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Well, yes. Ahem . . . Other. Shoe. Dropping yet? What does it take for people to believe what they see? And how long? This is absurd. We have been living under a hostile government takeover by a large but loosely-bonded authoritarian extremist coalition since January. Or an extra-military junta?

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · 16h

No.

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · 20h

Hits different . . . .
[ My morning screen. ]
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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 24

Today's Important Read:
And check what Andreessen's role in government is right now after you read it.

Tech Billionaires Accused of Quietly Working to Implement "Corporate Dictatorship"

A consortium of the world's most powerful moguls are plotting to rule the world by oligopoly, according to tech industry analyst Gil Duran.

futurism.com

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 23

GOT NEWS OVERWHELM? (No. 4)
It's too much. We know that. A head full of headlines in a tangle is a mental health hairball, so I tried a hella hacks. This works for me. Clip the headlines, put em all on one page and arrange until some kind of order emerges. I do it daily. Here's today's (3 pages).

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 23

Futurism.com just resurfaced this provacative 2013 photo of Elon Musk dressed as the Marquis de Sade for a costume party! 🙀 🙀 😹 Between 2013 and now, Musk deleted it from his socials, but it's back!
#elonmusk #valentine #marquisdesade

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 16

This seems personal but it's important. I went through it and didn't even notice. Not one negative experience, symptom or issue. Zero. The myth that "it will be awful" MUST be smashed. It makes women who do experience problems avoid seeking solutions from healthcare pros. And scares the rest.

10 Menopause Myths the Experts Can’t Stand

www.nytimes.com

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 16

I hope this doesn't mean Democrats are better at covering tracks, constructing alibis, and devising clever subterfuge strategies?

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 16

Why did it take so long for the collective mind to admit the obvious and call this spade a spade -- which some of us have been doing since we apprehended the gravity of the situation back in February. You all poo-pooed us, called us hysterical alarmists. I wish you'd seen the iceberg earlier.

Opinion | ‘Trump Owns It All Now’

www.nytimes.com

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 15

They had to. That crowd is a like a multi-directional tightly woven diagram of mutual covering-ups, kompromat, and closet skeleton guarding agreements. A giant Mexican standoff.

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 15

P.S. Impeach Vought. Please.

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 15

Anybody surprised? This was literally carved in stone in the current regime's sacred tablet of commandments, delivered unto them by the Heritage Foundation (et al).

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 15

The only agenda he's pushing is grift, graft, and self-dealing, to further profit himself and his complicit oligarchic cronies. Actually.

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susi johnston @susijohnston.bsky.social · Jul 15

Boosting! For the benefit of all VA care teams and the veterans they so loyally serve -- if we let them, instead of obstructing, defundung, and firing them.

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