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Nothing to see here: Old Guy that express's his opinion on Politics and Scoundrels; they go together so well! BlackLivesMatter SFGIANTS US Navy Vet Free Palestine 🇯🇴 I Stand With Ukraine 🇺🇦🌻 Sonoma County, Ca.; hence PapaESoCo

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · Jun 5

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I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration

It wasn’t all at once (although sometimes the last three months seem that way). Authoritarianism never is. It happens drip by drip,

The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free

How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

They tried to change history. Guess what, the world aint that stupid.😎

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

Brooklyn Dad Defiant

You can tell the "War in Portland" is raging when a guy in a kilt and a Darth Vader mask (the Unipiper) can ride his unicycle, unaccosted, past folks dressed as sharks and Garfield, playing "This Land Is Your Land" on bagpipes.

KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD, Y'ALL!

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

Never in history have the good guys taken pictures like this.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

Journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi was kidnapped by Israeli backed gangs in Gaza City they fired 7 bullets and killed him while his only weapon was his camera.

He was smeared and targeted for two years during the genocide.

💔😢🤬

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

No one wanted them
and Palestinians took them in.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

In a new video, Pope Leo says American bishops need a “stronger, more unified voice” to defend migrants against Trump's deportation raids.

“The church cannot be silent.”

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

This is evil on a historic scale. I have no words.💔🤬
Israel is accountable and must pay both legally and financially.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 5h

⚠️ “The Education Dept. just gutted its special-ed office—leaving 7 million disabled kids at risk. Fewer staff means delayed IEPs, lost oversight, and no one left to enforce their rights. When shutdowns hit DC, it’s America’s most vulnerable who pay the price.”
#MakingAmericaGreatAgain🤬

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 5h

All of the clowns who threw Biden under the bus are slowly resurfacing.

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Malachy Discontent @malachydiscontent.bsky.social · 5h

“Commemorating 533 years of Indigenous Peoples’ resistance, cultural resiliency, and survival in the Americas, and honoring Alcatraz as a sacred historical place for Indigenous peoples in California and around the world.”
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Thousands to Gather Before Sunrise on Indigenous Peoples' Day

The International Indian Treaty Council will host its annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day sunrise gathering on Monday, October 13, 2025.

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 5h

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 6h

⚠️ Unverified claims: There is no evidence or charge of insider trading, market manipulation, or illegal activity…. “YET”

I’m only posting this because I like the pic of Barron… 🤣

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MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 6h

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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 7h

Portland's Spirit Animal is a....

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 10h

My day has instantly become better after watching this ☺️

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 10h

Brian Allen

Tina Fey is back on SNL—this time as Kristi Noem.

If satire is the only way to make sense of this mess, welcome to the new normal.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

This woman is a well known teacher and mother & what’s happening in this Country is bringing her to her knees because of all the hate & division Trump is pushing for! It’s literally breaking her heart to see children being forced from their parents arms as they’re being detained 😢💔

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

MAGA Cult Slayer

We are now six days away from America’s biggest protest.

NoKingsDay

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

Republican Rep.Mike Flood is having another difficult Town hall meeting after he increased the number of Constituents from the last one where he only allowed about 15 in to attend because he said they were to loud! So this time they gave him hell and told him to resign now! 👇

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7h

Catholic church in Maywood IL walked out this morning after mass and marched to the detention center where the priest demanded to go inside and bless the people being held by ice. He was denied entry

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 4h

Hated.

Israel, AND LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS!
By Israel, I MEAN NETANYAHU.
NOT THE ACTUAL STATE OF ISRAEL.

Israel, REPRESENTED BY NETANYAHU, is the most hated state on earth.

And by golly. Trump is causing the US to give Israel a run in the title!

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨🚨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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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 3h

It comes down to GOOD v EVIL

NOT RIGHT v LEFT
NOT WHITE v BROWN
NOT CHRISTIAN v MUSLIM
NOT MUSLIM v JEW

People like MTG who I never thought I would agree with showed humanity.

And people who I thought had humanity never stood up.

PEACE AND LOVE☮️❤️‍🔥

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 3h

I guess dementia has completely set in now that the roosters have come home

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