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Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution. @witwarrior.bsky.social · Nov 14

The last, best description of Trump from British writer Nate White.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 3h

I love a writer who articulates their thoughts so fluently.

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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Old White Hippie) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 14h

My latest Pack

All Canadians eh..

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 5h

Ty, Dunk. Followed and shared. Have a great evening. 💙✌️

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 5h

Recommended reading

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This month, our pick is “What We Can Know” by Ian McEwan. #Colbert #LateShowBookClub #Shorts

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 5h

"We've taken freedom of speech away"???

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Trump: 'We took the freedom of speech away'

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 7h

I'll give them that. It's the only way they'll add to the Republican base right now bc orangeblob squarepants despises anyone he perceives as more intelligent, and that's most of society.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 9h

Whoa! Those drugs did considerably more damage to Kennedys brain than anyone could have predicted.

GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 9h

They would have to be stupid to trust Thune. Absolutely absurd.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 9h

This is incredible to hear. Republicans have had that much influence on people? 1/4 is a fairly high mark for them, but I agree that it's probably an underestimated percentage based on the Maga turnout in 24.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 14h

The U.S. system of separation of powers ensures that no branch, including the president, can exercise complete control.

What is plenary authority, the dictator phrase that caused Stephen Miller to stop talking during CNN interview | The Independent www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Plenary authority, the dictator phrase that caused Stephen Miller to stop talking

Miller suggests Trump wields absolute power over decisions to send in the National Guard, before suddenly stopping speaking in an awkward interview moment

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

These unintelligent intelligence sycophants have really made a mockery of competency.

GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

Shouldn't it be alarming that they're fabricating their justification based on conspiracy theory. I mean, how else do you fight fictional characters unless you start pointing at innocent people yelling witch! Has it really come to this?

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

Just a guess, but I believe they're afraid of the unarmed senior citizens carrying signs demonstrating the desire for compassion and kindness from the Trump administration.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

Recommended reading

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science search.app/Ljxjg

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING!
FOX News has a candid interview with Tooth Fairy.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing this seemingly delusional and highly irrational president is accomplishing is ruining Americans' lives.

Americans don’t want Trump’s federal troop crackdown. He’s barreling forward anyway. | CNN Politics share.google/ffh8OxXEAgi7...

Americans don’t want Trump’s federal troop crackdown. He’s barreling forward anyway. | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is barreling forward with his administration’s heavy-handed efforts across the United States, in rather ominous and drastic ways.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

👇This!

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

The truth!

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way share.google/okhM1i6sMFCZ...

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way

Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

This is becoming much more than authoritarianism.

GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and prestige. Its future is now uncertain.

The Rise and Unraveling of America’s Science Pact | The MIT Press Reader share.google/BYRLflyIO33m...

The Rise and Unraveling of America’s Science Pact

The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and prestige. Its future is now uncertain.

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

Inspiring history -

This 1837 Harvard Speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson Inspired a Generation of American Writers to Declare Their Independence From 'the Courtly Muses of Europe’ share.google/FsNclhL7Og9O...

This 1837 Harvard Speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson Inspired a Generation of American Writers to Declare Their Independence From 'the Courtly Muses of Europe’

His address advocated for scholars of the young United States to be less “timid,” “imitative” and “tame”

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GRobbins @ecorobbins.bsky.social · 1d

Why the Republicans embrace racism

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling - POLITICO share.google/1RXmVxDW3DHL...

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

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