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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 9h

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 17h

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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 14h

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 1d

I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings

The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges.

This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

We stayed classy. #NoKings

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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 1d

Sonoma No Kings Strong!

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Angry Donkey Memes @bluebirdnews.bsky.social · 2d

If revenge Is what you seek, don't forget to dig 2 Graves

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 3d

Opacity is the term used to describe the AI dealmaking environment—interesting especially since the stock market seems to be propped up by it.

sherwood.news/markets/anal...

Analyst: A lot more disclosure needed on these “circular” AI deals

The “circularity” issue keeps swirling....

sherwood.news

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

My VOTE was RECEIVED and COUNTED. YES ON PROP 50!

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, so embarrassing.

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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 8d

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Situation: Just Asking Questions

I have a lot of them.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 12d

Great idea! I prefer secession though!🤨
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 10d

I wrote this email about #Prop50 to ALL my California friends. You can copy it word for word, or write your own version.

But PLEASE send a personal message from you directly to your contacts. You have more influence than you realize.

Hi California friends!

I wanted to reach out about the special election coming up re: Prop 50. If you're like me, you likely got some flyers, or hearing TV/radio ads against it. Just know that they are funded by a single person: right-wing billionaire Charles Munger. Google him, he's a delight.

Given all the money MAGA is throwing against this, I wanted to get info out about what Prop 50 is, and what it isn’t. And to be clear: I generally do NOT support gerrymandering; however, Prop 50 is a reaction to the president openly calling for gerrymandered maps in red states to help him cheat. And make NO mistake: if Republicans pass their gerrymandered maps, and we don’t, it will be mathematically impossible for Democrats to win again, no matter our turnout. Prop 50 is about Democrats’ ability to stay competitive in the game Republicans have chosen to play.

So, the facts: What is Prop 50, aka ERRA?

Trump (and Republicans) are afraid they’re going to lose the midterms, so he’s rigging the game by having MAGA-controlled states redraw election maps to favor Republicans — thereby silencing Democratic voices and translating their votes. To counteract the effect of such actions, California’s legislature voted to put our new, bluer maps on the ballot this November. The bill continues to fair redistricting, gives voters the power to approve it, and is temporary — the maps expire in 2030.

Prop 50 only goes into effect if Republicans go through with their power grab (NARRATOR: TX has passed gerrymandered maps).

What Prop 50 Does:

Levels the playing field for 2025. No unfair advantage for rigged maps elsewhere.

Reaffirms independent redistricting as California’s default and calls on all states to adopt fair, impartial maps.

Puts voters in charge; emergency maps require voter approval.

Triggers only in states’ emergency redistricting; ends only if the partisan power grab in Texas proceeds.

Temporarily declassifies maps in 2025 and returns authority to the Citizens Redistric…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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PANDA @panda-news.bsky.social · 12d

I don't usually listen to country music, with MAGA and all, but Zach Bryan just found a new fan here.

MAGA is not very happy with his new song "Bad News" though.

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Amy B @abbarsha.bsky.social · 13d

This law is found in the U.S. Constitution which Trump has never read.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14d

If ICE agents are proud of what they're doing, then why do they cover their faces like cowards, refuse to identify themselves, and hide behind anonymity?

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14d

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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northcoastgirl.bsky.social @northcoastgirl.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, read this!

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 14d

Read this. Especially Military and their families.

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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