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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 6h

Because it needs to be said:

The Salvation Army does not exist to save you

The Salvation Army exists to convert you

And if they cannot convert you, they will not lift a finger to save you

Do not support those whose “charity“ comes with conditions

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Peter Kelly @thepeterkelly.bsky.social · 4h

She can not be held accountable fast enough.

May she suffer every injustice she's helped create on others.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Kaze @kazephantom.bsky.social · 4h

Explaining JoJo's to my friends:
"Yeah so there's a boat that's actually a monkey and the monkey is a pedophile."

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Alewood Games🔜PAXU @alewoodgames.bsky.social · Aug 7

If you haven’t heard of LA and Portland’s 24-hour music festival going on right now. You’d be doing yourself a favor to look it up and inform yourself.

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Diablo 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸➡️🇬🇧➡️🇮🇪 @rdablo.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just tried googling "Los Angeles Protest".

Nothing since June?! My TikTok feed has people giving instructions.

Search for "24 hour music festival" on TikTok for now.

It's getting worse. We need platforms that are not under the control of big corporations who bow to this fascist BS.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Aug 9

Metropolitan Detention East Los Angeles

24 Hour Music
Festival 😉

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 1d

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · Apr 23

It’s really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it’s clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it’s all “please don’t forget you have to feed your troops” and “if someone asks if you’re going to attack them consider lying about it”

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 20h

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
April 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM © Everybody can reply
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.

Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.”
Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 14h

"Purity politics!"

I don't need everything. But this is where we should START the conversation.

I'm bawling. This is powerful.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

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Bil Mitchell @bilak1964.bsky.social · 14h

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Beaver Bones Darick @darickr.bsky.social · 14h

WHY do people think Trump is good at this (or anything) when reality repeatedly proves the opposite?

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Zach Wahls @zachwahls.bsky.social · 13h

The chaos of the Republican shutdown is already having ripple effects here in Iowa.

The nurses at UnityPoint have been fighting to unionize for better conditions and to improve patient care. Now the shutdown has put another obstacle in their way.

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ProBon @probon.bsky.social · 17h

Meanwhile the world has stopped buying American orange juice.
It now trades at 43% of the price it went for when Trump took office.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 14h

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 13h

If I hadn't had a great special education teacher, I would not be a writer today. I might not be anywhere, doing anything. Special education changes and saves lives.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

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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tripleawrites.bsky.social @tripleawrites.bsky.social · 18h

This is how you talk about queer issues. Historical context, truth about the lives people lead, and concrete action you’ll take to help protect vulnerable people. It’s easy when it’s guided by principles and not craven political calculations.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19h

And now Stonewall National Monument under Trump has erased the very thing she fought for.

Love the support, Zohran. Thanks, sincerely.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jul 10

6. In one glaring example, Sylvia Rivera’s section originally stated, “At a young age, Sylvia began fighting for gay and transgender rights.” The revised version read, “gay and rights,” with the word “transgender” removed entirely, rendering the sentence nonsensical:

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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