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Brooklyn-based pest. Longtime volunteer with Sister District, a direct action organization working to create and maintain progressive majorities in state legislative houses. No automatic followbacks.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 16h
Today’s inspo.
cooperlund.online Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online Β· 19h
This is actually a pretty good reason to try to stay healthy and not fall into nihilism - someday you will watch the bodies of your enemies float down the river
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 16h
DOT needs to put these things in faster. The lengthy installation process creates temporary confusion and apprehension that reactionary sorts take advantage of. If the whole thing were installed ASAP, most people would like it and the reactionaries would be shouting into the wind.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 16h
😭😭😭
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 17h
Also how afraid they feel. I do think eventually they’ll get their money, but after a few days of terror. The kind of cruelty we expect from the GOP but it is still shocking and sickening.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 17h
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ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
My elderly parents (late 80s) are on SNAP. Since they did not receive their benefits today, as scheduled, they are terrified. So I Zelle’d them the amount they usually get. Starving grannies also has downstream economic effects.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
Even as a lifelong resident of the United States, it’s genuinely hard to conceive of our massive size. We are SO LARGE.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
My elderly parents (late 80s) are on SNAP. Since they did not receive their benefits today, as scheduled, they are terrified. So I Zelle’d them the amount they usually get. Starving grannies also has downstream economic effects.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
On what evidence? Why cannot a woman have agency? If she can choose good acts she can choose evil acts. It’s a weird kind of sexism.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
Batteries that die all the time & touch-screens. NO THANK YOU. Also, my local utility keeps reaching into my β€œsmart” thermostat to adjust it, even though every time it happens I turn off all access. They just create a new portal.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 23h
Yeah I’m a liberal big city resident and I’m outraged at Trump’s use of MY TAX DOLLARS to put his expensive aesthetic taste all over MY HOUSE. Especially while he is literally starving children abroad and planning to at home. That’s disgusting. You missed the point entirely.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social Β· 1d
Anyway, here’s what’s wrong with the stupid ballroom: www.elizabethspiers.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's $300 Million Playpen
Trump can find money for a vanity project, but not for SNAP recipients [Note: I actually filed this for the NYT ten days ago but it sort of lingered in the workflow and by the end of the week, they d...
www.elizabethspiers.com
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
FWIW, I think it’s going to be the second option because the optics of the first are going to make a problem for them. But they’re stupid and mean and drunk on sadism, so maybe it goes south fast.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
Must watch
slotkin.senate.gov Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov Β· 3d
I believe that Trump is ready to bring the full weight of the government against Americans he perceives as enemies. Why? Because he has one goal: making sure he and his ilk never have to give up power.

Watch my speech on President Trump's authoritarian playbook.
youtu.be/fnUO0Plcpbo
Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
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Angelle Haney Gullett @cityofangelle.bsky.social Β· 2d
They literally ruin everything they touch
Scooby-Doo screenshots. Top panel: ghost labeled β€œSomething I used to love sucks now” Fred says β€œLet’s see who’s behind this” Bottom panel: Villain is unmasked, labeled β€œPrivate Equity”
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
Many of those super dark spots are Indian reservations, so bonus points for conservatives.
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social Β· 2d
It bears repeating: the opioid epidemic, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives, was sparked by the activities of U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies and distributors. It was a homegrown, man-made plague.
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Stone Cold β€œCrazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social Β· 1d
/13 Seriously, though: if you are suffering, reach out for help. There is always hope, and things can get better, and you are not going through it alone.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com Β· 2d
It's insane that this even needs to be said.

β€œA free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
When I was a poll worker, that was definitely a thing. Every first-time voter got claps and whoops.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
I don’t think the explanation is in conflict with the rumor.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
Also, toddler as monkey and Dad as Man in the Yellow Hat!
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
I work in a preschool, and so many great family costumes. One family was a β€œFlorida Vacation.” Kids were flamingo & alligator, Dad was a tourist, and Mom was a suitcase. Another was a bodega: Dad had an elaborate storefront sandwich board, Mom was wearing a bag, and child was the bodega cat.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
Boro Hall!
Wearing my Halloween Voter 2025 sticker on a dress with a magic jar print.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
Thread. Thank you UCS!
ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org Β· 2d
History teaches us that authoritarian regimes are stopped by the people – and that knowledge is foundational to action. So spread the word. Share this thread. And together we will meet this pivotal moment in our democracy.
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CKJohnsonBK πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± @ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social Β· 1d
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a Krackel outside of a Trick-or-Treat bag EVER.
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