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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

This is not sustainable, folks. #medicareforall

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Susan Collins Democracy Alert Level: “Concerning.”

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 1d

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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kingofirish.bsky.social @kingofirish.bsky.social · 19h

If you can afford it.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The least surprising news of the day.

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 20h

Trump is reshaping the “people’s house” in his image with his demo of the East Wing. @jenrubin.bsky.social says the “ballroom can be stopped. Congress can pass a law.” @hayesbrown.bsky.social argues Trump is trying to distract the public. "Change the subject, that's what they're best at." #Velshi

Decoding the alarming message inside Trump’s bulldozing of the East Wing

In a stunning move, President Trump has taken his “builder” image to new extremes by ordering the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a $350 million ballroom. Critics say the decision is an unprecedented overreach; a literal bulldozing of history and presidential norms. MSNBC Political Analyst Jennifer Rubin weighs in: “it’s not his house. It’s our house. He doesn’t have the right to do whatever he wants.”

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h

Last September, a DHS spokesperson said that the voter registration data being collected by the DOJ is being shared with their department as part of a broad push to remove noncitizens from the rolls. Now, a different official says otherwise. https://bit.ly/3JsQa9C

Election Conspiracy Theorist at DHS Denies Department Is Using Voter Data From DOJ

Read more here.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: “I don't think we're gonna ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people. Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead.”

What. The. Fuck?

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 1d

may they face the most severe penalty possible www.euractiv.com/news/meta-an...

Meta and TikTok broke EU rules on data access for researchers | Euractiv

Meta's processes for reporting illegal content and informing users about content takedowns were also found to have breached the EU's Digital Services Act

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

A New study is showing that mRNA COVID vaccines didn’t just protect cancer patients from infection, they actually helped them live longer. Researchers found patients on immunotherapy for lung & skin cancer gained added survival benefit after vaccination. Science doing its thing.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Imagine if we did this but instead of paying people to racially profile and terrorize communities and grab mostly innocent people we did it for teachers

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Michael / マイケル🦁📸 @mlyonphotos.bsky.social · 22h

#Inside the Rijksmuseum Library in Amsterdam. A sanctuary of light, color, and knowledge. This space feels like stepping into the architecture of wisdom itself. A moment of stillness amid centuries of curiosity and creation.

#Photography #BlueSkyArtShow

A wide-angle view of the historic Rijksmuseum Library in Amsterdam. The multi-level space is filled with colorful books, ornate railings, and tall arched windows that flood the room with warm natural light. A spiral staircase connects the upper floors, creating a sense of symmetry and timeless beauty.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23h

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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kingofirish.bsky.social @kingofirish.bsky.social · 19h

He wants to push around the entire world.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19h

Trump’s drug wars:

In 9 months, he’s threatened to attack Mexico and annex Canada.

He started a tariff battle with China over fentanyl, bombed Colombian fishermen and is now gearing up to strike Venezuela.

There is no end game.

He’s just a bully. With an army. Looking for someone to push around.

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CCscott @ccscott.bsky.social · 1d

😂😂😂😂

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Rae @whatsnew9892.bsky.social · 1d

So happy for our wonderful president!!!

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

Lol.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

The Constitution requires, point blank, that the Treasury provide a detailed accounting of all government spending to Congress

Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 1d

Something that's just occurred to me is how are they going to account for these payments when the shutdown ends? Like, if they act as if these were part of regular paid salaries, you're going to see some soldiers bring claims of "No, that was a private gift, pay my full wages on top of that please".

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d

Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

In the end, the American people also have a key role to play in pushing back against Mr. Trump’s meddling. People will need the courage to go vote even in American cities that may have federal agents swarming around them. “Voter protection” in recent decades has not meant protection from government-led violence and intimidation, but it may come down to that. Democrats, Republicans and other members of the public should monitor voting procedures, as allowed by state law, to make sure that state and county election officials stand up to federal pressure and do the right thing as they conduct elections and tabulate ballots. Local civic and business leaders need to back our election administrators, who may find themselves subjected to pressures to bend or break the rules. All of this organizing needs to happen now, not next November. To keep us from sliding further into autocracy, it is civil society we must make great again.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22h

I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."

The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.

“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.

truthout.org

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