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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 2h

It's all the twisting and destruction of basic terms

Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 2h

It's at the point now whenever I see someone talking about voter supression I have to ask if it's about voter supression or some weird conservative conspiracy theory like immigrants throwing elections or democrats doing things there is no evidence of them doing.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4h

They always start with free speech. It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Free speech? And they can use it to shut down anyone who criticises them, because it’s all “free speech”

After “free speech” it’s “protecting women and girls”

And then it’s whatever they actually wanted.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4h

They always start with free speech. It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Free speech? And they can use it to shut down anyone who criticises them, because it’s all “free speech”

After “free speech” it’s “protecting women and girls”

And then it’s whatever they actually wanted.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 9h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 20h

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 9h

A Japanese Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Thatcher with more war crimes ideation

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 10h

Trump: “We took the freedom of speech away”

That's it.

That's the quote.

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 10h

TERF's aren't women. Thus, this would be all to comfortable for them. However, it would make men annoyed, counter to their desire to win acceptance from men

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𓅓🌈 skyler🔆𓅖 @glittergore.gold · 10h

it just occurred to me that if TERFs truly believed trans women were a type of man invading their bathrooms by throwing on a wig (rather than a type of woman they find icky) they would be protesting by holding sit ins in men's restrooms. for a "doesn't it feel gross when we do this to you" message

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 11h

Wtf are liberal governments doing. The least that liberal governments can do is back off on gun control. The world is shifting toward fascism and they are acting like it's brunch on a saturday

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 14h

Whole foods?

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 15h

The violence in Chicago has gone too far

Meatwad leading a group of people dressed in animal costumes, including a panda, a unicorn, a bee, and a fox.

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 15h

#japan #history

Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 18h

On current standing norms, Trump can weaponize mailmen to shoot his political enemies. Like our system is so devoid of checks on power that he could do that

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 18h

When you have to get to the other side of the whole foods

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 21h

No. No. No.

(Nothing against Steven, I used to do this too until I learned that it was a bad idea.)

Swim goggles hit by a projectile (like a tear gas canister or pepper ball) can direct force to the area around your eyeball and pop it out of your skull.

NOT desirable.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 21h

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the founder of Antifa:

a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

Alt: a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

media.tenor.com

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spookillumi @illumi.meme · 1d

frog

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 22h

Nobody knows

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 22h

I think we're beyond the honor system the US is based on at this point. Will the military follow unlawful orders or refuse to work without pay?

Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 22h

If republicans refuse to fund the military, then who is the military going to side with after the shutdown goes 2 months 3 months (6months?)

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 22h

If republicans refuse to fund the military, then who is the military going to side with after the shutdown goes 2 months 3 months (6months?)

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Ergofoxxxy @ergofoxxxy.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the EU can private equity acquisitions or limit their influence

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.

The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

edition.cnn.com

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