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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 35m

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Madagascar soldiers join protestors, refuse orders to shoot demonstrators

Groups of Madagascar soldiers joined youth-led protests in the capital of Antananarivo on Saturday after police used stun grenades and tear gas. The soldiers, who said that they would refuse any order...

www.france24.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1h

What I didn't properly prepare myself for was that as the masked and armed fascists start tossing citizens into unmarked vans without license plates, they *also* take to television to opine on how patient they've been with their allegedly hateful and violent—actually law-abiding and peaceful—critics

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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 1h

I just did.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 8h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 1h

A fine specimen of masculine, cognitively superior health.

🐂 💩

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org

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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 1h

"Everybody, the human people, men and women in this world, is my brother and my sister," Fabian said. "I need to protect them is the reason why every week I pray and accompany the people because they are my brothers and my sisters."

What’s happening inside New York’s immigration courts has even shaken a priest

A longtime New York City priest worries that escalating aggression by immigration agents has turned courthouse visits into dangerous ordeals for immigrants and their supporters.

www.scrippsnews.com

Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 2h

It’s amazing how many others haven’t yet figured out that every deal (aka interaction) with him is one-sided.

Good for you, #MIT!

‘One-sided deal’: College presidents see Trump offer rife with peril

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.

www.politico.com

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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 3h

How does he describe January 6th or pedophilia?

Release the #EpsteinFiles

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 3h

“As it relates to updates around scholarship opportunities, the Global and Experiential Education Scholarship will aid students in studying abroad to increase cultural awareness and expand their capacity to serve, according to the university’s website.”