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Nothing to see here: Old Guy that express's his opinion on Politics and Scoundrels; they go together so well! BlackLivesMatter SFGIANTS US Navy Vet Free Palestine 🇯🇴 I Stand With Ukraine 🇺🇦🌻 Sonoma County, Ca.; hence PapaESoCo

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · Jun 5

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I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration

It wasn’t all at once (although sometimes the last three months seem that way). Authoritarianism never is. It happens drip by drip,

The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free

How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step

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Tricky2U 🌊 @mirrorpond.bsky.social · 10h

Well stated!

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 14h

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There is something spectacularly stupid about watching a man in full tactical armor aim a sniper rifle at another man’s baloney pony. A rooftop Rambo sweating through forty pounds of gear, laser-locked on a moving target that happens to be democracy

No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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Erik Miller 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲🇫🇮 @erkkitaneli.net · 10h

"A rooftop Rambo sweating through forty pounds of gear, laser-locked on a moving target that happens to be democracy"

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 14h

No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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thebeeselbow.bsky.social @thebeeselbow.bsky.social · 10h

You will obey

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 10h

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citizenfra.bsky.social @citizenfra.bsky.social · 10h

Bet he has small pennie issues.

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citizenfra.bsky.social @citizenfra.bsky.social · 10h

Bet he has small pennie issues.

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Gajin Batty @battyboo.bsky.social · 10h

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No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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Victor, the Knaughty Sailor @victorn86976916.bsky.social · 10h

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*NO KINGS SATURDAY* nokings.org Divine Discontent @divinediscontent.bsky.social · 20h

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Watch!

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

Don Winslow

I think Democrats should implement this nationwide at all protests.

A competent attorney with a bullhorn directly communicating to law enforcement and the surrounding cameras.

This is a VERY smart idea.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19h

For nearly two decades, he saw no faces, heard no voices, and knew nothing of life beyond the cell walls. Today, he steps back into the world alive.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19h

from the Conscience vessel of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, gave her testimony after being released from Israeli detention.

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🖇️Patty_M57 📎 @patty--m57.bsky.social · 2d

💢TRUTH BE TOLD
Worthwhile Share!!!

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🖇️Patty_M57 📎 @patty--m57.bsky.social · 2d

STOP THE GENOCIDES!

CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 2d

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🖇️Patty_M57 📎 @patty--m57.bsky.social · 1d

It's ALL a Show
🎥 ICE CUT!! Take TWO
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🚨 WHOA! Former J6er EXPOSES Trump’s LIES amid MILITARY CRACKDOWN | Mea Culpa

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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Ed Coonce @edeasthell.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 1d

Not Very Well Though.

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Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 1d

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, a MAGA Republican is telling the truth regarding what they think and what their policies are. Nothing new, discrimination against everyone who is not an Anglo.

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 1d

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 18h

Timeline Cleanse ⚜️🐘⚜️💙⚜️🐘⚜️

How baby elephants sleep with mum

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 18h

Really American

In his latest impersonation of a petty mobster, Trump threatens to take away the World Cup games from Boston, and even the Olympics from Los Angeles, to whomever doesn't bend the knee to him.

Shameful vindictiveness.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19h

Release the F’ing files 🤬🤬🤬

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19h

"I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten on my stomach, back, face, ear, and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways."

Noa Avishag Schnall, a Jewish photojournalist who reported from

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19h

She is right because she exposed the Western Europe's hypocrisy and arrogance.

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