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patalier.bsky.social @patalier.bsky.social · 1h

What a douche.

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Paul H. @bilt2flyhvy-in.bsky.social · 4h

America has ALWAYS BEEN, and CONTINUES TO BE, an overwhelmingly RACIST, Country.

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Amy Guth @amyguth.bsky.social · 5h

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...

www.cbc.ca

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Bawtman @stimfix.net · 1d

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Yama @davidfielden.bsky.social · 1d

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50501 Vermont @50501vt.bsky.social · 1d

Ok folks, time to get that chalk back out and CHALK THE WALK!

10/18 EVERYWHERE!
www.nokings.org/#map

#chalkthewalk

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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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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patalier.bsky.social @patalier.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a bunch of hoaky. If he was just getting flu shots, they could have done it right at the White House.

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 1d

Monica's back! 😀
And still on the good side!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 1d

#peterthiel #portland #chicago #ICEProtests

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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 2d

I do biomedical research to help people. When people come in this space making things up, it makes it harder for people not in the field to trust the extensive studies that we do and distinguish fact from fiction. Baseless claims reduce future cures. Willful ignorance drives us backwards.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 3d

Book bans do not protect children; they seek to control them. They limit what young people can know, imagine, and question.

Resistance is Reading. Share this post now to spread the word about Banned Book Week!
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

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Elizabeth Wingfield @quirkygrrrl.bsky.social · 2d

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d

Books are still being banned, but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.

Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 3d

40 years ago, Philadelphia police & authorities waged war on a local community, including dropping a bomb that started a fire that destroyed an entire neighborhood. Remembering that tragedy reminds us of the eternal cost of "war from within."🗃️

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/cons...

Considering History: The MOVE Bombing and “the War from Within” | The Saturday Evening Post

The 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia lays bare the horrific and inevitable tragedies whenever we wage war from within.

www.saturdayeveningpost.com

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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 4d

With a LOT of Biblical evidence, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social’s new book demonstrates how Christianity “has been hijacked” by @GOP right-wingers and Christian nationalists whose ideology actually runs counter to the teachings of Jesus, siding with hatefulness.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvP...

John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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patalier.bsky.social @patalier.bsky.social · 3d

I put banned books in my little Free Library. I have been listening to the Velshi Banned Book Club and making sure these titles are mixed in. It was very enlightening when a woman stopped and didn’t know who Rachel Carson was and had no idea what DDT did. Change the world a book at a time.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 3d

Earlier this year, Speaker Johnson swore in two Republicans less than 24 hours after their elections.

It’s been 17 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election, and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

She would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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patalier.bsky.social @patalier.bsky.social · 3d

When you have campaign images of yourself holding a gun and then you have the nerve to comment on abortion.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d

Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent letters to four of the nation's largest banks demanding information related to "more than $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions flagged by the banks tied to sex trafficking crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and their co-conspirators."

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