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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

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Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 1d

I think it is an amazing idea when dealing ICE Gestapo and any/all DHS thugs.

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 5d

Oooh, watch out for the scary antifa animal crossing in war ravaged Portland 😂

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Mr Mochrie-Smith 🏳️‍🌈 @mrmochriesmith.bsky.social · 1d

Professor McKay was amazing. I was fortunate enough to work with her at GCU and take some of her classes (I made a point of choosing the option modules she taught). Insightful, engaging, and left such a great legacy.

Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Political Biographies: Ailsa McKay.
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Scottish Political Biographies: Ailsa McKay - Ungagged!

Professor Ailsa McKay was a leading Scottish feminist economist, renowned for her dedication to challenging and evidencing the impact of economic policies on women. Born on May 25, 1963 (or June 7, 19...

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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely. ⬇️ Get out and protest peacefully with No Kings.

Hatred is your enemy!
Joy is your weapon!
Turn your protest and marches into singing, dancing celebrations of joy.
Give the GOP administration no reason to respond with violence
Think jazz festival
Joy for what was
Hope for what is to come

Attend all of felon 45 public appearances ien mass
Treat him like absurdist comic he is
Do not shout
Do not boo
Do not flip him the bird
Show no hatred
Point ,laugh, and guffaw at every stupid thing he says.

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

A UK doctor who worked in Gaza both before and after October 2023 tells BBC viewers that Israel had been imposing a siege on the strip for years prior, tightly controlling entry and restricting what people could bring with them.

Gaza has been under a blockade for the last 18 years. Since 2005.

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Political Biographies: Ailsa McKay.
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Scottish Political Biographies: Ailsa McKay - Ungagged!

Professor Ailsa McKay was a leading Scottish feminist economist, renowned for her dedication to challenging and evidencing the impact of economic policies on women. Born on May 25, 1963 (or June 7, 19...

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 2d

Scottish Political Biographies: Jane Haining
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Scottish Political Biographies: Jane Haining - Ungagged!

Jane Haining was a woman whose life was a true testament to loving-kindness, courage, and an unwavering refusal to be a bystander. Born in 1897 on a farm in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Jane Ma...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Norah 🦋 Mami’s Small But She is Mighty 🔥 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, yes. I get it now.

Trump’s building a golf course in Qatar.
Trump rec’d a $400M luxury jet from Qatar.
Jared K got a $1.5B investment from Qatar

a man in a blue suit and red tie stands in front of a crowd .

ALT: a man in a blue suit and red tie stands in front of a crowd .

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 4d

Jock Mulligan on the inequality created around a game built in equality...
Golf.
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Golf: Socialism enclosed and privatised - Ungagged!

By Jock Mulligan. The editor wanted to know why I hit a wee ball around a municiple gort. I said, “You want both barrels at once, do you? The socialist soul of the golf ball smashed against the exclus...

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 5d

Do you know who Jane McAlevey was? Karen Orr has written an intro...

Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 5d

We need Unions. Karen Orr tells us about one organiser that should inspire us all... Jane McAlevey.

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Jane McAlevey: Unions Against Poverty - Ungagged!

The Unwavering Backbone: Why Trades Unionists Stand as Guardians Against a Rising Tide… by Karen Orr The forest, in its vast complexity, teaches us that collective strength is paramount. A single tre...

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 4d

A six-panel meme in the style of the "Hyperbole and a Half" comic, featuring a pink blob character with arms flailing and mouth open in an excited or shouting pose in the left panels, and a line of three pink blob characters with whole cooked hams replacing their heads in the right panels.
The text is laid out as a call-and-response:
Panel 1 (Left): "WHAT DO WE WANT"
Panel 2 (Right): "FREE SPEECH"
Panel 3 (Left): "WHEN DO WE WANT IT"
Panel 4 (Right): "NOW!"
Panel 5 (Left): "FREE SPEECH FOR EVERYONE"
Panel 6 (Right): "EXCEPT GARY LINEKER, GARY NEVILLE & THE WOKERATI!"
The meme suggests hypocrisy regarding the concept of "free speech" by illustrating a group who demands it but then immediately places exceptions on who should be allowed to exercise it. The hams replace the heads of the characters making the exception.

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 4d

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to... a Trump like populist, who helped organise a coup against democracy. www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 4d

Why is Jenny Gilruth blocking surveys into young peoples health?

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 4d

Seriously, @nytimes.com ? Participating in the raid on Iran? Blowing up Venezuelan and Columbian boats? This is peacemaking abroad? Do better.

Ny times headline:

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

President Trump’s dueling personas were on display this week, providing endless ammunition to his allies and his enemies alike.

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Deb Farmer @thewarriorwoman.bsky.social · 6d

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Linus yelling “If your presidency can be destroyed by releasing the Epstein files, it deserves to be destroyed by the Epstein files.”

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 5d

The journalist feds grabbed this morning is reportedly Debbie Brockman, per her LinkedIn info a producer for @wgntv.com.

WGN gave a statement for this Trib story, but WGN's website has yet to mention one of its producers being seized by masked federal agents.

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WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Billy OceanGate 🇵🇸 @stitzch.bsky.social · 6d

Day 282

La Tristesse Durera - Manic Street Preachers

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Manic Street Preachers - La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)

YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 5d

MAGA wants to redefine anti-fascism so they can have a blanket term to "justify" murdering and kidnapping everyday Americans that question the Trump regime, call out its numerous criminal actions, and / or ask for the release of the Epstein files.

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 5d

We need Unions. Karen Orr tells us about one organiser that should inspire us all... Jane McAlevey.

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Jane McAlevey: Unions Against Poverty - Ungagged!

The Unwavering Backbone: Why Trades Unionists Stand as Guardians Against a Rising Tide… by Karen Orr The forest, in its vast complexity, teaches us that collective strength is paramount. A single tre...

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Kevin M Stevenson @kmcisaacstevenson.bsky.social · 25d

👏👏👏

Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 25d

Glasgow always outnumbers racists and I’ve never been prouder of my city 🥹

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 5d

You're Guilty if l say you're guilty 😔

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely brilliant that Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. A defender of democracy who put herself in danger deservedly rewarded

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d

Fox News reporters are proud of being called Nazis

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