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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1h

Critical minerals have long been touted as the key to the global energy transition because they’re used in everything from EV batteries to solar panels and wind turbines.

They’re also essential to the production of military equipment.

@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #bcpoli

Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee

Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3h

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 23h

very annoying that we had to endure about a month of these people going “calling us nazis hurts our feelings” to then immediately be revealed saying nazi shit and going “yup, we want gas chambers. so what libs”

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 12h

Do some research about why this tactic doesn’t work. You can start with genocide, the last election, and a mendacious narcissist. Being manipulated into voting for less-evil IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS SITUATION.

You can just demand ethical candidates, it’s that simple.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 14h

Zohran Mamdani pledges to deploy 'hundreds of lawyers' to combat Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ policies
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/zohran-mamdani-trump-lgbtq-trans/?utm_content=1760577600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Zohran Mamdani pledges 'hundreds of lawyers' to combat Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Zohran Mamdani has vowed to "deploy hundreds of lawyers" to combat US president Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ policies

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 22h

SCOTUS looks ready to erase another key piece of the Voting Rights Act, this time by striking down Louisiana’s Black-majority district for “relying too much on race.” Let me translate…they’re opening the door for states to erase Black and Latino districts that usually vote blue.

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 15h

What? I’m sure it‘s fine… It’s like a wildfire, it’s really unlikely to happen here.

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 15h

I like to think my grandfather (WW2) would say this, if he were still alive.

DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 15h

So a #GeneralStrike could have a lot of impact quickly 🧐

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

Trump has frozen or canceled $28B in funding for infrastructure projects in Democratic congressional districts.

Meanwhile, representatives of those districts are fighting to extend ACA subsidies — more than half of which go to people in GOP-held districts.

Remember this.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

Watch this before going to a protest.

How To Stay Safe At a Protest, According To An Attorney

As people head to the streets this weekend in LA and elsewhere, protesters should be informed about their constitutional rights and safety options. On the latest episode of The Intercept Briefing…

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 18h

We’re talking now.

a man 's back is shown with the words just go away in red

ALT: a man 's back is shown with the words just go away in red

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20h

briefly interrupting my shame posting to tap one of the other signs: a society that would like to keep functioning must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 20h

SCOOP: Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

theintercept.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

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chafinator.bsky.social @chafinator.bsky.social · 1d

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Mr. Spades @drummerboy429.bsky.social · 1d

Mass organization
Stop going to work
Stop paying your taxes
TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER through this fight
Everyday
Every night
Strike!
Shut this country down!
Demand changes/ arrests be made
Term limits
Hcare/ housing for all
Gas/ grocery prices lowered
Electricity/ water at lower costs

No One Is Safe From Trump's Authoritarianism

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Franken-Pattern @franken-pattern.bsky.social · 1d

Danish has a great explanation of how narcissists act with other people's money. His description is downright uncanny.

Five Traits Of A Low Quality Broke Narcissist

YouTube video by Danish Bashir

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 1d

Psychopathy is a hell of a drug…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

Dear Everyone:

We don't solve the problems in the United States, a colonial imperial power that still refuses to give political representation to Indigenous nations or Puerto Rico or Guam or the Virgin Islands or DC and disenfranchises Black people and immigrants by the tens of thousands,

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

Maybe it's picking up prescriptions for your disabled or trans neighbors. Maybe it's being a buddy so a marginalized person doesn't have to go somewhere alone. Maybe it's being an escort at an abortion or gender affirming care clinic. Maybe it's making food for neighbors who can't make their own.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

Maybe it's providing childcare they can't afford. Maybe it's money. Maybe it's protesting. We all have our things we can do, and it starts in our communities.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 1d

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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DiscoForever @discoforever.bsky.social · 1d

It’s bizarre, wearing a mask makes me unafraid. Plus I love that I haven’t had a single respiratory illness since 2019.

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