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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 BREAKING
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sent a formal demand letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, ordering him to swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. More ⬇️

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Samara @samaaraa.bsky.social · 6h

„We’re going to gas you.“
It was standard for them to say that. They held up a gas cylinder and threatened to press it against us.

Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · 6h

Horrific testimony by Greta Thunberg

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 1d

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 8h

NEW: I sent a letter urging the Trump Administration not to terminate $1.5 billion in grants for Wisconsin-related energy projects.

With record-high energy demand and rising costs, we should be doing everything we can to reduce energy use and lower costs for working families.

Letter from Gov. Evers to DOE Sec Wright

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 7h

I also want to see data centers stopped. They are energy vampires serving the interests of cryptocurrency tycoons and AI corporations. They are part of a bubble about to burst. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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AFT @aft.org · 8h

Bring some friends with you on Saturday!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Louis Subirana @lsubirana.bsky.social · 1d

🚨This is absolutely a must read/watch!

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

ow.ly

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 1d

I also have a huge problem with this authoritarian administration tearing apart constitutional rights, foisting armed vigilantes on our cities and stealing tax payers' money. We're in crisis. I think it's falling on us, the people to do anything about it. www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congrats. So excited about this book. Get a copy!

Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 8d

It's pub day for my book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," which chronicles the rise of the tech right and their role in the 2024 election. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
linktr.ee/gildedrage

Gilded Rage | Linktree

A searing look at the rise of Silicon Valley's far right. Out October 2025.

linktr.ee

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 1d

And thank you for posting this so we know about this book. Just finished The AI Con and am starting Karen Hoa's new book so will pick this up soon.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 1d

vampires

Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

First sentence says it all: "Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use." Read the rest of the story though. from @ianjames.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 1d

Bad investment. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

A message from the frog resistance
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 2d

Of course it didn't regulate Fox. You missed my point. "Read" what happened the very day FD ended. It was an unleashing that opened the way to the culture we now find ourselves in. There's a huge difference between the bullshit before and what we have now. I was active in media when it happened.

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 2d

But once it was eliminated, Rush Limbaugh reflected (as close to possible as I remember), "We no longer have to rely on facts." Again, there were problems but rather than addressing and correcting them, it was eliminated paving the pathway to Fox.

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 2d

FD was not perfect and you right to point out concerns. But FD attempted to assure that contrasting views were fairly presented. Yes, there were problems and various administrations sought to take advantage of it.

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pdusaint.bsky.social @pdusaint.bsky.social · 2d

So the mentor for Project 2025 is experiencing problems in his "soft fascist" country beyond the reality that their economy is a mess.

European News @eunews.social · 3d

Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.

Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 2d

Someone created a searchable database of Epstein files www.404media.co/data-hoarder...

Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

www.404media.co

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3d

“Trump haunted by visions of hell” is my favorite Trump, although I’m not totally sure what’s going on with the dude

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 2d

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Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s entire “club fed” prison camp was placed on lockdown so she could meet with an unidentified visitor. 🧵 ⬇️

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

No Kings Day is almost here.

The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.

But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Rebecca O’Donnell @rebeccaodonnell.bsky.social · 3d

I made this true story comic to show protesters how sneaky agitators are. Don’t let them rile you, and Hold the Line.

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 4d

Powerful weapons against fascism:
Joy
Love
Self-care
Humor
Solidarity
Empathy
Words
Ideas
Advocacy
Truth
Information
Friendship
Listening
Resting
Unity
Art

Use all your weapons.

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