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Jeff Martens
@martensjd.bsky.social
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Retired computer scientist, avid reader, dabble in mathematics, hike. If we work together, we can slow climate change. I oppose fascism, racism, sexism, and the like. Big fan of the rule of law. I also endorse kindness and honesty.
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Jeff Martens @martensjd.bsky.social · 1d
#NoKings #NoKingsDC
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2025-10-18 No Kings Protest, DC · Saturday, Oct 18 📸
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Jeff Martens @martensjd.bsky.social · 1d
MAGA Gestapo trying to get themselves some dick, that is.
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Liberal Resistance @liberalresistance.bsky.social · 1d
Each week, No Kings will post an action to take at NoKings.org/alliance
Bookmark the page, check each week, and spread the word. @liberalresistance.bsky.social
No Kings Alliance. Each week, No Kings will post an action at NoKings.org/alliance Bookmark the page and check for actions each week. Image has the “No Kings” logo, which is a crown with red lines through it. @liberalresistance.bsky.social Keywords not in image: #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible What’s next Culture of Defiance #CultureOfDefiance Actionable Step Actionable Steps Indivisible
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 1d
The three largest protests in American history all happened under Trump:

No Kings – October 18, 2025
No Kings – June 14, 2025
Women’s March – January 21, 2017

Now, more than ever, the Declaration of Independence is putting us to the test.
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 1d
Initial estimate for No Kings Twin Cities at 100k! Way to SHOW UP, MINNESOTA! #nokings
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d
Am I wrong? 😉
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Hasan: The great irony is of course that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant. The grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Hasan: Let me say to every Republican and conservative watching. Aren't you the ones that said no more big government? No tyranny in America? If you believe that, what are you doing defending masked federal agents in unmarked cars bundling people off the streets
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IndivisibleHoCoMD❌👑 @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social · 1d
Happening now! No Kings!
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Jeff Martens @martensjd.bsky.social · 2d
Happy No Kings Day! I hope to meet new friends and see old ones later today in DC.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 2d
Trump and his cronies have spread desperate lies about No Kings Day — calling peaceful participants "terrorists" and "criminals."

You know why? Because they want us to shut up and go away. That's how kings and dictators win. But we won't let them.

See you tomorrow. NO KINGS.
Forget Trump's lies. This is what No Kings Day is actually about.
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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d
they never send themselves anywhere except donor meetings
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d
This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.
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M.T. Nestor @mt-nestor.bsky.social · 2d
Our system of justice is in the crapper…
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Jeff Martens @martensjd.bsky.social · 2d
My all time favorite dog passed away 43 years ago at age 16. Somehow I could hear him whimper as I read this.
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 2d
Now WeRateDogs is TRIPLING THE FUCK DOWN and talking about how often cops shoot dogs
Screen grab of the WeRate Dogs podcast where they’re talking about cop violence against dogs
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Jeff Martens @martensjd.bsky.social · 2d
Climate Change, Seal Level Rise, and the House Committee on Science, Technology, and Moron Republicans
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Going back to the fundamentals of science class, one cup of ice water at a time #DailyShow
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Zohran Mamdani “is far more interested in the practical task of being a successful mayor than in the impossible dream of turning a single city into a socialist paradise — or, as his critics would see it, a nightmare,” E.J. Dionne Jr. writes.
Opinion | The Sewer Socialism of Zohran Mamdani
The way to advance his worldview, he argues, is to show that it works.
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NPR @npr.org · 3d
Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start, originally to cut tape — literal tape, with a single-sided blade — at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women. n.pr/493MG7W
In Pictures: Remembering Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's Founding Mothers
Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start, originally to cut tape — literal tape, with a single-sided blade — at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d
15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸🐝🦄 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 4d
Cleveland completely gets the zeitgeist!

So much fun!!! Great frog puns and I love the roller blading with costumes!

United we ribbit. Divided we croak.
Trump is Toadly in the Epstein Files.
Fascism is boo-sheet.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 11d
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
Poster Image with a woman yelling into a megaphone.; Title reads: Fight for Science. Bubbles read: 3:00pm, Rally, Oct 17th.; Subtitle reads: Health and Science for the People!; A pin emoji with text: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC; a Virtual Call emoji with text: Join us virtually at: bit.ly/4mXwrfY ; bottom corner has QR code and a logo for Stand Up For Science
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d
Science rally tomorrow in DC!
standupforscience.bsky.social Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 11d
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
Poster Image with a woman yelling into a megaphone.; Title reads: Fight for Science. Bubbles read: 3:00pm, Rally, Oct 17th.; Subtitle reads: Health and Science for the People!; A pin emoji with text: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC; a Virtual Call emoji with text: Join us virtually at: bit.ly/4mXwrfY ; bottom corner has QR code and a logo for Stand Up For Science
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d
Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d
No fight?

In 2 days, Trump is in for a rude awakening
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