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John @jthiels.bsky.social · 55m

The Mafia believes in a code of honor among them. But these thugs?

John @jthiels.bsky.social · 1h

I'm so sorry this happened. I hope he's ok

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Ethan @grand-pa-etan.bsky.social · 9h

What an irony, Trump, anti-vax and anti-mask, received a COVID-19 vaccine booster last week, while his Health Secretary, RFK Jr., known for his vaccine-sceptical stance, restricted access to COVID-19 vaccines!

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah...I'm f*cking pissed. Qatar is building its own facility inside a U.S. Air Force base. What could possibly go wrong? Tonight, give you clear answers to that question. 😡👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 2d

New study shows COVID vaccines:
💉Reduced people’s risk of ER by 29%
💉Reduced risk of hospitalizations by 39%
💉Reduced the risk of death by 64%
💉Vaccination was effective in all age groups and “in persons with or without major chronic conditions.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 2d

What’s funny, of course, will vary from country to country but the golden rule is that mocking and ridiculing the dictator and his thugs exposes their inherent weakness in the face of mass populace movements. 😉

Here’s just one example!
bsky.app/profile/mgla...

Mallory Glass @mglaz.bsky.social · 2d

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How We Used Laughter to Topple a Dictator

Excerpted from Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow...

slate.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Jake @tonymagoni.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta hear both sides

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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 2d

This perfectly encapsulates how right-wing politics works and why it is so dangerous.

Rather than observing the world as it is and proposing changes, right-wing politics start with an idealized conception of the world and go about reshaping reality to confirm to that vision.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

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

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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · 2d

a thing i've been thinking about a lot is how, when i started researching my book (2016), "antifa" was the bogeyman of neo-nazis. now it's the bogeyman of the white house. the math here isn't hard to do.

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John @jthiels.bsky.social · 2d

An unpaved driveway to a landfill would suffice

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John @jthiels.bsky.social · 2d

This was Alito's vision

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Corbyn Travers ✍️ @corbyntravers.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away"

onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 3d

Today's heroes come in odd packages!

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 3d

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 3d

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 3d

Jordan knows a lot about covering for a sexual abuser from his time at Ohio State.
It should be no surprise that his party is refusing to seat a Democrat who will sign the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
#SeatGrijalava
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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CNN Anchor Leaves GOP Rep Momentarily Dumbfounded After Exposing Hole In His Story — HuffPost

A simple question spiraled into a heated exchange.

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John @jthiels.bsky.social · 3d

Their malice has the veneer of incompetence. Lots of useful idiots

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

TOMORROW: bsky.app/profile/pris...

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8d

Everyone who attends on October 9 will be eligible to win this embroidery in our raffle. Join us to explore how YOU can take real, specific, and immediate actions in your own community to strengthen and expand public libraries. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

An embroidery hoop displays the words "Libraries Are For The People" in cursive, surrounded by embroidered green and blue leaves, and topped with a blue satin ribbon. It rests on a marble surface.

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General Bloop @wendypants11.bsky.social · 3d

I'm reposting this again because this one shows the artist; I'm pretty sure I've reposted just the artwork but I consider it important that artists get recognized for the work they do.
Especially when it's artwork like this.

Maura-resister @maurar.bsky.social · 4d

Artist Saul Cruz.

Powerful piece.

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Marlena (#felon47 is NOT my President) ❌👑 @ohpleeznotagain.bsky.social · 3d

#ProudBlue

💥💥💥

Good for Mayor Brandon Johnson for standing up to the convicted felon!

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

👇👇

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

i think it is cool that a government run by fanatical bigots is on track to plunge the economy into a mountain and cause a food crisis

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Josh V @bruiserchgo.bsky.social · 3d

A shortage of workers means they need to… cut wages? What? 🙃

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