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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Mar 19

Been wandering around the internet looking for inspiring words about the importance of the rule of law for society to survive. Not sure what could possibly have inspired that.

Found this citation that really resonated with me.

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More than general concepts, Ahmed breaks down specifically where Trump policies are costing all of us money and impacting our livelihoods for no benefit to us.

Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote an article in my newsletter breaking down this point in more detail. You can check it out here and consider subscribing if you like it:

Authoritarianism Has A Cost: How Trump’s Abuses Of Power Are Harming The Economy

Trump's tariffs are raising prices. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. And his immigration raids are damaging local economies. Trump's authoritarianism is a kitchen table issue.

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snarkyduck.bsky.social @snarkyduck.bsky.social · 16d

Those documents included his own will, which Donny changed for his own benefit without his siblings knowing it

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Aug 14

the problem with “norms” is they’re just held together with common sense and a fear of shame. when people have neither, it all collapses.

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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Aug 8

I don't watch a lot of shows, but I will gladly boycott anything she is in, including Mandalorian sequels.

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Stop falling for the trap of latching on to the price of an item (eggs, beef…) as the message. The issue is affordability. From 2001-2023 wages failed to keep up with rising costs. Medical premiums rose 301% Travel expenses were up 170%. Rent grew by 131%. The cost of raising children grew by 107%.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · Jun 29

🚨 STATEMENT: GOP Screwing Veterans

VoteVets responds to Senate Republicans advancing their “Big Beautiful Bill”:

“The GOP is getting ready to prove — once again — they have no problem screwing Veterans in order to give tax breaks to their billionaire friends.”

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Jun 29

Remember Collins and Murkowski could have stopped this. People who lose healthcare coverage will die because of them

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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Jun 23

Great thread on the explosion of antisemitism coming out masked as just hating Netanyahu.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jun 23

1. I don’t want to call this a full mask-off moment for Candace, because the mask has been off for a while.

But let’s just say this is taking things to a whole other level.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is everything the media wanted you to believe Vladimir Putin iS.
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Candace Owens v @RealCandaceO
Feels a bit more like everything high school wanted me to believe Adolf Hitler was.

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · Jun 19

Perhaps people escorting immigrants to their hearings or about town should just start dressing like ICE agents to really confuse things.

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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Jun 14

Fuck these fascists

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Jun 10

BREAKING: In an epic trolling, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posted a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A.

Let’s blast this to “space!”

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Daryl Fairweather ⛅ @hatethegamebook.com · Jun 9

Don't blame the Fed for the housing crisis. They are only keeping interest rates high to prevent tariff inflation. That would be like blaming your doctor for the adverse effects of chemo when they are just trying to treat your cancer.

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · Jun 9

1 in 12 Americans live in California.

1 in 35 Americans live in LA County.

LA is America

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · Jun 8

not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates

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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Jun 8

Trump is even throwing in the word "looting"

There is no looting to be seen either

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Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Jun 6

That is how it is supposed to work.

Let it be solved in court, not by the police state Trump is trying to create.

Bob Hiebert @bobgonit.bsky.social · Jun 3

My favorite part.

"Waymo has built goodwill with Austin officials by engaging with Texas stakeholders since it began testing in the city in 2015, the company told CNBC."

I'm so sick of hearing how Tesla has such a huge head start on the robotaxi competition.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jun 2

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers are back in court with a brief that unstintingly puts the government on a collision course with the courts’ authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · May 30

*whispers* X gon’ give it to ya

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · May 30

Elon says he has a black eye because he asked his five-year-old son X Æ A-12 to punch him in the face.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · May 31

The Supreme Court must decide this issue.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · May 26

Setting aside the dystopian headline…WTF is going on in this photo??

Is the baby hanging from a chandelier?

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · May 25

A modest suggestion:

The White House should mind its own f__ing business.

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Monique Hayward @moniquehayward.bsky.social · May 24

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · May 11

Happy Mother’s Day

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Molly Jong-Fast Reflects on Her Mother’s Dementia and the Fleeting Nature of Fame

In a moving excerpt from ‘How to Lose Your Mother,’ Jong-Fast writes about being raised by larger-than-life feminist icon Erica Jong, and witnessing her heartbreaking decline.

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Greg Fish @cyberpunksurvivalguide.com · May 11

Why is it that you can't go anywhere without hearing about how #AI is going to take over the world and everyone's job? A rare combination of gullibility, justifiable fear, and opportunity for unscrupulous shysters creates a perfect vortex to turning social media into all AI all the time...

why social media can't stop hyping a.i.

Social media's aversion to expertise, hype from AI companies, and fear of automation, turned useful new tools into objects of dutiful worship.

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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 26

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