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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 1d

10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
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10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest

Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 1d

Shame on the architects who are complicit in the destruction of American history -

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 1d

Emblematic of the destruction of American democray

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters
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OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters

AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your ability to make choices.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 2d

WTF

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 2d

Luxury living, while your costs go up and up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 2d

Luxury living, while your costs go up and up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

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aidencarson.bsky.social @aidencarson.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday in Asheville, NC #nokings #asheville

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence.

If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 2d

GOP Vermont State Senator Sam Douglass Resigns Over Hate-Filled Group Chat www.commondreams.org/news/sam-dou...

GOP Vermont State Senator Sam Douglass Resigns Over Hate-Filled Group Chat | Common Dreams

Many social media users had the same reaction to Douglass' resignation: "Good riddance!"

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

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Trump’s Secret Police Shot a Citizen. Then Damning New Info Emerged.

As the official Trump administration line about the shooting of a Chicago woman crumbles, Senator Chris Murphy is asking pointed questions about what really happened here. Will we ever get answers?

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents newrepublic.com/post/201926/... via @newrepublic.com

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents

A group of hackers has released the personal info of hundreds of Homeland Security and Justice Department officials.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

“When he is out of custody, Mr. Santos will have served fewer than three months of an 87-month sentence.”

Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 4d

I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law.

Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3d

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3d

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 3d

All the folks who say “beans keep, why don’t the soybean farmers just hold onto them until this tariff crisis is over” probably should watch this video

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 5d

A grain bin filled with soybeans collapsed in Iroquois County, Illinois, taking out power lines but causing no injuries.

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

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Dana Ivey @dariv.bsky.social · 3d

Trump insults his wife and the wife of the Vice-President

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump on immigrants: "They send up their worst people. They send up people that are criminals. They send up people from jails. And the best ones they send are people that don't work very hard and that are on a social form of welfare."

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

The Second Lady is the child of immigrants.

Also can someone PLEASE explain to him the difference between insane asylums and seeking asylum. For the love of God. Please.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump on immigrants: "They send up their worst people. They send up people that are criminals. They send up people from jails. And the best ones they send are people that don't work very hard and that are on a social form of welfare."

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The Economist @economist.com · 3d

No matter how many drug boats are blown up, drug smuggling is not going to disappear. On the contrary, it is probably coming to a port near you. We explain why

The traffickers are winning the war on drugs

New decentralised networks are even harder to disrupt than the hierarchical gangs they have replaced

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 3d

Yep, they are gearing up for the midterms propaganda blitz. Block with gusto! When is the last time you saw or used gusto in a sentence? I'm smiling to myself.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

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Rooted in Resistance SGV @rootedinresistance.bsky.social · 4d

We have almost 500 people registered in our small community outside of Los Angeles. Far more people than we have ever had before. We are excited and energized, yellow safety vests ready.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

A map of the over 2,700 events planned across the US for No Kings Day on Saturday, October 18.

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