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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Children are dying because Trump gutted USAID and cut lifesaving foreign aid — even though it took up less than 1% of the U.S. budget.

Meanwhile, he's preparing to dole out $40 billion to prop up Argentina's failing economy, all to help out his authoritarian pal.

Priorities.

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

This didn't cause Vance to stumble. He defended them.

Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

Just like Pam Bondi and Karoline Leavitt. Hypocrites who display their cross necklaces while they spiel hate.

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

Edit! Great THREE hours! ☺️

Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

Saw this quote on the @velshimsnbc.bsky.social show this morning. What a great two hours that Ali Velshi gave us today, as usual!

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

We can do it!

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

Shame on the @nytimes.com

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3h

Update: Not even 24 hours after the biggest national protest in many years, the New York Times has removed its coverage, at least on mobile. You have to scroll all the way down to the bottom to “most shared stories” where it’s number one.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 17h

The record protests are the 6th headline down on the NYT mobile app.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18h

HOLD UP. George Santos is the lead story on the @nytimes.com website on Saturday night? Not the millions of Americans protesting Donald Trump today at 2,700 events in all 50 states? Come on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/n...

Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom

On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said.
Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.

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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 3h

"Person impeached for insurrection sends billions to Argentina during US gov't shutdown" and "Felon convicted of fraud pardons felon convicted of fraud" and "Long-time Epstein associate posts video depicting himself as a king dumping diarrhea on Americans from a fighter jet" are factual statements

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 3h

bbc.com/future/artic...

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

bbc.com

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

n.pr

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 5h

They’re leveling Gaza right now based on several reports by those on the ground. There are videos, but I want them to be confirmed first.

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cool lich doritos 🦝 🏴 @comrade-raccoon.bsky.social · 3d

Stop putting this crap in your house

techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

techcrunch.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h

The photos in the New York Times also don’t give any sense of the scale.

Would you know that millions of people showed up across the country?

A physical copy of the New York Times showing two small photos of the No Kings protests. One photo shows a few dozen people and another focuses on just one person with an American flag

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 5h

Shame on the @nytimes.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 7h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

www.mobilize.us

Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 23h

#NoKingsDay Orange, CA 🇺🇲🎉

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · 1d

Great show. Just what we needed the night before an important day. Thank you!

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Buhane Information Technologies @buhane.com.tr · Jul 10

Bitcoin Depot discloses data breach that doxed 27K customers Bitcoin Depot has disclosed that 27,000 of its customers data was breached, but said there was âno evidence of customer information being misused.â. @cosmicmeta.io #Crypto

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Bitcoin Depot discloses data breach that doxed 27K customers

Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has told its users that a data breach mid-last year exposed 27,000 of its customers' information, which it only disclosed this week due to a federal investigation.

cointelegraph.com

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 4d

"It is hard to overstate the magnitude of this crisis, because it touches every part of our healthcare system.

Hospitals are closing, nursing homes are threatened. " - @whipkclark.bsky.social

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · Apr 19

Bullies, just like trump. #boycott

How the Trump Tariffs Assist Monopoly url:https://prospect.org/economy/2025-04-15-how-trump-tariffs-assist-monopoly/

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨NEW: Senator Chris Van Hollen says he was just told by El Salvador’s Vice President that Garcia is still imprisoned because “the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT.”💥

This is despite him not being a MS-13 gang member nor being charged with a crime.

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Liann @liann11.bsky.social · Apr 16

#flabbergasted again. Shame on me.

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · Apr 16

Congrats to TurboTax, which has worked for two decades to stop Americans from being able to file taxes for free.

www.propublica.org/article/insi...

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Nick Martin @nick-martin.bsky.social · Apr 16

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just sat down for a one-on-one interview with a man who, as @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has reported, has claimed that "Jewish influence on the West" has led to "white genocide" and once said "Hitler actually had some decent points."

www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Still image from video showing Marco Rubio on the left in a dark blue suit, white shirt and blue tie, sitting in a director-style chair in a studio setting. Across from him on the right is Mike Benz, a bald white man with a brown goatee, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie. He is also seated in the style of chair as Rubio. Behind them are windows looking out into a courtyard with dozens of international flags.

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