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Resist @beethechanger.bsky.social · Dec 8

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 9h

Murder on the high seas...

This is the fifth strike of its kind by the Trump on a boat accused of trafficking drugs on international waters since September. 27 people have been killed, but...

"the US has yet to provide evidence or details about identities of the vessels or those on board them"

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 17h

Can we acknowledge that there's been a freakout about the fact that young liberals want to human rights for Palestinians, but general willed ignorance to how young conservatives are all flirting with Nazism?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Resist @beethechanger.bsky.social · 9h

Very brave! Thank you for sharing.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly all employees within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) were dismissed in Friday’s reduction-in-force, leaving only a few senior officials and administrative staff.

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PapaJ @michiganpapa.bsky.social · 2d

"Wealth is not the fruit of labor but the result of organized protected robbery."

Frantz Fanon

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Mark @gravelguy.bsky.social · 2d

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maegutz.bsky.social @maegutz.bsky.social · 2d

Crazy, isn’t it?

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 2d

The level of kleptocratic corruption in this regime is breathtaking, e.g.:

—Selling off Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to big banks

—Bribes from ABC & CBS

—TikTok sale to Ellison

—Everything Qatar: the plane gift, the Idaho military base

—Whoever has bribed him by buying his scam meme coins

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 3d

Does he watch Fox?

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

"We are a society of altruists, governed by psychopaths."

George Monbiot

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Howard Beale Lives @groundedrealist.bsky.social · 2d

When they say that Social Security is in danger they don't mention the fact that that's because billionaires don't pay a fair share of taxes.

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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 2d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.