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Dr K

@dockim.bsky.social

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Leadership scholar and sf geek. Coffee, books, movies, and my cat is all I need. Oh… and democracy. #DemCast #ResistTyranny #TeamPete If you put me on a moderation list that projects your own insecurities, you will be blocked.

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · Jan 3

Six Rules to Remember in 2025 and beyond.
#ResistTyranny and #BuildCommunity

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · 12m

Hold strong!

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 16h

Australian friends, I know I'm amplifying a lot of American content at the moment. This is because 1) I feel, and worry for, our American friends and 2) What's happening in the US is also happening in the UK and AUS. We're just not quite as far into it as the US. Watch and learn. We're next.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Not today, Satan‼️

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · 13m

👇🏻 This.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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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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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1h

Debates! RIFs! Shutdowns! Text scandals!

When it comes to the wild Virginia elections, @samshirazi.bsky.social has you covered in this week’s must-listen Federal Fallout podcast.

samshirazi.substack.com/p/episode-33...

Episode 33: Governor Debate Recap and "RIFs have begun"

Hi, everyone.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 7d

🚨LOOK SHARP CALIFORNIA VOTERS🚨

Mail ballots featuring the redistricting referendum are now arriving in mailboxes!

Be sure to fill out and return your ballot both promptly and properly!

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 7h

It turns out that the GOP lost the messaging battle in past shutdowns not because they demanded a certain policy, but because they demanded an *unpopular* policy.

Dems have the upper hand now because they've made it about the ACA which is - wait for it - popular!

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 7h

Rank-and-file Republicans are getting antsy with their 'leadership' over the shutdown.

They know they are losing the messaging battle.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

New in PN: He's never "just joking"

"Trump is an aspiring autocrat with obvious physical and mental issues, but Johnson and his Republican cronies are insulting our intelligence about it."

He's never "just joking"

And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.

www.publicnotice.co

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

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NPR @npr.org · 3h

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · 4h

When our elected reps won’t do it -looking at you John Fetterman and Guy Reschenthaler- Southwest Pennsylvania will show up to defend democracy! 🇺🇸

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Uniontown” - sign up now to join me!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Uniontown · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 1d

Mail-In ballot on its way to the post office! 💪☮️💙

a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue

ALT: a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue

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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 15h

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Imagine that

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GibbyWantsJustice @gibbywantsjustice.bsky.social · 8h

Salutations.

Countdown to No Kings Day!

Bernie Sanders responds to the speaker about the Constitution and our rights.

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ArizonaTerry.bsky.social @arizonaterry.bsky.social · 18h

Shocking.

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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 1d

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 6h

Little man Johnson does not need ONE democratic vote to pass a standalone bill to pay our military.

These are disgusting, despicable, human beings.

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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 1d

When a semi-truck hauling 1,900 piglets crashed, a livestock farmer approached the Ohio State Highway Patrol to ask a favor: direct the media to stop filming before the emergency crew unloads the dead piglets from the trailer.

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MsTeeTracey @tee-tee.bsky.social · 21h

We can send Israel $30M a day but we can’t have healthcare? WTF are we doing here?

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 6h

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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