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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1h

We contrarians are technically a threat to the Trump regime’s power, so of course he calls us terrorists. We need as many people as possible to show up, because even though it won’t stop his harassment and mayhem, our showing up may make the world better for our kids 10 years from now.

Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1h

I’m vehemently opposed to fascism, and under the current administration, that alone makes me a terrorist. How about you?

Inside Trump’s NSPM-7: The Secret Directive Targeting Americans as “Radical Threats”

A new national security memorandum quietly signed by Donald Trump is being used to surveil and label millions of Americans as potential terrorists for their political and religious beliefs.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1h

Lots of pro-Trump billionaires out there. We, the people, still have power. Non-violent protests are important. We need everyone who cares about democracy.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1h

Pay attention and show up. We, the people, still have power.

Inside Trump’s NSPM-7: The Secret Directive Targeting Americans as “Radical Threats”

A new national security memorandum quietly signed by Donald Trump is being used to surveil and label millions of Americans as potential terrorists for their political and religious beliefs.

www.meidasplus.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 9h

"We do ultimately depend on the common sense and common courage of the people. “No Kings” is an expression of protest. But it is also an affirmation of responsibility. We the people ordained and established our free government. It’s up to us to keep it."

www.thebulwark.com/p/its-gettin...

It’s Getting Worse.

The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

#4 👍

Zohran sitting in the corner seat on a subway.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 7h

Sounds like more MAGA—the ideology now destroying our education, our health, our economy, our global influence. Making America everything I don’t want it to be.

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 7h

The front-runner for the GOP nomination for Iowa governor appears to be testing messages about a $4,000 education tax credit for families.
One of the survey Qs implies this policy would "save" taxpayer money now spent on kids enrolled in public schools.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/14/i...

Is Randy Feenstra planning to float tax credit for homeschoolers?

Laura Belin reports on a poll testing messages about a $4,000 tax credit to help Iowa families cover "approved education expenses."

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 7h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Des Moines” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Des Moines · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

Why is our economy so fragile? Greed is the simple answer.

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Why China Can Collapse the U.S. With One Decree

China holds a virtual monopoly over a product needed to produce the only thing holding up our economy right now. And it’s preparing to use that leverage.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

Terrorism was once considered a bad thing. I doubt there are any actual conservatives left in this administration.

Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d

In 2020 conservatives were outraged by this picture of an armed cop deporting a child who came to the US illegally.

Today, conservatives would cheer it. What happened? I have a theory . . .

www.thebulwark.com/p/elian-gonz...

Elián González, Trump, and What Happened to “True Conservatism”

Toward a quantum theory of politics.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s never too late for a wake-up call, but the country is in a terribly vulnerable position where China can snap its fingers and snuff out the only thing propping up our economy.”

prospect.org/world/2025-1...

Why China Can Collapse the U.S. With One Decree

China holds a virtual monopoly over a product needed to produce the only thing holding up our economy right now. And it’s preparing to use that leverage.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

Please show up on October 18.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

Human life—just the cost of doing business.

Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 1d

This is how the Trump regime treats humans they dislike (the “enemy”). Who’s next?

Fight this terrorism while you still can.

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LetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)

Another story out of Chicago. Shared by not_kristin_wiig on IG. ICE agents plowed into another vehicle, then got out of their car with weapons drawn and dragged the victim out of her vehicle, hand...

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Municipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 6d

This frog is your FRIEND
He fights for FREEDOM

Person in a frog costume faces down ICE agents

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 12d

"What defines a society is how much people love other people’s children.” —Anand Giridharadas

Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 12d

"The idea that displeasing the president could land you in prison is antithetical to democratic government.”
-Brennan Center for Justice

How can anyone with more than half a brain not see this? There’s more willful blindness than decency in too many high places.

Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13d

Amazon Prime?

“One reason corporate crime persists is that executives so rarely face consequences.”

Amazon Settles Prime Case with FTC - Here’s What it Means

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 13d

Why this is not a normal government shutdown
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Why this is not a normal government shutdown

Friends,

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Shannon Starks @shianomom.bsky.social · 14d

Great piece!

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14d

"You are—at most—going to be one piece of that solution in a chain of many people that begins before you were born and continues after you die." degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...