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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · Jan 19

"Gravely injured during the 2020 Belarus protests, she gave her life for freedom," said Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya about Zaytsava's death. She was, she said, "an icon of our revolution."

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24-year-old Belarusian volunteer soldier killed in action near Bakhmut

Maria Zaitseva joined the Ukrainian army after the start of Russia's full-scale war and fought with the 2nd International Legion Battalion.

kyivindependent.com

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 5h

How I miss Joe 😢

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 9h

Finally, the split is starting between two backers of Trump's self-coup in 2020: the techbro neo-fascists ("News") and the reactionary religious right ("Olds"). Peter Thiel tried to weld them together in NatCon but they have existential differences. Fracturing them is key to getting the US back. 1/

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 5h

Nice thread capitolhunters.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 5h

A message from the frog resistance
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 5h

Great intonation and phrasing will take you a long way…bravo!

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 5h

How is this legal?

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 17h

This is what I pay the New York Times for: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...
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Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks

www.nytimes.com

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you. Mr. Rosen.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 7h

Farming areas voted for Trump in 2024, as did much of rural America.

There’s a saying, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US farmers caught in Trump-China trade war – who’ll buy the soybeans?

Tariffs have caused a Chinese exit from the soybean market – and midwestern farmers are waiting on a solution

www.theguardian.com

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 7h

The milk of human kindness courses thru this woman's veins.

Education secretary Linda McMahon described as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.

Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off – report

Layoffs ‘decimating’ office responsible for protecting rights of infants, children and youth with disabilities, says worker

www.theguardian.com

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 10h

YAY!

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 10h

Building a resort on the bones of the dead.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 10h

Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny was a Russian lawyer, opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation in 2011. He was recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 10h

Russel Vought is Trump’s ‘Angel of Death’ and I hope they all don’t slip away like Hitler’s Dr. Josef Mengele did. This administration needs to be held accountable. I understand Trump may have immunity—but, the rest do

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 10h

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 11h

It’s not clear that’s ever worked, but it does illustrate how the media has helped Trump shift the United States from a constitutional republic to a more personalist regime, based on the whims and ego of one man rather than law and institutions.

Agreed!

THE MOST INTERESTING AND DISTRESSING THING ABOUT AMERICAN NEWS COVERAGE RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE DON'T TREAT THE END OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA AS THE STORY. THAT IS THE STORY.
TIMOTHY D. SNYDER
AUTHOR OF "ON TYRANNY: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY"

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 11h

Another possibility is that some publications and pundits believe they can improve U.S. policy by heaping praise on any positive effort, like the president is a child.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 11h

What he really wants is a resort build on the bones of the dead.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 11h

This is pretty embarrassing too.

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 11h

🤬

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22h

🇪🇺🇺🇦We are providing the first €10 million for Special Tribunal to ensure that those responsible for the crimes of aggression do not escape justice, — Kallas

🤝 EU will allocate €6 million to support children abducted by Russia, and €100 million package for backup generators.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 12h

I hope he and his family find a way.

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Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 12h

He is literally selling stakes of Trump Gaza

Guitarcoyote108 @coyote108.bsky.social · 12h

God bless you Marisa. ❤️

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