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Sharing the #goodnews too. Focused on #dosomething. Not too into emojis. Please share #BiteSizedActions that make resistance sustainable. Pick one issue, one habit, one action, one org, one person to help. We can do this!

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 1d

"The violence Republicans seemed to want did not materialize. Instead the event showcased liberal-democratic consensus"
Thanks @moiradonegan.bsky.social !

The massive No Kings protests may mark a new American political posture | Moira Donegan

The violence Republicans seemed to want did not materialize. Instead the event showcased liberal-democratic consensus

www.theguardian.com

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 2h

I don't know but they must work equally hard to have the worst internet. We just switched after several unreliable years and it's heaven.

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 2h

SO good! 🛌

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 9h

Greetings! I’m here in South LA, in front of Santee High School. Federal law enforcement rammed a vehicle, and shot at least one suspect during a law enforcement operation. One man who streams on Tik Tok, Nick, was reportedly hit. One US marshal hit. Lots of preliminary info.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

Wondering what’s next after No Kings?

Join movement leaders and fellow activists at 8pm ET tonight to find out!

We’ll post a livestream link later as well.

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

www.mobilize.us

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❌👑🐸 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑🐸 @villaverla.bsky.social · 7h

Let's keep the momentum going and turn it into huge wins at the polls on November 4!

Have you turned in YOUR ballot yet?
#Voterizer

Jason Berlin @jasonberlin.bsky.social · 7h

This was the BIGGEST SINGLE DAY PROTEST IN HISTORY was Saturday. And ZERO violence!!

Now what? Now register Democrats with @fieldteam6.org, and turn our momentum into huge wins at the polls!
#NoKingsDay #Voterizer

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

Well. Could we do both and see if that works?

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

Ohhh honey

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

No thanks.

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, always been the plan. There will be a draft too. He has instructions ftom Putin to take a number of other countries and will need to suppress his own.

Ofc, he didn't account for The Inflatables.

"A republic, if you can keep it."
We CAN.

From Slate Magazine, photo by Molly Olmstead of unicorn, dino, and frog inflatables protesting in #NoKings

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

I thought Thimbs was kind of cool. (Short for Thimbles?)

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

Not my bed.
(And how fucking crazy is it that I have to FIND AND TURN ON PRIVACY SETTINGS for a BED)

Bed app shows "Your bed is not collecting data."

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8h

Trump has installed his own personal lawyers at the top of the Department of Justice to steal $230 million of taxpayer money.

This would set a new, global benchmark for corruption in office.

Military coups have been triggered by less.

NYT article which reads:

President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.
The situation has no parallel in American history, as Mr. Trump, a presidential candidate, was pursued by federal law enforcement and eventually won the election, taking over the very government that must now review his claims. It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president's former lawyers atop the Justice Department.
Mr. Trump submitted complaints through an administrative claim process that often is the precursor to lawsuits. The first claim, lodged in late 2023, seeks damages for a number of purported violations of his rights, including the F.B.I. and special counsel investigation into Russian election tampering and possible connections to the 2016 Trump campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the claim has not been made public.

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 7h

Pretty sure he never had their trust.

Intellectually he's an idiot, and emotionally, he clocks in at about age 10 in terms of maturity.

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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 8h

Oh, the #NoKings protests were “small”? Wild how millions of people must’ve accidentally coordinated nationwide. 😌 Keep underestimating us and we’ll keep showing up. 💙✊
#NoKingsProtest #WomensMarch #PowerToThePeople #Democracy #SocialJustice

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

GOVERNMENTS DON'T ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE BECOME FASCIST
THEY ANNOUNCE THAT THE ANTI-FASCISTS ARE ENEMIES OF THE STATE

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 12h

And the roses

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EMILYs List @emilyslist.bsky.social · 12h

While Donald Trump and Republicans are putting lives at risk, our Democratic governors are stepping up and banding together to safeguard public health in their communities and rebuke the Trump administration’s disastrous public health policies. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr.

The Governors Public Health Alliance would counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump as an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 12h

Bad dog, Donnie, bad dog!

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 12h

What's next after a hugely successful "No Kings" day?

More joyful, patriotic, and peaceful organizing to defend our democracy.

Join @indivisible.org and more this evening to be a part of it.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

www.mobilize.us

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 22h

🎨 by @printcessmeg.bsky.social

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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 21h

This is the latest GOP talking point. Byron Donalds is echoing the same rhetoric.

"Listen, the libs have you fooled into thinking you need a healthcare plan."

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 21h

Yup Republicans love to talk about what poor and middle class people need, even though very few of them are poor or middle class.

blueskyredhawk @blueskyredhawk.bsky.social · 21h

Please god no.

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 1d

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 21h

Via @paulbrazillpresents

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