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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14h

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.

I talk about this and more on the final episode of WTF with Marc Maron. Watch now:

My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

YouTube video by Barack Obama

www.youtube.com

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 14h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 14h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 20h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 1d

🚨We DROPPED by Portland's ICE Facility: Here’s What We WITNESSED

Bubbles, donuts and blow-up costumes but no terrorists.

WATCH our footage:
youtu.be/0YImLw0AQ34

Portland’s ICE Facility: What We FOUND

YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h

Your occasional reminder that Mone can not be stripped of her peerage without an act of parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.

www.bbc.co.uk

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 1d

Blaming immigrants is the far right’s favourite distraction. The real problem? Billionaires hoarding wealth and dodging taxes.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

bylinetimes.com

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 20h

Here are Putins' pet toad, Orban, and his pet frog Farage.

Farage says they are fighting for the nation state. Yes, they are... they are fighting for Russia.

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 3d

When Farage and I were growing up (similar age) Russia was the enemy, we were both in cadets, Russia was the Army’s foe

Villains in Movies & books were Russian.. those who helped Russia were traitors

Since 2010 Farage has been on Russian TV at least 17 times talking the West down
#FaragePutinsPet

Nigel Farage's relationship with Russian media comes under scrutiny

The Ukip leader's Euroscepticism makes him a shoo-in at the Russian state broadcaster that is often called Putin's mouthpiece

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: We need to talk about Russia.

So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.

My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 15h

The Reform Party now takes cryptocurrency donations. Ireland banned them. The UK welcomes them. And Farage calls it freedom. It’s not. It’s money without accountability – and that’s a threat to democracy, argues Prof Richard Murphy.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Cryptocurrency: lawlessness disguised as liberty

Cryptocurrency is sold as radical innovation and financial liberation. In reality, it’s an old familiar story: fraud

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h

Wilfred refers back to the prewar refugees to UK and kindertransport and says, "Back then, it was different."

It wasn't. It was the very definition of a hostile environment for refugees.

The reason it was "kinder" transport was because hate was whipped up against adults fleeing Nazi Germany. 1/2

Pascal 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 @pascalr57.bsky.social · 15h

Who is that vile individual?

youtube.com/shorts/2-4Fr...

‘Being in a war zone doesn’t entitle you to earn asylum’ | LBC

YouTube video by LBC

youtube.com

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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 20h

I was just discussing price increases in the US across a wide range of goods following T’s tariffs. Definitely feeling it at the grocery store.

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