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Grant DeLaney
@laney502.bsky.social
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“Fanaticism turns into a means of salvation, enthusiasm into epileptic ecstasy, politics becomes an opiate for the masses... & reason veils her face” -Thomas Mann(1930)* #BLM * Twitter Refugee * #FBR *If you’re part of the #Resistance, I want to follow you
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For real knowledge about these times I highly recommend “Iron Curtain” by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social. Suggested by @davetroy.com (thank you), this fills in major gaps in my knowledge, & I’ve got family who lived it. Knowledge is power. Take a break from the fascists’ shiny objects; read / listen:
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Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.

End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
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Trump and Johnson thought the Senate Democrats would cave, but because We the People got loud after the CR debacle in March, they've held the line - and republicans don't know what to do with people power.
Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.

End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
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Let’s keep this simple so everyone will understand…

This is what happens when folks vote for reproductive rights and also for Republicans on the same ballot.

[Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO)]
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The mad would-be king cannot abide even a moment of calm. He thrives on crises, emergencies, chaos, disarray — all of which give him more power, if we let them. How should we cope with this Trump chaos? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-coping-with-trumps
Sunday thought: Coping with Trump's chaos
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
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Yes. “Autocracy inc” is a must-read. For those looking to the past for how bad it could be, how bad it was… “Iron Curtain” from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
is also most highly recommended.

bsky.app/profile/lane...
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NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy."

If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Yes. “Autocracy inc” is a must-read. For those looking to the past for how bad it could be, how bad it was… “Iron Curtain” from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
is also most highly recommended.

bsky.app/profile/lane...
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This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.

I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
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Yes, please.
I hope this is the start of something big for Democrats‼️

NEW: Barack Obama personally called Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner for NYC mayor, to praise his campaign and offer to be a “sounding board.”

Democrats, take notes…
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Most innings in a single World Series: 75 (1912)

Most innings in a decisive WS Game 7: 12 (1924)

2025 would beat *both* records if it makes it to the 13th.
Luckily on nice days there are random stops, some fancy and some merely shacks… with pivo and snacks.
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Bike 14 mostly coastal miles, see a troll, a bridge RIDOT has already broken multiple promises on, and drink cider. Fall in Rhode Island.
Beautiful way to spend a fall day Daria.
Rode several trips this summer over 60 miles with my brother in law… some beautiful scenery but our mostly coastal spots were along the Vltava in Prague.
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Keystone Kash needed a distraction from the story that he took another private govt jet to watch his girlfriend sing. apnews.com/article/detr...
A Hester Prynne Imposter.
While we wait for the time-change Sunday pages to drop, I recommend this piece in honor of telling the fascists in the White House to fuck off with misappropriating art they don’t understand.

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Yeah. Bummer for the Jays.

Ohtani is incredible even though he didn’t pitch well.
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Democrats need a plant like him. Get him elected as an R then he'll have a dramatic come-to-jesus moment then votes with us

LOL That would be fun!
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