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Mely

@mely32.bsky.social

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Progressive bureaucrat out here doing my best. Fueled by coffee, gum, and spite. Join an organization and get to work.

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Jan 29

Just to elaborate, this is not meant to be a fun feel good slogan, these are practical directions for change.

If you want a suggestion, find your chapter, if you're not feeling this org, that's cool, find one you can get behind.

No institution is coming to save you. Get involved.

www.dsausa.org

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) - Working towards a better future for all.

Working towards a better future for all.

www.dsausa.org

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 2d

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 14d

wizard frog is insane

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · 25d

Did Werner Herzog Tweet America Is 'Waking Up, As Germany Once Did'? | Snopes.com share.google/TDAsv2CAdxD4...

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The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25d

It’s easy to take democracy for granted. It’s easy to assume that the Constitution is in stone. It’s not.

This is a moment when your courage and your activism are most needed.

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · 26d

The ratchet effect. How you are being duped by the fake two-party system. Democrats block movement back to the left. Republicans turn everything to the right. (Picture of a ratchet system, with one part colored blue and the other red).

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · Sep 18

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.

There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.

He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Sep 16

My paranoia is in direct relation to how much attention I pay to my rearview mirror

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Ontja Huscarlnäherin @ontja.bsky.social · Sep 15

You might find this helpful:

"This is a summary of what citizens can do to dislodge an oppressive dictator. It focuses entirely on nonviolent action, because the state almost always has overwhelming superiority when it comes to the use of force..."
www.citizenshandbook.org/get_rid_of_a...

How to get rid of a dictator

Gene Sharpe, non-violent tactics

www.citizenshandbook.org

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Sep 16

Finally I can follow you

Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Sep 13

Unfortunately I think it fits into the terminally online theme, these might as well be seen as "customization options" to them.

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mcc @dryad.technology · Sep 10

Did you know that your city almost definitely has a deal with the phone app "Libby" where you can enter your city library number and get access to an enormous number of ebooks? This is great because if there's a day you don't want to be on social media, it gives you somewhere to sink your attention.

Libby, the Library App - Apps on Google Play

Meet Libby. Discover and enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from your local library.

play.google.com

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Sep 10

Must have been aiming for his face and missed.

Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Sep 10

In fact, he spoke so much about it from his own mouth that someone tried to help him out by creating another mouth.

Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's going to blow your mind how the world got rid of Nazis the first time.

Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Jul 25

Well you see, it was not profitable at that time.

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Sean Rose the World’s Strongest @jabronisean.bsky.social · Jul 24

I don't like to speak badly of people. I have grown up thinking and being told that if you cannot say something nice about someone, you should not say anything at all. But I must break that rule in this case because I hate Hulk Hogan very much. He is a big ugly goon and I want to squash his face.

-Andre the Giant

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Jul 21

Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out

Largest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, at least 4 times the size of the previous largest; $894-$990 bn cut

Kicks 10 million off health insurance

Largest SNAP cuts ever, $197 bn cut

Still increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 22

For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.

Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.

The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)

From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For

www.youtube.com

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Mely @mely32.bsky.social · Jul 17

I prefer his more educated cousin, Professor Oak

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Larrish 💙 @larrish.bsky.social · Jul 8

🙂

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS
ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 3

Republicans in Congress have structured the most painful benefit cuts in their budget bill to kick in AFTER the 2026 midterms.

But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.

Remember this.