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August West

@voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social

6K followers 7.2K following 5.7K posts

Rogue, music aficionado, world traveler, Spread Head, political reformist, empathist and damn good cook. Still sporting a 512 area code. Oh, and fuck you to Trump and his minions. Be Kind. #makeMAGAcry

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Leaving Beirut

YouTube video by Roger Waters - Topic

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Uncle Lonny @unclelonny.bsky.social · 14h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Teddy B @teddybequality.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's AmeriKKKa

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 4d

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 4d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 8h

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 8h

Democracy defenders looking to meet you! Say Hi 👋, Vet, F&R. Ty!💙
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 20h

Peaceful, but STRONG protests
thank you everyone for support, kindness, laughter
and big hugz 💜

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crazy1689.bsky.social @crazy1689.bsky.social · 11h

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 8h

a man in a blue shirt waves his hand in front of a black background

ALT: a man in a blue shirt waves his hand in front of a black background

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Kelly ❌ 👑 @kelofchgo.bsky.social · 13h

You KNOW what to do with sports podcasts....

“the culture that has been associated with heavy sports-watching has become associated with right-wing culture,”

#Pinks
www.alternet.org/sports-bros-...

'Growing disillusionment': Sports bros step in as podcasters abandon Trump in droves

As right-wing podcasters who helped get President Donald Trump elected start to retreat in their support of him, a new crop of "sports talkers, a constellation of the podcast bro ecosystem" are fillin...

www.alternet.org

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Senseidai2547 @senseidai.bsky.social · 14h

Good news that some media outlets are standing up to the Secretary of Drunk.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica

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Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 16h

#Pinks 🍂

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WE ARE FED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 12h

1/ The traditional Columbus Day holiday has been celebrated since 1892 — four centuries after Columbus arrived in what is now America. However, the holiday has been criticized in recent decades for Christopher Columbus' treatment of Native Americans. #SheShed #Pinks

a card that says happy indigenous peoples day with a dream catcher

ALT: a card that says happy indigenous peoples day with a dream catcher

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“Total destruction”

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson really doesn’t want you to go to the largest peaceful protest in American history: NoKings.org

NO KINGS
For the love of America

OCTOBER 18
www.NoKings.org

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🌬CasuallyLucid🌀🌊 @casuallylucid.bsky.social · 12h

Seen today outside of an ICE facility in Portland ✊️

Stay weird

#Resist
#Portland
#Pinks

Rack of costumes with a colorful "FREE" sign on a sidewalk outside a fenced building

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 8h

Enjoy peace, be kind ... right back to you! Thank you 🙏

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🌬CasuallyLucid🌀🌊 @casuallylucid.bsky.social · Jul 31

This probably makes me sound really radical, but:

I would really like to just be able to enjoy my life.

I'd also love that for you, too.

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks in advance!

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NelsonPDX✌🏾✊🏽 @bobetb.bsky.social · 8h

America first working yet? Looks like the opposite is happening and the rest of the world is looking to China.

www.yahoo.com/finance/news...

Trump bet China would face ‘tremendous difficulties’ without U.S. consumers—Beijing just focused on the rest of the world instead

China’s trade diversification has been so successful that its export market is growing significantly despite the trade war.

www.yahoo.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

But we cant have healthcare. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."