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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 19h

Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 22h

It's really is an important distinction. Students go to school being taught to look out for propaganda to be educated citizens. But if the free press isn't using that language, it's that much harder to see for what it is. And then to fight against it.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 22h

Revolting to realize the media did a better job fact checking Bush’s lies about invading Iraq than they’re doing with Trump’s lies about invading America.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 22h

Well articulated.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 22h

It's really is an important distinction. Students go to school being taught to look out for propaganda to be educated citizens. But if the free press isn't using that language, it's that much harder to see for what it is. And then to fight against it.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 22h

They knew I'd fall for that category.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 22h

I I was deciding between guess 2 and 3. Almost had it in 2.

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

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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

NOBEL rewards democracy over authoritarianism

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago and Portland showing us how it’s DONE!!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 1d

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Jerusha Jane @jerushajane.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa Animal Crossing

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Klausie @klausiedaimler.bsky.social · 1d

Now I see it this for the pure genius that it is.

There were hoping for scary young men throwing molotov cocktails to fit their narrative so they could start shooting people.

Instead they got dancing cartoon characters showing the country and the world how ridiculous their nazi coslplay is.

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Timotei @morgowr.bsky.social · 1d

And the Portland Frog watches over his soldiers, like a battle-hardened general.

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 2d

That took more tries than it seemed it would.

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Theresa Milstein @theresamilstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Shameka 🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 3d

A’ja Wilson game winning shot reaction.

This was all of us 😂 #WNBA

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Basketball Reference @basketball-reference.com · 2d

A'ja Wilson is the 3rd player in WNBA history to have 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in a WNBA Finals game. 💪

See the full stats here: stathead.com/tiny/BdDSU

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LizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 2d

#Writers"I could always imagine more interesting places to be than where I was. And more interesting people than me being there. Eventually this led to making up stories and writing things down." --Susanna Clarke #Amwriting #kidlitauthor

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