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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1h

Hmmmm…methinks Melania negotiated a sweet deal to setup her and her son in exchange for holding hands sometimes during photo ops.

These cretins are rank and file criminals.

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1h

Stealing? More like “transacting” at this point since it’s all out in the open.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 10h

Every time something like the GOP chat leak occurs I hear smart people arguing that shame could be a useful tactic. But shame only works if the bad actors think their actions are bad. Hypocrisy, shame, these Victorian-ish norms are just that, norms, guardrails, and they don't work against fascism.

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 3h

PTSD. PTSD!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 1d

NO KINGS!

youtu.be/WvOZs3g3qIo?...

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

youtu.be

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 21h

Very snecksy!

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 21h

Whoever the creative director is of this cover, you win. I can tell you hate him more than the rest of us.

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 21h

Honest to God he is getting trolled. Lol. It was if they positioned the camera in exactly the worse framing and light.

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 22h

I struggled through a profound spiritual awakening so I wouldn’t be triggered by MAGA BITCHES like this anymore

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 22h

Trump plays a reverse when the other guy plays a draw four. Every single time.

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 22h

Deliver that game and take all my money right now

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 23h

We can and must do better. This needs to be a hard no.

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 23h

This is what the early stages of civil wars looks like.

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 23h

I just can’t…this horrid, weak, scared woman. Lead or get out of the way!

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1d

Also sounds kinda war-ish

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1d

He would be bigly mad if the next President hangs this in the hall of the West Wing next to all official portraits.

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1d

We are headed to a dance off to end all dance offs.

the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1d

*chefs kiss*

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

👇👇

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the_present_potter @taracat.bsky.social · 1d

Jumped, fallen, or… heck of a plot twist

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a lawyer, please help out and do this: bring or borrow a megaphone, point out what the police and/or ICE are doing is not clear, and speak out! Use your tools to help with what is going on!

#ProudBlue

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

You can find a #NoKingsDay event near you at nokings.org/#map.

Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.

This Saturday. Everywhere.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

A notice from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

Will run in newspapers across the nation.

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