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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 1d

But do go on. You were virtue signaling and kid knows liberals hate interruptions

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 1d

It’s an abstraction from the one to the two. And to say the latter were ignored overlooks just how atrocious the latter two were as candidates but liberals are damn good at overlooking those things and then punching left

Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 1d

The only pattern I see here is the liberalism that is required to connect the first person to the other two

Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 1d

On this day in 1991 Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Few believed her claims then, not enough people believed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and too few listened to Kamala Harris in 2024. See a pattern? Believe women, burn the patriarchy.

#BelieveWomen

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 5d

It's been clear that it's a competition for who hates immigrants most (but also who wants to profit off of them) for some time. But one wonders, yet again, why anyone votes for these vile turds. Tell us again how the parties are different.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

“Trump is lying. Speaker Johnson is lying. Full stop.”

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump & Johnson claiming Dems are pushing for health coverage for undocumented immigrants.

Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 5d

If you think it’s possible to kiss a fascists ass to get along then dear lord. And it’s not just a satisfying couple seconds. Jesus. Enough with carney the magnificent

Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 5d

No lies. He has been transformative…in the more shitty inhumane way.
What does Canada gain by speaking the unvarnished truth in this situation? Nothing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 11d

Not an ideal of any kind. Not sure what happened to the word ideal there!

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 11d

Neoliberal technocracy is not an of any kind. I couldn't imagine voting Liberal before, or ever, but you wankers had better understand that your moral panic about Conservatives won't garner the support you need as you go full throttle for austerity + the colonial extractivist-militarist state.

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 11d

Um, go read the myriad news articles covering all the austerity measures. It's plentiful. Jebus.

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 11d

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying `` his brain is wrong '' .

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying `` his brain is wrong '' .

media.tenor.com

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 16d

#SOLIDARITY with CUPW.
The employees / union members were put in a challenging position. The Minister was wrong.
Please show your support for CUPW members and the need for a national, public postal system!

Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 17d

COCHRANE: Should we expect to see CUPW off the job right across the country?

CUPW NEGOTIATOR: I think that that should be your expectation, but what I see on those pictures is members of the union reacting to a minister that has made a drastic mistake. And we expect Canadians will get behind us.

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 21d

It bears repeating: sociology needs to answer for how positivism has produced a complete lack of intellectual curiosity through much of the discipline.

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 21d

👇 take note my collegiality brow beaters

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21d

there is a point here i want to amplify. the free speech defenders of the mainstream seem to have no awareness that actual free speech is often more fractious and destabilizing than civil and respectful. a society where speech is genuinely free isn’t the deferential space they want it to be.

John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 21d

The round-up.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/reflection...

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 23d

I still see absolutely no reason to venerate Obama. None. Stop propping up right wing technocrats.

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Cutbush 🇨🇦 @cutbush.bsky.social · 23d

They let Sean Feltcher run through Canada, spewing his hate against the LGBTQ+ community... but speaking out against genocide is a step to far.

Prominent Irish rap group Kneecap threatens legal action after being barred from entering Canada

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Prominent Irish rap group Kneecap threatens legal action after being barred from entering Canada

Irish rap group Kneecap says it’s initiating legal action against Toronto MP Vince Gasparro, who said Canada would not allow them to enter the country.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 23d

Perfect tribute for a person who put professors on watch lists

Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 23d

Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’ share.google/zkpPGGCdaE3Q...

Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’

An Oklahoma state senator is pushing several pieces of legislation to memorialize slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23d

Republicans just pushed a resolution to "honor the life and legacy" of anti-LGBTQ+ rights leader and extremist Charlie Kirk.

Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24d

Dave Klion did a Harpers Letter where are they now 5 years later piece in May of this year: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 24d

When city workers confiscate personal belongings like tents and harm reduction supplies from people sheltering on the street, it increases their risk of non-fatal overdose and physical and sexual violence, according to a new study.

@michellegamage.bsky.social reports.

‘Street Sweeps’ Increase Overdose and Violence Risks, Study Finds | The Tyee

City workers in Vancouver have been confiscating tents and personal belongings from unhoused people since 2008.

thetyee.ca

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 25d

Listening to the great Can and recalling the condescending dumbass who once told me Can was "just a jam band" and clearly inferior to the pretentious Faust. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVi-...

Can - Mother Sky (1970) [HQ]

YouTube video by Michalis Matthaiou

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Craig Meadows @dawnslovenport.bsky.social · 25d

Reposted because wtf but also could liberal media reflect at least a bit on this “should condemn all political violence” shit? I mean *points to history*

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27d

You “regret” mistakes. This was not a mistake. They deliberately shackled these people and distributed video of them being humiliated. They detained them for days after.

What they regret is that, this time, their gleeful anti-immigrant violence wrought negative consequences for the administration.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 27d

U.S. Expresses Regret over ICE Raid Targeting South Korean Workers in Georgia

On Sunday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expressed regret over the recent ICE raid that detained 300 South Korean workers at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia. Landau met with Kor...

www.democracynow.org

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 27d

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 27d

POLITICS HAS NO PLACE AT NFL GAMES!!!!

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 28d

🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️

Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · 28d

This was a word AND he cussed 😂

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