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Peter Turner

@rppt.bsky.social

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Cut political eyeteeth on JFK (1960). Supported Johnson vs. Goldwater. Very active in McCarthy peace movement. stop-the-war banners, bringing the '68 convention to a standstill. Strategist for Pierre Trudeau (Canada)—been active ' good troublemaker' since

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Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 4h

This. Said. It. All. ⬇️⬇️

Please. Share. So. Everyone. Knows. The. Truth.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

A 20 year old black woman was just sitting in DC and EVERY agency possible shows up to arrest her!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 6h

Mike Johnson isn't Christian.
He proves that every day.
But he IS a numerologist.
He fears 218.

Swear-in Rep. elect Adelita Grijalva!

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

"Why doesn't Chicago want us to zip-tie more naked children in the middle of the night and shove them, screaming, into vans? So ungrateful for refusing our kind, helpful offer to help!"

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

Trump hates this ‘super bad’ photo of him in Time magazine. I almost feel sympathy … almost | Emma Brockes

This is a man who once mocked the movements of a disabled reporter, so we’ll take what schadenfreude we can get, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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CNN @cnn.com · 17h

"Donald Trump has his finger in an awful lot of global pies for a president who was supposed to put America first," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/479nvy6

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 14h

China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 1d

If only the clowns had allowed the impeachments to become convictions with sentences. Thanks Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and the rest of Tramp's stepping stones.

These next few weeks are critical.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“It’s too late for preventative antifascism. I think we’re in a new era.”

After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States.

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He studies fascism. Is he now living through it?

After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. "It's too late for preventative antifascism," he said. "I think we're in a new era."

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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.

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 1d

Tramp's triumph, it turns out, is more stolen valour.

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