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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8h

Absolutely crucial point here by Greg Sargent. When we don’t call propaganda what it is, we co-produce it, and hasten disaster.
newrepublic.substack.com/p/maga-implo...

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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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 13h

Excellent thread

Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14h

The niche of my law practice is representing women, minorities and whistleblowers in vindicating their civil rights in employment.

Having done this work for years now, I have come to understand something that I feel like sharing this morning:

White people and Black people have a VERY different

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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 13h

#Resist w/out violence! 🥊

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 13h

Some incredible wins to balance out the knocks.

niallharbison.substack.com/p/a-week-tha...

A Week That Changed Everything

Unbelievable Momentum

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Maple Mama @maplemama20.bsky.social · 1d

I've been added to so many great packs the last couple of days had to make my own. Here's pack 63! Filled with blue resisters. Old friends and new. Big account and smaller accounts 💙

go.bsky.app/KMmjg52

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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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

I want a president who cares more about Chicago and Portland than about Qatar and Argentina. Trump’s “America First” slogan is a sick joke.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 1d

I love this! 💙✨

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 1d

Where are the #Epstein files⁉️

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been wearing one everyday for the past 2 weeks!
#PaperClipCampaign

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 1d

“Comely Reader! I suggest we all start wearing the paper clip. Subtler than a red hat, more powerful as a CONNECTION,” @ejeancarroll.bsky.social
wrote, explaining they were also worn during World War II as a sign of resistance against the Nazis.

#PaperClipCampaign

Join Us: Paper Clip Protest
Let's all start wearing paper clips.
During World War Il, people wore paper clips as a powerful symbol of resistance against the Nazis.
Norwegian teachers and students attached them to their lapels, symbolizing solidarity that connected them just like paper clips hold papers together.
Today, we wear the paper clip for the same purpose. It acts as a quiet yet strong signal to others that we are united, that we oppose the takeover of our country by a petty tyrant, and that we are standing firm against the destruction of our democracy.
Wherever you go, when you see a paper clip on someone's lapel, you'll know you have an ally.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 1d

Your show is 🔥 tonight!

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 2d

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

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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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 2d

In an unprecedented move, Senate Republicans just voted to erase public land plans in AK, MT, and ND, all to benefit corporate polluters. And they're not done yet: similar resolutions have already been introduced. Tell your members of Congress to choose the people over polluters: sc.org/LandsAction

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TrueBlue in FL 💙 @trueblueinfl.bsky.social · 2d

🤣🤣🤣

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