LA Progressive
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LA Progressive is a daily digital news and opinion magazine that is dedicated to providing a platform for progressive thought. Published by Dick & Sharon.
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@laprogressive.bsky.social
· Nov 20
More than 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. said, "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.”
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I'm currently listening to the Macro and Cheese podcast. We have to stay informed and prepared.
The Awkward Dick Cheney Canonization
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While we can say no historical figure is pure, that line too often becomes a shield, a way to downplay, dilute, or deflect from the scale of the harms done. Jared Bell #dickcheney
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While we can say no historical figure is pure, that line too often becomes a shield, a way to downplay, dilute, or deflect from the scale of the harms done. Jared Bell #dickcheney
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Awkward Dick Cheney Canonization
https://f.mtr.cool/qxcbuvdjyo
While we can say no historical figure is pure, that line too often becomes a shield, a way to downplay, dilute, or deflect from the scale of the harms done. Jared Bell #dickcheney
https://f.mtr.cool/qxcbuvdjyo
While we can say no historical figure is pure, that line too often becomes a shield, a way to downplay, dilute, or deflect from the scale of the harms done. Jared Bell #dickcheney
The Dark Side of Gratitude: When Thankfulness Becomes a Tool of Control
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Gratitude is celebrated as a virtue, but coerced thankfulness can reinforce inequality, stifle emotions, and keep us complacent. Martina Moneke #gratitude
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Gratitude is celebrated as a virtue, but coerced thankfulness can reinforce inequality, stifle emotions, and keep us complacent. Martina Moneke #gratitude
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Dark Side of Gratitude: When Thankfulness Becomes a Tool of Control
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Gratitude is celebrated as a virtue, but coerced thankfulness can reinforce inequality, stifle emotions, and keep us complacent. Martina Moneke #gratitude
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Gratitude is celebrated as a virtue, but coerced thankfulness can reinforce inequality, stifle emotions, and keep us complacent. Martina Moneke #gratitude
The Trump-Mamdani Show Was Amazing
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But downsides for Progressives could turn out to be steep. @normansolomon #mamdani
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But downsides for Progressives could turn out to be steep. @normansolomon #mamdani
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Trump-Mamdani Show Was Amazing
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But downsides for Progressives could turn out to be steep. @normansolomon #mamdani
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But downsides for Progressives could turn out to be steep. @normansolomon #mamdani
Did Democrats Go From Weakness to Betrayal?
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Constituents urged Democratic lawmakers to stay firm on their demands during the government shutdown. @JamalaRogersSTL #democrats
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Constituents urged Democratic lawmakers to stay firm on their demands during the government shutdown. @JamalaRogersSTL #democrats
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Did Democrats Go From Weakness to Betrayal?
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Constituents urged Democratic lawmakers to stay firm on their demands during the government shutdown. @JamalaRogersSTL #democrats
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Constituents urged Democratic lawmakers to stay firm on their demands during the government shutdown. @JamalaRogersSTL #democrats
America Isn’t a Democracy
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250 years of history all point to the same truth: oligarchies fall only when the people refuse to be divided. @SharonKyle00 #democracy
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250 years of history all point to the same truth: oligarchies fall only when the people refuse to be divided. @SharonKyle00 #democracy
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
America Isn’t a Democracy
https://f.mtr.cool/bsisgktynq
250 years of history all point to the same truth: oligarchies fall only when the people refuse to be divided. @SharonKyle00 #democracy
https://f.mtr.cool/bsisgktynq
250 years of history all point to the same truth: oligarchies fall only when the people refuse to be divided. @SharonKyle00 #democracy
Trump’s 28-Point Ukraine War Plan
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Is it a Trump tactic to justify further US withdrawal from involvement, once the Europeans reject it, and to let the Europeans have ‘their war’ with Russia in Ukraine? @drjackrasmus #ukraine
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Is it a Trump tactic to justify further US withdrawal from involvement, once the Europeans reject it, and to let the Europeans have ‘their war’ with Russia in Ukraine? @drjackrasmus #ukraine
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Trump’s 28-Point Ukraine War Plan
https://f.mtr.cool/whgdmccojb
Is it a Trump tactic to justify further US withdrawal from involvement, once the Europeans reject it, and to let the Europeans have ‘their war’ with Russia in Ukraine? @drjackrasmus #ukraine
https://f.mtr.cool/whgdmccojb
Is it a Trump tactic to justify further US withdrawal from involvement, once the Europeans reject it, and to let the Europeans have ‘their war’ with Russia in Ukraine? @drjackrasmus #ukraine
California’s Child Farmworkers: Underpaid, Exhausted, Toiling in Toxic Fields
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State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. @LAJourno #farmworkers
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State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. @LAJourno #farmworkers
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
California’s Child Farmworkers: Underpaid, Exhausted, Toiling in Toxic Fields
https://f.mtr.cool/ccrvdbfjda
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. @LAJourno #farmworkers
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State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. @LAJourno #farmworkers
The Hot Tub of Death?
