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Just your average anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-immigrant, pansexual scientist. Trans ally. Conservationist. Linguaphile. Nerd. Music lover. Mother. Empath. Servant to feline overlords.

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lovewins7.bsky.social @lovewins7.bsky.social · Sep 6

Recommendations wanted: I'm starting to think more seriously about leaving the US, hopefully before we start WWIII. Where should I go and why? Preferably somewhere I can speak the language and I'm fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian but I pick up language pretty quickly so not a requirement. Go:

lovewins7.bsky.social @lovewins7.bsky.social · 2h

More like "boom, splash". 🙄😂

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Kate 🪷 @kateculliton.bsky.social · 2h

Indigenous woman says This Monday, don't forget:
Fuck Christopher Columbus.
@thesidewalkschool

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

The WH is laughing at Republicans in Congress, because they know they’re dog walking them.

Trump’s top advisers joke about ruling Congress w/an “iron fist.” Bannon compared the GOP-controlled House to the Russian Duma, a ceremonial rubber stamp.

They’re Trump’s puppets, and everyone knows it.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Spread this around. Missouri and Ohio Democrats need at least 100,000 valid signatures to take on Republican gerrymandering maps. This is the fight 🔥

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

MO & OH Dems need us to help Rally support!

A commissioned poll shows nearly 1/2 of MO voters oppose the maps

The Dem committee needs over 100,000 valid signatures across multiple congressional districts before the state’s 90-day window expires on Dec. 11 to let voters decide on the maps.

Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.

Despite relatively little investment from Washington, Missouri and Ohio Democrats are looking to block new Republican-drawn maps through uncertain avenues.

www.politico.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12h

⚠️ STATES, LOCALS, TRIBAL NATIONS, TERRITORIES ⚠️

HHS has eliminated EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD FOR DATA PROTECTION AT CDC. Giving data to CDC is no longer safe and puts your residents at risk.

Unless and until all CDC’s data protections are restored you should consider CDC a bad actor.

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 6h

‼️ It’s Day 12 of the Trump Shutdown.‼️ Millions of Americans across the country are now receiving notices with massive premium increases because of the Republican health care crisis.

Yet Speaker Johnson wants Republicans to stay on vacation. Make that make sense?

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 2d

I find it bleak that ChatGPT now has more users than Wikipedia. Many people would rather be spoon-fed information by a machine than read and research for themselves. Tech isn't just making us dumber. Worse than that: it's killing curiosity itself and the desire to learn.

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 6h

Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 6h

CALL TO ACTION:

Let’s use our voices to advocate for FEMA. FEMA does have broad bipartisan support but our congress people need to hear from us!

It's time to make our voices heard! Call your member of Congress at (202) 224-3121. They need to hear from us about the critical support FEMA requires. Together, we can ensure that FEMA gets the funding and resources it needs to serve our communities effectively.

When you call ask these four things:
(1) Remove FEMA from under the Dept of Homeland Security and re-establish it as a standalone agency.
(2) Hire more people at FEMA
(3) Provide more funding for FEMA,and
(4) Install a qualified, Senate-confirmed emergency manager as the FEMA Administrator.

Make the call today!
A small action, multiplied by thousands, can make a real difference. Congress rarely hears from people about FEMA unless it’s to complain. Let’s change that. Use your voice to speak up for the agency and the mission we believe in.

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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 8h

If Joe Biden was unable to close an umbrella there would have been +/- 1,000 think pieces in the newspapers of America questioning whether he was capable of discharging the duties of the office of President of the United States.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump gets some help closing his umbrella while boarding Air Force One

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 8h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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lovewins7.bsky.social @lovewins7.bsky.social · 15h

This is heartbreaking! The father is detained at Moshannon. 💔 share.inquirer.com/mDalWw

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

share.inquirer.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

Goons jump and tackle Captain America in
Portland.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Currently in Chicago...

This looks peaceful to me...

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

A drawing of a Portland protest frog holding a One Piece flag with text overlaid that says:

“RESIST
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - George Orwell”

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

California is going to “stick it to Trump” this November— Vote YES on Prop 50.

This ad 🔥😂

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

Before that announcement even hit the airwaves, an anonymous crypto wallet suddenly transferred over $1 billion into stablecoins — digital dollars that hold value even when everything else collapses. Then, within seconds of Trump’s post, that same wallet started placing $100 million buy orders across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins just as the market imploded.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Not enough news outlets are making it absolutely clear that last night’s RIFs are unlawful

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