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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings Day at St. Francois County Courthouse Square, Farmington, Missouri. 🇺🇸 (I'm guessing 400+ at event.)

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 12h

"October is LGBTQ+ History Month in the US. To mark the occasion, the New York Historical museum... of New York City has just launched an exhibition to commemorate and celebrate Black, queer life in Harlem in the first half of the 20th century." #LGBTQHistoryMonth

www.gaycities.com/articles/101...

New York City celebrates the “Gay Harlem Renaissance" - GayCities

‘The Pansy Craze’ and other moments of Black, queer history remembered.

www.gaycities.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 15h

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

- The US Declaration of Independence

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23h

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

If you were wondering how fascism and authoritarianism work... The dictator’s enemies are imprisoned, and his friends are freed and able to do crime.

Case in point.

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Donald Trump commuted George Santos’s prison sentence.

www.advocate.com/news/trump-c...

Breaking: Donald Trump commutes fraudster George Santos's prison sentence

"Good luck George, have a great life," the president wrote about the convicted felon.

www.advocate.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 4d

This LGBTQ History Month, we’re not just honoring the past — we’re fighting for a future where all trans youth can grow up and thrive as themselves.

Blue graphic with a quote in pink and white text reading "Our son is trans. He knew he was a boy, long before he had access to social media or had met other trans people... My son is alive and has a great life because of gender-affirming care.” The quote is attributed to: Anonymous parent of a trans child

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

My god, what a country we live in, where all it takes to get by with anything and everything is to bow before Trump and declare him lord.

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Worshipping Daddy Trump is the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. This is the MAGA doctrine: Worship Big Daddy and do whatever the hell you want. We can never allow a Republican politician to claim to be law-and-order. That's bullshit!

Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 1d

At the same time he’s prosecuting his Democratic enemy Letitia James, Trump has ordered former Republican Rep. George Santos to be released from prison and commuted his sentence for fraud.

Because Trump doesn’t care about the law. He rewards his criminal allies and punishes his critics.

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

President Donald Trump says he has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft cha...

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Worshipping Daddy Trump is the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. This is the MAGA doctrine: Worship Big Daddy and do whatever the hell you want. We can never allow a Republican politician to claim to be law-and-order. That's bullshit!

Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Worshipping Daddy Trump is the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. This is the MAGA doctrine: Worship Big Daddy and do whatever the hell you want.

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

On how the GOP went nuts.

Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Trumpism is a political + a religious cult, which makes it doubly dangerous to liberty and human rights.

www.christianpost.com/news/eric-tr...

Eric Trump claims his father is 'saving Christianity,' 'saving God'

One of President Donald Trump s sons is crediting his father with saving Christianity and saving God, insisting that his father is Heaven-bound and that God has played a direct role in his career

www.christianpost.com

Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 1d

It's always a pleasure meeting with these amazing, wonderful friends. ❤️

International Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months @icohm.bsky.social · 1d

Our 16th quarterly meeting was held today, with 12 representatives from 10 LGBTQ+ history months around the world: Armenia, Finland, France, Italy, N. Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, USA, and Wales. #LGBTQHistoryMonth

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 2d

Nine PBS and the Missouri Historical Society / Missouri History Museum are among the finest institutions in the St. Louis region. This, therefore, is a *great* honor for which I am *deeply thankful*. #LGBTQHistoryMonth

youtu.be/r762bzYtKyI?...

The Place Where LGBT History Month Began | I Am St. Louis

YouTube video by Nine PBS

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 7d

The phrase “coming out” didn’t start as a public declaration — it began in the shadows, among coded phrases and hidden communities.

Over time, it became a political act, a rallying cry, and a model for other social movements.

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🏳️🌈 #LGBTQHistoryMonth

The history of ‘coming out,’ from secret gay code to popular political protest

In the 1950s, ‘coming out’ meant quietly acknowledging one’s sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by a broad array of social movements.

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Brandi Lynn 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @brandilynnsawyer.bsky.social · 4d

#NowSpinning for #LGBTQHistoryMonth Day 14:

Chappell Roan - "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess"

#vinyl #vinylcollection #records #dailyvinyl #recordcollection #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #NowPlaying #MusicSky #ChappellRoan

The album cover for "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan sits in a light up Now Playing stand next to a turntable

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 2d

In two days, be a part of the largest peaceful protest in modern American history.

Join No Kings this Saturday at an event near you to push back on Trump's power grabs and make it clear—we don't do monarchs here. nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, no!

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 3d

Dozens of reporters turned in their access badges and left the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to Trump’s authoritarian new government restrictions on their work.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 3d

Tons of data in this NYT piece about the decline in international student enrollment on US campuses, caused by Trump administration chaos and policies. Story here:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 4d

"Leaders of Young Republican groups nationwide praised Hitler, racists, and made 'jokes' about gas chambers, slavery, and rape, a bombshell report from Politico revealed. Slurs like 'fa**ott,' 'ret**ded,' and the n-word appeared more than 251 times in the chats."

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/i-lo...

"I love Hitler": Young Republican leaders spout racist, anti-LGBTQ+ views in leaked chat - LGBTQ Nation

Slurs like “fa**ott,” “ret**ded,” and the n-word appeared more than 251 times in the chats.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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