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The hurricanes of the future world we’re now creating by burning such quantities of fossil fuels are likely to be so gargantuan as to make our present behemoths look sickly. @jricole #globalwarming #jamaica
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The hurricanes of the future world we’re now creating by burning such quantities of fossil fuels are likely to be so gargantuan as to make our present behemoths look sickly. @jricole #globalwarming #jamaica
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Hot Tub of Death?
https://f.mtr.cool/yothmtgfqz
The hurricanes of the future world we’re now creating by burning such quantities of fossil fuels are likely to be so gargantuan as to make our present behemoths look sickly. @jricole #globalwarming #jamaica
https://f.mtr.cool/yothmtgfqz
The hurricanes of the future world we’re now creating by burning such quantities of fossil fuels are likely to be so gargantuan as to make our present behemoths look sickly. @jricole #globalwarming #jamaica
Escaping Plato's Cave
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Sharon Kyle: From Plato’s warning to Project 2025, America’s shadow-makers have engineered a system built on racial myths, political manipulation, and manufactured fear. Breaking free starts with truth-telling.
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Sharon Kyle: From Plato’s warning to Project 2025, America’s shadow-makers have engineered a system built on racial myths, political manipulation, and manufactured fear. Breaking free starts with truth-telling.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Escaping Plato's Cave
https://f.mtr.cool/uwbwevrhnr
Sharon Kyle: From Plato’s warning to Project 2025, America’s shadow-makers have engineered a system built on racial myths, political manipulation, and manufactured fear. Breaking free starts with truth-telling.
https://f.mtr.cool/uwbwevrhnr
Sharon Kyle: From Plato’s warning to Project 2025, America’s shadow-makers have engineered a system built on racial myths, political manipulation, and manufactured fear. Breaking free starts with truth-telling.
Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody
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Why Palestinians, global civil society, and even U.S. allies reject Washington’s bid to impose on Gaza @medeabenjamin @NicolasJSDavies #gaza
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Why Palestinians, global civil society, and even U.S. allies reject Washington’s bid to impose on Gaza @medeabenjamin @NicolasJSDavies #gaza
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody
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Why Palestinians, global civil society, and even U.S. allies reject Washington’s bid to impose on Gaza @medeabenjamin @NicolasJSDavies #gaza
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Why Palestinians, global civil society, and even U.S. allies reject Washington’s bid to impose on Gaza @medeabenjamin @NicolasJSDavies #gaza
How Washington Is Setting the Stage to Steal Honduras’s Election—Again
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A covert plan to overturn Honduras’s progressive gains is unfolding in the shadows as Trump escalates U.S. militarism. @johnperry21 #honduras
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A covert plan to overturn Honduras’s progressive gains is unfolding in the shadows as Trump escalates U.S. militarism. @johnperry21 #honduras
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How Washington Is Setting the Stage to Steal Honduras’s Election—Again
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A covert plan to overturn Honduras’s progressive gains is unfolding in the shadows as Trump escalates U.S. militarism. @johnperry21 #honduras
https://f.mtr.cool/yhmbakkzrt
A covert plan to overturn Honduras’s progressive gains is unfolding in the shadows as Trump escalates U.S. militarism. @johnperry21 #honduras
“Microsoft Ignites” Protests for Collusion in Gaza Genocide
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Activists are sending a message to Microsoft that “their protests will continue until all services to the Israeli military are cut... @ppasquini #microsoft #genocide
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Activists are sending a message to Microsoft that “their protests will continue until all services to the Israeli military are cut... @ppasquini #microsoft #genocide
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“Microsoft Ignites” Protests for Collusion in Gaza Genocide
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Activists are sending a message to Microsoft that “their protests will continue until all services to the Israeli military are cut... @ppasquini #microsoft #genocide
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Activists are sending a message to Microsoft that “their protests will continue until all services to the Israeli military are cut... @ppasquini #microsoft #genocide
I Just Love to Sell Guns
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Those who sell the guns aren’t held responsible for what people do with them. Same goes for those who make them. More and more, it seems that also applies to those who shoot them. Chuck Yates #guncontrol
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Those who sell the guns aren’t held responsible for what people do with them. Same goes for those who make them. More and more, it seems that also applies to those who shoot them. Chuck Yates #guncontrol
