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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 4d

Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18:
www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 4d

Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18:
www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 4d

Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18:
www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...

David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 19d

Good point 👇

Sara 🏳️‍🌈 @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 19d

My critique of the people who write on vaccine hesitancy is that while I understand it in terms of the individual people trying to navigate information, there should be much more focus on anti-vaccine activism. Hesitancy isn’t a natural outcome of anything, it is influenced.

David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Sep 19

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Sep 19

And it will be the location of a huge #NoKings Day rally on October 18. Last June, 2,300 people showed up. This October will be much larger. (Sound on!)👇2/3

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Sep 19

If you live in the Southwest Metro #Minnesota, Chaska is the location for the longest-lasting weekly pro-democracy rally. Every Saturday, 1-2 pm at the corner of Hazeltine Blvd and Highway 41. 🧵 1/3

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · Sep 19

Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:

AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Sep 12

Pulte should resign

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Sep 13

This is a very insightful piece by Kahlil Greene explaining why Gen Z isn't buying the canonization of Charlie Kirk.👇

Millions of Gen Z’ers Don't "Feel Bad" About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why.

The online reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination reveals a generational (and partisan) disconnect on issues of gun violence, systemic injustice, and the nature of political hatred.

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · Aug 26

Matt Bai: To put a happier, less discomfiting spin on the exhibits in this museum would make us more like Russia or China or North Korea, or any other country where history becomes a strongman’s self-serving fairy tale that no one outside the country believes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What the Smithsonian taught me about Trumpism

Trying to sanitize the American story is the antithesis of what makes the country exceptional.

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 27

Didn't that magazine make a loud statement about how it would never bow to trump?

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Aug 27

BREAKING: Vanity Fair staffers threatened to walk-out if the magazine puts Melania Trump on the cover.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Iowa Senate seat that Democratic candidate Catelin Drey flipped tonight has been in GOP hands for 13 years.

Not anymore.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 22

An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.

Living in the shadows: Why stateless people fear Trump's immigration crackdown

An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Trump is a weakling (shout it out) Trump is a weakling (no doubt) T.A.C.O. (Trump Always Chickens Out) Trump is a weakling (that’s the line) Trump is a weakling (every time) T.A.C.O. (Trump Always Chickens Out)
youtu.be/iVaLTE80AxE?...

TACO (Trump Is A Weakling) - Lyrics Video

YouTube video by David Erickson

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Dave Winer @scripting.com · Aug 19

I've been building around WordPress to create a social network based on RSS. I want to get out of being controlled by billionaire-owned sites. I have a feeling we may need a good backup given where we are now.

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 19

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 19

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thugs.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 16

BREAKING: Trump’s masked D.C. officers tase delivery man

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 16

Fox News falls for it hook, line, and sinker.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · Aug 15

He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 15

DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.

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janki77.bsky.social @janki77.bsky.social · Jul 25

The fun never stops... wIth the Blame Game!

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · Aug 14

Flower drawing in progress. Im not that fast, it’s a timelapse.

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TizzyEnt @tizzyent.bsky.social · Aug 13

Des Moine, Iowa. Who is he?

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · Aug 14

Since President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over a weak jobs report, we’ve been thinking a lot about the trustworthiness of U.S. economic data. China can offer a glimpse of what happens when that trust erodes.

Today on Make Me Smart 👇

China has an economic data problem. Is the U.S. next?

Marketplace's China correspondent Jennifer Pak shares her experience with unreliable government statistics.

mktplc.org

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