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Phil Limerick @lummy1949.bsky.social · 14h

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Nana Kim @nanakim.bsky.social · 12h

They don't like doing town halls because this is what happens.

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Flood, (R-NE), wasn’t received as expected by his Constituents on 10/4. Met with Boos & chants of “Tax the Rich” & “Vote Him Out”they’re not happy about Medicaid & SNAP cuts

JUST Wait ‘till they 👀 their ACA INCREASES!

Vote for ACA subsidies Mike & end the GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 12h

Trump's Secret Police force has a budget larger than most of the world’s militaries. It is:

* Terrorizing communities
* Ignoring constitutional rights
* Arresting US citizens without due cause
* Holding people for hours or even days before releasing them without charges

Trump Deploys Federal Forces—States Push Back Against Abuse of Power

Trump is using the military and federal law enforcement to build out a paramilitary policing force across the country.

www.aclu.org

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 4h

Bet he gave himself a trophy.

VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 4h

They're loving their license to assault women.

My bet is the majority have prior complaints and/or not contact orders. They would never get hired in a normal situation.

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 4h

My take is that he is sounding increasingly frightened and so is increasingly wild in his accusations/projections.

And I don't think it's as much that he forgot as it is he hopes he can shift the blame.

It will get worse before it gets better.

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[email protected] @bluedotbubba.bsky.social · 12h

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AaUxU2/
Sounds like trump has lied again. She’s a corporate democrat , he’s a fascist authoritarian about to be dictator. She can and wants to learn, he hasn’t learned anything since learning to talk.

Maria Corina Machado responded to Trump's attempt to rob Nobel Prize#usa #fyp #foryou #celebrities #us

TikTok video by star.topic.top

www.tiktok.com

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Mags @tootsiesays0001.bsky.social · 11h

EXACTLY!!!
If 'we' do JOY, they don't know what to do because THIS MACHINE is all about 'stealing our joy'. Recall the JOY we all had when hearing the theme song during Kamala's campaign. Came the election AND THE MUSIC STOPPED. If we sing the National Anthem...they can't say we are Anti-America.

Miko.The.Cat @mikothecat2025.bsky.social · 12h

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 5h

I get it. Compassion is hard when innocent people are harmed by the negligent actions of others.

But that is a pathway to worse things.

Take a breath, take a break. Leave the fray for a while.

VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 5h

Canada's Charlie Angus on his experience:

"the greatest strength ordinary people have is their goodwill & decency. When the police showed up to break [our] blockade, we called for people across the region to come celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with us."

open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

A Thanksgiving of Resistance

Every year at this time as I watch the yellow leaves being blown off the trees and the cold wind of October tingling the air, I’m reminded of a decision that changed my life.

open.substack.com

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 7h

Really important message here!

Seren (rhymes with heron) @tigerbeetle.bsky.social · 1d

Good, 12-min. talk by Erica Chenowith, to watch ahead of No Kings Day.

"... countries in which people wage non-violent struggle were way more likely to emerge with democratic institutions than in countries in which they wage violent struggle."

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

#NoKings #Resist

The success of nonviolent civil resistance: Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

www.youtube.com

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 8h

Fond memories of my maiden great aunts who lived together and lived almost entirely off of what they produced on the farm. They dried apples on a screen over the wood stove. They called them "snits" (or snitz???).

VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 9h

I used to dry my apples and pears in my food dryer. Reconstituted later for pies.

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 9h

IMO it's yet another intentional tactic to sow doubt in MAGA minds about who was/is responsible for Jan 6.

He's demented and a sociopath, but retains some of that evil self-serving canniness that got him to the highest office in the land and never ever in jail where he should be.

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Support Democracy @supportdemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that a MAGA operative bought Dominion Voting Systems, is not getting much play among Democrats. The company’s name “Liberty Voting” says it all. MAGA will now control the voting in 27 states.

abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

Wikipedia is the last source of reliable, unbiased information that isn't controlled by right wing billionaires, and they really REALLY want to get their hands on that, too.

Please keep donating to stop that from happening. Even small amounts help.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 9h

"We will defend our democracy, the rule of law, and the people of our beautiful state".

#Courage #Democrats #democracy

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 9h

Good news for JD Vance and other #AcreTrader investors.

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama issues a stark warning—authoritarianism isn’t creeping anymore, it’s sprinting.

Around the world, leaders are silencing dissent, controlling media, and twisting justice into a political weapon. His message is clear: democracy won’t survive if we stay silent.

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 10h

That look is "eww" if ever I saw it.

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 10h

"Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh said Vance "is a coward."

"He sold his soul for a seat of power. He sold his soul to someone he called 'Hitler' to advance his own career," Walsh wrote. "JD Vance is everything that’s wrong with our politics today."

#JDVance

www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-moc...

'He's a coward': Onlookers ridicule 'cranky' JD Vance after wild ABC interview

Vice President JD Vance was hit with extensive mockery on Sunday after his interview with ABC.Vance over the weekend lashed out at ABC's George Stephanopoulos after the host pulled the plug on an inte...

www.rawstory.com

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 10h

"According to analyst @mlmabc, the whale closed approximately 90% of Bitcoin shorts and completely exited Ethereum positions at the bottom of the drop, pocketing between $190 million and $200 million in realized profits within a single day."

#InsiderTrading
cryptonews.com/news/early-b...

Early Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs, Now Up $27M - How Did He Know?

Satoshi-era whale shorted $1.1B in BTC and ETH 30 minutes before Trump tariffs, banking $190M-$200M as liquidations hit $19.33B.

cryptonews.com

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 11h

My last dog did. She was very cat-like.

Snoozing white dog with pointy pink nose

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 2d

#Pinks #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited

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VJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 13h

Great column.