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Scott Easterly

@scotteasterly.bsky.social

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An unapologetic liberal standing up for truth and justice. This is no time for despair. #MusicSky #Politics #BlueCrew #Democracy #WeWillNotGoBack 🚫MAGA 🚫crypto I’m not your sugar daddy. Endless DMs will get you blocked. #Gay #Queer #LGBTQ he/him/his

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hopeful66 @hopeful66.bsky.social · 14h

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 1d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 1h

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The Trump era is about to end, part 867,412

Rep. Swalwell says Republicans have told him there’s an Epstein 'bomb' about to drop

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 8h

This Is The Real Reason For The
Chump/RepubliKKKan ShutDown !

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

Powerful words of truth and solidarity from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today. We have your back, Tish James.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Gothamist spoke to residents in East New York, Coney Island, Rochdale Village, Wakefield and East Harlem — and found widespread support for our plan to address public safety and the mental health crisis.

Mamdani mental health plan resonates in former Adams strongholds as NYC election nears

Interviews in five neighborhoods that were strongholds for the current mayor in 2021 suggest residents want the next mayor to focus on mental health issues.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Trump can't deliver the lower costs he promised. All he has is cruelty and revenge.

Cuomo is unable to confront him because they share the same billionaire donors. Just look at his statement last night.

I will stand up for this city and with our Attorney General.

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lonelywritertryinghisbest @lonelywriteridiot.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump suspended an 18 billiom dollar infrastructure project for NYC to try to make it look like democratic socialism doesn't work.

Donald Trump is boycotting Zohran Mamdani. How despicable he is.

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Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump | The New Yorker Interview

YouTube video by The New Yorker

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 15h

He got the shots that his own HHS is telling you are not necessary

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 15h

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

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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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15h

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

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Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Proudly Resisting @proudlyresisting.bsky.social · 21h

I just picked up a new book, because facts matter. I got a second copy, the last two at my local bookstore, for my best friend in MO. His copy ships out tomorrow. Thanks @johnfugelsang.bsky.social for the history and context.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, there are few of us out here who aren’t pressed past the capacity of what are emotional systems are designed to withstand.

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Yeah, It's Hell Here, But Heaven is Still Within Reach

I spend a good deal of time with hopeless people.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

PRO TIP: If you want the Nobel Peace Prize, you might not wanna kidnap fathers, zip-tie kids, shoot priests, rip moms from carpool lines, and terrorize entire otherwise peaceful cities.

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Oh yeah, and release the Epstein files.