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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

No shit.

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 2h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Exeter NH” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

NO KINGS Exeter NH · Mobilize

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3h

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 3h

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

How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport"

The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.

www.motherjones.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 3h

merlinbirds.org/species/pibg...

The bird of the day

Here's my Bird of the Day - Pied-billed Grebe

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 7h

Woke up to trending Peter Thiel, who'd be a Hanna-Barbera Bond villain if he weren't so dangerously deluded, and Kid Rock, a John Wayne stool that's so dense it immediate sinks to the bottom of the bowl and cracks the enamel.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

nokings.org

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 3h

They wonder why they are compared to nazis

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 3h

The fishy smell is Melania

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 23h

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 16h

open.substack.com/pub/logicall...

The Poorly Kept Secret

Why Does it Feel Like Republicans Don’t Actually Want to Reopen the Government?

open.substack.com

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 16h

Why does our glorious orange leader need these bottles of vaccines? He is stronger than any strain of syphilis out there

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 1d

Hey @wnba.com: pay them what you owe them!

We’re proud of our unions’ solidarity with the WNBPA as they fight for their fair share and a strong new contract ✊

The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together

For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

www.theguardian.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17h

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

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promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven’t subscribed to Democracy Docket, you really should.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

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Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

Truth.

Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 1d

A man who has declared war on American cities is not deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Tim @darthtim0718.bsky.social · 1d

But the glorious orange leader has solved 57 3/4 wars

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment