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dianainoregon.bsky.social @dianainoregon.bsky.social · 11h

JFC. Tax the hell out of him and all billionaires to fund UBI, universal healthcare, social security, and a better life for the rest of us.

This is obscene. No one needs to amass this kind of money, especially not a would-be Nazi.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 11h

If Musk meets all the benchmarks of his new $1 trillion pay package from Tesla he will be paid $274 MILLION EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS

This is his part-time job

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 9h

We're still talking about the Epstein Files, right?

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine taking a Trillion dollar salary for running a company that can't profit without government subsidies, will never profit a Trillion dollars, all while others can't buy food.

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Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 1d

OMgee, I love this.

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Vita Ayala @definitelyvita.bsky.social · 1d

Shit push it further, everyone deserves UBI and cheap to free housing. Dead serious 💯

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 1d

Hard working Dems flipped THREE SEATS in the Mississippi legislature (thus ending the GOP supermajority there). This is huge news, and what an achievement:

www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats

After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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CJ Moose 🫎 @cjmoose.bsky.social · 1d

Universal Basic Income defeats one of the main issues of social safety net programs: it’s not limited to people who meet certain qualifications. It helps to “cover the gaps” for folks who make too much to qualify for many programs but who still can’t afford to live in their communities.

Basic Income Action ↗️🦋 @basicincomeaction.bsky.social · 2d

😁📢 Call to action! Make a post that includes the words “universal basic income.”

🙌🏻 Share how a #UBI would help you or others. ✊🏻

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

I can't keep the thread up, but suffice to say, PEOPLE VOTED TO PROTECT AND FUND LIBRARIES AND SO MANY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS SUPPORTED PRO-EDUCATION, PRO-STUDENT CANDIDATES.

People showed up. They didn't just buy banned books. They VOTED.

And guess what?

Voting made a difference.

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 2d

Go, Mamdani! Go, Dems! Go, voters!

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 2d

Oh fuck yes, America. More of this, please.

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Z H Challah esq., Cavalier of the 8th @challahchic.bsky.social · 2d

You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 2d

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Dannika Dark @dannikadark.net · 2d

Your elected president is saying "Do as I say, or else I will starve millions."

Vote every election accordingly.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

I will withhold food from millions of American families and cause many children to go hungry.

Thank you for you attention to this matter.

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 2d

Gorgeous cover!

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2d

If sandwich guy wins, somebody should make a statue of him throwing a sandwich at one of the confederate statues.

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lyndsay @magpie.tips · 2d

If you don't remember the Bush / Cheney years, don't think of him as Bush's JD Vance. He was Bush's Stephen Miller.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 3d

That’s just the way it’s

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 4d

Contractions function almost identically to the full two-word phrase, but are only appropriate in some places inna sentence. It’s one of the weird quirks of this language we’ve.
This post needs some kind of warning sign.
That’s the kind of linguist I’m.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE

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Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social · 3d

See below: I plan to share info from the Oregon State Library and insights from the invaluable work of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social at the First Amendment Forum at Annie Bloom's tonight. (And will also be happy to sign books!)

Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Portland folks: Annie Bloom's Books is hosting a Freedom to Read event this evening from 7 to 8 pm. It's co-sponsored by Literary Arts as part of their Cover-to-Cover programming for the Portland Book Festival.

Please come learn how you can help fight book bans!

annieblooms.com/event/2025-1...

Event: Rosanne Parry, Sara Ryan, Mariana Garcia Medina: The Freedom to Read

Annie Bloom's Books welcomes our very own Rosanne Parry for a special event. Rosanne will be joined by fellow Portland author Sara Ryan and ACLU lobbyist Mariana Garcia Medina for a discussion about the Freedom to Read. This event is co-sponsored by Literary Arts as part of their Cover-to-Cover programming for Portland Book Festival.

annieblooms.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide. The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 4d

What's that saying? "Real imposters don't have imposter syndrome." (many many real artists have imposter syndrome) You got this. :)

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 4d

study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 5d

I loves it!

Sarah Madsen @unfetteredmuse.bsky.social · 5d

Went to RenFest today and whilst there I found the CUTEST HECKIN' BELT POUCH

IT HANGS BY ITS LITTLE BATTY FEET

A black belt pouch in the shape of a hanging bat

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 6d

If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.

"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.

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