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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 9d

Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same

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Mikel 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 @mikelking.com · 9d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Jeffries: "Do what leaders do as opposed to being missing in actio for 28 days while finding $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina & destroying the historic parts of the WH so he can construct a ballroom where he'll be celebrated like a wannabe king. It's all outrageous stuff."

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Anti-Fascist Collective 👊🏼👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 9d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

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☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · 9d

It's strange how I'm basically the same age as people ten years younger than me, while people five years older than me are my wizened elders

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 9d

Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"

I've saved her some time.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 9d

I helped lead the fight to raise the minimum wage in Minnesota - and index it to inflation.

I'm going to do the same damn thing in the US Senate.

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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 9d

Now he apologizes after the opposition confronts him with not bothering to visit the community earlier
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Moe apologizes for not visiting Sask. community devastated by wildfire sooner

The premier apologized in the Legislature, saying he was busy earlier this summer but is committed to working with the community to rebuild.

leaderpost.com

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 9d

Fifty years after the dismissal of #Whitlam, it is a national disgrace that the full story is still yet to be told, as more than a thousand files relating to the dismissal remain closed by the National Archives of Australia. @palaceletters #auspol

Whitlam dismissal secrets unearthed from the archives of the Canadian governor-general

This newly uncovered material, exclusively published by Crikey, is the first indication from Sir John Kerr himself that Queen Elizabeth II approved of the position he had taken during his dismissal of Gough Whitlam.

johnmenadue.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9d

The day clownish Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a ridiculous, performative lawsuit against Tylenol seems a good day to re-post this:

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 9d

New York and New Jersey are running a sort of experiment on the Democratic Party. Is the future an outsider like Zohran Mamdani or an Establishment figure like Mikie Sherrill? David Freedlander reports.

Is the Democratic Party’s Future Zohran Mamdani or Mikie Sherrill?

New York and New Jersey are running a sort of experiment on the Democratic Party. Is the future an outsider like Zohran Mamdani or an Establishment figure like Mikie Sherrill? David Freedlander reports.

nymag.com

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Chris Windley @chriswindley.bsky.social · 9d

The trust and honor and respect have gone . How can it ever come back?

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Jim Brown @jimbrown.bsky.social · 9d

It’s been less than a year and look at the insanity and upheaval this moronic #ApricotAnus has created. All at the expense of Americans, our allies, and reputation.

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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 9d

Idiot

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M A Shane @mindfultalk.bsky.social · 10d

Teachers gave up a month's salary to fight for YOUR kids.

Let. That. Sink. In.

Now, they need YOUR support.

#ableg #abpoli #abed #UCP #albertandp #Alberta #NothwithstandingClause

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social's middle name is 🔥🔥🔥

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9d

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

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Chris Windley @chriswindley.bsky.social · 9d

Once Republicans got hold of supreme court it was obvious it was all over

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 9d

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Jonas Olsson @jonasolsson.bsky.social · 9d

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NATO allies shoot down unidentified drone over US barracks in Estonia

Two unidentified drones flew near the Reedo military barracks in South Estonia on October 17 and allied forces shot one of them down.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

Hell yeah!

🚨 NEW: 22 states, DC, and 3 governors just filed a legal challenge over a $5 billion “contingency fund” meant to keep SNAP benefits going.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Oct 7

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Anita @anita1956.bsky.social · 12d

And I will work my ass off for her. Without hesitation.

Sinner Representative @irepresentsinners.bsky.social · 12d

And I WILL vote for you 💅🏼

Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again

The former US vice-president made her strongest suggestion to date she will make another bid for the White House

www.bbc.com

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