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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 20h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Don Buley @donbuley.bsky.social · 1d

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2d

I really hate the dogwhistle "would you leave your front door open for anyone to come in" question. That's the wrong question.
The real analogy is "If a stranger knocked on your door and asked you for help, would you help them?"

and for me, the answer is yes, in a heartbeat. every time.

Cllr Dr Max Morris @maxmorris.bsky.social · 2d

Very proud of my fellow Green councillors for proposing this motion. "We are a rich tapestry, we are strengthened by our diversity, and we must stand up as a council and as a city for that diversity, unite against the far right and the divisive narratives of them." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 2d

Everyone wants to name their kid Hunter but no one is brave enough to name their kid Forager or Pastoralist

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Don Buley @donbuley.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and making a funny face .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and making a grimace.

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Don Buley @donbuley.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, and since my parents and hers were present, I proposed to my girlfriend.

Ya boy is engaged(?) now.

Life is so surreal.

Wedding next year.

Don Buley @donbuley.bsky.social · 3d

Fall brings me relief in the form of not being too sapped from factory work to get extra projects done at home. Put together a big ass pantry for our dining room this weekend.

We threw a birthday party for now-5 year old. She wanted a pasta party. We used our garden's tomatoes for the sauce.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 3d

I reject any attempt to make people’s lives better under protectionism and instead call for its complete overthrow.

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 5d

What do people think about giving working class Americans a $2000 tariff relief check for the unfair tax that has driven their grocery and housing prices up?

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is proposing $2,000 payments to Americans making under $100,000

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Starfinder Facts, 2nd Edition @starfinderfacts2e.bsky.social · 4d

Pick-your-own farms and orchards in Pact Space suffered massive reputational damage after an intelligent moonflower created a thriving autumnal tourist trap. The plant devoured some hundreds of gourd- and foliage-seekers before adventurers burned down the corn maze and defeated the viney mastermind.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 4d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 5d

if they do this to a public person, think about what they do to the ones we don't hear about

Greta Thunberg has been detained in an Israeli cell infested with bedbugs and supplied with insufficient food and water, according to activists:
"They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others."

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Epictellers Entertainment @epictellers.bsky.social · 7d

The galaxy is on the brink of annihilation, and your captain has vanished without a trace. Assemble a crew of charming misfits and become legendary in this single-player, party-based CRPG set in the Starfinder universe.

The Kickstarter campaign starts in only four days.

epictellers.com/kickstarter

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 6d

The sunk cost fallacy is just that—a fallacy. It’s okay to change the things that aren’t working for you, from jobs, to partners, to gender.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 8d

Here is my occasional note: if you are black TTRPG designer and can use help with anything - design advice, brainstorming, connections - please feel free to reach out and I will do what I can to help or find someone who can help.

We need more black TTRPG designers.

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sad disco @fitivarka.bsky.social · 6d

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Don Buley @donbuley.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a sucker for themed one-shots like this one. Ordered!

Jen Vaughn @thejenya.bsky.social · 7d

It's that time of year again! Something to Dismember Me By is a one-session playable adventure with harvest, Halloweeny mini-games for your table!

Grab a copy from @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...

Image of cover for Something to Dismember Me By: a Harrowing Hayride by Jen Vaughn. Art is a wagon full of hay in the shape of a skull and bloody ribs

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Starfinder Facts, 2nd Edition @starfinderfacts2e.bsky.social · 7d

Eoxian: "I don't see what the big deal is, most aliens are made out of meat! Why is my lil buddy so scary to you?"

Ysoki, horrified: "Most aliens are made out of their own meat, not from 'compost and battle scavenge,' that's why!!"

Eoxian: "Don't listen to him, Glorpy."

Glorpy: "...glorp."

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Barbie Devyndarbė @katchin05.blacksky.app · Aug 15

Every time we yelled about what the US does everywhere else is coming back here, that the Black and brown majority cities are a trial run, this is what the fuck we meant.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 14

Comer: "We're gonna support doing this in other cities if it works out in Washington DC. We spend a lot on our military. Our military has been in many countries around the world for the past two decades walking the streets trying to reduce crime. We need to focus on the big cities in America now."

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CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast 🎙️ 🏳️‍🌈 Over 1.3 Million Listens! @fallout76podcast.com · 7d

Mentally I'm here.
Starlight Drive-In Atomic Shop prefab when? 😂

Clear out the Starlight Drive-In in Fallout 76's Burning Springs Expansion and you'll have a workshop AND can sit and munch popcorn while the faded film of long ago plays forever onward...

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Jen Vaughn @thejenya.bsky.social · 7d

It's that time of year again! Something to Dismember Me By is a one-session playable adventure with harvest, Halloweeny mini-games for your table!

Grab a copy from @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 9d

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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