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Historian. Educator. Advocate for democratic constitutionally based government, public education, national health care, social security, women’s rights, and human rights.🇺🇸 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇦🇺🇦🦋☮️🇺🇳🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷🇿🇦🇳🇿 “Until I am carried out, I will carry on.” (Madeleine J. K. #Albright)

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · Feb 21

A group of finches is called a charm, especially goldfinches. Charm is an appropriate name for this group of small active songbirds. With the arrival of spring, charms of finches become more noticeable. There are many varieties of finches, but a relatively small total population worldwide.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: JB Pritzker just went on Fox News and perfectly exposed how Donald Trump is trying to use federal troops to influence our elections. This is a must watch.

Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia)

BREAKING: JB Pritzker just went on Fox News and perfectly exposed how Donald Trump is trying to use federal troops to influence our elections. This is a must watch.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 17h

Is this going to be the proverbial straw? It is an appropriate symbol of personal aggrandizement, but is it going to be our no taxation without representation moment? If it is a key turning point against Trump’s unfettered impulsive spending, why this? And why not something sooner?

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 18h

CNBC Host Doesn't Know How to Fix Runaway Healthcare Costs. Ro Khanna Says: “Medicare for all. If the United States extended eligibility for Medicare, which is now only available to Americans ages 65 and older, it would help private business. It would lower healthcare costs.”

CNBC Host Doesn't Know How to Fix Runaway Healthcare Costs. Ro Khanna Says: Medicare for All | Common Dreams

As health insurance companies rake in billions and Americans worry about rising premiums, Congressman Ro Khanna argues that Medicare for All would help US businesses and cut costs.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 22h

Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts absolutely said Lord Afton, 19th century historian.

"To test a man's character, give him power," said Abraham Lincoln.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 1d

“There are clear signs that middle-to-low income consumers are struggling: car loan and credit card delinquencies are rising, and grocers report that shoppers are buying cheaper varieties of food. At the same time, the affluent are spending freely,” writes economist Paul Krugman.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 3d

The people have spoken and they are united and they are angry at the direction this government has taken.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

“The demonstrations were very small.”

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 3d

Paul Krugman: “What the No Kings Day 2 demonstrations showed me is that we continue to be a great nation, despite how Trump and his minions try to separate, divide, gaslight and intimidate us. Saturday’s marches were a giant step towards taking our country back.”

Civil Resistance Confronts the Autocracy

While MAGA’s spin was both insane and revealing, the No Kings Day 2 Marches were a major step towards taking our country back.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 5d

THIS. (Shared by Senator Neumann of Montana)

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 5d

The crowd from the Boston No Kings protest. Samuel Adams would be damn proud.

Mike Nellis (@mikenellis)

Holy shit, look at this crowd from the Boston No Kings protest. Samuel Adams would be damn proud.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5d

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5d

#NoKings Cincinnati

Rally sign reads “I am Aunt Tifa. Heard you were looking for me!”

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 5d

“One of the stupidest talking points the administration has been pushing — not simply about No Kings, but about all protests against Trump — is the notion that some malign shadowy hand is behind Americans’ discontent with Trump.”

How Many Crazy Things Do You Have To Believe To Be A Trumper This Week?

Antifa is a real terrorist organization because only George Soros can use Kinkos.

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thegr8beagle.bsky.social @thegr8beagle.bsky.social · 5d

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Sport Ponies🐎🍁 @sportponies.bsky.social · 5d

. @indivisible.org Protest in Canada in solidarity with 'No Kings' shows protesters march on US embassy #Canada #NoKings #JailTrump #Never51 #FuckDonaldTrump #FuckGOP #Canadians #ElbowsUP www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzWT...

Protest in Canada in solidarity with 'No Kings' shows protesters march on US embassy

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Massive turnout at the No Kings Day protest in New York City Times Square.

This is Trump‘s worst nightmare. People normalizing the fact that it’s OK to protest against a wannabe dictator.

Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia)

BREAKING: An enormous turnout in New York’s Times Square for No Kings Day. This is beautiful.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 6d

“Republican leaders claim No Kings Day 2.0 is a "hate America" rally. Rubbish. We’re rallying tomorrow because we LOVE America. It's an opportunity for all of us who love this country to express our determination that our nation’s ideals not be crushed by the Trump regime.”

Robert Reich (@robertreich)

Republican leaders claim No Kings Day 2.0 is a "hate America" rally. Rubbish. We’re rallying tomorrow because we LOVE America. It's an opportunity for all of us who love this country to express our de...

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 6d

Pro-Democracy Americans Gear Up for 'No Kings' Day Nationwide

Progressive activists and politicians send words of encouragement ahead of the October 18 "No Kings" rallies.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 7d

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 7d

Blame the Escalating Gerrymander Wars on Chief Justice John Roberts | Nobody has done more damage to US democracy and voting rights in the 21st Century than this one despicable jurist.

Blame the Escalating Gerrymander Wars on Chief Justice John Roberts

Nobody has done more damage to US democracy and voting rights in the 21st Century than this one despicable jurist.

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 8d

Trump may be the first president to use this zombie “war” for ends that it was never meant for, but history suggests he will not be the last.

Trump Is Vindicating Every Warning About the Potential Misuse of War-on-Terror Powers

What we are witnessing is the war on terror in zombie form: devoid of its original life force and human drive, but more dangerous than ever, as it shuffles mindlessly forward in a search for human flesh to no end.

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 9d

World support for No Kings March is growing

Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 10d

In fact, the techniques of “conversion or suffer the consequences” that the Spanish practiced at home (the great Spanish Inquisition) readied them to apply the same philosophy in the new world.

John Finch🇺🇸 @jbird1848.bsky.social · 10d

Another less talked about, while painfully obvious aspect of the history related to Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, is the antisemitic base belief of the combined kingdoms of Castile and Aragon that financed Columbus’ voyages while “cleansing” their own society of cultural diversity.

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