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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Protect Trans Youth @ptakers.bsky.social · 1d

These are the deepest of possible bummers
Smoltz is broadcasting the game
He has no insight from his playing for summers
Smoltz is broadcasting the game
He talks and he talks with nothing to say
Unable to keep my fury at bay
Forthwith laryngitis for him I so
pray
Smoltz is broadcasting the game

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Just watched the Tetris movie. Really great. Obviously exaggerated.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 2d

I'm really struggling to read these days. Not sure why.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 2d

Some great news that we'll be able to use to improve the world, someday.

Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 2d

By "irreversibly changing," they mean that the ground beneath the solar panel farms is cooler, wetter, and hosts more bacterial and botanical life.

glassalmanac.com/china-confir...

China confirms solar panel projects are irreversibly changing desert ecosystems

China’s giant solar parks aren’t just changing the power mix—they may be changing the ground beneath them. Fresh field data point to cooler soils, extra moisture,…

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 2d

White House staff should just make and show him an AI-generated video where he wins, fly him to Duluth and tell him it’s Oslo, and dare the New York Times to say anything more than “Experts disagree about whether Mr Trump was awarded the Nobel Prize”.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 2d

To the bicyclist who we saw hit by a driver near the Blaisdell YMCA this morning: I'm glad you're ok physically, and hope you can work through the psychological trauma that comes from being hit by a driver.

To Minneapolis drivers: STOP HITTING PEOPLE.