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Victor Lipman
@vlipman.bsky.social
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(Mostly) retired business guy. Psychology Today contributor on management / leadership. Management matters, and so does democracy. We need leaders who want to unite, not divide. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-the-manager
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 18d
yep, a massive distraction...

as politics is downstream of culture
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19d
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 44m
good - glad colleges are getting a spine - classic authoritarian move to try to control education 😐

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘One-sided deal’: College presidents see Trump offer rife with peril
MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 20h
🖕🧊🛩️ It’s always the oligarchs
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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 20h
NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 17h
Release the Epstein Files.
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 17h
also watching too much 🦊
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 20h
Enough already- let's get this shutdown FINISHED & get back after the #EpsteinFiles 😐
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 22h
nutsville
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 22h
kinda hard to tell what the heck he's talking about 🤔

good lord, just because a guy co-founds PayPal (which we would all be fine without, it's not like he invented the airplane or cured cancer or something)... does he think he's the philosopher-king of the world? 🌎
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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 2d
Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d
Trump would rather burn down the country than release the Epstein Files.

Over 80% of voters want it released.

Release the Epstein Files.
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GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 2d
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Antifa is not an organization.
• There are no “founders” of Antifa.
• There is no centralized leadership of Antifa.
• There is no Antifa “membership.”
• There are no “chapters” of Antifa.
• You cannot “join” Antifa.
• Antifa is a PHILOSOPHY - the idea that fascism is bad and should be resisted.
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
VERY important to educate... particularly when so much of the population is consuming a steady diet of propaganda 😐
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
sad but true
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Amanda Delcambre @amandadelc.bsky.social · 2d
To anyone saying we’re being an alarmist, the alarm is sounding. We’re done hitting snooze. It’s time to wake up and the reality is we are not the same country anymore.

The greatest threat to the American experience is the American president. Let that sink in!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Step 4 of the plan:

Seize control of Congress's spending and tax powers to use those powers to reward loyalists and punish opponents.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Step 3 of the plan:

Use the military to perform political intimidation in places with high levels of opposition to the regime.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Step 2 of the plan:

Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
Step 1 of the plan:

Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
Worth watching & sharing. Excellent summary that more Americans (especially Republicans in Congress need to hear).

Because i don't believe that most Americans (even folks who support Mr. Trump) really do want to live in an authoritarian society?

Do they? 🤔
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
Excellent work, Senator - Republicans (and many Democrats) need to understand exactly what is going on.

Autocracy 101 - tell the story! 👍
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
follow the money 💰
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...
Epstein bank records sought by top House Democrat from Jamie Dimon, other CEOs
The Trump administration is under fire for refusing to make public investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump.
www.cnbc.com
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 1d
I'm glad President Trump's efforts seem to have significantly helped the Israel-Gaza peace process.

Now I'd like to see the president devote the same level of energy to bringing unity & peace to this country. 🇺🇸