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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

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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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started.

October 18th, Everywhere

#nokings

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · 3d

FILE UNDER: News, very bad #ClimateSky

"Many of the seeps were found at sites that had been repeatedly studied before, suggesting they were new. This may indicate a “fundamental shift” in the methane released in the region, according to the report."

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

Tired of Peter Thiel trying to destroy democracy by forcing his dystopian vision of the world on us?

You can join @purgepalantir.bsky.social, a movement that is protesting the billionaire and his companies.

And @solidaritydept.bsky.social has a full report exposing Thiel that you can share widely:

Peter Thiel - The People's Audit | DOCS

Learn about Peter Thiel's role as Chairman at Palantir Technologies. Net worth: $25.6 Billion. Key threats and impact on democracy.

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LeapingOtter @leapingotter.bsky.social · 7d

Fellow San Franciscans: please sign to keep SF's climate action plan alive sign.moveon.org/petitions/ma...

Mayor Lurie: Prioritize Climate Action Plan goals as you restructure city government

San Francisco approved a detailed and comprehensive Climate Action Plan in 2021 with a top-line goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2040. Some progress towards this goal has been made since then, includ...

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 8d

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Renewables overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year, a think tank analysis shows.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10d

Really worried about the escalating situation in Chicago tonight. Here are some accounts to follow. Make sure to amplify what is happening. And likely coming to your city soon.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10d

To understand the chaos in Chicago, here are some must-follows:

@unraveledpress.com
@thetriibe.com
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
@bencollins.bsky.social
@dansinker.com
@wttw.bsky.social

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LeapingOtter @leapingotter.bsky.social · 9d

Proud to have participated in the inaugural protest by the Elders Coalition for Climate Action #reviveEPA

elderscca.bsky.social @elderscca.bsky.social · 9d

Mourning the EPA in DC

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 9d

Please take a moment to watch the wise message of Dr. Jane Goodall.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 10d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 10d

Ferlinghetti: “Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
and whose bigots haunt the airwaves”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10d

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11d

This is fascism.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11d

Broadview, Illinois today—

A dizzying array of federal and local police quashed an anti-deportation protest outside the Chicago ICE "processing" facility. Border Patrol agents once again violently attacked protesters, with arrest and crowd control support from IL state troopers.

Protesters face off with state troopers with batons

ISP trooper side by side with Border Patrol agent

CBP ride their armored truck down the street for a propaganda op

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13d

🙏 💚

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13d

All blue states. What a surprise. I guess all we can do is vote out every single Republican candidate for every office in those states since none of them will speak up or do anything. And the Appropriations Chair Susan Collins.

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LeapingOtter @leapingotter.bsky.social · 13d

I remember

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b

LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 16d

This is a critical story, thanks Guardian.

However, the shocker is 11 major outlets ONLY did an average of 85 climate articles each, most were buried in the Climate section.

This is an existential threat. All 11 need 5 stories a day in the top news section.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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