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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 4d

1. Racism
2. Misogyny
3. Anti-intellectualism

…seems to kill the ability to navigate present-day politics.

What amount of political messaging and strategy will counter that ingrained trinity? Someone once said that some will shit their own pants if their enemy has to smell it.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Aug 17

Silence is complicity. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/on-palestine

On Palestine

My articles on the Gaza genocide.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW ARTICLE! On the dangers of AI: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/soul-strip...

Soul Stripping

Against AI, again.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Aug 6

Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Jul 30

simpsons meme of someone saying WEVE TRIED NOTHING, AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF IDEAS.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · Jul 29

Richard Hofsteadter’s “Anti-intellectualism In American Life”, published in 1963 is eye-opening.

Anti-intellectualism has been a central theme pretty much since the beginning of US history.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jul 6

“Just leave the country” is not a solution to fascism.

A large number of people can’t even leave their city or state

They’re trapped in legislative poverty. They’re disabled. They have families they can’t uproot or leave behind

The reasons are endless, but make no mistake, leaving is a privilege

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · Jul 7

I worked for a small, local metal fabricator, but was laid off in April due to the price fluctuations in steel and aluminum. Estimates can’t always be reworked for projects happening months away, and the price increases at time of purchase seriously affected cash flow.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · Jun 24

Unacceptable @repauchincloss.bsky.social
wtf???

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Apr 25

The week has been chaotic, but there's been A LOT of good news this week, especially in politics. A thread/

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mooneyc4.bsky.social @mooneyc4.bsky.social · Apr 1

Longest Senate filibusters ever:

Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people

Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people

Cory Booker - opposing fascism

#filibuster

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · Apr 1

Cory Booker has just broken Strom Thurmond's record for longest Senate filibuster ever, which stood for 68 years.

Thurmond set it objecting to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Booker set it arguing against authoritarianism.

May Strom's name be forgotten and his memory erased.

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Blue Horizon @phds2.bsky.social · Apr 1

Call Corey Booker’s office and thank him for standing up for Democratic principles! The Congressional Switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Ask for Corey Booker!

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · Mar 24

Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Mar 26

I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Mar 24

America’s foremost expert on not being up to the task has weighed in!

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · Mar 24

These people are clearly not up for the job.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Mar 24

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Mar 24

BINGO.

There is no Captain America. There is only.... America. Get in community.

Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · Mar 24

The ongoing demand for a single voice despite all organizing advice to the contrary is going to end the way these things always do. The charismatic leader of a resistance movement is killed. It's only movie magic that gives them happily ever after

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · Mar 20

One of THE BEST podcasts. Period.

Amazing content, outstanding production, and overall a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!

Literature and History Podcast @lahpodcast.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is the first post Literature and History (literatureandhistory.com) has made on Bluesky, to a total of zero followers! I'm sure it has a glorious future! 🤣

Literary History, from Ancient Times to the Present

Discover a literature podcast that takes you on a journey through literary history, with summaries, historical analyses, and original music.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · Mar 20

One of THE BEST podcasts. Period.

Amazing content and outstanding production! Basically, a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!

Literature and History Podcast @lahpodcast.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is the first post Literature and History (literatureandhistory.com) has made on Bluesky, to a total of zero followers! I'm sure it has a glorious future! 🤣

Literary History, from Ancient Times to the Present

Discover a literature podcast that takes you on a journey through literary history, with summaries, historical analyses, and original music.

literatureandhistory.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen.

📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together.

Alt Text: A digital flyer with a dark red background promotes the "Save Our Services: LET US WORK Mass Call" event. The main text is in bold white and light blue, with "LET US WORK" in large, uppercase white letters and "MASS CALL" in bold outlined text. Below, the flyer highlights four featured speakers with circular headshots: Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Robert Reich (Former Secretary of Labor & Co-Founder of Inequality Media), Liz Shuler (President, AFL-CIO), and Maurice Mitchell (National Director, Working Families Party). The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT, with a call to action in bold: "Register: bit.ly/march13RSVP."

On the left side, logos of supporting organizations are stacked vertically, including the Federal Unionists Network (FUN), AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Working Families Party (WFP), and MoveOn.

At the bottom, white text reads "+ more!!" indicating additional speakers. The flyer visually emphasizes urgency and collective action against federal worker layoffs.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · Mar 4

Americans are about to make it very clear who’s country this is and it sure as shit is not Trump or musks.

It’s ours.

🦃🍁 Tim Pie-rce 🥧🥔 @unchi.org · Mar 4

I just don’t think bumper stickers are going to cut it any more www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

Massachusetts Tesla charging stations intentionally set on fire, investigators believe

The Massachusetts State Fire Marshal's office says a fire at a bank of Tesla charging stations is believed to have been intentionally set and is being investigated as suspicious.

www.cbsnews.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Mar 4

(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.

Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.

Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · Mar 3

Diversity in ways
to overthrow the system,
Equity in opportunities
for everyone to overthrow it,
Inclusion of everyone
in the dismantling,
and Access to liberation for all.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Feb 22

Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?

A thread/

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