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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 14h

Someone finally, succinctly, sums up the whole con.

If you create shortages… make basic necessities scarce… then you can easily profit, by allowing a select few to control markets… and those select few can reap enormous profits through price gouging, and in turn pay you handsomely for the favor.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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🟧 🟦Laurie Hosken, PHR, SHRM-CP @lauriehosken.bsky.social · 2h

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 10h

Incredible and sad for California

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Michelle Summers @cmichellesummers.bsky.social · 6h

Fascism, the US government document explained, “is government by the few and for the few. The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.” “The people run democratic governments, but fascist governments run the people.

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🟧 🟦Laurie Hosken, PHR, SHRM-CP @lauriehosken.bsky.social · 2h

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🟧 🟦Laurie Hosken, PHR, SHRM-CP @lauriehosken.bsky.social · 6h

I love it! You’re such a great connector, dear Jaye - thanks!
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🟧 🟦Laurie Hosken, PHR, SHRM-CP @lauriehosken.bsky.social · 7h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Glendale, Arizona” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

NO KINGS Glendale, Arizona · Indivisible

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 19h

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings,
For the love of America.

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 ...

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 14h

Trump’s new Social Security Commissioner said “I’m Googling Social security…What the heck’s the commissioner of Social Security?” This administration is destroying the Social Security Administration, starting at the top. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/U08jtz2

More Sneak Attacks on Social Security

Today on TAP: It's hard to kill America's most loved program outright—so Trump is strangling it by stealth.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 1d

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tamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 1d

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

I found this map showing which states used Dominion Voting Machines in the 2024 race. With an election denier as the new owner of Dominion which is now Liberty vote, I definitely would advise all states to get out of their contract with them & find a new one.

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Lady4Freedom @sassylassiein2024.bsky.social · 1d

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

To all military
You Deserve Better than Trump, Hegseth, and Republican Senators and Congressional Representatives
They refuse to negotiate
And truly don't care
Democrats are in DC ready
Republicans no where to be found
This is TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN