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Ryan Conrad
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#Dad to 3 awesome kids. Husband to the man of my dreams. KU #Jayhawks fan. Progressive #Christian. #ESFJ. Resurrection UMC member. #LGBTQ #gaydad https://linktr.ee/rlconrad7
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · Dec 11
Last Friday evening I married the love of my life in ultra conservative Branson, MO! #LGBTQ #husband #marriage #wedding #gaydads
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FeministSociologistPhD @femsocphd.bsky.social · 11h
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 7h
While families go hungry, here’s a list of Trump’s priorities:

✅ Bailing out his buddies in Argentina
✅ Building a tacky ballroom
✅ Throwing parties at Mar-a-Lago

It’s bullshit.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
Breaking:

Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.

He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22h
Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 6d
How the Trump administration is rejecting accountability and guardrails tinyurl.com/4z3ryfk7
Tapper: How the Trump administration is rejecting accountability and guardrails | CNN Politics
Jake Tapper explains how President Trump is getting rid of anyone who stands in his way - and Republicans are barely batting an eye.
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NPR @npr.org · 1d
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies. n.pr/4nzgcWA
Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 1d
“Republicans’ aim is permanent control of the US government. Trump’s is the crown. As their assaults on voting rights – and the institution of elections itself – escalate, their success begins to look, if not inevitable, alarmingly possible.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Republicans are trying to ensure we’ll never have another fair election | Judith Levine
From an executive order to redistricting to seeking to kill mail-in ballots, the party is conducting an all-out assault on voting rights
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 1d
“For the FEC, it's been a case of death by decapitation. But it's all part of a broader attack by this Administration on fair elections and checks on corruption. This must not be normalized.” Ellen Weintraub, former FEC Commissioner writes

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I chaired the US Federal Election Commission. Now there’s no cop on the beat | Ellen L Weintraub
Democracy is under attack – and the watchdog agency has no quorum. It must be restored
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Polly Kane 🇺🇳💃🏻🇺🇳 @kanekavi.sheshed.rocks · 1d
15 conservative states say, fuck you!
A map of states assisting in food security and those that are not.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d
Turns out the sweetheart deal that Trump's former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein back in 2008 was even worse than we thought. Epstein's emails show Acosta tanked an investigation that had Epstein dead to rights on money laundering, and other financial crimes.
jasonleopold.bsky.social Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 4d
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 3d
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The Illusion of Trump’s Asian Trade Deals
The Spectacle of Strength and the Economic Fragility Beneath It
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d
A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 9d
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It’s important to use our platforms to protect the countless innocents getting kidnapped by the government. It’s also important people on Bluesky are aware of the best place to report ICE activity. This map is run by a nonprofit & has moderators verifying reports 24/7
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 12d
How about a press conference made up of Democratic leadership near the White House with the demolished East Wing in the background, talking about the government shutdown and Trump's warped priorities and demolition of public goods, including not just the East Wing but health care and so much else?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12d
In Opinion

“The United States is cutting off the kind of foreign aid that keeps children alive for 12 cents a day, but it’s willing to invest far larger sums in a dubious effort to prop up a distant economy — while effectively subsidizing tycoons who made bad investments,” Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires
As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12d
Trump’s most loyal voting block, farmers, are not onboard with his latest betrayal, and they’re starting to speak out about his plan to artificially lower beef prices by importing beef from Argentina.
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billboard @billboard.com · 12d
Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K
Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K
Chappell Roan has announced her Midwest Princess Project for trans and LGBTQ+ youth, and the fund has already raised $400K.
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 12d
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Hey Conservative Christians — Have You Read the Words of Jesus?
Your Christianity is Antichrist
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 12d
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The GOP’s Long Dance With Racism
The leaked Young Republican chat shows a party culture decades in the making
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 14d
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📌 45 Acts of Non-Compliance for Ordinary People
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14d
Cancel Spotify

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Spotify says ICE ads about "dangerous illegals" don't violate advertising policy
Spotify have said that recruitments ads for ICE that refer to “dangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14d
We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.
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Defend The Vote @dtvpac.bsky.social · 15d
This isn’t going to drive down prices.

Republicans should end the shut down and get to work.
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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 14d
“It is racism, it is blatant racism.” #ncpol

Listen to Senator Robinson speak about proposed maps that would completely erode Black voting power in congressional district 1 where Don Davis currently sits. He is only 1 of 3 Black representatives in Congress for NC
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 14d
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No Kings to Remove Regime Nov 22: DC Action Plan
After Oct 18 No Kings Day, what's next? Join Oct 21 mass call, mark Nov 22 Remove the Regime in DC. Turn protest momentum into sustained organizing that changes history.
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Ryan Conrad @rlconrad7.bsky.social · 15d
No Kings Rally - Kansas City
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#NoKings #KansasCity #democracy
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