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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15h

I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 12h

I miss Santa Cruz so much! I wanted to drive there for this day, but I am stuck in a red town in the Sierra foothills.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 12h

Seth has brilliantly summed it up. I wish this was shareable outside of BlueSky

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 17h

I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.

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ralphpoppy.bsky.social @ralphpoppy.bsky.social · 12h

Did you know regime change in Venezuela was covered up in Project 2025?

Now you do.

Page 181 from Project 2025:

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Once a model of democracy and a true U.S. ally, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Venezuela) has all but collapsed under the Communist regimes of the late Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. In the 24 years since Hugo Chavez was first elected Venezuelan president in 1999, the country has violently cracked down on pro-democracy citizens and organizations, shattered its once oil-rich economy, empowered domestic criminal cartels, and helped fuel a hemispheric refugee crisis.
Venezuela has swung from being one of the most prosperous, if not the most prosperous, country in South America to being one of the poorest. Its Communist leadership has also drawn closer to some of the United States' greatest international foes, including the PRC and Iran, which have long sought a foothold in the Americas. Indeed, Venezuela serves as a reminder of just how fragile democratic institutions that are not maintained can be. To contain Venezuela's Communism and aid international partners, the next Administration must take important steps to put Venezuela's Communist abusers on notice while making strides to help the Venezuelan people. The next Administration must work to unite the hemisphere against this significant but underestimated threat in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 13h

Is the mushroom holding a sign that says something about how he is bigger than Trump's 🍄? 😁

Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 14h

Read this entire thread and sit in amazement that this piece of excrement is at the head of our country!

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 17h

I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 14h

Where is this as a single document because this is worth sharing wide on socials, with your name of course.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

Chaos. ISP just made a charge, pushing people back east toward 25th Ave., right into cars pulling out of the parking lot. I hear people talking about arrests but it's too dark to see. People panic, run.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 16h

Fiery and awesome speech by Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan’s Fiery Speech Against Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rally, “We Will Outvote Them!” | AC1G

YouTube video by DRM News

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 22h

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 23h

It already is, and it will only get worse

Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

This is so fucked up

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

www.nytimes.com

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mollyshredder @mollyshredder.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings, Florence, Italy, showed up!!

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

And this is a troll everyone can block.

Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

Turn off location and biometrics from your phone.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

I am not going to waste time counter showing you Israel's atrocities because you are willfully ignoring them.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

Subscribe to the MAGA2 blocklist and there is another list. No need to individually block

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

Probably you are subscribed to a block list and these accounts were already added.

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Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

I never saw the accounts thanks to my subscription to the right block lists! ☺️

Sisu @sisu4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

14/ Read the full story from @davidmcswane.bsky.social and @hannahallam.bsky.social here:

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

www.propublica.org

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2d

🔥⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰🔥 NEED YOUR COMMENT BY 10/20/25! The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) published a Federal Register seeking to add proof of citizenship (DPOC) to the federal voter registration form. This WOULD disproportionately affect vulnerable groups.(SEE BELOW)
LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...