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Braaains Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 8h

The worst people you know are upset and I think that’s wonderful

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.

It didn't matter.

Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

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Alex Berg @itsalexberg.bsky.social · 10h

Dick Cheney dies, Zohran Mamdani wins, a beaver moon shines in the sky… I just know the Etsy witches have been busy.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.

This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.

As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 19h

The crabs, they rave.

a bunch of red crabs are crawling on the sand on a beach

ALT: a bunch of red crabs are crawling on the sand on a beach

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED.

Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups.

The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.

Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

Smart woman.

Swear. Her. In.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.

There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.

Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

It's Election Day in many parts of the country. The governors, mayors, city councils, state reps, judges, school boards, and referendums you vote for today will be a vital line of defense against the Trump regime. You still have power. Use it.

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Adam Lance Garcia @adamlancegarcia.bsky.social · 22h

Please, for the love of all that is good in this world, don't mess this up today, New York City.

a poster that says help us zohran you 're our only hope on it

ALT: a poster that says help us zohran you 're our only hope on it

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 8d

I know it’s unlikely but my Swede-obsessed self goes looking for Swedish translations all the time and I never find any 😭 silly Swedes knowing how to read in English 🤣🤣

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 14d

best!response!ever! My wife and I are poly but we’re both poly-saturated with each other 🤣🤣 but sex with two wives sounds AMAZING so hats off to you 🤩

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

Everything is for sale.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22d

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 21d

what do you do when you’re too tired to even try using your coping skills? Like yes my phone album of comfort pictures & videos could help improve my mood, but it’s too much effort to even try. Yes, happy music could make me feel better, but I’m just too tired to make the effort. What’s the point?

alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 21d

I read “replies” as “reptiles” and then was very confused looking for the reptile in question 😂

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22d

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22d

"For too long, our leaders have forgotten New Yorkers with disabilities. We have been failed by those with their own agendas, those who care only about holding on to power to remain relevant and serve their own egos." - Quemuel Arroyo

Quemuel Arroyo, in a wheelchair holding a microphone, on stage with "Our Time Has Come" projected behind him.

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 22d

NPR: do better. Israelis are “hostages” but Palestinians are “prisoners.”
How does that make sense? Words matter.

NPR @npr.org · 22d

JUST IN: President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, Trump gets standing ovation in Israel's parliament

President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22d

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 24d

It has been upsetting watching the establishment hurl itself at Mamdani but I think the other way to read that is that there really is a *better* politics possible and he shows that it is REAL.

We could have this.

They wouldn't fight it so hard if it wasn't achievable.

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 26d

I’m not about Christianity in general (was one, didn’t like it, not one now) and never really bought into the whole Pope thing, but Pope Leo sounds like a dude I could rock with.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 26d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 26d

Lilith (my wife) was VERY excited for her signed Tyvar last night when I got home! (which was late cause the last four of us talked outside the bookstore for like over an hour after) and I’m SO EXCITED to show off my Alice box the next time I play Magic with friends! 🤩🤩

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alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social @alwaysbeyondhope.bsky.social · 26d

this bit was a staple of my childhood and family life. The amount of times this was quoted by my immediate family (parents and two siblings) never fails to make me laugh 🤣🤣

Steve - Teller of Tall Tales 🇺🇦 @bofferson.bsky.social · 27d

'Oh God no. The man's a complete #libertine, a cad and a bounder. He'll have half the female staff pregnant within a month, the other half within 2 months, and half the male staff will get a "little curious" too. God. Show him in.'
'Lord Flashheart, m' Lord.'
'Woof woof.'
#vss365

a man in a wig says i 've got a plan to a woman

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