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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 49m

Honestly, it feels like we’re definitely at page 111 in the fascist playbook already: been reading that text for years now…

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 1h

Mind is stinking,
hand is shaking
Have you been there?
I've been there!

youtu.be/_LB_OphuNWE?...

Working Men Are Pissed

YouTube video by Minutemen - Topic

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 15d

My humble plea.✊🏿

Now That We Saved Jimmy Kimmel, Let’s Save the Rest of Us

Be careful out there.

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Willybongka Ⓐ☭ @willybongka2.bsky.social · 1d

These out of touch nazi fucks in power across the West really think we're just gonna stop trying to hold Israel and their enablers responsible for committing genocide.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 5d

“And the sign said,’Fascism’ll be defeated. You just gotta unite.’”

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of federal workers amid a prolonged government shutdown.

Over 4,200 employees have received layoff notices across key agencies including Treasury, Health & Human Services, Commerce, Education, & Homeland Security.

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 2h

Two Minutes of Hate: 1984

a large screen shows a man 's face and says ingsoc

Alt: movie clip from 1984- a large screen shows a man 's face staring (GOLDSTEIN!) and says INGSOC

media.tenor.com

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 3d

September climate warming stripes. It's as if something has changed. 🤔

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 3h

Tesla gets a lot of LFP battery cells from CATL for its energy storage products

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3h

In the first seven months of 2025, Chinese grid-scale lithium-ion batteries accounted for about 65% of US imports, according to the most recent data available from BNEF.

China’s New Weapon in US Trade Talks: Batteries

The US is heavily reliant on Chinese batteries as it seeks to stabilize the grid and support explosive data center demand for power.

bloom.bg

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 3h

Science Makes You Strong: NCSE fundraiser ends 10/11/2025

www.bonfire.com/science-make...

Science Makes You Strong | Bonfire

Buy Science Makes You Strong merchandise that supports National Center for Science Education. Featuring Solid Black Blend Premium Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 3h

THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE OF IDAHO

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THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE OF IDAHO

Trump just gave an Authoritarian Regime permission to build fighter jets on U.S. soil

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 17h

If Covid was a hoax, why the fuck did Trump get the vaccine today?

And why go to Walter Reed to get it when he has a full medical staff at The White House?

Something smells fishy…

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 8h

ONLY ONE MAN INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN THE USA!!!!

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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alex, but spooky @pipzt3r.bsky.social · 7h

if you look at the people involved in the genAI/tech industry and who they're involved with, you can quickly realize that genAI is a FASCIST TOOL being used to manipulate the way people vote, spend, feel, and think.

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 4h

"Loyalty and fealty in Qatar are maintained through a complex social contract between the Al Thani ruling family and its citizens. The government provides lavish state benefits and economic security in exchange for political obedience."

bti-project.org/en/reports/c...

BTI 2024 Qatar Country Report

“The leadership’s strategic approach to turn challenges into opportunities helped Qatar successfully navigate numerous challenges.”

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 4h

THE SURVIVOR BLUEPRINT: 20 Laws for Staying Unbreakable in an Unraveling America

www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-surviv...

THE SURVIVOR BLUEPRINT: 20 Laws for Staying Unbreakable in an Unraveling America

If you can keep your head while everything around you is cracking, you don’t just survive...you win.

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 5h

Irena Dubrovna: "I like the dark. It's friendly."

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Cat People (1942) ⭐ 7.2 | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

1h 13m | Approved

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Joseph Yaroch @jcyaroch.bsky.social · 1d

...The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says. 😷🛟
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Joseph Yaroch @jcyaroch.bsky.social · 6h

Repost: Medical practice is focused on optimizing health from the epidermis inward. Environmentalism is focused on optimizing health from the epidermis outward. All health care practitioners must also be environmentalists.

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