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Democrat, antifascist and gauche by nature

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · Oct 16

TRUMP, AN AMERICAN ABERRATION
The mercurial former US President Trump is a convicted felon, an insurrectionist, an admirer of foreign dictators, a racist, a misogynist, and a dangerous American aberration. His return to power would betrayal of Washington's legacy in American history again.

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 6h

Yet another classic Russian "suicide"

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 7h

Tish James' speech was AMAZING. This is just a taste of what she said, what a dynamic speaker!! Check out her full speech.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

To beat a social movement, you must build a counter social movement. Historical tides shift when there is a shift in values. A group of thinkers conceives a new social vision, and eventually, a social and political movement coalesces around it. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Trumpism WILL NOT END IN THREE YEARS. LEFT UNOPPOSED, THIS KIND OF POPULISM THAT Trumpism REPRESENTS COULD DOMINATE FOR A GENERATION. THIS COULD BE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES AND OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES, TOO. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Successful social movements find ways to build civic power. Authoritarians seek to divide and isolate their opponents to prevent collective action, so the mere act of organizing a coalition creates power. Individuals may be powerless, but groups are not. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Trump has turned ICE INTO A. MASSIVE PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION WITH APPARENTLY UNCONSTRAINED POWERS. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

The spirit of the country, although perhaps dormant, still lives. Bullies who go unresisted keep on dominating. Submission becomes a habit too. SOURCE: The Atlantic by David Brooks

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

The traditional American mindset is premised on the possibility of limitless growth that can be widely shared; the populist mindset assumes that everything is a zero-sum competition. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

What became Trumpian populism drew on older movements, such as the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing party of the 19th century and the isolationist America Firsters of the 20th. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

IN THE ABSENCE OF A BROAD SOCIAL MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT & PROTECT THEM, LEADERS ALL FACE THE SAME COLLECTIVE-ACTION PROBLEM: IF I STAND ALONE, I'LLBE CRUSHED. (Atl.)

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Trumpism can also be seen as a multipronged effort to amputate the higher elements of the human spirit—learning, compassion, science, the pursuit of justice—& supplant those virtues with greed, retribution, ego, appetite. (Atl.)

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Sleepyheart1 💙💙💙 @sleepyheart1.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Trump has TREATED THE CONSTITUTION WITH DISDAIN, ASSAULTED DEMOCRATIC NORMS & DIMINISHED DFEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS, & PUT MILITARY VEHICLES & SOLDIERS ON THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL. HE EMBRACES THE OPTICS OF FASCISM & FLAUNTS HIS AUTOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS.(Atl. )

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

For 250 years, THE ESSENCE OF AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, DRAWING ON THINKERS GOING BACK TO CICERO & CATO, HAS BEEN THAN NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. PUBLIC OFFICIALS' FIRST DUTY IS TO PUT THE LAW BEFORE THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR OWN SELFISH IMPULSES. (Atl.)

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Jay Ponti @jayponti.bsky.social · 2d

Furries against fascism. Protesting the ICE gestapo in the most Portland way possible

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

Successful movements build civic power by increasing social tension. A successful anti-MAGA movement must begin by moving people from fear and stagnation to hope and momentum. (Atl.)

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ᚅᚔᚅᚌᚐᚉᚑᚑᚈᚓᚏ (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦂⛧⚷🐦‍🔥 @ninjacooter.bsky.social · 7d

New protest sign I'll be bringing with me to No Kings on October 18th.

Blue background with a very light image of a sigil comprised of an eye positioned over a key, which is in turn positioned over a heart with justice scales on either side. The words Community, Cooperation, Dignity and Compersion are written at the four points of the sign, and the main text on the sign, in bold white letters, is, "This isn't Left vs. Right.

It's Empathy vs. Emotional Terrorism.

For our own survival, we must protect the empathetic from those who terrorize for sport."

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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 17h

Crimin' all the time,
Crimin' all the time,
Crimin' all the time.

SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 20h

tRump caught on hot mic discussing back room deal with the president of Indonesia.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckFelontRump

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Eileen O’Farrell @ofarrelltalent.bsky.social @ofarrelltalent.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings Day- October 18th
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

No Kings Day- October 18th

Suggestions for posters

open.substack.com

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Jean Ibosh @fedup90611.bsky.social · 1d

Good night 💤
Stay fiercely determined
Radiant positive energy
Live with passion

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it’s going on when you don’t have the strength.”

Theodore Roosevelt

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Aurea @mariaurea.bsky.social · 16h

The story Trump tells isn’t truly American; in fact, his story is the one Russian nationalist tell: The good people of the heartland are under threat from foreigners and urban modernizers; I will protect you. Today’s representative MAGA image is a wall. (Atl.)

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h

'Andor' creator Tony Gilroy urges people to participate in the No Kings protest on October 18

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 4d

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 2d

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16h

According to Goldman Sachs, 88% of US tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers. Only 9% are being paid by foreign exporters.
#TrumpTariffs

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