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Okey Onyejekwe

@okeyo.bsky.social

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Former Director of Governance, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Political Economist. Without human rights, there is no humanity.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 18

NEWS: The Trump administration just announced it will eliminate the EPA’s Office of Research and Development and begin firing hundreds of government scientists.

For months, the Trump administration denied they were doing this… even after a leaked document exposed their plans.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 18

Tennessee Rep. Justin
Jones ejected from Homeland Security
Secretary's event in
Nashville.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Jul 18

Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation.

“They’re trying to silence us. That won’t work…we’ll just get louder”

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 18

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will ask a federal court to unseal more grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

But those transcripts, which could take weeks to release, would constitute only a fraction of the evidence the FBI has. wapo.st/40TzAVW

Attorney General Bondi expected to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony

The attorney general said she would ask a court Friday to unseal pertinent grand jury records. That’s a portion of what would be included in the Justice Department’s broader investigative file.

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Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Department of Justice knows who Epstein's four named co-conspirators are and probably has a good idea of who the other potential co-conspirators are. Demand they release those files now, so that we know who else was in on this “wonderful secret.”

A Big Epstein Bombshell Just Dropped

“May every day be a wonderful secret.”

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Jul 1

Whatever is learned about the death, those details are going to raise serious questions about the deployment of law enforcement resources under Trump adviser Stephen Miller’s dragnet.

https://trib.al/VfQFOyb

Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?

Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 1

It was never just about undocumented people. The cruelty is snowballing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 25

"The people who hate this result the most are the Democratic establishment… poll after poll after poll showing Democratic voters fed up with their leaders in Washington…”

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Okey Onyejekwe @okeyo.bsky.social · Jun 3

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The bar gets shamefully lower 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 3

Surely Donald will handle this with grace and class

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Okey Onyejekwe @okeyo.bsky.social · May 24

Sadism on steroids‼️

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · May 23

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The House Just Passed The Biggest Medicaid Cut in U.S. History, Twice the Size of Reagan's Cuts

So much for realignment. New analysis from UnidosUS shows the House’s cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are unprecedented, twice as large as anything under President Reagan,

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · May 24

UNBELIEVABLE ‼️

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Mark Bechtel @markymark757.bsky.social · May 24

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · May 24

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new anti-media policy at the Pentagon will be _incredibly_ useful during the Martial Law era of American history that is right around the corner and is the sole reason he was given the job he has

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 24

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

Record Number of Americans Apply for British Citizenship

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · May 24

Keywords “current form”
we will see if he holds firm. Not gonna hold my breath

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · May 23

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Opinion | Sarah Milgrim’s Death Was a Tragedy. Distorting Her Legacy Would Be Another.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · May 23

The cruelty is the point.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · May 23

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The House Just Passed The Biggest Medicaid Cut in U.S. History, Twice the Size of Reagan's Cuts

So much for realignment. New analysis from UnidosUS shows the House’s cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are unprecedented, twice as large as anything under President Reagan,

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 23

Breaking News: Harvard University sued the Trump administration less than a day after the government said it would block international students from attending.

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students

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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · May 23

How’s that trickle down working for you, it never has & never will!

All Americans should be insisting that the wealthy & corporations pay their fair share in taxes, not cut benefits & services to pay for more tax cuts.

The definition of insanity…

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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · May 23

BBC (and others) show that whatever Trump claimed about South African "genocide" were lies.
Trust Trump, whenever he opens his mouth he lies.
Why talk to him or listen to him?
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Fact-checking Donald Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa

President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · May 8

That means empty shelves, an economic slowdown, and layoffs, actually.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · May 8

BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”

@financialtimes.com
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Make The Planet Great Again... @turquoisemarble.bsky.social · May 7

Feel "FREE" to Re-post...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 6

WATCH: Rep. Landsman debunks lies Republicans like @MarshaBlackburn SenatorHagerty RepTimBurchett are about to tell to slash Medicaid (health care for tens of millions of Americans) to justify more tax cuts for the rich.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 6

🇨🇦 🔥 CARNEY TO TRUMP: “Canada won’t be for sale. Ever.”

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · May 6

After hearing Trump blather on for some 40 minutes with the new Canadian PM Mark Carney sitting there, I’d like to apologize to our longtime ally for this uneducated, ill-informed buffoonery and bombast pretending to be strength.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · May 6

If you’re tired of watching Chuck Schumer fold while Trump steamrolls everything in his path—do something about it.

CALL. YOUR. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.

Tell them: we need new leadership. Schumer’s had years to rise to the moment—and he hasn’t. We need a fighter, not a doormat.

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