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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 1h

There is almost always, much more beyond the sensationalist headlines. If only people could and would, take more time out to read and learn. My mother tortured me as an infant & toddler. But yet she would save a moth. I guess.I.should.have been the moth instead. Laugh or cry baby!
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3h

Who is María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize? Historian Greg Grandin calls her a "shocking choice" who is "completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism."

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 9h

It’s actually incredible that as a society we never managed to find the political will to force elected officials to tell the truth on TV.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 1h

Why do people cancel other people who differ with them on one issue? I guess it depends what the issue is. For example. Some people think I'm antisemitic for wanting the Palestinian people to have their own state. If they agree to live in peace with Israel. That's not asking too much. Religions kill

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Avalonne @avalonne.bsky.social · 3h

Trump's logic is: Putin is white, Gazans aren't.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5h

📽️ VIDEO: Sen. Chris Murphy joins the podcast to expose how Republicans are enabling Trump’s corruption, and the dangerous consequences it poses for democracy. From Trump’s shady power grabs to GOP complicity, this conversation is one you can’t miss👇
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GOP's Dangerous Game with Trump's Corruption | Sen. Chris Murphy

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 4h

But he can Threaten Gaza if they don't agree to stop fighting? But not Putin? Something Stinks here.

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 4h

What a fraud. Useless fraud. That's Trump..

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 4h

He's manipulating financial markets and that's illegal. The media doesn't care. It's criminal.

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump is being vindictive to Americans who didn't vote for him. By stopping federal funds already given the states by Congress. Donald Trump is a criminal. Pure and simple. Everything he touches is corrupted. Even the markets with the off and on again Tarrifs manipulating markets.Well Media?

It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 8h

Oh well. What difference does it make? There's no functioning part of government and world financial markets, that haven't been rigged by the wealthiest and dirty corrupt politicians. It's all rotted now. Start over. Fresh.

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 8h

How disgusting. Let religion mix and watch how fast democracy crumbles. They were warned about mixing money, religion and politics. But their own.personal self reasons, kept them from changing what could have prevented where we are. Guess humans don't learn. No wonder I love animals more!

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 8h

Just have to bring religion into it all. Religion is what started it. The unending holy war between Christians, Jews and Muslims.

It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 8h

Too bad it's all corrupt. Good hostages released. But watch what happens next.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 8h

Modern autocrats don’t always wear uniforms or rule by fear. They use elections, media control and polished images.

Understanding this “spin dictatorship” is key to protecting democracy, especially in the U.S, writes an expert on authoritarian regimes:

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Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 12h

Donald Trump is selling America out to the middle east. Personal profit for the Trump crime family. Everyone knows it. They just don't want to hear that the entire #Gazaceasefire is being negotiated by corrupt criminals. Both Netanyahu and Trump have major corruption issues. Trump, a felon x34

It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 13h

Gaza, where American taxpayers funded the war, Trump is on top of it with Jared Kushner because of what they get out of it. Zelensky doesn't pay him off so #Ukraine gets no help from Trump. Nothing like #Gaza. Guess they wouldn't trade Trump resorts for an end to war. The Gaza deal is corrupt.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 13h

Zelenskyy asks for more air defences in Macron call

"Russia is now taking advantage of the moment," the Ukrainian leader said

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 14h

From @juliepoole.bsky.social: When callers pose even basic questions about how to get claims on their family homes dismissed, they are often left without answers. When families are hit with enormous six-figure claims, no one advocates on their behalf.

One Woman's Fight Against Texas' Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

Her mother had been in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now, the state wanted its money back: “It was like wild animals pouncing on meat."

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 14h

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. With Hector now out on bond, the family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 14h

Journalist Mario Guevara was deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.

“There’s no real crime here. It’s just pretext,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told @dwallacewells.bsky.social.

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

Authoritarian creep reaches a new phase.

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It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 1d

Non #Catholic #Christians in America have had just as much pedophilia as the Catholic Church. They've just been really good at hiding it & silencing victims & survivors with money and NDA's.
But don't get me wrong. When it benefited them, they worked together hiding their filthy pedophilia & abuse!

It's Not Easy Being Me! @somemotherstorture.bsky.social · 1d

Don't do that in America the MAGA Christian Gestapo will kidnap you off the street and disappear you! Christians don't welcome all other religions. Just the ones that offer the biggest bribes. Amen.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

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Tens of thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney

Tens of thousands of people joined a pro-Palestinian rally in the business district of Australia's most populous city, Sydney, on Sunday, organisers said, after a court this week blocked a move to hold the protest at the Sydney Opera House.

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