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Spunky to my Friends @almagirl.bsky.social · 10m

I know people who hunt to put food on the table, and that I can understand, but that's not the case here. Killing for sport is nothing to brag about.

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 45m

Bird down.

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Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 20m

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Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 31m

Biden’s legacy:
Icon @jjfreyd.bsky.social coined #DARVO whilst Biden gaslit Anita Hill (demonstrating EEOC was a sham, later wife Ginny funded Jan6th“patriots”).
Biden said Haiti (cradle of abolition) “could sink in the ocean…”
Upward-wealth legislation? Via Delaware.
Failed to cancel student debt.

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 54m

Joe Biden lost his bid for president 4 times and was a LAUGHINGSTOCK til Barack needed a moderate racist to cosign him to get to the White House.

And he only got elected because of people’s DESPERATION for “normalcy.” Not his policies.

And if people cant ADMIT THAT then we’re nowhere near

RedRooster @redrooster.needs.girlfriend.fyi · 57m

Hilary and Joe are seven-time certified losers, with just one win between them. The Clintons ruined the Democratic Party

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 54m

Joe Biden lost his bid for president 4 times and was a LAUGHINGSTOCK til Barack needed a moderate racist to cosign him to get to the White House.

And he only got elected because of people’s DESPERATION for “normalcy.” Not his policies.

And if people cant ADMIT THAT then we’re nowhere near

RedRooster @redrooster.needs.girlfriend.fyi · 57m

Hilary and Joe are seven-time certified losers, with just one win between them. The Clintons ruined the Democratic Party

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 1h

I’m racist towards the white man who fought for segregation so his kids didnt have to go to school in “race jungles” and the woman who told her husband to bomb a small country before she took him back for his infidelity

Shut your ass up lmaoooo

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Brownsvillain @brownsvillain.bsky.social · 2h

Saudi Comedy Festival, Charlie Kirk - Between the Scenes youtu.be/U9bfuM7YR2U?...

Saudi Comedy Festival, Charlie Kirk - Between the Scenes

YouTube video by Trevor Noah

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Zay Crescendo @zaycrescendo.bsky.social · 3h

This is how I feel about it: CHINGA LA MIGRA!!!!!

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 19h

How would you feel about a politician's statement saying that we must recognize the humanity of *both* ICE agents and their detainees, or saying ICE is allowed to detain and deport people but how they do so matters,

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3h

My Dad did not get to see any of his six grandkids, but wow, he's a great-granddad.

And my mother keeps telling me that I'm not too big. LOL! I am teasing everyone. Going to ENJOY this next chapter of life (despite the hells of the 'pause). Can't wait to hold this precious baby very, VERY soon.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3h

My nib and his girlfriend are young. But the way we see it, every baby is a blessing from the Most High.

Mildred Taylor said it best. "Let the circle be unbroken!!!"

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3h

My mother has a tradition. Whenever my sisters had a baby, she would take a walk and talk to my father. "Larry, we have a(nother) grandbaby."

I know that my Mom and Dad will have a lot to talk about this weekend. She's someone's great-grandmother now. 🥹

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3h

Well, I've always been among the greatest of aunts 🐐... and overnight, I officially became a great aunt!!!

Nib #1 is now a dad! Mother & baby are doing fine. 👶🏾

My little sis is now Grandma (she keeps saying, stop. calling. her. that!). Mom's a GG! Me & baby sis have a grandnib!

Life is beautiful.

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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 4h

Sally Kornbluth, President of MIT, rejected a Trump proposal requiring policies - like using a binary definition of gender - in exchange for access to federal funds.

I am so glad Sally Kornbluth and MIT chose intellectual honesty, integrity, and courage.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

MIT rejects federal funding deal with Trump administration

The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.

www.bbc.com

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7h

An analogy about capitalism and long-term, multigenerational work:

youtu.be/UwgY-T7QU3A?...

Challenging Capitalism Is a Multi-Century Project. Like Eradicating Smallpox

YouTube video by AntifascistDad

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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 12h

If you can’t get behind Cori Bush, you probably should unfollow me.

She is a pragmatic leftist and a champion of working class people.

No more establishment democrats!

The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 20h

🌹📢 NEW endorsement: Cori Bush (MO-01).

Transparent, accountable, fearless—and targeted by big money. 🫡

With one of the most important races in the midterms on the line, every share + small-$ matters. 🍐

Details ↓
👉 thelibertypear.com/2025/10/10/e...

