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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 27m

Fascism sparks joy for him

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29m

Trump: I never thought we'd go into every city and make them safe. Now it's like a passion for me and it's a passion for the people behind me.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 34m

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump admin's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown — siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 53m

a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a christmas tree and looking surprised .

Alt: a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a christmas tree and looking surprised .

media.tenor.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 57m

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

Benjamin Franklin made me motorboat him

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

I used my time machine to ask the Founders if they thought the people going to the anti-kings protest or the people supporting the military invasion of American cities were more patriotic

They all smacked me upside the head

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3h

It's like a block party

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3h

I can't help but feel that Trump has told them to talk about this protest like this because he plans to sic the military on people

That shouldn't deter people from going, though. Just keep it peaceful, and let's see if this one can break all the records

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 5h

Roman theater in Malaga

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 5h

I finally got to actually touch a Roman ruin and it didn't happen until I got to Spain

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 7h

This boat has a baby

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h

I haven't developed a full theory on this, but I keep thinking that the left really needs to utilize its creative power to win the fight against fascism, and I think high quality videos like this are part of that

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h

Brave

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 10h

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 10h

This made my dark heart soften a little bit

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

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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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 11h

Do not make fun of the buffoon on stage screaming about beards and fat soldiers

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

This reminds me of when people put Noam Chomsky quotes over pictures of the Left Shark

Left Shark with text: It is the fundamental duty of the citizen to resist and restrain violence of the state

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

Look, we can lose our minds in a depressing way or a fun way

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21h

Democrats need to put the same extended media consuming outrage into the Young Republican Nazi chats as Republicans mustered for Biden going for ice cream.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

They don't even dress well. At least give us that

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

Wait, this is just me being 80

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

Me when I'm 80: We used to dress up for Zoom. Now people just wear anything

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 21h

I have some bad news, Chris

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 22h

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