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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 2h

The San Francisco Mime Troupe represent!

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Never Silent, Always Revolutionary | America's Foremost Theatre of Political Satire | Speaking Truth To Power | San Francisco Mime Troupe

The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime. We mean 'mime' in the ancient sense: to mimic. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life, and at the same...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

In this video I run through all of the big voting and democracy cases the Supreme Court will hear this term and what we need to be watching for. youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 3h

Before us are illegal and unnecessary Republican mass firings, which they will own; behind us, millions of Americans whose health care Republicans attack, and will own.

We stand our ground.

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Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 1d

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 3h

Nailed it:
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Holly @hollybegood.bsky.social · 1d

“The audacity of someone who makes six figures to do this to military families is insane.”

The wife of an active-duty U.S. serviceman rips House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to guarantee pay for military families amid the government shutdown.
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“The audacity of someone who makes six figures to do this to military families is insane.” The wife of an active-duty U.S. serviceman rips House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to guarantee pay for ...

TikTok video by BreakThrough News

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 3h

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 23h

There it is: $20 billion for Argentina at the same time they’re taking markets away from our farmers.

But no $ for health insurance for Americans?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h

Miller seethes when people make fun of him online, so I do think ridiculing him is impactful.

Better, though, would be to start calling him President Miller and telling folks he’s really in charge - that’ll drive Trump nuts.

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for posting this, didn’t know the backstory

One of my faves (the musician and the song).

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 21h

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

De Niro on No Kings protest:

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 12h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15h

Trump is going to continue to do everything in his power to try to incite violence somewhere. If Portland and Chicago don’t work, he’ll probably go to New York.

He’s looking for a reason to invoke the Insurrection Act.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14h

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Oblique @obliques.bsky.social · 13h

Saw this and thought of you.

The more the merrier!
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 19h

I love this image.

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