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"Take care of yourselves - you never know when the world will need you." - Hillel "In a place where there are no humans, one must strive to be human." - Hillel #SaveOurDemocracy #EndGOPFascismNow #AbolishGOPGestapo #AbolishGOPCamps

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🔯🏳️‍🌈Stay Woke - Tikkun Olam @yesodshalom.bsky.social · 11d

President Obama on the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling & pending erosion on democracy (10/9/13). It took 12 years for the Republican party & Republican Supreme Court to erode our democracy.

#EndCitizensUnited
#RestoreOurDemocracy

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Obama on Citizens United Ruling

YouTube video by The New York Times

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10h

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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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

The constant lies to steal power and money . . .

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4h

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14h

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:

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 8h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

"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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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 15h

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 6h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s American Heartland.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h

After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.

Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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🔯🏳️‍🌈Stay Woke - Tikkun Olam @yesodshalom.bsky.social · 57m

It's time to reject segregationist fascist Republicans!
#EndGOPFascism

🔯🏳️‍🌈Stay Woke - Tikkun Olam @yesodshalom.bsky.social · 58m

#EndGOPFascism

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

This Is Fascism

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

I started today at the Panamanian Day Parade Breakfast in Brooklyn.

Panama is El Puente Del Mundo—the bridge of the world—and I know how Panamanians have had to fight for every bit of freedom.

When I'm Mayor, Little Panama will finally get the recognition it deserves.

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🔯🏳️‍🌈Stay Woke - Tikkun Olam @yesodshalom.bsky.social · 1h

#ZohranForNYC

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

Today I took questions from more than a dozen South Asian news outlets and spoke about our agenda to make this city affordable for each and every New Yorker.

Zohran sits at a long conference table, back to the camera, with more than a dozen journalists, some with cameras, facing him.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

“This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats”

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

California is going to “stick it to Trump” this November— Vote YES on Prop 50.

This ad 🔥😂

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Nice recap

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

People are SHOWING OUT for today’s Protect Rogers Park ICE protest at Clark and Lunt!

There are a lot of great resources here:
- sign making
- school watch group chats
- ICE Watch newsletters
- KYR posters
- and more!

Drop by before 3!!

A perspective of a crowd that is at least 150 that is protesting ICE.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 8h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 7h

SCRAP THE CAP
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