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Minka

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Retired college English professor. Grandmother to 10. Lover of nature, books, and quilting. Person of faith. Believer in democracy. ❌👑 #BlueCrew #Resist #cats

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · Nov 17

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 9m

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The Time is Now! Meeting The Moment - Featuring Heather Cox Richardson and Sen. Gallego · Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect

The pace of the damage being inflicted on our country is increasing with every passing week. Whether it’s immigration, the environment, our inalienable rights, or economic justice, we have no time to ...

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 21h

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 14m

They continue to believe their lies will convince people (perhaps only a small minority who don’t employ critical thinking skills or seek actual knowledge). I’m sure the truth is quite the opposite. It always is, with this regime.

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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 10h

Typos aside, there is simply no such thing.

ECGs are not an indicator of age.

They literally do not contain that information, either directly or indirectly.

This is just made up gobbledygook.

So, my question is: why?

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 1h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 50m

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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

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Bruce Leonard @bruceleonard.bsky.social · 31m

Imagine being so fascist you’re against anti fascism but then insisting that people can’t call you a fascist 😂

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...