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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 6h

“My House is Messy”-view ?

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 6h

Let’s see how that old woman’s brain operates during a live televised debate. Primaries are good.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 6h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 7h

NOPE

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 7h

People commenting that there’s a paywall on articles is one of the most enraging things because not only is it like going to the movie theater and being like hey :( this ticket costs money :( but it’s also so easy to bypass most major paywalls if you can’t afford the subscription

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 1d

I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:

"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 19h

Rest in Power Subrina Wood.

Trek Geeks @trekgeeks.com · 22h

With heavy hearts, we share that our dear friend, sister, and fellow podcaster, Subrina Wood of the SyFy Sistas, has passed away after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year. Her laughter, light, and love for fandom will never be forgotten. 💜🖖

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19h

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

conscience is the wound, and there’s naught to staunch it

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 1d

I loved your piece on Mamdani talking about Sylvia Rivera. Have a great day Ms. Burns!

mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 1d

[ALT: a huge sign with upside down American flags and the words “STOP ZIP TYING LITTLE KIDS”]

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Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 2d

Fort Worth, Texas.

#WeAreEverywhere

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 2d

Haha, your magazine unironically publishes David bleeping Brooks, an absolute dingbat in a pink tie. No wonder you’re excited about BW: more mediocrity for The Atlantic. Trash.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.

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Tara Tarantella @tarantella.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. An ad that’s a full-throated understanding and specific support of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m impressed to the level of “Can this ad truly be coming from a Democrat?” level of impressed

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 2d

Joe fucking Biden

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 2d

This is how you demonstrate compassion and intelligence @kamalaharris.com.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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mzrad.bsky.social @mzrad.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps you think Gavin Newsom is brave to have his social media intern write screaming ALL CAPS posts about President Orange but please be aware that he’s on the side of wasteful AI and a transphobe. What a disgrace.

Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 2d

I hadn't been following this bill, but just saw that Gov. Newsom vetoed AB 93, which imposed certain water use reporting requirements on data centers, as part of the business licensing process (including for annual renewals).

calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...

AB 93: Water resources: data centers. | Digital Democracy

Digital Democracy overview of bill AB 93: Water resources: data centers.

calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org

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M.O.T.A.Z @motaz-aarchitect.bsky.social · 3d

STOP A MOMENT🚨

This campaign is all I have left to provide food for my family💔

Donations have decreased a lot & my campaign needs your support now more than ever😭

Please keep supporting my family & me so we can have daily food

Please🙏🏻Share & Donate
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✅ @mommunism.bsky.social

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I saw someone say that 79 years old is young and no it is not. Living until you are almost 80 means that you have been blessed to live a long life.

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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 2d

No matter how many hit clips you see from @govpritzker.illinois.gov, the fact remains that the Illinois State Police are actively protecting and aiding ICE in their terrorizing of our communities.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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