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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 7h

A new Portland character has entered the chat at the ICE facility….meet The Unipiper!

Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 3h

“Before #Detroit was ‘Detroit,’ it was Waawiyaataanong,” Santiago-Romero said in a statement. “Detroit is on quite literally the ancestral and contemporary homeland of the #Anishinaabe, or the Three Fires Confederacy."

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Powwow returns to downtown Detroit after 30 years - Detroit Metro Times

For the first time in three decades, a powwow is coming back to downtown Detroit

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 10h

Some people know him.

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Lizzy McAlpine - Pushing It Down and Praying (Official Video)

YouTube video by LizzyMcAlpineVEVO

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 1d

Outrage everywhere.

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Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 3d

Child poverty is already increasing due to policy failures. Don't get me started on the poverty rate for senior citizens. Did American voters choose that?

Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 3d

'51% of #children in #Detroit lived in #poverty in 2024, a rate that is three times the national average.

The city’s overall poverty rate climbed to 34%, making Detroit the poorest major city in the nation with a population of more than 500,000'

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Grim reality: More than half of Detroit children are now living in poverty, Census Bureau data shows

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal a grim reality for many Detroit families: more than half of all children in the city are now living below the poverty line.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 4d

unfollow - what is this bullshit

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5d

Rep. Dan Goldman: "The Department of Justice is a complete political animal and political arm of Donald Trump."

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Wietze Brandsma 🏴‍☠️ @wabrandsma.bsky.social · 5d

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

There are other more suitable sources of revenue available for the government. Tax the rich, not the most vulnerable groups.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

Nonsense. They should know those percentages, not 'let's just say 20 percent.' That's how policy works, you know the numbers and then use them to make your policy decisions. Not vibes.

Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

Rufus ate some acorns but they came out this morning. #bullterrier

Close up of a white bull terrier sitting on a couch.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 7d

Constantly seeking to increase the rate of poverty, to impose new burdens on the most most vulnerable groups in our neighborhood. Ignoring these problems lead to societal collapse.

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Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 7d

'In the #UnitedStates we’re not behind an Iron Curtain, but we still face pressures to stay quiet or go along. We face our own version of Havel’s test.'

Bijan Sabet @bijansabet.com · 7d

On Havel’s birthday, I’ve been thinking about his call to live in truth. It still feels like the most radical act of all.

New blog post: bijansabet.com/2025/10/05/w...

When We Stop Pretending

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 8d

Ugh, this guy again. #czechia

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Czech Republic: 'Trumpist' ex-PM Babis wins elections – DW – 10/04/2025

Billionaire Andrej Babis wants to cut aid to Ukraine, and now he is the projected winner of the Czech parliamentary elections. With 90% of districts reporting, his party took 36% of the vote.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 8d

With 97.5% of votes counted in Czech parliamentary elections, Babis's ANO party leads but lacks a majority, requiring at least two coalition partners to form a government.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 9d

Huh, whenever I need to use a toilet, first thought is never my local police station.

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 9d

Tonight's #FridayNightZillow kicks off with a Michigan Madness MegaMansion Compound built for the founder of Domino's Pizza. It's ours for just $8.75M. 53K SF (!), including a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired main home, an ice rink, guest house, 30 acres. Think timeshare! www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 9d

We can't shop our way out of this.

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Ted Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 9d

Folks in France have occupied a Tesla dealership.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 9d

#Democracy is not a 'set it and forget it' setting on your air fryer. The bounds of democracy are always tested. #Participation in democratic processes by those governed and their elected representatives is necessary. Instead, we see #consumer boycotts of services as participation in democracy.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9d

I asked Chris Murphy if he privately talks to Dem colleagues about why they don't sound the alarm loudly. His answers were depressing. Dems tell him they don't want to be "alarmist" or that "democracy" didn't work in 2024, so they want to stick to health care. 5/

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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 11d

I wrote this a year ago. It stands up pretty well.

In the year since, tho, I think we may have crossed a threshold of inability—as societies and individuals—to fully meet the climate crisis.

Understanding what's changing will help you make better decisions under accelerating climate pressures.

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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · Sep 30

Climate chaos is coming for us.

Some places face bigger risks than others, but no matter where we live, we're gonna struggle to adapt to events like nothing we've seen before.

I'm a climate futurist.

Let me level with you about what this means.
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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 11d

that's the magic of #science

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