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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 48m

Yes

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1h

"Even the more staid institutions in the Democratic party are beginning to revamp their approach. The DNC in recent months has cut down on its bureaucratic social media approval process and embraced a more trollish style...."

Can Democrats Mock Trump Into Defeat?

As the president embraces strongman politics, Democrats are increasingly trying to make him seem little.

www.thebulwark.com

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else feel like they’re now living in a third world country?

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 48m

Yup, I do !
GOP= NAZIS

Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else feel like they’re now living in a third world country?

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 19h

Fox News and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 49m

Yikes

Ken Spurbeck @ogre-troll1975.bsky.social · 1h

Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 50m

GOP= NAZIS

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Ken Spurbeck @ogre-troll1975.bsky.social · 1h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 51m

Corrupt SCOTUS

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

youtu.be

Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 51m

Traitor Trump is a MONSTER

ShoeHog @shoehog.bsky.social · 13h

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ShoeHog @shoehog.bsky.social · 13h

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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 1d

"...He [Pope Leo XIV] quoted Hannah Arendt's 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' in asserting that the world needs free and objective information..."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13h

Love this so much
📸 Respective Collective

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🕯️ Crowley Rae Jepsen 🕯️ @mags.colvett.online · 1h

Italians For Zohran Against Columbus

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 18h

“The House speaker is losing control of his party”

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

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Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown — The New Republic

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

apple.news

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 53m

He never set foot in America

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1h

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 54m

Yet another

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

49-year-old worship minister
Jon Paul Sheptock was arrested on child sex abuse charges. Sheptock possessed and was involved in producing child sexual assault materials.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1h

“We Lost Everything”: Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/gaza_ceasefire_ahmed_abu_artema

“We Lost Everything”: Palestinian Writer Ahmed Abu Artema on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Exchange & More

“War is over,” declared Donald Trump Sunday night, as the first phase of the U.S.-backed 20-point Gaza peace plan got underway. Hamas has returned the remaining 20 living hostages back to Israel, whil...

www.democracynow.org

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Margery @gibbee13.bsky.social · 54m

www.democracynow.org/2025/10/9/ga...

A Ceasefire Deal, But Not a Peace Agreement: What Will Happen in Gaza After Hostages Are Released?

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal for Gaza. The 20-point roadmap includes a swap of captives and a phased Israeli withdrawal...

www.democracynow.org

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 23h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 7h

Bleaching, Melting, Slowing: New Global Tipping Points report tracks growing risks of Earth system tipping points. It highlights mounting risks, from melting glaciers, ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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