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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

"The real-life American revolutionaries were avowed enemies of monarchy, while today’s wannabe revolutionaries have as their leader and hero Donald Trump, the most arrogant, monarchical president in U.S. history."

The MAGA Crowd May Venerate 1776 But They Idolize a Would-Be Monarch

The Patriots of the American Revolution believed no man was above the law. Donald Trump’s followers are sure he is.

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The Golden Ratio @thegoldenratio4.bsky.social · 10h

Daily snaps 10/19/25
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Daily snaps 10/19/25

YouTube video by The Golden Ratio

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Greed Apocalypse @juanmunoz.bsky.social · 1d

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Anger as Kristi Noem gets 2 luxury private jets as shutdown threatens food aid for millions | Flipboard

alternet.org - The US Coast Guard has purchased two luxury private jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a total cost of more than $170 million in …

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Kool Karyn @koolkaryn.bsky.social · 8h

I miss this!! 😮‍💨💙

The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 1d

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

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dogs66.bsky.social @dogs66.bsky.social · 4h

Why haven’t the Democrats challenged Johnson as speaker yet? Did that rule go out the window with Biden? I thought it only required one representative to file a complaint or motion to get rid of the speaker like they did with McCarthy?

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✨️WitchyWoman✨️ @wicked-wiccan76.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly. You want to do something about it? Guess you better open the government!

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 13h

This is what I said. No one is following any rules. Get another ranking House member to swear her in and move on. Dare Johnson to do something about it because then he’d have to explain why he hasn’t sworn her in

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"

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dogs66.bsky.social @dogs66.bsky.social · 4h

More LIES LIES LIES
Everything he says is a LIE!!!!

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 9h

Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?

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dogs66.bsky.social @dogs66.bsky.social · 4h

AND he’s NOT PAYING FOR THE BALLROOM either! There are some Maga dumbasses who actually believe that Trump is paying for the ballroom himself!😂😂😂😂 these contractors better hope they get paid! Trump Tower and Taj Mahal still haven’t paid their contractors!

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 8h

You know damn well that DOJ is going to sign off on that money give away…

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

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oraclebungee 💙🇺🇦🫘 🇬🇱 🐧 🌮 📎🦄 PROTEST WHERE YOU LIVE! @oraclebungee.bsky.social · 6h

cancel any paid subscriptions and delete the app

Delete Your Spotify
Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads
DHS says the ads are a "call to defend the Homeland by helping arrest and remove the worst of the worst from our country."
Oracle has a NO KINGS hoodie on.
Bungee says, "It's time to flex economic power"

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soxtra @soxtra.bsky.social · 8h

Hoping that @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @seiu.org and others will give serious consideration to planning and amplifying for a general strike. A general strike is the next logical step after the #NoKings protrsts. It will be hard but it will be sooo worth it. CHANGE THE EQUATION.

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dogs66.bsky.social @dogs66.bsky.social · 4h

Including restaurants, hotel chains, rental car companies! Boycott them ALL

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Finley @katherinekh.bsky.social · 8h

Any company supporting ICE in any capacity needs to be boycotted. ICE has killed people, on the streets & in their detention centers. It has to stop.

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Good Trouble 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @goodtrouble10.bsky.social · 8h

Boycott Spotify!

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Cherish the Light 🏳️‍🌈 @onefabulousrascal.bsky.social · 8h

Cancelled ours yesterday. Finally settled on Qobuz. It sounds fantastic on our Sonos system.

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Irritable Yet Soporific @psychopropane.bsky.social · 8h

Boycott Spotify anyway ... go back to physical music on media that you own (whether "officially bought" or not). A 1TB SSD is under $100 and and can hold about 125 days' worth of uncompressed music. Go back to playlists and mix tapes. Care and share.