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Essence of RBG

@rbgprevails.bsky.social

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Swiss/Canadian defender of truth, justice, decency, fairness + democracy! Each generation has a mission that has been handed to it by those who came before. Don’t be the generation to fail! #FightFascism #FightPedophiles #FightTechnocracy

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Essence of RBG @rbgprevails.bsky.social · Jul 29

On reflection maybe the most tragic thing with the Epstein affair is that not one man who also is surely more mature now and sees the massive harm that was caused is willing to stand up and admit to what he did, fall on his sword and be counted and at least now do his bit to put the wrongs right.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

preferred pronouns are still me/my/mine

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9h

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 10h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

Never forget that when Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while The Washington Post gave her a thumbs up.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media that won't bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 15h

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 12h

The funniest thing about defending Bari Weiss being hired to lead CBS and beating back any criticism of that as “cancel culture” is that we are about to enter an era of collusion between the government and media targeting any critique of the state not seen since McCarthyism

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15h

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9h

A new Portland character has entered the chat at the ICE facility….meet The Unipiper!

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 1d

The man has exhibited visible disgust for anyone with a disability for years. They’re eugenicists.

Even if this gets overturned by the courts what are parents supposed to do in the meantime if they live in a red state?

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low.”

Gee, I wonder why?

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 1d

SNL pays respects to Diane Keaton at the close of the show.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

A HERO

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. bit.ly/46Nuazm

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terr...

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 21h

Tina Fey as Kristi Noem and Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi during SNL's cold open.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill.

And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants.

Cashing in on cruelty.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 11h

If it’s not okay to be anti-fascism anymore, is it still okay to be pro-democracy? 🤔

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 10h

That asshole fired all the people who help kids with disabilities in education.

Fuck him. Fuck everyone who enabled him

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 13h

🚨🚨🚨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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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 13h

So, ICE is now targeting children with autism that need to go pee...

P.S There are no words... though prolific use of expletives does help a bit.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Ben Canham @bencanham.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of people have asked about the
book I was working on. The truth is, I lost
it when my friend who was helping me
write it passed away. I didn’t know how
to talk about it until now. It still hurts,
but I appreciate everyone who believed
in it. Maybe one day I’ll try again. 😊

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Captain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 1d

I can do and even enjoy small talk. I can endure loud, crowded environments. However, if I have to make small talk in a loud space,where we’re shouting to be heard and repeating questions & answers multiple times? I will shrivel like an earthworm trapped on dry pavement in full sunlight.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10h

Children deserve to feel safe at home & in school. This new bill I signed:

➡️ Bars childcare facilities & state preschools from collecting immigration info
➡️ Protects parents’ legal rights & kids’ security if separated
➡️ Ensures schools have safety plans in times of crisis

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