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Sick of liars and monetized misinformation. Support Wiki folks. FWIW - About the election victory - Lies won, Truth lost the election - the rest is irrelevant. Now we have to have hard conversations, unify and organize. We are better than this.

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · Jul 14

THIS is an IMPORTANT read! Please share with everyone.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · Jul 14

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If you’re fighting for democracy, here’s the truth:
🧾 Policy briefs won’t save us
📊 Facts alone won’t persuade
🧠 Logic isn’t enough

We need stories.
Emotional ones.
Ones that move people to act.

Here’s how to tell strategic stories 🧵
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 2h

AT least half of the MAGA crew I know can't resist WWII stuff. That doesn't guarantee understanding. Any conversation starter is good and this will be great for the next generation. We shouldn't have to keep having wars to learn the lessons of war. More WWII stories-with great writers.

Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 3h

THANKS TO THE GOOD CDC PEOPLE STILL PUTTING UP WITH THIS GOP CRAP!!! WORKING HARD TO GET WHERE THEY ARE and to BE THERE AFTER COVID, THEY DESERVE MEDALS & A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF WHATEVER MAKES THEM HAPPY and instead they got 2 Decepticons who don't appreciate hard work, facts or decency.

Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 3h

🤣🤣🤣

The Wrong Way Kid @the-wrong-way-kid.bsky.social · 6h

Monty Python ass government.

We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 4h

⬇️💯

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 3h

THIS

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 3h

It would seem any taxpayer should have the right to challenge something like that-maybe better as a class action- So annoyed by the malfeasance, grift, lies and corruption that's taking over. The shortsightedness of those who should know better is staggering. It never ends well for them either.

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Beau @runningsignal.com · 1d

Dem Governors have more control over trade than they understand.

70% of international trade is running through the black dots. Most of the biggest sea ports, and most proximal to water.

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 4h

You have to wonder, if a lot of poor red states are losing police officers to ICE. The pay is better. Is this undermining "the Blue" and making the us unsafe. It may not be the case for these sad cases but... @cnn.com @rollingstone.com @mississippifreepress.org @msnbc.com @meidastouch.com

Court Jester @johnfeier.bsky.social · 4h

Another mass shooting.

Mississippi

Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 5h

Mass killing:
6 dead and 10 injured in shooting after a high school homecoming football game in Leland, Mississippi.

Deceased identified as 34 y/o JaMichael Jones, 25 y/o Shelbyona Powell, 41 y/o Oreshama Johnson, 18 y/os Kaslyn Johnson and Amos Brantley Jr, and 19 y/o Calvin Plant.

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jjsully00.bsky.social @jjsully00.bsky.social · 4h

SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD! oh wait, Trump won Mississippi.

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AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 4h

Emerging: Shooting reported at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, campus says.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

Three cheers for MIT. When the White House tried to buy obedience with funding strings...MIT said, “Hell No!” Merit over mandates. Freedom over control. Finally...an institution with the guts to tell power where to shove its politics.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 8h

🤣🤬

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 16h

Innocent people wouldn't do everything in their power to hide the Epstein files.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 16h

I want to thank all in Chicago and Portland who are peacefully protesting against this horrible administration.
You will always be appreciated..
Much love

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 8h

He's leaning into the hate.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10h

No fingerprint or DNA tests were conducted in Jeffrey Epstein's cell after his death. Sus AF.

Release the Epstein files. Now.

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Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 8h

THIS!

Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently providing aid to foreign countries benefits America. Now, if only we had an agency for that sort of thing…

Fix the mess @piperjc.bsky.social · 9h

yes

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Echoes of a very dark past.

From the Chicago Sun Times: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 12h

As Trump lies about America’s economic health, his doctors are lying about his own physical health.

We’ll see which one lasts longer .

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 12h

Has the American stock market been good during Trump's second reign? Not at all compared to nearly every other stock market in the world, @bloomberg.com reports (gift article): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Check a ranking of the best-performing equity indexes this year and the US doesn't crack the Top 10. You won't find it in the Top 25, either. Double that, and the S&P 500 is still absent. The tally needs to unfurl all the way to 66 before the world’s most valuable equity index shows up - leaving it way behind Greece’s Athex and even Israel's TA-35. It's one of the worst relative performances since the global financial crisis for the US benchmark.

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