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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 3h

I have a Dream...

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 4h

Are you a voter in California and angry at:

-rising healthcare costs

-rising inflation

-batshit crazy policies from Trump and Republicans

Then vote YES on Prop 50.

@cademocrats.bsky.social

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 4h

Why is the House Speaker telling lies? What is he afraid of?

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 5h

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.

Nixonian Republicans feared release of the tapes

While

Trump Republicans fear release of the files

This too shall pass

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 6h

They are petrified of regular citizens

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING NEWS
@oregonian.com unnamed sources uncovered classified footage revealing Portland fire footage from the Trump PDB, film @democrats.senate.gov & @housedemocrats.bsky.social wanted concealed
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@maddow.msnbc.com
@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social

youtu.be/mD_u9ByaTCk?...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7h

MAGA wants us afraid and divided, but we’re not backing down. Let’s make October 18 the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Micah on Bluesky: “they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there”

Ron Filipkowski on Bluesky: “The No Kings protests have been some of the most peaceful and well attended political assemblies in American history. In fact, MAGA has mocked them as a bunch of boomer grandmothers. Now they are apparently terrorists.”

Jon Favreau on Twitter: “A top Republican in Congress just called millions of Americans terrorists.

The last No Kings protests saw 4-6 million people turn out. They were peaceful. They were joyful. There were American flags everywhere.

Those of us who will be participating next weekend in what Emmer calls a "hate rally" for "terrorists" love our country - particularly its promise that we're all created equal, that we all have the right to speak freely, to enjoy equal protection under the law, to believe what we want, and to choose our leaders without fear of reprisal.

The No Kings protests are happening because Emmer and Trump and his regime are trampling on those rights and freedoms.”

Leah Greenberg on Bluesky: “"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"”

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 7h

Using disarming humor is genius.

Take it all in, smile, laugh and enjoy the fun.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 9h

Americans were told that if you work hard, you’d have enough to buy a house, raise a family, and maybe take the kids to Disney.

Now, most working folks can’t afford a downpayment, childcare, or a vacation.

Republicans’ solution? Rip away folks’ healthcare & give handouts to the mega rich.

Disney hikes theme park ticket prices across the board — as passes double to over $200 in past decade

The steepest increases hit Disneyland’s top-tier tickets, with the Tier 6 one-day pass jumping $18 to a record $224 per adult.

nypost.com

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 9h

11th Commandment

Thou shalt block evil interlopers.

lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 9h

Both
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
@Harvard.edu

Do us proud

@massgovernor.bsky.social
@markey.senate.gov
@warren.senate.gov

lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 10h

Like slumlords ordered by courts to live in their own dilapidated-infested properties for punishment, these new-breed profiteers and enforcers should be so sentenced.

@aclu.org

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 10h

Trump is a hostage taker threatening staggered specious law suits until his demands are met.

Shut him Down

@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@aclu.org
@democracydocket.com
@theatlantic.com
@bostonglobe.com
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 10h

@democrats.senate.gov
@housedemocrats.bsky.social

You MUST HOLD the LINE

@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Now is not a time to buckle.

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will".

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10h

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House won’t hold votes until Senate Democrats “turn the lights back on.” https://to.pbs.org/473wz7W

WATCH: Johnson, House GOP leadership hold news briefing on shutdown as deadlock continues

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House won’t hold votes until Senate Democrats "turn the lights back on."

www.pbs.org

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 10h

An elected official called for my execution. This threat is a clear attempt to shut down nonviolent resistance against this administration.

I will not be silenced, and our nonviolent people-powered movement will continue to grow.

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 12h

When government violates
People's rights,
peaceful assembly
in protest
is the sacred of rights
and
the most indispensible of duties

Oct 18th

@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@moveon.org
@aclu.org
@seiu.org
@aflcio.org
@afge.org
@aft.org
@cwaunion.bsky.social
@weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12h

And we're not slowing down.

Join us: ACLU.org

@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 14h

Take notice, the ACLU is hard at work…

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 12h

Issues to inspire more People to peacefully assemble: Oct 18th

@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@demgovs.org
@democraticags.bsky.social
@aclu.org
@moveon.org
@seiu.org
@aflcio.org
@afge.org
@aft.org
@cwaunion.bsky.social
@theatlantic.com

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lighthouses7.bsky.social @lighthouses7.bsky.social · 13h

Too bad ... so sad ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

This is a big deal.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 14h

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 14h

Cross-ex:

Have you been involved in Mr. Abrego's case before Tuesday of this week?

SCHULTZ: "Not actively."

Q: What about passively?

(No response.)

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn @deborahelizabeth.bsky.social · 15h

These are the most important lessons that I've learned from studying the works of Srdja Popovic, Erica Chenoweth, Gene Sharp, and other experts.

First: Draw a line in the sand, such that the dictator is on one side and EVERYONE ELSE (even the most devoted member of the inner circle) is on the other.

Second: Keep in mind the probable tipping point. In the United States, it could mean 3.5% of the population is actively engaged in (overt or covert) resistance of various kinds. That would include boycotts and strikes. However, the 3.5% rule of thumb does not guarantee success; it's not a law of physics or a magic spell.

Third: All fascist regimes are fragile. They have weak points, and humiliating them is a surprisingly successful way to erode their support. It's crucial that they look like unpopular losers in a way that makes international news.

Fourth: Resistance actions need brilliant concepts, design, planning, implementation, and follow up. Great timing, teamwork, and sensitivity to cultural context are also crucial.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

The Administration

- raised taxes on clean energy with one big beautiful bill

- is stopping or making clean energy projects harder to be built

- is raising prices on materials with tariffs

- all while AI is spiking electricity demand

They are stopping supply while demand goes up

It’s a crisis

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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