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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22h

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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ChuckInOregon @chuckinoregon.bsky.social · 1d

The wearing of masks to hide identity while terrorizing people who aren’t white is today’s version of the white robes and face covering.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone have a reliable source for the numbers of members of Australian political parties?

#auspol

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 1d

#Alt4me

The Anti-Sycophant @leinsterlad.bsky.social · 1d

This resonates more and more everyday

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Kiwifunknuckle @kiwifunknuckle.bsky.social · 1d

Just ordered four emergency antifa suits.

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 1d

If #wind and #solar were not curtailed due to #coal being incapable of going below their base load, then renewables would have met 113% of Australia's energy demand over the weekend.
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-sol...

reneweconomy.com.au

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today, House Republicans will take their 70th day off with pay in the last 82 days.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical

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Brian Bergstrom @brianbergstrom.bsky.social · 1d

Dilemmas seems to be having a bit of a moment in India and Malaysia, judging from the new wave of reviews coming out:

"The women in Yamamoto’s world could just as well be found in Delhi’s industrial belts, in cramped apartments in Dhaka, or in the open-plan offices of London and New York."

Women's Endurance: A World Powered by Their Strength

Women's Challenges: Explore Yamamoto's tales on women's roles in modern economic society, balancing work, duty, and identity with deep emotional insight.

www.deccanherald.com

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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 1d

honestly props to the Emergency Naked Bike Riders, the weather was absolute shit today

Naked bike riders crossing an intersection

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20h

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Blue Blondie @blueblondie48.bsky.social · 17h

Trump stands before the world bragging that he has a Department of War - bragging about how he has stopped many, many wars possibly WWIII.

Yet, Trump is waging a war at home on DEMOCRATIC AMERICANS pushing us into a new Civil War.

Will Trump’s plan include using Qatar fighter pilots on Americans?

a woman is holding her finger to her chin and thinking ..

ALT: a woman is holding her finger to her chin and thinking ..

media.tenor.com

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Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone with a troubled childhood, like myself, this is such a good read. Entirely different circumstances, but the damage is a battle to overcome for any of us. Also, different parent in my case.

Former tennis star Jelena Dokic grapples with complex grief after abusive father Damir's death

‘He would do it all again’: Dokic says abusive dad showed no remorse

Jelena Dokic was abused by her father for decades, with no tennis success enough to stop the beatings. She reveals the complex grief of losing a parent who showed no remorse.

www.abc.net.au

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Kangaroo Court of Australia @kangaroocourt.bsky.social · 1d

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's lies about FOI laws - What doesn't Albo and Labor want the public to know? youtu.be/0XbgVG1zHwc

PM Anthony Albanese's lies about FOI laws - What doesn't Albo and Labor want the public to know?

YouTube video by Kangaroo Court of Australia

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Translation: they gave him a plane and filled his family’s pockets

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 1d

The ALP should change its name to Australian Lobbyists Preference

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 1d

📣 RE-UP/SHARE: *do not stop talking about this*.

Brave survivors fight to get the #Epstein / #Maxwell files released.

Pious Mike Johnson doesn't want the House to hold a vote, even after meeting w/survivors! He's a #PedoProtector.

📺 60 Min Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 1d

I had a great time at the Southern Gothic Festival yesterday — and signed one copy of The Woods All Black in the F terminal of the Atlanta airport for some lucky traveler who finds it first!

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