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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

I can’t get over this. Trump bailed out Argentina farmers with $20 billion of our tax dollars, then China turned around and bought soybeans from them instead of US farmers.

Not AMERICA FIRST, America got played.

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Nita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 4d

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke against Trump. The court’s opinion in a case on immigrants’ right to free speech is a powerful lesson in civics. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke to Trump | Austin Sarat

The court’s opinion in a case on immigrants’ right to free speech is a powerful lesson in civics

www.theguardian.com

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 4d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

Similar messages went up on other government sites, all in violation of the law. If you think this makes you look less culpable, Donald, you’re sorely mistaken.

Photo of an X post by Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews
) featuring a screenshot of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) homepage. The post text reads: "The banner on the homepage of the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development now splashes an alert about 'The Radical Left in Congress...'" followed by "It's quite something to see that on a .gov website operator by government employees." The screenshot shows a banner on the HUD website with the text: "The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need." The background includes an image of houses at sunset and a quote: "God blessed us with this great nation, and together, we can increase sufficiency for Americans to climb the economic ladder toward a brighter future - Secretary Scott Turner."

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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 12d

From Snopes - "Numerous parties have disputed his role in the events, and most of the deals he has brokered appear to be temporary solutions to long-standing issues. ..., As such, Trump's claims are highly exaggerated. "

I finally put something in my bio @snarky-op.bsky.social · 12d

Trump claims he ended 7 wars. Here's the truth

www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...

Trump claims he ended 7 wars. Here's the truth

The president has repeated the claim, most recently during a speech before the U.N. General Assembly.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12d

September 26, 2025

Today Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that twenty men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre would keep their medals, despite more than ...

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 12d

What is the MATTER with these people? This is what Nazis did to Jews arriving at concentration camps - tearing children from their parents arms. I can’t believe these scenes. Why aren’t there mass protests? Why is Congress silent?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12d

Masked goons are tearing families apart, pulling parents away from their children. The family is attempting to navigate the legal system, but this situation is truly horrifying. I'm genuinely afraid for the future of this country.

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BlueStreet @bluestreetbrand.bsky.social · 16d

Now you have to boycott #Sinclair and #Nexstar because they run about 22% of the ABC affiliates in the country and they still refuse to show #JimmyKimmel.
And definitely boycott Nexstar’s #NewsNation as well.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you standing by your comment that no one has died because of the aid cuts? Are all those aid organizations lying?

RUBIO: They died because England didn't give enough money or Canada didn't give more or China didn't. Let's blame the other countries that don't do any foreign aid.

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Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · Sep 9

Warning to Academia.edu Users About Premium Subscription Hikes

I'm writing to warn fellow scholars and anyone using Academia.edu's Premium service: they have recently hiked their subscription fee by 400%. I was "informed" of this a few days in advance via an email titled "update”.

Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Michael Adzema @sillymickel.bsky.social · Sep 7

#TruthWarriors

lokabe.bsky.social @lokabe.bsky.social · Sep 7

This was an interesting read, to say the least. I did some research, some of it is verifiable ( the sales of the companies). And, to me, quite plausible. I came away thinking, holy shit.

thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-th...

She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 5

FOX: The August jobs report wasn't the number you wanted. How come?

KEVIN HASSETT: The BLS has been struggling with bad response rates

FOX: So it's their fault?

HASSETT: Well I'm saying we expect this number will be revised up

FOX: The revisions for June and July were lower

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Deeds Not Words @nodderuf.bsky.social · Aug 25

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

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Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

A posthumous memoir by prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre is set for release on Oct. 21.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 23

"The president was never inappropriate with anyone."

Pardon me if I don't consider Ghislaine Maxwell, someone who used to prowl Middle Schools looking for young girls to rape, an expert on what's appropriate behavior.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Aug 25

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Book Two of the 600-page Trump-Epstein epic Proof of Devilry—itself Book 7 of the NYT-bestselling Proof Series—has just been released at the link below.

Hundreds and hundreds of sources establishing the most shocking political scandal in U.S. history.

Please share this widely.

{Part 2} of Proof of Devilry: The Crimes of Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Jeffrey Epstein

The available evidence places Trump, Epstein, and Maxwell at the heart of a multistate and multinational child sex-, sex- and human-trafficking ring whose discovery could change the course of history.

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Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · Jul 16

I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...

Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation

Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · Jun 24

Jeff Bezos is getting married this weekend in Venice. Here is how Venice greeted him today.

Bezos is set to marry Lauren Sánchez in a lavish wedding in Venice, Italy, described as the "wedding of the century."
The celebration is estimated to cost between $7 million and $10 million

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Feds Against Trump @feds-against-trump.bsky.social · Jun 24

We need more than just the house. We need more than just an end to trump. We need ALL of his supporters removed. #fucktrump #project2026 #resist #voteblue

D Marie @gypsysoul1968.bsky.social · Jun 24

While dementia Don is hiding in his fantasy bubble that he has solved all the world's ills, war rages in the Middle East. He didn't end the war in Ukraine in one day and forget about prices going down.
153 days of lies and chaos.

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Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · Jun 24

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A remarkable message

You need to read this.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · May 29

Renowned transparency campaigner and philanthropist Gina Miller has officially launched her candidacy for Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, pledging to transform the role from a ceremonial position into a dynamic force for progress, equity, and innovation.
www.newsleaf.com/gina-miller-...

Gina Miller launches visionary bid for Cambridge Chancellor: A bold agenda for Reform and Renewal - NewsLeaf

Cambridge, United Kingdom – In a move set to shake up one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world, renowned transparency campaigner and philanthropist Gina Miller has officially lau...

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Sabrina Gledhill @brinka.bsky.social · May 29

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...

Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

www.nytimes.com

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