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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · Feb 19

Hitting me hard. In Vienna my grandmother hid my mother from Russian soldiers known for raping and worse during the occupation, after the Nazis did the same in WWII. My grandfather had been forced to flee to Poland because he refused to join the Nazi party. He walked back a skeleton after the war.

Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 16h

MAGA is animated by an end-times religious cult.

A thread on Christian Nationalism…

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · Feb 16

There's a school of thought which suggests that the only way to disable the fascist movement is to stop shielding MAGA voters from the consequences of their actions.

Well, now that the GOP administration is disabling disease surveillance, response, and even basic research, there's no shield. 1/ 🧵

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 7h

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 8h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 7h

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: For years remote North Korean IT workers have fraudulently got jobs at Western tech firms.

Now... they're also doing architectural work

Files linked to North Korean scammers seen by WIRED show they handling floor plans, 3D CAD drawings, and impersonated architectural seals

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now

New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers.

www.wired.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 8h

Shortly after the announcement, Loomer said she did not think she would vote in next year's mid-term elections. …

She posted a clip of Trump speaking in 2017, when he accused Qatar of historically funding terrorism "at a very high level."

www.reuters.com/world/us/act...

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

This is America.

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

DisappearedNews @disappearednews.bsky.social · 1d

Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science

" “Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science."

undark.org/2025/10/03/b...

While Sagan was primarily concerned
with the rise of pseudoscience, Mann
and Hotez fear that we're now in the
midst of an anti-science boom, led by
people, corporations, and governments
who intentionally spread false or
mislcading information. "Anti-science
has already caused serious illness and
mass casualties in the near term," they
write. "Unmitigated, it will in the long
term take millions more lives, produce
misguided national policies, and have
long-lasting catastrophic consequences,
including potentially, the destabilization
of our civilization."

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

“Machado isn’t a symbol of peace or progress. She is part of a global alliance between fascism, Zionism, and neoliberalism, an axis that justifies domination in the language of democracy and peace.”

Hayden Black @haydenb.bsky.social · 8h

Get to know your Trump-loving, right-wing Nobel Peace Prize winner...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h

2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women

2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women - Roll Call

As Democrats try to win back working-class voters, female candidates are campaigning around economic populism and their blue-collar roots.

rollcall.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 9h

Putin consoles his useful idiot for not winning an award.

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 8h

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 9h

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

www.theguardian.com

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 9h

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Fed Governor Christopher Waller: "Job growth has probably been negative the last few months. it doesn't look like it's doing much better. I don't hear anybody with big hiring plans."

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 9h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

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.

www.nj.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d

This is fascism.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

elisi @tsitsilagi.bsky.social · 1d

Amid Chicago ICE raids, a people’s Mass is an example of ‘political holiness’

Several hundred Catholics and people of faith gathered on Sept. 13 to celebrate a people’s Mass, or Misa popular, outside the gates of the Great Lakes Naval Station in the city of North Chicago.

www.americamagazine.org

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 16h

… NYT story is up

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 16h

… “CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight.” One virologist tweets

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

Realities 🌐 @insuret.bsky.social · 14h

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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

For shame.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 17h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 17h

Epstein survivor pressures Speaker Johnson on Epstein files vote: 'We have been through enough' www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 12h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...