests via the ‘net are seriously NOT how I prioritize my charitable giving - seriously pronoun: tea

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Tom Hayes @kabiu.bsky.social · Apr 5

Our current political turmoil flies in the face of what our Founding Fathers sought to embody in early documents: Unity

United we can vanquish the baser impulses of those who seek only our exploitation & oppression.

Democracy thrives on “participation, not compulsion” (borrowing from C.J. Cherryh)

Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · Apr 5

Benjamin Corey Feinblum wrote this and posted it on the Being Liberal Facebook page #MomSky

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 16h

40% of live births in America are paid for by Medicaid.

Slash that shit and then what?

Babies die. Mothers die. We all pay more for every kind of medical care and hospitals go belly up.

How. Is. That. Winning?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"

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Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social · 21h

This is good.
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes

“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

taskandpurpose.com

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WitchyCrone86 @pagancrone86.bsky.social · 7h

I miss Obama. His speeches and interviews are always extremely human and articulate. He has a soul. And intelligence and integrity.

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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie @mojochefjeff.bsky.social · 18h

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism

Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force

The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.

www.msnbc.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12h

It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.

Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 3h

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 17h

Amish people do vaccinate - and autism exists in Amish communities fullfact.org/health/amish... via @fullfact.org

Amish people do vaccinate - and autism exists in Amish communities – Full Fact

Social media claims that autism is less prevalent among Amish people because they don’t get vaccinated aren’t supported by the evidence.

fullfact.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.

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Nancy Drew: Girl Detective @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social · 13h

“The GOP’s greatest con has convinced Americans that what is holding them back economically is not the rich with their tax lawyers and loopholes; rather, it’s the poor, who might buy junk food with food stamps. It’s not the people hoarding billions; it’s the people sleeping on the sidewalks.”

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Douglas S. Weddle @douglassweddle.link · 20h

A president actively thinking about suspending habeas corpus is a president Congress should be actively thinking about removing from power.

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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 16h

From MeidasTouch Legal AF: The Convicted FElon DOJ is now deleting court documents on J6 terrorists who have been in trouble with law repeatedly. The DOJ was caught when a judge noticed a document missing on a J6'er, who wanted to bomb Obama's home & was convicted for it. I bet these are ICE now.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 14h

Obama is better than caffeine…any day. I had almost forgotten what it sounds like when a fine orator is at the podium.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) actually told the press that Democrats would be the ones hurt most by losing SNAP.

To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.

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Toks Nilhaw 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇰🇷🇯🇵🇬🇱🇵🇦 @toksnilhaw.bsky.social · 11h

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David Vierra 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇧🇷🇲🇽🇨🇦🏄🏼‍♂️🐮 @davidvierra.bsky.social · 5h

This…

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10h

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 1d

Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?

$2733.15 a month.

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

Everything the “don’t tread on me” folks claimed to care about is being done by the people they now blindly support

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."

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Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social · 1d

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h

Let’s talk about ICE. This post is long, but it’s worth reading to understand how to protect your right to privacy.

It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.

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David Vierra 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇧🇷🇲🇽🇨🇦🏄🏼‍♂️🐮 @davidvierra.bsky.social · 17h

Everyone needs to remember this…

GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 18h

Power requires fuel. We are the fuel.

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Rep. Angie Craig @repangiecraig.bsky.social · 17h

If you or your loved ones are seeing your costs go up, I want to hear from you.

Please share your story with me and my office here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

docs.google.com

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