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Nick Knudsen

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🇺🇸 Executive Director DemCast USA 🎙️ Co-Host: #TheDangerousOnes Podcast 🖊️ Writing: HuffPost. Democracy is neat. We have a lot of work to do.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · Dec 7

Alright, thank you for helping crowdsource this Starter Pack of Independent / Non-Corporate Media Sources.

These voices will be essential in the Trump 2.0 era.

Please check out these folks and share!

Let me know if I missed anyone...

🙏

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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 3d

"Dem Congressman's Nuclear Messaging. Dems: Run With This!"

"Sometimes,” he said, “you’ve got to flip a few tables.”
www.blueamp.co/p/top-politi...

Qatari Airbase Peter Thiel Portland Xi SB 79

Top Politician Reveals Best Strategies to WIN Shutdown NOW

We talked the billionaire-to-GOP rigged pipeline of power; great message/sad reality. Greg's "throw a chair" strategy to fight fascist Republicans & government shutdown

www.blueamp.co

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 2h

After 737 days in captivity, Ariel & David Cunio are finally home.
The Argentinian-Israeli brothers were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023—the same day Ariel texted he felt like he was in a horror movie.
Nir Oz was nearly destroyed that day.
Today, two sons are home & a family rejoices.

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 6h

The Republican party of "family values" is at it again😡

"Multiple sources also questioned the legality of the cuts to OSERS. Federal law requires that there be an Office of Special Education Programs"

"[An employee] wondered: "Who will families go to when there's nobody left?"

Heartless bastards.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 4h

This.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 5h

Daily reminder.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 6h

If this doesn’t happen, it’s an injustice.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 1d

Murders per 100k residents:
* Houston 19.0
* Dallas 16.6
* San Antonio 15.9
* Ft. Worth 10.8
* NYC 4.6

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 1d

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday, Tiff!!! Love you so much!!

And yes, Jim. You won the life lottery.

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Eleven Films @elevenfilms.com · 1d

Happy 50th birthday to this beautiful woman! I’ve known you since the 3rd grade and you have been a fighter for the people since we were kids! 🔥

I am truly the luckiest man in America!🇺🇸

Happy Birthday, Tiffany Drastic 💙
Follow: @pdxeleven.bsky.social

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 3d

Oh shit was he actually saying amphifa this whole time?

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3d

Can anyone answer this? Asking for millions of friends.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 3d

Portland, Oregon! ✋

Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3d

Who’s goin’? 😎

Join here: seiu.com/nocrowns

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3d

Who’s goin’? 😎

Join here: seiu.com/nocrowns

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 3d

💥Help us grow this network:
secure.actblue.com/donate/tdo

Support The Dangerous Ones Network!

We’re building an army of resisters, a family bound not by fear, but by courage and connection. Every voice we lift, every story we share, is a spark against the darkness.

secure.actblue.com

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Eleven Films @elevenfilms.com · 3d

🚨 SECRETS THEY DIDN’T TELL YOU

We’re breaking down 3 NEW tips for NO KINGS 2.0 that could change the game. 👑

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/nNbKQYdN_sM

3 NEW TIPS for No Kings 2.0 REVEALED

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 3d

🚨Who's Ready for No Kings 2.0?

We've got 3 NEW tips will make your protest louder, smarter, and unforgettable.

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/nNbKQYdN_sM

3 NEW TIPS for No Kings 2.0 REVEALED

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 3d

SPREAD WORD!

3 NEW tips for successful No Kings Day protests!

Nine days and counting! LFG

3 NEW TIPS for No Kings 2.0 REVEALED

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 4d

Not even the rain could put out this union leader's fire.

Listen in as he calls out the Trump administration for threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers once the shutdown is eventually over.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah. They’re scary because they’re soulless assholes who have a lot of power.

But they’re also stupid as f*ck. Incompetent. Infantile. Weak. Insecure.

So don’t hold back. Let em hear it!

Clown Car Fascism: Point and Laugh at These Motherfuckers

You don’t beg a tyrant to stop. You humiliate them until they can’t show their face.

open.substack.com

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 4d

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LJP @mollimagee.bsky.social · 4d

go get a library card for yourself and your kids, it's a cheap, easy way to support. Support authors that you like. Sarah Kendzior, Timothy Snyder, Naomi Klein, Jodi Picoult, Fredrik Backman, Delia Owens, are some of my favorites.

Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 4d

Fascists and authoritarians want to control what books we have access to. Ideas are a threat to them.

We have to stand up to these evil people.

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Share from our social media toolkit in support of literature & art! (While we still can.):
social.demcast.com/toolkit/e58b...

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