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Ruth
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The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself.That, in its essence, is fascism ownership of government by an individual by a group/FDR no DMs💙
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🇺🇸💙Janis🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @endtyranny.bsky.social · 18h
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
mandophotos.bsky.social armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 16h
More from the scene
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h
Worst. President. EVER.
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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 18h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 18h
California people, & anyone who knows someone in California! Make sure this gets shared! Make sure that you're registered to vote! Not just in California, but across this country!
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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 17h
Hundreds of ICE recruits in training were not fully vetted. Had criminal histories, failed drug tests, failed physical tests. 50% of all new ICE agents failed the written test ALTHOUGH they could use notes and textbooks. But sure, give them guns and badges #DefundICE

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'Recipe for disaster': Some ICE recruits failed drug tests, have criminal backgrounds
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Ruth @rmr56.bsky.social · 13h
And those books weren't just banned, they were burned
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 20h
Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it .
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BlueinOhio @sharon43302.bsky.social · 1d
Mother of 8 detained after reporting sexual harassment by ICE contractor, family claims retaliation
A mother of eight, who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 40 years, is currently in ICE detention in Kern County, California, after her family claims she was retaliated against for reporting sexual hara...
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Ruth @rmr56.bsky.social · 13h
Live updates: Shutdown drags on as Trump embarks on high-stakes Asia trip | CNN Politics
The government shutdown continues and trade tensions are brewing with Canada as President Donald Trump embarks on a high-stakes trip to Asia. Follow for live updates on the administration.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 16h
Sounds right.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 18h
Heads up CO! Contact your local reps and Gov Polis. Why is Colorado allowing this?
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Colorado airline operates flights for ICE, records show | Colorado Newsline
Colorado-based airline Key Lime Air is running flights of detainees for ICE, records and a Newsline analysis shows.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h
Not surprisingly, most of the U.S. tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers — NOT by foreign exporters.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h
"The irreversible gravity of killing, coupled with the lack of a substantive legal justification, is bringing into sharper view a structural weakness of law as a check on the American presidency."

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The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 16h
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 — 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐜𝐲.
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 13h
When he is gone, Trump deserves what the Romans gave to imperial traitors: damnatio memoriae. Nothing named after him, no presidential library, none of the perquisites given to past office-holders. Just shame and silence.
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Ruth @rmr56.bsky.social · 18h
Disgusting
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Freya 💙 @freyalux.bsky.social · 1d
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 1d
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d
RFKJR Has Flown On Epstein's
Plane At Least Two Times......
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h
POLLS ARE NOW OPEN.

Find out where you early vote ⬇️ 🗳️
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d
This was meant to be a private direct message for ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA BONDI. Please disregard. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER, ESPECIALLY ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA BONDI
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Ruth @rmr56.bsky.social · 18h
Where did that money come from and why? There's money that's being thrown around on stupid stuff, but you accept money from who for the troops? Wow pathetic
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d
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