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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

"A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on."

-- Mark Twain (?)
-- Wayne Gretzky
-- Michael Scott

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

11 October 1891 | A Czech Jewish woman, Kitty Mautnerová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Portrait of a woman, featuring a vintage black and white photo with a signature at the bottom.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing snipped here has been RFK’s brain stem.

Screenshot of a tweet from The Bulwark. Text reads: “RFK: ‘There's two studies which show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they were given Tylenol.’” Below is a photo of a formal meeting at a long table with Donald Trump and several officials.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Ewwww 🤮

Trump's Ultra-Creepy Interaction With Female MAGA Influencer Has People Recoiling

www.comicsands.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has hired over 100 fossil fuel insiders to staff his administration and advance the industry's agenda.

Is it any wonder why his Big Ugly Bill contains more than $40B in new subsidies and tax breaks for Big Oil?

The Secret Behind High Gas Prices

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

Chicago hospitals need to establish a security perimeter and not allow any ICE vehicles/agents inside—and certainly not unless they have a valid, specific judicial warrant. That’s the bare minimum they owe our communities. Not one is currently doing this.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Rise of Medical Fascism

The US medical profession’s long history of complicity with state violence has prepared it for compliance with Trump’s authoritarian orders.

www.thenation.com

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 4d

Celebrating our wedding anniversary at Goblin Valley State Park in Utah! Galaxy Quest filmed their planet scenes here, but we kept thinking about what Ape City would’ve looked like if it had been built by the citizens of Bedrock.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 7d

Please join me in donating to support passage of California’s Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. California voters have the power to fight against facism. And vote YES on Prop 50. secure.actblue.com/donate/erra-...

Donate to Yes on 50 – the Election Rigging Response Act

If Californians don’t act now, Donald Trump will seize total power for two more years.

secure.actblue.com

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

I was wrong about the date, but I did get my ballot today.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

I was wrong, but at least some balance have already been mailed. I got mine today.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 8d

California, get organized!
go.bsky.app/zDHeLy

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks. I was wrong. Yes, the deadline to send in your ballot to vote for California Prop 50 is Nov 4th.

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 8d

Oops. Thanks.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

They’re baaack. 🤣

Repairs and all…

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 9d

For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM

Watch (or Rewatch) the excellent, and sadly timely, film: "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005) - Dir. George Clooney

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv4s...

Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) Official Trailer - George Clooney, David Strathairn Movie HD

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

www.youtube.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d

Which party incites violence again?

GOP Lawmaker Sparks Outrage After Calling For Dem Rep. To Be Executed For Urging People To Protest Trump

www.comicsands.com

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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · 8d

While some Federal government agencies push loud political partisanship in your face on their home page, NASA has class and simply states the facts minus the politics in small type at nasa.gov -- Good on you #NASA. #Shutdown #NASASTRONG

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