Bruce Blackman
bslls.bsky.social
Bruce Blackman
@bslls.bsky.social
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Repurposed retired Psychiatrist, traveler, photographer of family/farm/animals/and sky #photography #iphonephotography #landscapephotography #maine #sunrise #sunset #travelphotography #blackandwhitephotography #golf #scotland #africa
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So I have to think that if an authoritarian politician doesn’t care about his approval numbers, what people think of him, does it make you wonder if that authoritarian politician plans to do something to stay in office when his term is up?
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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Isn’t it remarkable how a dynamic so obvious is blind to so many.
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For timid kids, encouraging “proceed until apprehended” is healthy advice.

But America has taken that approach for 79 years with a psychopath and is now reaping the disastrous results.

Psychopathy only responds to consequences.

Worse is coming.
Pretty obvious. Avoiding the embarrassment of bringing unfortunate people to trial that the DOJ would lose.
Yes in deed. So good to see so many patriotic like minded people.
Putting our feet where our mouths are, in Wells, Maine #nokings #maine
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My free Stop the Presses newsletter is giving out letter grades to news outlets, based on their level of truth-telling to expose the MAGA assault on our democracy.
The Guardian: A
Associated Press: B+
New York Times: C
CNN: C-
Washington Post: D-
CBS News: F
See more grades and my rationale here.
I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media
The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F
www.stopthepresses.news
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SPECIAL: We got this conversation up as fast as possible because Tim Snyder's analysis of the Trump administration's agenda and methods is so important. Also: Why No Kings matters, and what’s at stake in Ukraine. This is, if I may say so, a must-watch.

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Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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Jordy created a website where visitors can contribute $35 to “provide an inflatable costume for a True American.™”

He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.

But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...