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Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 6h

Yesterday I made signs and went to a protest for democracy. Today, I gathered my courage and went to an open mic and read a poem about the birthplace of democracy. Well, it's really about gazing out at the beautiful acropolis all lit up at night.

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The Acropolis: A Poem in Five Parts — Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage

THE ACROPOLIS: A Poem in Five Parts This poem was started while sitting at the rooftop bar and finished in my room at a hotel in the Plaka. I’ve never shared it before, but today I gathered my courag...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”

~Patrick Henry

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

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Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast)

Some Things That Are Freaking Me Out Right Now.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d

I dont think enough Americans realize Republicans are gearing up for permanent rule. I dont know if we will get to midterm elections. Even if we do, with gerrymandering, the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and violent intimidation, they'll rig the elections for minority rule.

All hands on deck.

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Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 3d

feral wolverines as banshees scream in the background, witches cackle from on high as their broomsticks circle overhead, and the Furies cheer from the edge of the woods.

Just sayin.🤷🏻‍♀️📖

Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 3d

In writing fiction, a character who says something like “Bless her heart, she doesn’t know how things work” to a duly elected official would probably eventually get eaten by…

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 6d

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 6d

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 7d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d

The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 6d

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice.“ @barackobama.bsky.social gives us the #CupOfJoe we need.
Get involved. Stay involved. #BeTheChange

#DemsUnited

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 8d

Just donated again.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 10d

SHARE if you stand with Letitia James! Because I do!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."

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Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 12d

Got a new blog post up, this time it's a "reprint" of the hubby's opinion piece published this morning in the Arizona Daily Star. "It's Time to Face the Harsh Realities of Autocracy."

Read it here:

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It's Time to Get Our Minds Right About Autocracy — Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage

Any strategy to alter America’s governing predicament must account for reality. To quote from Cool Hand Luke, it’s time to “git yer mind right.”

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Kristina Makansi | Marie K. Savage @kbmakansi.bsky.social · 12d

“…almost criminal” 🙄

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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning and happy Tuesday to everyone. No jokes. No shade. No schadenfreude. The reason you never see ICE arresting Proud Boys and Oath Keepers is the same reason you never see Keanu Reeves hanging out with John Wick and Neo.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 13d

Is this what those of you who voted for the orange was hoping for?
You will get your wish.
If that wasn’t what you were hoping for, maybe it’s time to wake up!

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 13d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d

😬 awkward

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13d

HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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