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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 2d

I would be more encouraged were I not in that age group.

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Myelita Melton @myelita.bsky.social · 4d

I won't back down
No, I won't back down
You could stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down
No, I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down

I won't back down! #NoKings
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (Official Music Video)

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 5d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Central Indiana” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Central Indiana · No Kings

Just like the previous NO KINGS event this summer, the fall NO KINGS event is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the ...

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 6d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 6d

My wife has provided me with my new mantra for the foreseeable future " The horrors persist, but so do I"

Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 7d

I have spent over 45 years in the Libertarian Party opposing governmental overreach. It has been heart breaking to discover how many people I had considered friends and allies for decades turned out to only oppose overreach by the left.

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Paul Myers @pulmyears.bsky.social · 8d

A cartoon by Barry Blitt.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 13d

Canada vs. America

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 14d

it is getting hard to determine if it is a lie or if it is dementia

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 17d

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 17d

They are just getting back their tax money.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17d

Partisan gerrymanders may be legal, but only because SCOTUS said so. They are anti-democratic measures used by a party that fears losing power to hold onto control, a mechanism that lets parties choose their voters instead of letting voters choose who will represent them.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · 27d

It is not fair to say Trump is always lying, sometimes he is sleeping.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 19

THIS. 👉

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · Sep 18

”That’s how Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán consolidated control of the media in his country//…//President Trump and his allies appear to be running the same playbook against media outlets in the US.”

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Trump’s anti-media blitz that led to Kimmel’s suspension is straight from a European strongman’s playbook | CNN Business

Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain. Pressure privately owned media companies to toe the party line. Punish the owners that resist and reward the ones that acquiesce.

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Andrew Selbst @aselbst.bsky.social · Sep 9

I really feel for Con Law profs. How are you supposed to teach anything based on principle? What exactly can you say about the Court ignoring 90-year old precedent with an opposite ruling on the shadow docket with no explanation? How can you do or teach any common law reasoning about Con Law now?

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know my odds of winning the Powerball are lower than the odds of being hit by lightning while being struck by a bus driven by Bigfoot, but they’re still better than Congress doing its job.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Sep 1

celebrating our 52nd anniversary at the Indiana state house with about 2000 of our new friends.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you for exposing the Manhattan institute for what it has become or perhaps always was.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Aug 25

In the 70's I met German relatives who stayed in Germany during the war. I was told,"If you weren't Jewish and you didn't break the law, the Gestapo never bothered you". History does not repeat, it rhymes.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Aug 25

A lot of Americans are willfully ignorant of what is happening to our country. If they allowed themselves to become aware they might feel a need to act.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Aug 24

Going to an anti-redistricting protest in deep red Indiana. I would appreciate any suggestions for a hand held sign. The Protest is this Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

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Joe Hauptmann @militantmoderate.bsky.social · Aug 24

Itis not a requirement, but it helps.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

This isn’t about John Bolton, so whatever you think about him is irrelevant. It is about every person who dares to publicly criticize Trump. It is about intimidating and silencing all of us, and it will work with some. There are going to be many more Boltons in the coming months.

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