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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 2d

I'm really concerned about lefties and liberals' instinctual contempt for leadership in organizing a social movement. Signal threads to organize to defend our neighbors from ICE are blooming little authoritarians taking advantage of the chaos and power-vacuums.

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The Tyranny of Stuctureless

The Tyranny of Stuctureless by Jo Freeman

www.jofreeman.com

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 2d

Abe Simpson yells at the clouds again…..

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 2d

~NEW EPISODE~

Will Trump Escalate Conflict with Venezuela Further?

In our latest, we discuss the US’s ongoing war with Venezuela w/ @rodrigoac7.bsky.social

And we discuss his new documentary “Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging An Empire.”

🎙️: bit.ly/3VY2aCT

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Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · 3d

Trump has turned the media upside down. As part of bending the knee to the Mad King, the billionaire-owned media is stretching "bothsidesism" to the point of parody, so it is left to the professional satirists like the @theonion.com to report the actual truth of what is happening in America.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 3d

~NEW EPISODE~

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awards its highest honor to a Trump praising right wing Venezuelan. In our latest, we discuss the US’s ongoing war with Venezuela.

Ft. @rodrigoac7.bsky.social

🎙️: bit.ly/3VY2aCT

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Thomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 4d

Some thoughts on where we are right now and the state of US democracy.

Trump is both deeply unpopular right now—and yet more politically powerful than during his first term, thanks to a pliant Congress and Supreme Court. That’s an uncertain, and dangerous, place to be.

Approval rating of Trump according to the Economist —he’s at -15%.

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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 5d

I mean what can you even say about a govt that pretends to accept a ceasefire, celebrates Trump for reaching it while urging he get the Nobel Peace Prize, and meanwhile just keeps slaughtering civilians. Utterly putrid behavior unbecoming of the civilized world.

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 4d

In 1985, Don Henley released “All She Wants to Do is Dance” as a critique of the US intervention in Central America, particularly Reagan funding the right-wing Contras in Nicaragua.

Now it’s a commercial for Michael Kors to sell high end fashion.

Capitalism wins again.

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All She Wants To Do Is… | Fall 2025

YouTube video by Michael Kors

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 4d

They didn't give the award to Trump but instead the female version of him. She's a carbon copy of Bolsonaro and Milei. There are literally thousands of Palestinians or someone like Francesca Albanese they could have given it to, but instead they choose a right-wing stooge for the empire.

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 4d

Trump’s widening crackdown on the left.

Ft. Journalist Adam Federman

🎙️: bit.ly/3L5PQ0Q

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 4d

Nothing says “America First” like building an airbase in Idaho for the Qatari Emeri Air Force.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 6d

Great use of public money in Florida . . . the kids are safe from rainbow sidewalks but not the child trafficking creatures hanging out at Mar-A-Largo…

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 6d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends troops to help ICE arrest migrants that he bussed to blue states in a previous era.

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Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network @anticappodnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

New episode from comrades Leslie and Jordon from @805uncensored.bsky.social

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#105 Chumash Resistance W/ Joe Payne

YouTube video by 805UNCENSORED Podcast

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 8d

The legacy of Edward R. Murrow dies by memo and merger.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING— David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, just sent out this email to Paramount employees re: The Free Press acquisition/Bari Weiss. Says she has passion for "rigorous, fact-based reporting & a relentless commitment to amplifying voices from all corners of the spectrum."

Text shared w me:

Dear Team Paramount:

I think we can all agree that the temperature of our nation's social discourse feels higher than ever. Too often, the space once reserved for thoughtful dialogue has been consumed by partisan division and hostile disputes. If we are to move forward, we must find our way back to the ideals that shaped both our country and civilization itself: open exchange of ideas, vigorous yet respectful debate, and a genuine regard for the beliefs and traditions of others.

This challenge extends to the media. While it was founded with the mission of informing the public and fostering discussion on the issues of the day, too often it has become a platform that amplifies the very partisanship tearing our society apart. George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship. Today, that danger extends far beyond politics - threatening the fabric of our communities. When we reduce every issue to "us vs. them" or "my way vs. the wrong way," we close ourselves off from listening, learning, and ultimately growing, both as individuals and as a society.

I don't pretend to have a solution to this challenge. But I do believe we each have a responsibility to do our part. At Paramount, we have both a unique opportunity and an obligation as stewards of one of the most iconic and respected news organizations in the world. We are challenging ourselves to do better - recognizing that we have the ability to reach a broad audience and demonstrate constructive, respectful, and bipartisan dialogue in our own work.
Our mission is clear: to ensure that this global platform remains a place where people can seek the truth, gain understanding, and engage with the facts. That is our purpose.

With this in mind, I am excited to share that The Free Press is joining our Company. Since its launch just five years ago, The Free Press, under cofounder Bari Weiss' leadership,

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 8d

~NEW EPISODE~

Trumps war with the military, and the “war within.”

In our latest, we talk about the history of U.S. civilian-military relations and how the Trump-Hegseth 🤡 car fits into it.

🎙️: bit.ly/4mMaPTC

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10d

At the Broadview, IL ICE detention center—

IL state troopers are already pushing non-violent demonstrators out of the street and away from the ICE facility. One arrest so far.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans.

Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now is meant to distract you from this.

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 10d

Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.

-Ralph Nader

Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 11d

17-year-old Charlie Kirk fan in NJ stalked 2 teenage girls. The family reported this to police but the boy's family were cops and nothing happened.

The boy posted a video on YouTube escalating threats against the girls for criticizing Charlie Kirk, then he ran them over & killed them.

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t envy the Italians for being so well organized that they can make things like this happen, instead organize, organized,organize…

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Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network @anticappodnetwork.bsky.social · 11d

Our prolific comrades @podcastgreenred.bsky.social have another episode out!

Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · 11d

~NEW EPISODE~

Trumps war with the military, and the “war within.”

In our latest, we talk about the history of U.S. civilian-military relations and how the Trump-Hegseth 🤡 car fits into it.

🎙️: bit.ly/4mMaPTC

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