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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7h

Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.

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bnga.bsky.social @bnga.bsky.social · 11h

Seems entirely likely.
substack.com/@jennbudd/no...

Jenn Budd (@jennbudd)

Explains a lot.

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bnga.bsky.social @bnga.bsky.social · 11h

There were 8.2 million people protesting October 18th, but the general strike still only has .38 million committed to striking. What do we need to do to prepare for a general strike so that people will commit? generalstrikeus.com

The General Strike

The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.

generalstrikeus.com

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Horry County Democratic Party @horrydemocrats.org · 14h

💙 THANK YOU to everyone who turned out for No Kings Day!

👉 In Myrtle Beach, things got wild with a full-on inflatable mosh pit! 🎈🔥

📊 Nearly 7 million Americans joined today’s peaceful protests — the largest single-day protest against tyranny in U.S. history!

#NoKings #Democracy #StrongerTogether

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 18h

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 18d

This was always the plan.

Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes.

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bnga.bsky.social @bnga.bsky.social · 14h

This is the kind of community thinking that gives the people more power by relieving some of the stress of surviving so they can thrive AND resist. Would love to see more ideas like this in preparation for a general strike.

🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 15h

Are you one of the many thousands of people who rely on SNAP?

If so, and you're worried about being able to put on a Thanksgiving meal.

Aldi's can make a meal that feeds 10 people for 40 bucks.

If other guests can chip in it takes the stress off of everyone at your gathering.

#SheShed

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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 1d

The goal of Karoline Leavitt, Mike Johnson, Kristi Noem, and all the other that pronounced peaceful Americans to be terrorists has always been to spur one of their own nutjobs to mow Americans down in the street. It's called stochastic terrorism. Leavitt, Johnson, Miller, et al, are terrorists.

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 17h

#Pinks #Proudblue

This sums it up! 🎯🎯🎯

WHY THE GOP SHUTDOWN IS HAPPENING:

Democrats are fighting for a budget that helps millions of Americans afford healthcare.
Republicans - who control the House, Senate, and White House - would rather shut down the government than ensure people have healthcare.

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bnga.bsky.social @bnga.bsky.social · 15h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

www.mobilize.us

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h

ICE increased weapons spending by 700% — including purchases of chemical weapons and guided missile warheads.

ICE was always going to be Trump’s private military to deploy domestically against Americans.

Pay attention.

ICE boosts weapons spending 700%

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 10d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

NBC just gutted the very teams that gave marginalized voices a seat at the table—then called it “restructuring.”

The cuts:

📌NBC BLK (Black community coverage)

📌NBC Latino (Latino community coverage)

📌NBC Asian America (Asian American community coverage)

📌NBC Out (LGBTQ+ community coverage)

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.

Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

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Rally Together-Indivisible Elk Grove & Schaumburg @rallytogether313.bsky.social · 1d

open.substack.com/pub/howtores...

📌 Take Action: Bystander intervention

Be an Upstander, not a Bystander.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Our confirmed count stands at 8.1 million participants worldwide for yesterday’s No Kings protest. Thank you to everyone who helped verify the numbers through our submission website. While some MAGAs attempted to submit false or misleading data (such as reporting “one person” for major cities)

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

We are not the same…..

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 1d

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d

Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike, at least 300,000 people attended the protest. #3E #NoKings #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide #EpsteinFiles

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

There were several arrests today all involving MAGA individuals who attempted to assault peaceful protesters. Arrests were reported in Michigan, Oregon, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Additional incidents remain under investigation.

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 2d

The only arrest I saw today-
Officers from the Myrtle Beach Police Department observed an individual in a vehicle brandish a firearm while traveling near a planned demonstration in the area. Mary Moriarty, 59, of Surfside Beach, SC, has been charged with pointing and presenting a firearm.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE: COLOMBIA’s President says 🇺🇸 government (Trump) “committed murder” and bombed a fisherman with no ties to drugs

“The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that the Trump admin first reaction to people peacefully exercising their rights is to launch federal investigations against citizens to intimidate them is exactly why we were out there.

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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning and happy Sunday to everyone. Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support transgender girls and reject donations from anti-transgender organizations, so make sure you order extra boxes of the new rocky road ice cream-inspired Exploremores.

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Nona Williams 💙💙💙💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇨🇦 @nonawill.bsky.social · 1d

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