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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Don't tell me he hasn't recently been given a poor prognosis:

"I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven – I really don't. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 10d

#MarkTwain #fooled #MTG

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 2h

Yet again tRump TACOs out on China.

How Crypto Became a Trump Trade

It’s primarily a vehicle for crony capitalism now

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Jozef Imrich @jozefimrich.bsky.social · 7d

Active Island

Jeffrey Epstein's island 'received more than 2,000 previously unreported flights'

A shock new probe has uncovered more than 2,000 flights that went unreported to the shady Epstein Island in the US Virgin Islands - shedding new light on the scale of travel there
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Epstein's island 'received more than 2,000 previously unreported flights'

A shock new probe has uncovered more than 2,000 flights that went unreported to the shady Epstein Island in the US Virgin Islands - shedding new light on the scale of travel there

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 2h

"‘Antifa’ is Trump’s rallying cry. When he calls Democrat-run cities a “war zone” before he invades them with occupying forces, understand that he is planning to turn them into one. "

There's no such thing as Antifa, you eejits

Has MAGA really forgotten what WWII was about?

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 2h

"Terrific idea to stock your service fleet with vehicles that have already been subject to eight separate recalls in two years."

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself

You wanna see a dead body? Third-quarter sales numbers for Tesla’s misbegotten Cybertruck are in, and it is definitely spooky season for tech titan Elon Musk, who moved only 5,385 of the hideous ...

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 21h

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

Elon Musk is a white nationalist. Anyone who needs more data points to reach this conclusion is beyond help or persuasion.

If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 22h

AOC: "Due to the Trump health care cuts, the New York Essential Plan is set to be eliminated next year - all while Republicans refuse to call the House back into session during a shutdown to avoid negotiating on health care."

We can't afford Republican health care cuts. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information.

Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.

bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social

PETITION: Protect the Center for Disease Control Library

Staff at the CDC Library were laid off on October 10th and have not been brought back. Sign the petition to call for their return.

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

Home of the Brave is proud to partner with #NoKings and urges everyone to peacefully protest Donald Trump and his disastrous administration on October 18th. Find your local #NoKings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...

On October 18th, we say #NoKings

YouTube video by Home of the Brave

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Those who study the law and are experts on the balance of power warn that unless Congress reasserts its authority soon, we may end up unable to repair the guardrails that have held our government together for centuries." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

Kitchen cabinet sellers cope with heightened tariffs

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Kitchen cabinet sellers cope with heightened tariffs

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 1d

1/2 Wow…😮😳

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

"Freedom of speech has a point. It is there so people can speak truth to power. Often that truth is spoken first by young people."
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Gaza and Protest

Why freedom of speech matters

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump with BRUTAL REALITY CHECK in Front of MILITARY GENERALS

YouTube video by Legal AF

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

"The great news is that corporations can’t survive on Trump alone. Corporate America, in our consumer-driven economy, needs constant revenue, and they get that money from all of us."

Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 2d

Especially these corporations!

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 2d

Especially these corporations!

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

"The conservative uproar for Leo to stay in his religious lane is especially comical, considering that “catholic” means universal....The Vatican remains steadfast in its fundamental teachings, even as Leo brings an entirely new atmosphere to the church..."

Pope Leo takes aim at MAGA’s false gospel

The American Pope is confirming MAGA's worst fears

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Chanting Crow 🌊🌛🌝🌜🌊 @chantingcrow.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not a fan of MSNBC but this was good info. This is what fascists do, portray 💙people who r trying to 🛑 The regimes & terror with peaceful protest, as the terrorist themselves. Please go out on 🚫👑 day, stand up for what is right. But please be safe, never escalate. If somebody does, just sit down

Dangerous new MAGA lie: Republicans SMEAR peaceful protesters as ‘terrorists’

YouTube video by MSNBC

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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 1d

You're not tryin' if you're not lyin'.

Kirby Smart Is a Liar. Does It Matter?

Yes, it's only college football. But it underscores a deeper societal rot.

www.lincolnsquare.media