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What is happening in the US is the same that has happened in every fascist state in history: oligarchs exploiting hate to increase their wealth and power. We thought it couldn't happen here, but we were wrong.
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I don't think the country can ever be the same. Yes, he and his gang will be eventually gone. But his "people" will still be around. And it will be an impoverished nation, materially and spiritually.
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When I saw Liam at the Dilley Detention Center, something was clearly wrong. He was lethargic, not eating, and depressed.
Thankfully, Liam and his dad are back home in Minneapolis with their family.
No child should ever endure this. We will not stop until this cruelty ends.
Thankfully, Liam and his dad are back home in Minneapolis with their family.
No child should ever endure this. We will not stop until this cruelty ends.
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
When I saw Liam at the Dilley Detention Center, something was clearly wrong. He was lethargic, not eating, and depressed.
Thankfully, Liam and his dad are back home in Minneapolis with their family.
No child should ever endure this. We will not stop until this cruelty ends.
Thankfully, Liam and his dad are back home in Minneapolis with their family.
No child should ever endure this. We will not stop until this cruelty ends.
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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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It says something about this moment that this amazing Epstein drop today, shockful of Trump crimes, is not even one of the top 5 trends on Bluesky.
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It says something about this moment that this amazing Epstein drop today, shockful of Trump crimes, is not even one of the top 5 trends on Bluesky.
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Bruce Springsteen on Instagram: "Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and...
113K likes, 4,397 comments - springsteen on January 29, 2026: "Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
He...
www.instagram.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Posted on instagram w/video www.instagram.com/reel/DUGk4bu...
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So the homicide was premeditated. Planned in advance. Agents knew they wanted to kill him, so they prepared for the opportunity and took it.
Thanks for helping NYT.
Thanks for helping NYT.
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
Videos Show Alex Pretti in Confrontation With Agents 11 Days Before His Death
More than a week before federal agents killed Mr. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their S.U.V.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
So the homicide was premeditated. Planned in advance. Agents knew they wanted to kill him, so they prepared for the opportunity and took it.
Thanks for helping NYT.
Thanks for helping NYT.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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@jonrauch.bsky.social: If historians object that Trump is not a copy of Mussolini or Hitler or Franco, the reply is yes—but so what? Trump is building something new on old principles. He is showing us in real time what 21st-century American fascism looks like. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
@jonrauch.bsky.social: If historians object that Trump is not a copy of Mussolini or Hitler or Franco, the reply is yes—but so what? Trump is building something new on old principles. He is showing us in real time what 21st-century American fascism looks like. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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"It wasn't Hitler, Goebbels, or Himmler who deported me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who were given a uniform and then thought they were the master race."
-Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
-Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"It wasn't Hitler, Goebbels, or Himmler who deported me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who were given a uniform and then thought they were the master race."
-Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
-Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
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I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Please contact the Nobel Prize committee and demand they rescind the Prize awarded to Machado. Giving her prize to Trump only empowers his crimes, violence, murders, brutality, and attacks on American citizens and immigrants alike. Contact info here:
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
Nobel Committee - Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee was established by the Norwegian Storting in 1897, tasked with selecting Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Please contact the Nobel Prize committee and demand they rescind the Prize awarded to Machado. Giving her prize to Trump only empowers his crimes, violence, murders, brutality, and attacks on American citizens and immigrants alike. Contact info here:
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/nobel-commit...
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I stand 💯 with Senator Mark Kelly.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I stand 💯 with Senator Mark Kelly.
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The only terrorism I see in America these days is being perpetrated by ICE.
A police force who insists on being masked, unmarked & unaccountable is UN-AMERICAN.
Their tactics go against the core American values of due process, fairness & justice---they can only be described as tyranny.
#FDT #25A
A police force who insists on being masked, unmarked & unaccountable is UN-AMERICAN.
Their tactics go against the core American values of due process, fairness & justice---they can only be described as tyranny.
#FDT #25A
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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🎁 The best gift is to find MELIA a low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. Training is funded to help her with guarding. (Food & toys) Sweet, playful, only 3 yrs old. Adopt her 🎁
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🎁 The best gift is to find MELIA a low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. Training is funded to help her with guarding. (Food & toys) Sweet, playful, only 3 yrs old. Adopt her 🎁
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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Omg! Even though I have seen many such videos, I still have trouble reconciling them with what I have always believed about our country!
I was very naive!
I was very naive!
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Omg! Even though I have seen many such videos, I still have trouble reconciling them with what I have always believed about our country!
I was very naive!
I was very naive!
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.