Endorsement: Cori Bush for Congress (MO‑01)

Endorsement #4 — backing a people‑powered, pro‑worker campaign. Let’s help Cori Bush win back her seat and force AIPAC to spend defending the indefensible.

thelibertypear.com

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

This good news was brought to us by labor and the Left:

1️⃣ @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social set the standard for what to do.
2️⃣ @nysaflcio.bsky.social got Hochul to include this in the final budget (even though she initially excluded it).

It's important to know that Hochul was more against than for it.

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 1d

The maximum unemployment check will increase from $504 to $869 per week, the state’s first rise in payouts since 2019.

Unemployed New Yorkers Get Benefit Boost

After years stuck at $504 per week, the maximum unemployment insurance payout set to hit $869 on Oct. 13 — helping more than half of those currently on the rolls.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 18h

I like your focus on what to do now. IMO the thing to do right this minute is help Zohran get a million votes in November, for Hochul will change course only if she thinks she must in order to be re-elected and she knows that to win her primary, she'll need do well in NYC. 🙏
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · Aug 16

1️⃣ Help Zohran win with a mandate for his agenda.

When it comes to the general election, Z's the frontrunner. But when it comes to delivering his agenda, our team is still the underdog, for the state must agree to fund it.

A million general-election votes for Z would send a clear message to Albany.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

Do you like Zohran's goals of universal childcare + free buses? That means you want New York State to tax the rich.

It also means you disagree with Governor Kathy Hochul, who's telling state agencies to reduce services.

Hochul is facing a primary next year; let us make #TaxTheRich the main issue.

Invest in Our New York @investinourny.bsky.social · 1d

🤓WONKY STATEMENT ALERT🤓

Gov. Hochul wants to cut New York State Agency budgets (again). But with [gestures wildly] everything going on right now, New Yorkers need to be able to depend on public programs AND the people who keep them running.

👇Our full statement👇 (& more wonkiness in this thread)

On Thursday, New York State Budget Director Blake Washington sent a letter to agency commissioners, requesting that their budget proposals for the next fiscal year not exceed the amount of the current fiscal year; in other words, their budget requests for the 2027 Fiscal Year should remain “flat.” This follows a New York Focus report that already-strained government staff must scramble to enforce new federal SNAP requirements in a matter of weeks. In response, the Invest in Our New York Campaign released the following statement:

“While Gov. Hochul will frame this request as keeping budgets flat, we know the truth: This is a cut to public programs and services. As costs skyrocket and many agencies are already short-staffed, the governor wants public servants to do more with so much less.

“Gov. Hochul needs to stop playing the blame game with D.C. Republicans and start acting in the best interest of the people she represents. Convene a special session, raise the public funds our state desperately needs by taxing the super-rich, and invest in the offices, programs, and services that support New Yorkers.”

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 17h

@moneyontheleft.bsky.social gave me the privilege + pleasure of reading an earlier draft; I'm excited to see it made public.

May this vision help generate thousands of curious convos, a robust counterculture on public finance...

....and, one day, radical financial action at a scale of millions.

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 21h

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 17h

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 17h

@moneyontheleft.bsky.social gave me the privilege + pleasure of reading an earlier draft; I'm excited to see it made public.

May this vision help generate thousands of curious convos, a robust counterculture on public finance...

....and, one day, radical financial action at a scale of millions.

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 21h

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

If a doctor can’t do basic math, he shouldn’t be providing medical advice to the American people.

He absolutely shouldn’t be practicing medicine.

Dr Oz isn’t a doctor, he’s a grifter.

You can’t reduce drug prices 650%. That would mean the drug companies would be paying us to take them.

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Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 21h

“ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vision 4NYC represents the most politically savvy& fiscally robust undertaking in decades…it directly confronts the myth of money scarcity
&frames our collective capacities as the source of shared prosperity…DPF …delegitimizes &bypasses neoliberal sabotage...”
@wbai.org

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 21h

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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videotroph @videotroph.bsky.social · 21h

So proud to finally publish MotL’s public finance strategy for Mamdani’s NYC. This is a collective labor of love months in the making. Now is the time to democratize finance at every level of government, no exceptions.

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 21h

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 21h

I’m so excited to share this document.

Hopefully Mamdani’s campaign inspired us enough to inspire them back 💙💛🧡

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 21h

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Gothamist spoke to residents in East New York, Coney Island, Rochdale Village, Wakefield and East Harlem — and found widespread support for our plan to address public safety and the mental health crisis.

Mamdani mental health plan resonates in former Adams strongholds as NYC election nears

Interviews in five neighborhoods that were strongholds for the current mayor in 2021 suggest residents want the next mayor to focus on mental health issues.

gothamist.com

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