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GemmaGem

@tippytaff.bsky.social

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🌊Feel like I'm tossing pebbles in the ocean, but if we all toss pebbles, the current will shift! Ally to ALL! Hate has NO place! Books can save us! 📚 Only recently learned ERA was fully ratified, but NEVER PUBLISHED! But we want a WOMAN PRESIDENT?!

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GemmaGem @tippytaff.bsky.social · 13d

Maybe it's time to recognize that America has *always* functioned from this model of a caste system using violence to assert power. The fantasy that this was 'all in the past' and 'it's just a few bad apples' has blown up in our faces. We see the truth now, and it's ugly.

Below a photo of a Native American man:
What if I told you the version of history you were taught in school was heavily revised to favor your own nation's agenda while hiding its crimes and in doing so fostered an unrealistic sense of false patriotism used to manufacture your allegiance to a corporate entity masquerading as your government?

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GemmaGem @tippytaff.bsky.social · 1h

Book, Strongmen, Mussolini to the Present by Dr Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Book, The Seven Mountains Mandate, Exposing the dangerous plan to christianize America and destroy democracy by Matthew Boedy

Book, Hoodwinked, How marketers use the same tactics as cults by Dr Mara Einstein

GemmaGem @tippytaff.bsky.social · 1h

Dr Ruth Ben-Ghiat discussed this in her weekly live forum a few weeks ago, explaining when citizens have no other recourse to the hostile takeover of an authoritarian movement, public demonstrations go around the propaganda being churned out that has a segment of the population in illusion.

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LA Blue Dot in GA @namwella1961.bsky.social · 8h

ABC: Trump is giving Argentina $40 billion, comprising a $20 billion currency swap and a new $20 billion debt facility with private banks, to stabilize its economy.

Nothing says America First like giving Argentina billions, while firing federal employees.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

www.youtube.com

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 1d

First it was a $200 million ballroom.

Now he’s trying to build a grand arch on the Washington Mall—without Congress's input.

Creating a new D.C. museum or monument is supposed to be a collaborative process. Because these places belong to *all* Americans.

Trump treats them like his property.

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary

The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Seems bad. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 22h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 22h

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 21h

www.wabe.org/msnbc-host-r...

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on producing new documentary ‘Andrew Young: The Dirty Work’

Ahead of the debut of the documentary “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” Emmy-winning MSNBC host and executive producer Rachel Maddow joined Rose Scott on “Closer Look” to talk about the project.

www.wabe.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

“Kids”

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see this from Brown. Let's hope other universities follow the example set by Brown and MIT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

Solidarity is the only way

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 23h

Central Oregon friends:

This Sat Oct. 18: please attend this FREE 4-hour workshop on reducing wildfire risk.

It'll teach you about defensible space landscaping, rec building materials, and provide guidance on how to assess homes / neighborhoods.

extension.oregonstate.edu/deschutes/ev...

La Pine Wildfire Home Protection Strategies

extension.oregonstate.edu

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 2d

How indigenous practices can help protect forests wapo.st/3J7BQTL

How indigenous practices can help protect forests

The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

wapo.st

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d

The DoJ wants states’ voter data, a MAGAt now owns Dominion, SCOTUS may further gut the Voting Rights Act, a 2020 election denier now holds a gov’t “election integrity” post, Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act, and we still don’t know how Elon affected the 2024 election. So we’re doing great.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

It's all about racism and power.

This corrupt right-wing Supreme Court will gut the Voting Rights Act. It's been a dream of Roberts for decades.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Supreme Court Questions Role of Race in State Election Maps

www.nytimes.com

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 1d

Don't you DARE tell me both parties are the same.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 19h

You can officially stop complaining about DEI because what little progress we managed to achieve has been rolled ALL the way back. It’s a white man’s world, baby!

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 20h

He told you.

If you don't accept having a king you will not get a paycheck to survive.

Semantics Schemantics.

Out of context my ass.

He. said. It. Out. Loud.

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 22h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 21h

Popok: Why isn’t Mike Johnson swearing her in and allowing her to serve the people who elected her? Because she’s promised to be the 218th signature on the discharge petition related to the Epstein files.

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