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adambonica.bsky.social
Institutions and justice: 51 million more Americans voting. Elections would cost $14.9 billion less per cycle. Our elected leaders would be 12 years younger. 60 more women in Congress. 1.4 million fewer Americans would be behind bars. Per capita carbon emissions would be cut nearly in half.
Screenshot of a data visualization section titled “Institutions & Justice,” showing how outcomes would change if the United States matched the OECD average. Eight cards compare U.S. figures to peer democracies. They show: 51 million more Americans participating in elections (U.S. voting-age participation about 51% vs OECD 70%); $14.9 billion less spent per election cycle, with U.S. elections costing far more per vote than peers; public trust in government increasing by 15 percentage points; 60 more women serving in Congress, making it more representative of the population; the average age of elected leaders falling by 12 years (U.S. average about 59 vs OECD 47); 1.4 million fewer Americans behind bars; $300 billion less in annual litigation costs; and per capita carbon emissions reduced by 47%, nearly cut in half. Each card lists the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
Survival and safety: Americans would live 4 years longer. 10,000 fewer babies would die each year from reduced infant mortality rates. Maternal deaths would drop by three-quarters. 85,000 fewer people would die from opioid overdoses.
Screenshot of a data visualization section titled “Survival & Safety,” showing how outcomes would change if the United States matched the OECD average. Eight cards compare U.S. figures to peer democracies. They indicate: life expectancy at birth would increase by 4.1 years (U.S. 78.4 vs OECD 82.5); about 10,000 fewer infant deaths per year (roughly a 45% reduction); maternal deaths in childbirth would fall by 76%; opioid overdose deaths would drop by about 85,000 per year; gun deaths would fall by roughly 35,000 annually (an 81% reduction); school shooting incidents would decline by 99%, effectively disappearing compared to peers; traffic fatalities would decrease by about 25,000 per year; and deaths from police use of force would drop by about 1,000 annually. Each card shows the U.S. rate alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
Family and work: Parents would get 25 weeks of paid parental leave. Workers would get 27 days of guaranteed paid time off per year. We'd work 231 fewer hours per year—nearly six fewer weeks. Net childcare costs would fall by 60%.
Screenshot of a data visualization section titled “Family & Livelihood,” showing what would change if the United States matched the OECD average. Eight cards compare U.S. outcomes to OECD norms. They show: +25 weeks of guaranteed paid parental leave (U.S. 0 vs OECD ~25); +27 days of guaranteed paid time off (U.S. 0 vs OECD 27); 231 fewer annual hours worked per worker (U.S. 1811 vs OECD 1580); childcare costs 60% lower as a share of wages (U.S. 32% vs OECD 13%); 5 million fewer children living in poverty; 15 million fewer workers in poverty-wage jobs; 180,000 fewer unsheltered homeless people; and 500,000 fewer medical bankruptcies per year (common in the U.S., effectively zero in peer countries). Each card lists the U.S. figure alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. According to The Atlantic, they receive 47 days of training — in honor of Trump, the 47th president, naturally. Many of them, also, can barely read or write, apparently. The ones I spent the weekend following around didn’t even have proper uniforms, with some wearing sneakers. In Minnesota. In January. These dipshits are also wearing camo in the snow. They clearly do not have any training when it comes to their own weapons either. Multiple times over the last few days, I watched officers fire pepper spray balls at the feet of protestors barely a few inches away from them. These weapons are basically paintball guns full of concentrated pepper spray. So when they hit a target, they explode into the air. Which meant ICE agents regularly ended up poisoning themselves with their own weapons. I also watched two agents ask each other if a canister they were about to fire at the crowd was tear gas or a stun grenade. (It ended up being a stun grenade that then ignited the tear gas they had already shot at us, which started a fire in the street that a protestor had to help them put out.)
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
We’ve seen this work in St. Cloud, in Minneapolis, and in cities across the United States.

This is not spontaneous. It is collective defense. It is disciplined, nonviolent resistance.

One person standing alone doesn’t stand a chance.

But together, we are POWERFUL.
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
Be brave. Make noise. Link arms with your neighbors. Stay disciplined. Remember who we are.

ICE is an occupying army, but we will not consent to being occupied.

This is how we protect each other. This is how we will win democracy.

#NonviolentResistance #CommunityDefense #StrengthInNumbers
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
This is the blueprint. Pay attention. When ICE shows up, neighbors alert neighbors with whistles, horns, voices cutting through fear.

People come out of their homes. And when the community reaches critical mass, ICE is forced to retreat because occupation fails when the people refuse to disappear.
Graphic shows text that reads: “THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS” 50501
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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rudepundit.bsky.social
This is quite literally one of the things we fought a revolution to stop.
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 1d
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis

The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway

They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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gregpak.net
I love this photo.
Person carrying a sign reading "FIGHT FOR THOSE WITHOUT YOUR PRIVILEGE," seen from behind. Backlit in a lovely way. Marching in the NO WARS NO KINGS NO ICE march in NYC.
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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stcronin.bsky.social
Was at a community defense training the other day and a bunch of little old ladies were like "what happens when we get arrested"
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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fiveburger.bsky.social
cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Had this saved. Finally had a moment to read it.
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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galaxyinfernocodes.bsky.social
Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.
January 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
I’m more soul and funk than I am punk and metal. But the Americana/folk artists I gravitate towards tend to have more in common with Sierra Ferrell than Jesse effing Welles (who I maintain is a poser). It’s partly due to the politics - ie they have some. But this article suggested another reason:
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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rollingstone.com
Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead who for decades was one of the driving forces behind the revered band and their legacy, has died at age 78.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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stereogum.com
R.I.P. Bob Weir. The founding Grateful Dead singer/guitarist has died at 78.

stereogum.com/2484813/bob-...
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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brynntannehill.bsky.social
They don't care, they only have to appeal to their base to retain power. They believe they have successfully rigged the system such that the executive branch holds all the power, and that a Republican will be sworn in on January 20th, 2029 regardless of how people vote.
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
Makes me recall a clip I saw of Joe Rogan enthusiastically forcing an musician to listen to genAI music he'd prompted as he heaped praise on the model that had generated it.

The musician responded, "What about AI podcasts? They have those, now."

No prizes for guessing how Joe reacted.
magicmooshka.bsky.social feeb 🍓 @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 3d
it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
I'll go farther: making art and theater accessible to children creates art and theater-loving adults who, in turn, support art and theater. It's so freaking healthy for a society to do this!
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center following Trump’s campaign to remake the performing arts center in his image.

The opera has played there for more than five decades
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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dogemperor.bsky.social
I AM FUCKING *DECEASED* LOL

Spanish equivalent of The Onion or The Beaverton announces "Denmark changes the name of Greenland to Epstein Island so that Trump will quit talking about it"
elmundotoday.com El Mundo Today @elmundotoday.com · 3d
"Seré muy clara: la Isla Epstein es nuestra", ha afirmado la primera ministra danesa esta mañana en una rueda de prensa.

Lee la noticia completa en la web:
www.elmundotoday.com/2026/01/dina...
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car.

He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.

The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.

They hate women & it shows.
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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andreapitzer.bsky.social
Renée Good's last seconds alive with the man about to shoot her remind me of Elijah McClain saying, "You are beautiful and I love you" before he was killed. We have to end this brutality.
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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knightofnothing.bsky.social
Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"
shantalg.bsky.social Shantal @shantalg.bsky.social · 3d
He never dropped his phone.

Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM