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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 5h

So, where is that Comet when we need it?

Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 2d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 2d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 18h

can you imagine just sitting down to plan this and not feeling any shame or hesitation. seeing jane goodall on the tv as you’re doing it and how her thing was gorillas and yours is getting ready to deport a guy who’s been wrongly imprisoned since reagan’s first term

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 19h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 5h

Columbia should be cast out of the Ivy League.
It has been a disgrace and a disaster.

Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 1d

It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 5h

More TRUMPSTEIN DOJ Bullsh*t

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 6h

www.youtube.com/shorts/FowcQ...

ICE will be at the Super Bowl?

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

www.youtube.com

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 6h

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

REPUBLICANS still get paid.
REPUBLICANS still have ROLLS ROYCE healthcare plans.

Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

This is why REPUBLICANS are ending all regulation and all controls on capitalism.
REPUBLICANS are cruel.
Republicans lie.
Republicans serve billionaires only.

MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 2d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Old White Hippie) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 1d

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

Yes. One would think that.
Bondi’s trial for crimes against humanity will be swift.

Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 1d

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

All hail MIT.

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2d

Three cheers for MIT. When the White House tried to buy obedience with funding strings...MIT said, “Hell No!” Merit over mandates. Freedom over control. Finally...an institution with the guts to tell power where to shove its politics.

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

This is true.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 9h

Does anyone know how many Gestapo agents Hitler and Himmler had? TRUMPSTEIN may have already tied that number.

DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 1d

ICE budget has tripled as a result of tRump's horrible budget bill. Mother Jones unpacks what happens next:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

www.motherjones.com

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 10h

Can’t wait for her Nuremberg-style trial for crimes against humanity.

Letters from A Psychotherapist @jemoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem compares antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State deliberately spreading false & exaggerated information to influence public opinion & action. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem compares antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State

Homeland security secretary calls loosely affiliated network of anti-fascist street activists ‘just as dangerous’

www.theguardian.com

Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 10h

Simple:
He cannot pronounce Acetaminophen. LMAO.

Sharon Rudow @playasharon.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
Why the NAME BRAND hating rather than scientific proper drug (acetaminophen) IS TRUMP MANIPULATING THE MARKET??

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 10h

NEVER.

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 2d

Reasons why he will NEVER be awarded a Peace Prize. Because he is a Piece of ****!

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@billydillydally.bsky.social @billydillydally.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel and #NaziElmo amply demonstrate the evils of oligarchy.

A man married to another man, Peter Thiel is forcing harsh Evangelical theocracy and intrusive spying on every US citizen, excepting his billionaire buddies.

Peter Thiel, AuntieChrist!

#OligarchyIsEvil

#BillionairesAreParasites

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 10h

Israel has committed war crimes. Will it investigate and punish those responsible? Will it allow a 2-state solution?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Rural Freedom Network @ruralfreedomnet.bsky.social · 22h

Is this why Idaho is home to militias?
Asking for a friend.

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 1d

America First?

HEY IDAHO!
KAMALA WOULDN’T
HAVE LET A MIDDLE
EASTERN COUNTRY
BUILD AN AIR FORCE
BASE IN YOUR STATE.
DO YOU GET IT YET?

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