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@drpixelpusher.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Defending Democracy with Humor and Dilemma Actions Tactics
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
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Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.
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Elon Musk swears his robots will end poverty while he cashes a trillion-dollar check. The crowd cheers as he sells them a future where machines own the work and humans play pretend at purpose. He calls it progress. It looks a lot like slavery with better branding. 🤖💰
Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved
Elon Musk has spent the last few weeks outlining a future with Optimus — one that will "eliminate" poverty, work, and require a universal income.
www.businessinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Elon Musk swears his robots will end poverty while he cashes a trillion-dollar check. The crowd cheers as he sells them a future where machines own the work and humans play pretend at purpose. He calls it progress. It looks a lot like slavery with better branding. 🤖💰
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Republicans were overwhelmingly getting blamed for the shutdown.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Republicans were overwhelmingly getting blamed for the shutdown.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.
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The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
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Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee...
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
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SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you
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"I would vote for Putin"
"Time and again, their votes serve as undeniable evidence of a motivation rooted in hate, completely disregarding policies that would improve all American lives."
"Time and again, their votes serve as undeniable evidence of a motivation rooted in hate, completely disregarding policies that would improve all American lives."
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"I would vote for Putin"
"Time and again, their votes serve as undeniable evidence of a motivation rooted in hate, completely disregarding policies that would improve all American lives."
"Time and again, their votes serve as undeniable evidence of a motivation rooted in hate, completely disregarding policies that would improve all American lives."
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the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
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NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
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"How do I explain to my children that civil rights do not apply equally to each of us because of our skin color or our hair color?" My civil rights don't apply because I'm Hispanic."
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"How do I explain to my children that civil rights do not apply equally to each of us because of our skin color or our hair color?" My civil rights don't apply because I'm Hispanic."
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BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
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Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
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Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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So @underthedesknews.bsky.social is urging folks to call your Senators especially if they are the 8 yes votes and demand they vote no on the next round. This isn’t over. Like I said earlier: it’s boots on necks time. We raise hell and we don’t abandon folks w/ ACA.
Switchboard 202-224-3121
Switchboard 202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
So @underthedesknews.bsky.social is urging folks to call your Senators especially if they are the 8 yes votes and demand they vote no on the next round. This isn’t over. Like I said earlier: it’s boots on necks time. We raise hell and we don’t abandon folks w/ ACA.
Switchboard 202-224-3121
Switchboard 202-224-3121
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Senator Ocasio-Cortez:
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Senator Ocasio-Cortez:
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Of course, GOP wants you to not have insurance, just die and die quickly
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Of course, GOP wants you to not have insurance, just die and die quickly
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I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
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This is what I’m saying. THIS is the crew that undermined the Dem caucus and the voters?
So basically...
Fetterman - Fetterman
Shaheen - Retiring
Durbin - Retiring
King - Indy, likely Retiring
Cortez Masto - WTF?
Rosen - WTF?
Hassan - WTF?
Kaine - WTF?
Fetterman - Fetterman
Shaheen - Retiring
Durbin - Retiring
King - Indy, likely Retiring
Cortez Masto - WTF?
Rosen - WTF?
Hassan - WTF?
Kaine - WTF?
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is what I’m saying. THIS is the crew that undermined the Dem caucus and the voters?
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No Kings includes Angus
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
No Kings includes Angus
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This looks awfully intentional.
None can be primaried in the next cycle, Shaheen & Durbin retiring.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This looks awfully intentional.
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Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Newsom Slams ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown Deal as ‘Surrender’
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom and other prominent Democrats are blasting the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...