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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 4h

Trump is coming for your guns. Good luck.

From the AntiTrumpAlliance community on Reddit: Trump is building a federal gun owner registry.

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 5h

I wonder which insider it was. Who could it be? Who would know?

From the DegenBets community on Reddit: A newly created crypto trading account opened yesterday morning placed a massive, leveraged short bet on Bitcoin just 30 minutes before President Trump’s 100% t...

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 6h

Ultra.

GOP Silent as Mormon Church Gunman Identified as ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trump Supporter

The man who stormed a Mormon church with an assault rifle and left four people dead was a self-described "Ultra MAGA" Trump supporter, a former Marine, and a father of one.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 9h

we need to abolish this shit

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 6h

Who is next on the list?

From the law community on Reddit: Starting October 14th, the Trump administration bans Non-Binary+Intersex people (including citizens) from entering/leaving country (on plane) via CBP passport changes

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 6h

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Two Top Scientists Tackle Trump’s Idiocracy — Mother Jones

In a new book, Michael Mann and Peter Hotez examine the risks posed by entrenched beliefs, corporate greed, and regressive governments.

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 6h

“In the context of religion, the superior is God. In politics, it might be an authoritarian dictator. In a cult, it would be the controlling leader. Whatever the circumstances, the idea is that behaviors are only right or wrong based on what the figure in power says.”

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This. — HuffPost

This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 14h

Good night. Be safe. Find happiness.

mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 14h

Lair, liar.

Mike Johnson makes the embarrassing mistake of asking for a fact check

YouTube video by MSNBC

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 14h

Watch. Cry a little, get mad, share.

George Carlin "The American Dream" Best 3 Minutes of His Career

YouTube video by Dan K Schroeder

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings🚫👑

WE ARE DEMOCRACY

#DemocracyNotDictatoryship

#USDemocracy

#Voices4Victory

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 15h

Wow. Same ol’ Bernie. Good watch.

Bernie Sanders on the Today Show 1981

YouTube video by Amanda Robertson

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 15h

Exactly what my 90 yr old dad says. All that time he has wasted reading books and watching documentaries about WW 2, and not understanding a fucking thing. Unbelievable.

GrampaBill56 🇺🇸 @grampabill56.bsky.social · 17h

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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 20h

THE VOTE COUNTERS HAVE CHANGED HANDS-AND AMERICA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION
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THE VOTE COUNTERS HAVE CHANGED HANDS-AND AMERICA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION

When a firm that counts votes gets sold behind closed doors, the price isn’t what matters. What’s being traded is confidence...and that’s the one currency a republic can’t print more of.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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mozeewest.bsky.social @mozeewest.bsky.social · 16h

Around the world countries are doing what they need to do to crawl to the top while the Republicans & their supporters are destroying America. Every morning I feel like everyone good in my life - all rolled into one - is being tortured just before death every single day by Trump and his traitors.

NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 18h

Gavin Newsom: “What more evidence of authoritarianism do you need? These guys aren’t screwing around. We can no longer screw around. It’s all at stake. People need to wake up. We can’t continue to play by the old set of rules.“