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I Just Love to Sell Guns
https://f.mtr.cool/grxzouzcqs
Those who sell the guns aren’t held responsible for what people do with them. Same goes for those who make them. More and more, it seems that also applies to those who shoot them. Chuck Yates #guncontrol
https://f.mtr.cool/grxzouzcqs
Those who sell the guns aren’t held responsible for what people do with them. Same goes for those who make them. More and more, it seems that also applies to those who shoot them. Chuck Yates #guncontrol
What Our Fascist Moment Demands of Labor Unions
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The Trump regime understands that labor unions are one of the greatest forces against fascism. @DocMellyMel #kentwong
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The Trump regime understands that labor unions are one of the greatest forces against fascism. @DocMellyMel #kentwong
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What Our Fascist Moment Demands of Labor Unions
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The Trump regime understands that labor unions are one of the greatest forces against fascism. @DocMellyMel #kentwong
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The Trump regime understands that labor unions are one of the greatest forces against fascism. @DocMellyMel #kentwong
Bring Them Home: The Forgotten Black Veterans Deported by America
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After serving the nation, Black veterans are being expelled, abandoned, and erased. Their fight isn’t over — and neither is ours. @davidalove #blackveterans
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After serving the nation, Black veterans are being expelled, abandoned, and erased. Their fight isn’t over — and neither is ours. @davidalove #blackveterans
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bring Them Home: The Forgotten Black Veterans Deported by America
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After serving the nation, Black veterans are being expelled, abandoned, and erased. Their fight isn’t over — and neither is ours. @davidalove #blackveterans
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After serving the nation, Black veterans are being expelled, abandoned, and erased. Their fight isn’t over — and neither is ours. @davidalove #blackveterans
Rebuilding After Eaton Fire
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When you lose your home, you anticipate and maybe even expect relief. Instead, you get portals, forms, deadlines, contradictory instructions is that you are on your own. Bill Gould #eatonfire
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When you lose your home, you anticipate and maybe even expect relief. Instead, you get portals, forms, deadlines, contradictory instructions is that you are on your own. Bill Gould #eatonfire
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Rebuilding After Eaton Fire
https://f.mtr.cool/acfhbmhgth
When you lose your home, you anticipate and maybe even expect relief. Instead, you get portals, forms, deadlines, contradictory instructions is that you are on your own. Bill Gould #eatonfire
https://f.mtr.cool/acfhbmhgth
When you lose your home, you anticipate and maybe even expect relief. Instead, you get portals, forms, deadlines, contradictory instructions is that you are on your own. Bill Gould #eatonfire
Trump Takes on Higher Ed
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The compact demanded professors, when acting “as university representatives,” refrain from speaking on “societal and political events.” James Libresco #freedomofspeech
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The compact demanded professors, when acting “as university representatives,” refrain from speaking on “societal and political events.” James Libresco #freedomofspeech
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump Takes on Higher Ed
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The compact demanded professors, when acting “as university representatives,” refrain from speaking on “societal and political events.” James Libresco #freedomofspeech
https://f.mtr.cool/zjsslwmtka
The compact demanded professors, when acting “as university representatives,” refrain from speaking on “societal and political events.” James Libresco #freedomofspeech
Security Council Shamefully Give US Colonial Domination Over Palestine
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A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. @marjoriecohn #UNITEDNATIONS
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A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. @marjoriecohn #UNITEDNATIONS
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Security Council Shamefully Give US Colonial Domination Over Palestine
https://f.mtr.cool/fbzqpsnvmr
A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. @marjoriecohn #UNITEDNATIONS
https://f.mtr.cool/fbzqpsnvmr
A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. @marjoriecohn #UNITEDNATIONS
A President Faces the Great Beyond
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My theory is that Trump knows full well that he is radically unfit for Heaven, especially with new Epstein connection details still coming out. Peter Laarman #trump
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My theory is that Trump knows full well that he is radically unfit for Heaven, especially with new Epstein connection details still coming out. Peter Laarman #trump
