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Polly-O @polly-o.bsky.social · 15h

He’s 58 years old. No one was getting measles when we were kids.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 15h

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 18h

The full interview with Amy Goodman

www.democracynow.org/2017/4/4/ful...

Full Interview: Noam Chomsky on Trump’s First 75 Days & Much More

Full 70-minute interview with Noam Chomsky on Democracy Now! today talking about Donald Trump’s first 75 days in the White House and much more.

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 18h

Noam Chomsky tried to warn Americans that this could happen in America. Sadly we refused to believe it could happen in America.

www.democracynow.org/2017/4/5/noa...

Noam Chomsky on Fascism: Could It Happen Here?

When Noam Chomsky was 10 years old, he wrote one of his first articles. It focused on the fall of Barcelona to Franco’s fascist forces. We talk to Chomsky about how fascism once rose in Europe and the...

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 20h

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The district court is considering whether to dissolve the second TRO and will issue a decision soon.

Our team is hard at work preparing for the trial on the merits of this case, which will begin next Wednesday 10/29.

What's next

After this morning’s hearing, the district court is taking under advisement the question of whether to dissolve the second TRO.
We expect a decision by Monday, if not sooner.

In the meantime, our team is hard at work preparing for the trial on the merits of this case. The trial will begin on Wednesday, October 29.

We have also not yet heard whether the Ninth Circuit has voted whether to vacate Monday’s decision regarding the first TRO and hear the case en banc.

“The court is taking the time it needs to weigh this unprecedented issue. The stakes are high — for the Constitution, for Oregon’s sovereignty, and for the safety of our communities.

“Regardless of how the court rules, this fight is not over. Next week we will have a trial on the merits of this case, where we will put on evidence proving that this deployment is unnecessary and unlawful. In the meantime, we ask Oregonians to keep Portland safe and peaceful and show the world who we really are.”

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 18h

Trump’s propaganda slogan to dupe his supporters was “Make America Great Again”, but has now has been replaced with “National Security!”

How’s the golden ballroom working out for ya??? As cost of good continues to rise!

ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 19h

And crickets on Trumpstein files. And has the AZ Congresswoman been sworn in yet? 🤔

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20h

"At this moment in time, of course, the release of the TRUMPSTEIN Files is really the public's main priority."

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19h

Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0.

Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 19h

Not a Reagan fan by ANY means—but if it pisses off ‘dear leader’—then repost!!!l

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21h

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. @reptroycarter.bsky.social · 19h

Louisiana families won’t receive SNAP benefits for the month of November due to the ongoing #RepublicanShutdown. This threatens the livelihoods of Louisiana families who rely on SNAP to feed their children and seniors—especially as the holidays approach.
troycarter.house.gov/media/press-...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 19h

This isn’t on the Dems—it’s on the GOP who holds both the House & Senate & desires to bend the knee for a wannabe Dictator & refuses to stand with their constitutional oath to citizens of America. They want a Dictator, they’ll benefit from the oligarchy backing Trump—all part of P2025.

Effort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate

The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 1d

Another book I’m finding interesting & frightening & how it mirrors Trump 2.0.

Copy & paste into your browser to preview the book.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

ICE can't do its work without its agents and apparently it can't get agents without lowering the bar to become one so yes it is newsworthy that this is in fact what is happening

and the fact that it's happening is also an indicator of exactly how brazen the order to disregard the law is

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ffjamma.bsky.social @ffjamma.bsky.social · 1d

All the gold installed in the White House is sickening—I’m sure Trump is floating the idea of changing the White House to the Gold House or Mar a largo II 🤬

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.”

- former First Lady Betty Ford

The East Wing is gone.

Over a century of American history, reduced to rubble.

All to appease the vanity of a corrupt authoritarian.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d

“Foreign agents” laws modeled on #Russia’s are damaging for #democracy the world over.

Alesia Sedziaka outlines essential protection strategies developed by #CivilSociety activists, lawyers, and experts with first-hand experience:

www.justsecurity.org/123043/forei...

Distorted Laws on “Foreign Agents” Threaten Democracy: Mobilizing a Response

Civil society can share knowledge, boost public support, and build coalitions to resist the spread of autocratic "foreign agents" laws.

www.justsecurity.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

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In Surprise Move, Virginia Dems to Announce Redistricting to Counter GOP Gerrymanders