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Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.

Pass it on.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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helldude.bsky.social
im reasonably certain its the position of this regime that they can summarily execute whomever they like, whenever they feel like it and wherever the target may be. at first blush that seems bad but on reflection that's basically the way it's been forever
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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petersterne.com
Really interesting Q&A with DSA-backed Assembly candidate Aber Kawas, who would be the first Palestinian American in the state Legislature. Kawas says she was cynical about electoral politics but working with Zohran Mamdani on the Not On Our Dime Act helped changed her mind.
Aber Kawas’s Pro-Worker, Pro-Palestine Campaign
Aber Kawas is a Palestinian American community organizer and socialist running for New York assembly. We talked to her about her family history with ICE, the Palestine movement’s turn to electoral pol...
jacobin.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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annaleighclark.bsky.social
"In a corner conference room, it was time to party. They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake."
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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eschatonblog.com
And their final play is "our republican friends are right, and we blame The Groups"
owillis.bsky.social Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 18h
republicans assert a lie
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative

repeat
markfsu.bsky.social Mark Hartig @markfsu.bsky.social · 18h
So much this. There was absolutely zero pushback to the “open borders” narrative. Heck, nowadays, I see that a lot of Democrats have even adopted it. It absolutely sunk him.
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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owillis.bsky.social
republicans assert a lie
democrats dont say anything, hope the media will debunk
republicans repeat the lie
the media repeats republicans repeating the lie
democrats continue silence
the gop lie dominates the narrative

repeat
markfsu.bsky.social Mark Hartig @markfsu.bsky.social · 18h
So much this. There was absolutely zero pushback to the “open borders” narrative. Heck, nowadays, I see that a lot of Democrats have even adopted it. It absolutely sunk him.
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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ddayen.bsky.social
The outbreaks of measles and whooping cough have been dangerous, but don't worry: by failing to attempt any emergency herd immunity in infected communities, RFK is making sure they will be even worse, @ryanlcooper.com writes.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
The Kennedy Center of Contagious Diseases - The American Prospect
Measles and whooping cough are spreading around the country. The man in charge of American public health is making everything worse.
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“Unfortunately people only feel when it hits them personally.” #RIP
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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lukeoneil47.bsky.social
This fucking piece of shit. The worst man alive.
timdickinson.bsky.social Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 18h
Demented, depraved
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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timdickinson.bsky.social
Demented, depraved
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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newrepublic.com
They’re building machines that tell their audiences what they want to hear while claiming those machines are just telling the truth. And that’s a game where reality itself is what’s at stake. trib.al/ZNsg2KT
The Reason Why Glenn Beck Made a Weird AI George Washington
The conservative radio host’s new AI chatbot is part of a broader push to create right-wing alternatives to “biased” AI. The pattern should concern everyone.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
SANDY HOOK SURVIVOR: “I carry this trauma with me every single day… we deserve to live in a nation where you value children more than guns.” 🇺🇸

(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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newrepublic.com
At the core of Miller’s worldview is the idea that the immigration levels and humanitarian resettlement programs that existed under Biden posed an existential threat to American civilization, whereas those that now exist under Trump will preserve it from ruin. trib.al/iztpRbp
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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merriam-webster.com
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
ICYMI — New York Young Republican Club's president Stefano Forte says they’re prepared to endorse Trump for a third term in 2028, despite what the constitution plainly says 🤔
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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djlavoie.bsky.social
Rob and Michelle Reiner wrote the preface to one of my dad's books about parenting kids with special needs.

They cared so deeply about kids and families and community.
Book cover: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success It's So Much Work to Be You Friend WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON ASPERGER SYNDROME RICHARD LAVOIE PREFACE BY ROB REINER AND MICHELE REINER Preface As parents and people who care deeply about children, we believe that there is no responsibility more important than striving to give children the support and opportunities they need in order to grow up to be confident, happy, and healthy adults. In 1997 we started the I Am Your Child Foundation, and in 2004 we started the national advocacy organization Parents' Action for Children to raise awareness about the importance of a child's early years and to advance public policy through parental education and advocacy. Through the course of our work, we were very fortunate to meet Rick Lavoie and to learn about the valuable work he does. His profound understanding of the social and emotional needs of children with learning problems has come from his more than thirty years of experience working with children and parents, and this book reflects the best of his wisdom, compassion, and skill. One of the most vital tasks of childhood is forming and maintaining friendships. Successful relationships with peers are known to have a significantly positive effect on a child's self-esteem and sense of well-being, in both the present and the future. The skills children learn through their friendships are ones that they will use throughout their lives. Friendships offer many opportunities for learning, growth, comfort, and pleasure. It is in the context of friendships that children learn how to understand and express their emotions and ideas, re- , learn healthy assertion, increase potion
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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newrepublic.com
“Over the last year, President Trump has been engaged in a dizzying campaign to increase violence in this country,” Senator Chris Murphy said.

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Dem Senator Slams Trump for Making U.S. More Prone to Gun Violence
After a deadly attack at Brown University, Senator Chris Murphy called out the president for weakening programs and laws that would prevent gun violence and mass shootings.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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carlmarxman.northsky.social
Sharing this because it's funny.
Been editing Ho Chi Minh quotes over pics of Reagan and spreading them in boomer spaces instead of working today. Over a picture of Reagan and the following quote from Ho Chi Minh The capitalists often boast that their constitutions guarantee the rights of the individual, democratic liberties and the interests of all citizens. But in reality, only the bourgeoisie enjoy the rights recorded in these constitutions. The working people do not really enjoy democratic freedoms; they are exploited all their life and have to bear heavy burdens in the service of the exploiting class.
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
Mikie Sherrill told police unions this year that she opposes giving subpoena power to local civilian police oversight boards.

That’s been a big demand of local officials & activists, for years — and more officials were elected on that platform this fall.

Important tensions on policing in Jersey:
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight - Bolts
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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sagaftra.org
LOS ANGELES #SagAftraMembers! Show your support for striking Starbucks workers on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 AM at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Join President #SeanAstin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks baristas. #NoContractNoCoffee

More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
Starbucks Workers United next to a picture of Sean Astin speaking on a picket line. Below, in white font: No Contract, No Coffee! Join President Sean Astin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks workers. Tuesday, December 16. 9 AM. SAG-AFTRA Plaza.
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Lawless, criminal behavior
December 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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swin24.bsky.social
read the latest from scoop machine @premthakker.bsky.social with an assist from me
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
NEW: As Pete Hegseth faces increasing calls to resign for his illegal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, sources tell us that Donald Trump has already been discussing preemptively pardoning officials he thinks may be criminally investigated once Democrats gain power.

led by @swin24.bsky.social
Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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junlper.beer
i saw the new epstein photo release and remembered the president is one of the most prominent pedophiles in the world and nothing will be done about that, oh well
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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democracynow.org
Vaccine expert Dr. Fiona left her role at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid Robert F. Kennedy's "hostile takeover" of the public health agency. She says he is using the agency "to advance anti-science views."

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/12/robert_f_kennedy_jr_cdc
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM