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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 4h

Can I tell you a secret? I don't care if there are undocumented immigrants in this country. I think it's a non-issue. Without social security numbers they're not getting the welfare people claim they're getting, the vast majority of them are normal people trying to live a better life.
This whole wall deport-the-illegals bullshit is just the one percent convincing the working poor to blame a subset of the working poor for the fact that they're all poor, instead of realizing they're all poor due to vast income inequality and resource price inflation in combination with wage stagnation.
The existence of another poor person is not why you're poor. It's because the people who control everything refuse to increase your wages.
Jessie Memer

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progressivebeat.bsky.social @progressivebeat.bsky.social · 10h

Most of them now inherited their wealth, they didn't "make it" through business. They are basically an aristocracy. As we've seen before, inheriting wealth doesn't mean you know how to keep it through business. That's why they rely even more on corruption and cronyism.

Top 5 reasons billionaires are bad for the economy

Millions of people are being forced deeper into poverty as the ultra-rich increase their wealth.

www.oxfamamerica.org

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 10h

For ppl like me who can't afford a pet does e/o know if you foster the shelter provides food & pays for medical care? Also many shelters have doggie day out: you can take a dog home or to a park for a while so the sweetie can decompress from shelter chaos. I'm volunteering too...

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 11h

The #AntiJesusRepublicanParty knows ppl by the 1000s will go hungry b/c of their policies & that is fine with them. If you're not rich you're expendable to the #ProDeathRepublicanParty & they're happy to violate every teaching of Jesus abt how to treat you if you don't die as fast as they'd like

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13h

fortune.com/2025/10/11/t...

"The Trump administration quietly issued a dire warning about the president’s immigration crackdown, admitting that it risks food shortages and that American workers will not step up to fill labor needs”

Trump's own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks 'supply shock-induced food shortages' and higher prices | Fortune

The Labor Department's filing also admitted that Americans are not willing to replace undocumented farmworkers.

fortune.com

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 12h

I'm waiting for them to realize all those homeless & dead people used to be consumers... and that keeping all that paper money afloat requires actual manufacturing (requiring workers) & sale of products. You know, having consumers buying stuff.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Mar 2

End impunity: "Establishing a dictatorship is not anyone’s first crime. There are always years and decades of impunity for fascism that lead up to a dictatorship. In many countries, the right and left branches of government are walking in an inexorable path towards fascism." #3E #EndImpunity

Establishing a dictatorship is not anyone’s first crime. There are always years and decades of impunity for fascism that lead up to a dictatorship. In many countries, the right and left branches of government are walking in an inexorable path towards fascism. One foot may seem in the lead, but neither are stopping or reversing course. In nearly every American country, from Canada to Argentina, amnesty or impunity have at some point left terrorists politically active or even seated in government. Oppressive laws, harmful regulations and exploitative practices are almost never rolled back. Consecutive governments that look forward not back instead of prosecuting coups, election malpractice, black site prisons, torture, assassinations, death squads, and all the worst organized criminal activity in government will eventually arrive at a totalitarian dictatorship. It is impunity that got them there. Only when impunity is ended and criminals are prosecuted will a country become secure again.

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LegraLeGra @atthenius.bsky.social · 1d

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Beware the « Unicorn », my son! ….
« Beware the « peacock » bird, and shun
The frumious « dinosaur »!”
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 1d

community.socialmovementtechnologies.org/courses/defe...

Defeating the Far Right Online to Win the World We Need - Free for small groups - Social Movement Technologies Global Community

Free for small groups with budgets under $500K and activists. 2 hr live session | Training held twice to meet all global time zone needs: The far right’s influence online is growing, but there are ef...

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings Field Kit: Staying Human Under Occupation (October, 2025)
open.substack.com/pub/paultsha...

No Kings Field Kit: Staying Human Under Occupation (October, 2025)

They want fear to keep you home—or make you so reactive you play into their hands. This field kit helps you choose your stance, pace yourself, and refuse to let occupation break you.

open.substack.com

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Dennis …🟧🟦 @dennispr.bsky.social · 2d

Help save Democracy …

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 2d

Complicated, but yes, doable
statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/featured/202...

Explainer: Can States Prosecute Federal Officials?

Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here Published: July 17, 2025 As state and local officials increasingly clash with federal officials over immigration enforcement,[1] policing of protests,[2]...

statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

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Cindy Ann Pedersen @cindyannpedersen.com · 2d

Friday vibes! #FridayParty!💙🎶 #SurvivorMusic

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Cindy Ann Pedersen @cindyannpedersen.com · 2d

Ah, the Nobel: strictly for the noble elite (no shock Trump missed that VIP list). But fear not. His Ignoble Troll crown fits perfectly, turning every tweet into a tantrum masterpiece. Who says diplomacy can't troll THE TROLL? 👑🤪🔥
#NobelPeacePrize #Trump #SurvivorMusic

🎶Song: "Pathological Troll" 🎶

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

I don't think it's just dysfunction creating bad side effects.. I think killing off the unworthy, i.e. poor or sick ppl, is a major part of the #ProDeathRepublicanParty agenda.

Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sure there's probably some weeding & tree trimming they could do...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

I sent the letter, please join me
Trump & Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of Americans. Submit a comment to the EAC to stop their scheme and protect voting rights: act.standupamerica.com/letters/eac-...

Submit a Comment to Protect Voting Rights

Conservative activists have found a backdoor way to implement the SAVE Act and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Submit a comment to the EAC and urge them to reject this petition to change voting ...

act.standupamerica.com

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 4d

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

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Chicago - Where Do We Go from Here

YouTube video by Fernando Anselmo

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Arizona Leftist @whydontwelearn.bsky.social · 4d

I want to be very clear about something: I am AntiFa. Way down in the marrow of my bones, I am Antifa. I have always been, and I will always be, AntiFa. There is no force in nature that could sway me from being AntiFa.

To be AntiFa in the US is to be a patriot. I am a patriot. I am AntiFa.

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Leigh G @yogaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

I was raised antifa by my antifa Marine in WWII dad and influenced by his Army in WWII brother. Really sad ppl aren't learning enough history to even understand this...

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