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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa.bsky.social, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.

I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org

Zohran jogging alongside a member of the Harlem Run Club in Prospect Park.

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Lauren Thompson Dyslexia Interventionist @laurenscribbler.bsky.social · 4h

In Brooklyn it would be mermaids.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 7h

p.s. I use Duck Duck Go and it seems to do a lot of the work for me. spreadprivacy.com/global-priva...

Global Privacy Control (GPC) Enabled by Default in DuckDuckGo Apps & Extensions

Global Privacy Control (GPC), the setting exercising your legal right to opt-out of the sale & sharing of personal data, is now enabled by default in the DuckDuckGo app & extension.

spreadprivacy.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

Firing someone purely for their political affiliation is illegal and is a violation of free speech.

Tweet from The Bulwark: “Q: ‘How many layoffs have you authorized?’ Trump: ‘A lot. It will be Democrat oriented… They should be Democrat oriented. It will be a lot and we’ll announce the numbers over the next couple of days... Many of them will be fired.’”
Below, a photo shows Donald Trump speaking to reporters in the Oval Office surrounded by staff and press.

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Snowden Bishop @snowdenbishop.bsky.social · 11h

“This isn’t some tinpot scandal of bent (politics or dodgy dealing). It’s a portal into a network… seeking to destabilise (Ukraine & US elections). …That UK’s oblivious to (its import & why it matters) fills me with a new wave of alarm.” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

We need to talk about Russia

So, yes, that means we also need to talk about Nigel Farage

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J H @jpjh88.bsky.social · 15h

People need to start highlighting that Miller is actually the shadow President and the one calling the shots. When it was Musk who was doing it, it caused a rift between them so big that after he was out, Musk was bashing Trump claiming he is in the Epstein files.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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Ken Vynall 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 @kvynall.bsky.social · 1d

Great podcast on Thiel. His thoughts are more complex and strange than I expected.

Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel’s theology is a strange materialist techno mashup, heavy on Armageddon with a hint of a savior who saves the kings, and not the rest of us. I explain here.

www.youtube.com/live/GiBhzOA...

The Gospel of Peter Thiel (Part I)

YouTube video by Straight White American Jesus Podcast

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel’s theology is a strange materialist techno mashup, heavy on Armageddon with a hint of a savior who saves the kings, and not the rest of us. I explain here.

www.youtube.com/live/GiBhzOA...

The Gospel of Peter Thiel (Part I)

YouTube video by Straight White American Jesus Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least."

Katelyn on this Zohran quote: "This is the line. It's the line that got me to tear up as I was watching it."

strikes me how this kind of powerful, simple message grows from belief, not focus groups!

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

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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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I pause and wonder what would happen if all the time and energy and especially $$$ that has gone into AI in education the past 2 years would have been redirected towards tangible things we already know works to make classrooms and schools better.

Oh well.

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 2d

Arizona’s 7th district overwhelmingly voted to send @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social to Washington to represent them.

Speaker Johnson won’t swear her in because she would be the final signature to turn over ALL of the Epstein files.

Stop covering up for pedophiles and swear in Rep. Grijalva.

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Lauren Thompson Dyslexia Interventionist @laurenscribbler.bsky.social · 2d

You are using the correct word: TYRANNY! See also: dictator, authoritarian, king. All directly opposed to the essence of the American project.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

This is what tyranny looks like.

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his personal attack dog to go after his political enemies.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

now do jan 6th

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Lauren Thompson Dyslexia Interventionist @laurenscribbler.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great explainer about Peter Thiel and his world -- which is our world now. Can't wait for Part 2.

Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel’s theology is a strange materialist techno mashup, heavy on Armageddon with a hint of a savior who saves the kings, and not the rest of us. I explain here.

www.youtube.com/live/GiBhzOA...

The Gospel of Peter Thiel (Part I)

YouTube video by Straight White American Jesus Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Lauren Thompson Dyslexia Interventionist @laurenscribbler.bsky.social · 2d

You are correct! Also, it's past time to call out this administration's lawlessness. Be loud!

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 2d

Now is the time to protect Americans’ access to health care.

We can’t afford to wait.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

NYC: Let’s show up later today to support Tish James. Attorney General James stands up to bullies, and that’s exactly why she was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. AG James has always had New York's back and New Yorkers will always have hers. 👇

Hands OFF Tish James Rally · New York Working Families Party

## **CALL TO ACTION** **FRIDAY 10/10 at FOLEY SQUARE** ### On the evening of October 9th, Attorney General Tish James was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. Attorney General James has lon...

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