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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 13h

She posted about Charlie Kirk’s death. Within eight hours, she was fired - NPR

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I don’t understand how a influencer who didn’t give to society and only lined his own pockets and spread misinformation and propaganda has been put on a pedestal

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She posted about Charlie Kirk’s death. Within eight hours, she was fired — NPR

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer’s death. She described the online mob that got her fired as “state-sponsored censorship.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 13h

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn't "Look Like" Her Last Name - The New Republic

This is happening!

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ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn't

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Jasmine Crockett Drops Another
Chump Truth Bomb.......

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 13h

Not Kids 20-40 is NO longer a kid! They are grown ass adults!

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20h

It's going up to $40 billion.

USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 14h

Country Singer Praised After Self-Proclaimed 'Crash Out' Against ‘Christian’ ICE Supporters Goes Viral - HuffPost

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Country Singer Praised After Self-Proclaimed 'Crash Out' Against ‘Christian’ ICE Supporters Goes Viral — HuffPost

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 14h

A Pregnant Amazon Employee Asked for a Chair to Sit on—and Wound Up Homeless - Mother Jones

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A Pregnant Amazon Employee Asked for a Chair to Sit on—and Wound Up Homeless — Mother Jones

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 1d

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies - POLITICO

Their words were more than Deeply Disturbing. They are sick and twisted. Who raised them to think this way

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

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Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 1d

Trump administration quietly cancels nation’s largest solar project -

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So tell me how America has been made great. Every single thing that has come from this administration has hurt America and Americans

Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project — CNN

The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend - Axios

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U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend — Axios

Twelve people were killed, and at least 40 people were injured after shootings marred three different high school events in two states over the weekend.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

Opinion | The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again - The Guardian

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Opinion | The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again — Guardian US

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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

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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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 3d

This 😡

Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · 4d

This is what’s running the country. JFC…

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Dr. Carlotta A. Berry #NoireSTEMinist 🤖 @drcaberry.bsky.social · 4d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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Your pissed off grandma @anomaly100.bsky.social · 4d

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 3d

You know when a liar gets caught it wasn’t their first lie, when a thief gets caught it wasn’t the first time they stole and when a serial pervert gets caught multiple times well you know they have been doing this for a very long time

dogdad57.bsky.social @dogdad57.bsky.social · 4d

UPDATE!!!
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#ResistTrump
#FuckTrump
#ResistFascism
#NoKings
#pedodonnie

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 3d

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Fearless Journalists and Vigilant Residents Tell Chicago's Story under Trump's Assault

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Atheist Adam @atheistadam.bsky.social · 3d

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 3d

John Oliver taking Bari Weiss and The Free Press to town was appreciated. She’s such a hollow fraud: her success just reflects how hollow and fraudulent the current ruling class is

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David Schwartz @davidschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

"Roei was murdered on October 7 and died yesterday." 💔

Nova survivor dies by suicide, 2 years after girlfriend was killed in front of him

Roei Shalev's body found in burning car soon after anniversary of Mapal Adam's October 7 murder; Nova organization urges awareness of mental toll on survivors, bereaved

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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