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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 8h

I said I love to be free. I didn’t say I loved other people to be free.

Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 8h

What would happen to them if they quoted Kirk at school?

Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 8h

One thing going on that’s under appreciated- so many industries in on the verge of tobacco levels of accountability and they are terrified… oil, guns, maybe social media.

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 9h

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 16h

And so it is.

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 9h

She’s the main character from Election. Endlessly ambitious. Tracy Flick?

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Jane Roe Has Hope - Pro-choice Adoptee @janeroehopeful.bsky.social · 17h

Or people could just, you know, run for office.

20,000 uncontested seats in 2024. Republicans won almost 80% without an opponent. In state and local offices. Where elections are decided.

organizations.ballotready.org/research/unc...

The impact of uncontested races in last year’s general election — BallotReady for Organizations

See how a majority of general elections wins for both parties came in uncontested races

organizations.ballotready.org

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 9h

It’s The People’s Welfare Novak

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 9h

Going out of business sale!!
Everything must go!!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 13h

Gavin Newsom: "Masked men. Jumping out of unmarked vehicles. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. No accountability. People say I'm being hyperbolic. Bullshit. This is happening in America today."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 14h

I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

"Don’t tell us another New York City is not possible — we are already winning it." - tenant organizer Dorca Reynoso

tenant organizer Dorce Reynoso on stage at the podium

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 13h

Ah, the old “using your rights the wrong way.”

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 14h

We had seriously mixed feelings. “It’s wrong to hit people, but…”

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 23h

Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service.

The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 14h

The government’s own data and detentions like the ones we reported on in Chicago raise serious doubt about whether the Trump administration’s mission is to target “the worst of the worst” at all. New reporting from @msnbc.com. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 14h

So, like, hitler had terrible work ethic and that wasn’t even top three bad things about him.

Hellish Children @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 14h

He died this past June, but...

April 14, 2022

Tennessee Lawmaker Praises Hitler’s Work Ethic In Speech About Homeless People

State Sen. Frank Niceley (R) wishes Tennessee's unhoused population could be more like the genocidal German dictator.

www.huffpost.com

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Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 1d

As requested, some Don JR content. Enjoy.

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15h

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16h

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 19h

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 15h

Send federal troops to seize Benioff’s property. I mean, that’s next.

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 15h

Elon Musk has backed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's call for federal troops to be sent to San Francisco, a city that has become the latest flash point in President Donald Trump's escalating campaign to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

‘The only solution': Elon Musk backs call to deploy federal troops to San Francisco

The remarks from the tech leaders come as city officials tout falling crime rates even as overdose deaths continue to climb.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 21h

Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 15h

My son punched the boy who used to come up behind the girls and scream in their ear to startle them. Laid. Him. Out.

There was talk.

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 17h

Going to need a version of Solon’s law against neutrality. Oligarchs can hire mercenaries so democrats need to know they can count on each other.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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