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Eric Lee

@ericleeacts.bsky.social

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Twin Cities based actor. 2016 elections activated me on Twitter. Went there to listen to/amplify the heart of the Democratic Party, Black Women. Guess this is the next evolution. (He/Him/His) www.EricLeeActs.com

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · Aug 30

1) If you are outside the United States and you desire to weaken our power and influence, there is a simple calculus to it.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 3h

"The report called Amazon “the ultimate keeper of the data that enables detentions and deportations,” while MIT Technology Review called Amazon the “invisible backbone” of ICE’s crackdown on immigrants."

Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 8d

LittleSis have dropped a new report and data visualization about the billionaires and corporations profiting from the deportation industrial complex:

littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

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TheMaryGirls (Mini Airlock) @marygirls.bsky.social · 3h

He said this dressed like that.

HE. SAID. THIS. DRESSED. LIKE. TTTTHHHHHAAAAAAATTTT.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 6h

Ohhhhhh shit!

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 6d

Very hard not to conclude that the Dem messaging strategy of focusing on healthcare has been highly successful at shaping public impressions of the shutdown fight so far despite being hated on here to the point that major accounts were actively adopting GOP framing to attack it

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 7d

Oct 3 poll of 2,811 U.S. adults (+/-2.4%)
% of U.S. adults saying Democrats' bigger goal in congressional shutdown talks is to:
Preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits & restore Medicaid funds 61%
Expand Medicaid benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally 13%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Which do you think is the more important goal for Congressional Democrats in government shutdown negotiations?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 7h

It is so weird how everyone Trump dislikes has apparently just done something illegal. What are the odds of EVERYONE Trump dislikes being a criminal?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 11h

🧵There is so much good in the world still.

B. @missxbri.bsky.social · 15h

There’s a young Black boy in my neighborhood that most people would describe as a YN but he was always friendly & respectful to me. I would give him snacks after school & ask about his day. when he was in 7th grade, one day I randomly asked him “what’s making your heart so sad?”

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 12h

people who think this will not have an effect on employer-provided health care rates and premiums are walking into a buzzsaw

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all.

Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees.

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2026 Final Gross Rate Changes - Arizona: +46.3% (updated)

Originally posted 8/7/25 Overall preliminary rate changes via federal Rate Review database. Antidote Health Plan of AZ: (Unfortunately, no rate justification summary is available, and the full actuari...

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve got some catching up to do this weekend!

At Our Table Podcast @atourtable.bsky.social · 2d

"Bipartisanship" sounds nice. But at the end of the day, you're elected to protect and advance the interests of the people. #AtOurTable https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3IvseE4tk7A

Bipartisanship can’t survive a rigged system. #YTShorts

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 13h

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 13h

What? Every day’s news is just a Mad Libs of corruption, debasement, and absurdity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16h

This is disastrous.

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20h

Nice work Jim Watson, nice work.

A photo from yesterday’s Trunp Cabinet meeting. Taken from a low position the decorations on the wall behind the orange felon make him look like he has devil’s horns.

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 15h

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 13h

They got y’all confused with “elitism.” See, having people who know what the fuck they’re doing, and will then be able to pass that knowledge, and how best to acquire new knowledge, on is actually a really fucking good thing.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 13h

I so fucking hate that we did this. We’ve so devalued expertise and knowledge. It’s disgusting.

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

We are moving this thing. The tide is turning. The guy in the oval is wildly overreaching like we knew he would. Do not let up on him.🐸

holdmybooks @holdmybooks.bsky.social · 16h

Scott's a Republican.

Gov. Phil Scott says Trump’s national guard deployments are unconstitutional - VTDigger

Vermont’s Republican governor also said he would be at “the forefront” of people defending Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should the president make good on a social media threat to arrest Pritzk...

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

Yoooooo! Fifty cent pieces!

Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

Honestly, we should NEVER stop dragging this guy.

Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2d

And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

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

Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

The funny thing about conservatives and humor is that there is no way to know if they’re being funny because the satire is always plausible. Was Johnson trying to be cute with the Lee Greenwood Halftime Show? Maybe? Who can tell?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

Dammit, you could have had so much fun at an arcade in 1993.

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savealfira.bsky.social @savealfira.bsky.social · 1d

They're weirdly consistent. States rights was a rationale for the Civil War while in the very same breath they demanded a federalist enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. It was as hypocritical then as now

GoonerInSoCal @gonnerinsocal.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the ‘states rights’ folks. Where are they now?

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 16h

Maybe next year, Donnie. Hey, you know what? We’re available. If you need some coaching on how you might be seen as a person worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize, you’ve got time to work on it. Whaddya say?

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 17h

You know we can just record ourselves, right?

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 22h

Exclusive: Teachers will use 'deepfake' technology to create an AI avatar of themselves to deliver catch-up lessons for pupils who have missed school

Watch one of the school’s ‘deepfake’ teachers in our story below

schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-trus...

'Deepfake' teacher avatars to help pupils catch up

Academy trust staff to use AI generator to introduce resources for pupils returning to school

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 17h

Give me arts and culture. Give me poetry and dance in rhythms that are unfamiliar to me, yet speak to me nonetheless. Let us share with one another. Let our ideas and love and generosity be borderless.

Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 17h

Ummmm…”We’re doing the studies to make the proof.” Is that how science works? Anybody?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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