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Σεισάχθεια, my favorite word. Make Orwell fictional again - Repost / like / follow ≠ endorsement - ☆ = agree / like - Buy Californian & #FreeTheBear Facebook refugee. Joined bSky 2024-12-06

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Rudy @rudy13.bsky.social · Feb 7

You don't have to hate the US to want CA out.
You don't have to hate CA to want the US out.

Is this marriage compatible, or is friend better?

California National Party (CNP) @votecnp.bsky.social · Feb 7

It is ever more obvious that we cannot share a nation with these fascist maniacs.

The American experiment has failed and (again) veered into hatred, bigotry, oppression, and tyranny. Let's get out and cut the cord so they don't drag us down with them!

#LiberateCalifornia
#FreeTheBear🏳️‍🌈

Stuart A. Thompson @stuartathompson.bsky.social · Feb 6

this appears to be based entirely on subscriptions for Politico Pro that many govt agencies pay for. but it doesn't matter, this is now fact for roughly half the country for eternity and will be used to do whatever they want.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

When it comes to murdering fishermen on the high seas, Donald is lawless and careless, but when it comes to finding excuses not to feed Americans, he's a precise bureaucrat, obsessed with following the law.

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Katie Porter @katieporteroc.bsky.social · 4h

Happy Halloween! In between campaign events, I had some time to hand decorate some pumpkins—an annual tradition.

Looking forward to seeing all the trick-or-treaters in Orange County tonight!

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 4h

As millions of Americans feared losing food assistance during the GOP’s shutdown, Republican lawmakers mocked SNAP recipients and pushed racist lies—proving, once again, that cruelty isn’t a byproduct of their agenda. It is the agenda.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Republicans are hungry to starve poor families

The government shutdown is laying bare the fact that the Republican Party is salivating at the chance to rip social-safety-net benefits away from the poorest Americans, whom they openly view as lazy…

www.dailykos.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

A fun and safe Halloween evening to everyone, especially the kids.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h

⚡️Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Court sentences former tax chief to 6 years in prison.

Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Court sentences former tax chief to 6 years in prison

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) sentenced Roman Nasirov, the former head of the country's State Fiscal Service, to six years in prison over charges stemming from his involvement in a gas e...

kyivindependent.com

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 9h

Saturn "Storm Watch" - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/nvBf5d

This is an approximate true color view of Saturn. Saturn's north polar hexagon stands out prominently while the planet casts a shadow upon its rings.

This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on May 04, 2014 and received on Earth May 05, 2014. The camera was pointing toward SATURN at approximately 1,837,403 miles (2,957,013 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CB2, BL1, MT3, MT2, CL1 and CL2 filters.

Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Val Klavans
about.me/valerieklavans

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9h

Cursed Videotape Kills Anyone Who Swallows It Whole

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 8h

The arrest and detention of a former top energy official in Ukraine this week is an alarming new episode of democratic backsliding, Ukraine's civil society and lawmakers say — the latest in a series of politically motivated attacks on individuals and institutions.

Ukraine's allies silent as prosecution against former top energy official escalates

kyivindependent.com

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 8h

Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters

A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.

www.bellingcat.com

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Henry George School of Social Science @hgsssnyc.bsky.social · 8h

Learn more at hgsss.org

#quote #HenryGeorge #Georgism #HGSSS #SocialProblems #1883

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8h

EXCLUSIVE: Christy McCormick, a top federal voting official, is facing calls to resign following an unhinged public rant in which she accused Democrats of promoting "open borders" and widespread voting by "illegal citizens" to gain votes.

Dems ‘Need the Votes’ of ‘Illegal Citizens,’ Top Federal Election Official Claims in Unhinged Rant

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.

Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) writes:
“Why are our tax dollars subsidizing Lobster for SNAP recipients?”
Below is a screenshot from an online grocery listing for lobster tails priced at $9.99, marked “SNAP EBT eligible”, from Whole Foods Market.

Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posts:
“Why are our tax dollars subsidizing private jets for billionaires?”
The image below is a CNBC headline reading:
“Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales,”
written by Robert Frank, published July 14, 2025.

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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 8h

‘No, sir — you will not get a third term.’ Rep. Jasmine Crockett says it like it is.

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 8h

NASA video showing Photosynthesis from Space

Full video with explanation: brilliantmaps.com/photosynt...

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BikinginLA @bikinginla.bsky.social · 8h

ICYMI Urgent action alert for PCH in west LA County, California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the US, and more on CARB's stealth murder of the CA Ebike Incentive Program: bikinginla.com/2025/10/31/u... #bikeLA

Urgent Malibu PCH action alert, CA among weakest US DUI states, and more on CARB's murder of ebike incentives - BikinginLA

If you live, work, commute or bike on or anywhere near PCH in western Malibu, take urgent action now to keep a vital safety project moving,

bikinginla.com

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 8h

CP18_55_09_1 - From Brian Swift (bswift.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2eNGt5j

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Brian Swift

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Rudy @rudy13.bsky.social · 5h

Ευχαριστώ πολύ !
Gracias mucho !
Thank you very much !

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 8h

Let's hear it for the farm workers who harvested the pumpkins that are decorating homes across America for #Halloween today. #WeFeedYou

Que se oiga para los campesinos que cosecharon las calabazas que hoy decoran los hogares en todo los Estados Unidos. #SoyEsencial

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 8h

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JEL @jel-in-wny.bsky.social · 7h

That's been their strategy for pretty much everthing: complain disingenuously about something not working, proceed to actively break it (government, healthcare, military, etc...) then see?? It's broken! We told you the Dems broke it!

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lawnmaker.bsky.social @lawnmaker.bsky.social · 7h

That’s why we have a republican president who is being regularly evaluated for cognitive decline

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usafgrannyvet.bsky.social @usafgrannyvet.bsky.social · 7h

Raise rates, then complain that rates are raising...

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🐈‍⬛ ChrisCat 🦋💙 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇭🚨✊🏻🐈‍⬛ @chriscat.bsky.social · 7h

Welcome to America, where our healthcare is the best in the world…not!

This is what a siloed for-profit system that has mergered & aquisitioned itself to death gets you. It’s about shareholder value not healthcare. Universal non-profit single payer healthcare NOW!!!!

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Rudy @rudy13.bsky.social · 5h

🙄
Ask a grown up about clauses and quote marks.

Start here
@merriam-webster.com

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 8h

Put on a costume and pretend to act like a President today.

#TrumpShutdown

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 7h

This week at CBPP, we focused on #FoodAssistance and #health. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

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