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A President Faces the Great Beyond
https://f.mtr.cool/lqfqbmlwvz
My theory is that Trump knows full well that he is radically unfit for Heaven, especially with new Epstein connection details still coming out. Peter Laarman #trump
https://f.mtr.cool/lqfqbmlwvz
My theory is that Trump knows full well that he is radically unfit for Heaven, especially with new Epstein connection details still coming out. Peter Laarman #trump
How Trump Uses Jews
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Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: it will be about something else tomorrow. @MatteaKramer #trump
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Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: it will be about something else tomorrow. @MatteaKramer #trump
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
How Trump Uses Jews
https://f.mtr.cool/fryhvgcuzb
Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: it will be about something else tomorrow. @MatteaKramer #trump
https://f.mtr.cool/fryhvgcuzb
Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: it will be about something else tomorrow. @MatteaKramer #trump
America’s Insurance Crisis: The Canary Warning We’re Ignoring
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The insurance industry’s alarm bells are ringing, and the fallout threatens every American with a mortgage. Paul desPlanaise #insurance
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The insurance industry’s alarm bells are ringing, and the fallout threatens every American with a mortgage. Paul desPlanaise #insurance
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
America’s Insurance Crisis: The Canary Warning We’re Ignoring
https://f.mtr.cool/hchhtnsxoz
The insurance industry’s alarm bells are ringing, and the fallout threatens every American with a mortgage. Paul desPlanaise #insurance
https://f.mtr.cool/hchhtnsxoz
The insurance industry’s alarm bells are ringing, and the fallout threatens every American with a mortgage. Paul desPlanaise #insurance
Chris Smalls: The Amazon Worker Who Sparked a New Labor Movement
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How a young Black organizer redefined what worker-led activism looks like in America. @SharonKyle00 #chrissmalls
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How a young Black organizer redefined what worker-led activism looks like in America. @SharonKyle00 #chrissmalls
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Chris Smalls: The Amazon Worker Who Sparked a New Labor Movement
https://f.mtr.cool/qawcqovdrp
How a young Black organizer redefined what worker-led activism looks like in America. @SharonKyle00 #chrissmalls
https://f.mtr.cool/qawcqovdrp
How a young Black organizer redefined what worker-led activism looks like in America. @SharonKyle00 #chrissmalls
Why Democrats Lost Voter Confidence
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People want another FDR. Someone who is honest and believes that our democracy can be dedicated to the common good. Bob Topper #elections
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People want another FDR. Someone who is honest and believes that our democracy can be dedicated to the common good. Bob Topper #elections
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why Democrats Lost Voter Confidence
https://f.mtr.cool/aemjvxklpt
People want another FDR. Someone who is honest and believes that our democracy can be dedicated to the common good. Bob Topper #elections
https://f.mtr.cool/aemjvxklpt
People want another FDR. Someone who is honest and believes that our democracy can be dedicated to the common good. Bob Topper #elections
How Employers and Labor Groups Try to Protect Workers From ICE
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Here are some tactics at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids. @jeremotographs #ice
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Here are some tactics at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids. @jeremotographs #ice
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How Employers and Labor Groups Try to Protect Workers From ICE
https://f.mtr.cool/thoagkgbjv
Here are some tactics at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids. @jeremotographs #ice
https://f.mtr.cool/thoagkgbjv
Here are some tactics at farms, factories, restaurants and other job sites are using to shield employees from immigration raids. @jeremotographs #ice
How MAGA Hijacked Patriotism—and What Liberals, and America, Lost
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Patriotism is no longer neutral but embracing progressive patriotism could restore shared civic values and bridge the divide. Martina Moneke #maga
https://f.mtr.cool/dqueudexqg
Patriotism is no longer neutral but embracing progressive patriotism could restore shared civic values and bridge the divide. Martina Moneke #maga
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
How MAGA Hijacked Patriotism—and What Liberals, and America, Lost
https://f.mtr.cool/dqueudexqg
Patriotism is no longer neutral but embracing progressive patriotism could restore shared civic values and bridge the divide. Martina Moneke #maga
https://f.mtr.cool/dqueudexqg
Patriotism is no longer neutral but embracing progressive patriotism could restore shared civic values and bridge the divide. Martina Moneke #maga