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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 6h

bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 7h

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Indicting People Who Lied to Congress Would Overcrowd Prisons, Experts Warn

The result would be mass incarceration on an unprecedented scale.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 7h

...unfortunately unable to expound in this more due to testing limitations.

Suffice to say that yes, the (D) party needs to change course to one that is based on more practical economic populism rather than centrist idealism

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Here’s One Reason Democrats Are Struggling With the Working Class

Voters see them as focusing on the poor and needy rather than valuing hard work. But that can change.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 11h

...indeed t appears more that ICE agents are the ones purposely acting provocatively towards protesters and even bystanders. People need to stay cool and level headed as a violent response is exactly what the T**** regime wants to justify escalation.

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Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 12h

...Bezos has thrown his support behind T**** who in turn has targeted the CFPB which oversees protection against such deceptive practises with funding cuts and staff reductions as part of his war on regulatory agencies.

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UPDATE: Lawsuit alleges Prime Day is a fraud

The federal class action lawsuit has been ignored by major media outlets, which continue to promote Prime Day deals.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 12h

...sounds more like a massive scam which is probably why T**** likes it as he gets a cut of the pie through Intel and Nvidia (via AMD).

bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 12h

...with the demise of the Fairness Doctrine providing news programming was no longer a required public service. Essentially it had to be commercially viable thus making it vulnerable to the whims of network owners who put profit from sponsors before integrity.

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Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 14h

...on the second day of the shutdown two Delta regional jets collided on the ground at LaGuardia severely damaging both aircraft and injuring a flight attendant. One of the possible causes being considered may have been a communications breakdown.

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The government shutdown might delay your flight

Air traffic controllers taking sick days are causing disruptions

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 1d

..in an article I read a bit earlier and posted here, the ICE agents were heard laughing about it.

bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 1d

...I wonder if he'll call for the same against Governor Kotek and Mayor Wilson here, as well as the judge who defied him twice.

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Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 1d

...reading this and from what I have been seeing, the real "rioters" and thugs are the ICE agents. It clarly appears that they are he ones with the intent to instigate and escalate. We cannot allow them to get away with that or succumb to it.

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 1d

...reading this is like reading accounts from Germany in the 1930s. Miller's spin on the ICE operation in Chicago has a similar tone to the Reich propaganda back then. Just replace Jews with migrants and anyone who doesn't see eye to eye with our Inferior Leader.

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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

...indeed it is time to stand up strong for the people of this nation and not succumb to bullying, lies, or fear.

Every shutdown since 1981 is owned by the GOP as they are the result of the five big tax breaks which they approved that have starved the treasury.

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For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave

They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

..faster and faster we hurtle down the slippery slope towards autocracy.

Because two states stood up against him, T**** is considering invoking the Insurrection Act against blue states and cities.

Paradoxical, given what he encouraged on January 6th 2021.

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Trump’s War on America Is Expanding

The president is now unleashing state violence at home and abroad, illegally and with impunity.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

...an interesting insight.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

..one comment to this that I read totally nails it.

"Your daymare sounds like a one way ticket to the dark ages, professor."

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Turning out the lights on the economy

How Trump is systematically concealing America from Americans

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

...so now AMD is being pulled into the AI bubble. Their CPUs have become more desirable due to their cost, speed, and reliability. Meanwhile Intel's latest "i" series has been resorted to have stability and even degradation issues.

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Another day, another multibillion-dollar OpenAI deal

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

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bcshelby.bsky.social @bcshelby.bsky.social · 3d

...I wonder T**** will claim they are running away from dangerous ANTIFA agents who are burning and looting the city..