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Lessons to combat authoritarianism from @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s On Tyranny
read by @johnlithgow.bsky.social

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Bernie Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Denver on Friday night had over 34,000 people attending.
March 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Tonight, at 9 pm Eastern Time—which is to say, 5 am Wednesday Moscow Time—Co-President Trump will deliver the first State of the Union Address of the Redux. Congressional Democrats must protest this speech like the fate of the nation depends on it—because it does.

[THREAD]
SOTU STFU: How the Opposition Party Should Protest Tonight's State of the Union Address
The time for traditional party politics is over. The Democrats must become a true opposition party. And it must begin today.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Good roll up of upcoming actions.

Pressure works.

#RadioFreeAmerica
February 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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NEW: Two planes were involved in a fatal crash this morning at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona

At least one person is confirmed dead in what the Marana Police Department is describing as an "aircraft collision."

More details to come.
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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February 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated. This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Trump begins slashing FAA safety positions.

There have been four deadly air incidents since his takeover.

There were zero in the 16 years prior.

Winning…and killing Americans.

#RadioFreeAmerica

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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
apnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Please share this all over Bluesky. Some voicemail boxes may be full, but if not you can leave a message. Remember to be kind. Not sure what to say? Download the app called 5 Calls. You pick the issues that are important to you, and it provides the script.
February 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Nashvillians and Tennesseans protesting downtown today✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 @50501movement.bsky.social #rejectfascism #defenddemocracy
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.
Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You
January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
Breaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website
The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies
open.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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This is a crisis response app. If a diplomat is in danger, for any reason, this sends their whereabouts to diplomatic security in country and DC
USAID employees overseas are no longer able to access their government security app, which gives them this error code (images provided to me by USAID worker)
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Down, U.S. Official Says www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u... Mike ives
F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Down, U.S. Official Says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration was using a backup system while it worked to address the problem.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal employees received an offer by the Trump administration to resign and be paid through September.
Exclusive: NTSB scrambled to retain employees after Trump’s federal worker resignation offer | CNN Politics
In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal e...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Effect on... : Urogynecology
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January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I cannot extole the virtues of the MTN. It is up to us to help grow this network. Subscribe, tell your friends, Meidas is our voice.

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Trump’s Week Got RUINED… Meidas is WINNING!!
Written by Ben Meiselas
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January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST

gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
gavinnewsom.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Every fucking MAGA cultist who fucking assured me that Trump had no fucking plans whatsoever to implement fucking Project 2025 can go fuck themselves.
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM