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Marc Auerbach

@pugetopia.bsky.social

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Pizza lover. Union guy. Brooklyn kid living in Seattle. Bella, ciao!

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · Apr 9

The Senate won't save us.

The House won't save us.

The Democratic Party won't save us.

The Supreme Court won't save us.

It's up to us.

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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 5h

The "moderate" candidates are so out of touch with regular voters they're no longer backed by Democratic LDs or the rest of the local party apparatus, so they 100% have to rely on billionaire PACs & the Seattle Times op-ed board. Which makes them even more reactionary & pro-business

J. Puma @broccoliwizard.bsky.social · 6h

This is some serious MAGAesque “we’ll just do it because nobody will stop us” level bullshit. They need to see consequences or they’ll just keep doing it.

Nathalie Graham @gramsofgnats.bsky.social · 6h

Before you tune into the Mariners game, read this story about campaign finance drama:

www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 2h

Setting my alarm for 5AM so I can go for a run before work tomorrow.

White text on Grey background that reads

You've been kidnapped

Your kidnappers allow you to keep posting on social media to pretend everything is alright. What would you post that would alarm your followers, without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help?

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3h

So weird... I can't remember anything that happened between 5:10PM and 7:59PM. Must've blacked out.

Anyway, #GoMs!

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 9h

Willful suspension of disbelief, baby

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 11h

You may have seen a lot of ads for “Medicare Advantage,” as open enrollment begins this year.

Watch our video to learn the truth. Only Medicare is Medicare!

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Medicare Advantage: The Scam that Conned America's Seniors

YouTube video by repmarkpocan

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 16h

Nooooooooooooooo

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't see it or hear about it, but I agree. However nice they were, it was too nice.

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel committee has some explaining to do.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 1d

I have the same questions about the United States (but I'm not sure I want to know the answers).

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Alex Mayer @alexmayer34.bsky.social · 2d

All 3 Mariners that homered tonight have a first name that starts with “J”

Julio Rodríguez, Jorge Polanco & Josh Naylor.

🔱 Against the JAYS.
🔱 J is 10th letter in alphabet; M’s scored 10 runs.
🔱 Julio (and Polo): first Mariners with 3+ run HR in ALCS since JAY Buhner.

#Postseason #TheMayerGWS

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 2d

Can she be recalled?

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 2d

Sharpies meet arms

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Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 2d

In this News Brief, "The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 & 2028," we detail the major factions seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as "woke" Gone Too Far, downplay Gaza, and prevent economic populism at all costs.

News Brief: The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 and 2028

In this public News Brief, we detail three major factions that have emerged in 2025 seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 2d

Editor schmeditor

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 2d

1. She's a no talent hack.
2. Everybody hates her.
3. We all know who owns her.

Semafor @semafor.com · 2d

The three challenges Bari Weiss is facing at CBS

www.semafor.com/article/10/1...

The three challenges Bari Weiss is facing at CBS

Weiss’ journey to this point may have been the easy part.

www.semafor.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

Know Your Rights!
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

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Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent handling of that question about Toronto fans.

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

OK now

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

Not taking away anything from Miller. He's pitched a great game... thus far. Just don't like to temp the baseball gods.

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

Who can I pay to get the announcers to not ever lavish praise on #Mariners pitchers? It always seems to bring a reversal.

Marc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 3d

I think you should've waited a couple innings for this, but hopefully you'll get away with it.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

The person who spent time in jail for smashing in the door of the OR State Capitol Building on 12/21/20 is currently a GOP precinct captain in Linn County. In terms of internal OR GOP politics, he's considered kind of a moderate. bsky.app/profile/seth...

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17d

A complicating factor here is that the person who seems to have done the alleged assaulting was on the side of the **relative** moderates. But to call him a moderate in general would be inaccurate, because, um, I'm 99% sure this is him. www.salemreporter.com/2021/12/17/a...

Albany man takes plea deal, sentenced to 30 days in jail for role in violent Oregon Capitol protest - Salem Reporter

Demonstrators break the glass on a door to the Oregon State Capitol during a special legislative session in December 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) An Albany man accused of attacking journalis...

www.salemreporter.com

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