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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · May 2
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Arizona Indivisible 🇺🇸🌵💪 ❌👑 @azindivisible.bsky.social · 1d
Maria Corona Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for resisting fascism‼️
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d
“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23h
Republicans are currently going around the media to claim the nationwide peaceful No Kings protest on 10/18 is a “Hate America” rally.

Actually, No Kings is a rally of love—love for the founding ideals of America, love for the democracy and freedoms we cherish, love for one another.

Let’s show it:
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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you to the Arizona Democratic Delegation for fighting to have a voice in Congress for #AZ07.

End the shutdown & Swear me in!
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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 23h
⬇️⬇️⬇️ Call To Action ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#ArizonaIndivisibles
#AZIndivisibles
#OptimistsResist
#SwearInAdelita
#SwearAdelitaIn
#EndTheShutdown
#ReleaseTheFiles
#RepresentativeDemocracy
#AmericanValues
#AmericanWay
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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d
Speaker Johnson is delaying my swearing in to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Join us in demanding Speaker Johnson:

End the Shutdown.

Swear me In.

Release the Files.

SIGN OUR PETITION 🔗adelita.us/sign
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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 1d
Resist, Rest, Repeat.

Use @5calls.org to voice concerns to leaders - 5calls.org

Check out @indivisibleguide.bsky.social's learning, gathering, & action events - indivisible.org

Become a #RightToRead advocate w @uabookbans.bsky.social - uniteagainstbookbans.org

#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere! ☮️💙
two women are sitting next to each other with the words we 're in this together
ALT: two women are sitting next to each other with the words we 're in this together
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
The Justice Department had 36 attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians when Trump took office in January.

Today it has two.

See how this works?
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d
1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.
Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire
On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
75% of Labor Department workers are furloughed during Trump’s shutdown.

That means millions of workers will have fewer watchdogs on the beat to ensure job safety, crack down on wage theft, and enforce labor protections.

And the so-called “pro-worker president” is to blame.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Remember this as Trump goes on about being "tough on crime."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-has-the-media-become-so-vulnerable
Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?
Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 2d
“Trump’s energy policy also weakens America’s global standing by giving a competitive edge to China. For years China has meticulously grown its clean energy industry…Chinese companies now produce 60% of the world’s wind turbines and 80% of solar panels.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d
I’ve lived in rural America long enough to know that the entire point was to bankrupt farmers…

We are all about to find out.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d
Trump promised a health care plan TEN YEARS AGO and has never come up with one. Unless you consider it a "health care plan" when you cut health care and use the savings to give rich people a tax cut.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d
We all need to understand a key facet of fascism. There is no end, but also there is no plan. Just an endless string of opportunities to exploit and suppress people when they do not stand up for themselves. Fascists are big dogs that look scary, but run scared when faced with a real fight.
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etherkay.bsky.social @etherkay.bsky.social · 2d
What is the end game for these madmen?? World dominance? Hatred and poverty rife everywhere? That doesn't sound like a good world
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
Context matters
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 1d
Keep your eyes open AND stay optimistic and hopeful. Read on...
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2d
Must-read report from @blackvotersmatterfund.org and @fairfightaction.bsky.social lays out the absolutely enormous stakes of the redistricting case that could destroy the remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act bit.ly/VRA-under-at...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d
The difference between Democrats surrendering in March and fighting back now is us. We’re building a unified opposition party that stands up to Trump’s regime and its enablers. Let’s encourage Democrats to keep fighting to protect healthcare for millions of Americans: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
Axios headline: “Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown”
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AZ LD3 Democrats @azld3dems.bsky.social · 1d
Oct. 18 - Save the Date: No Kings National Protests:

Anthem www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Scottsdale www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

State Capital www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Mohave County Indivisible @mohaveindv.bsky.social · 2d
Dear Soybean Farmers,

The money you would ordinarily earn for your hard work is in Argentina courtesy of Donald J. Trump.

Please reevaluate your voting preferences.
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#HandsOffAZ @kyratangren.bsky.social · 1d
➡️East of Anthem? Head to the #NoKings event in North Scottsdale near Cave Creek!
⬇️South? Go to Norterra!
⬅️West? Sun City West!
⬆️North? Prescott Valley!

Events are *all over* AZ on 10/18! 💪
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#HandsOffAZ @kyratangren.bsky.social · 1d
Join Keith and many others from North Phoenix, Black Canyon, new River, & beyond on 10/18 in Anthem AZ for #NoKings! 🚫👑
#NoKingsAZ #AZProtests

www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 2d
Read more this week. Learn more this week. Get involved this week. And then be a #RightToRead advocate every day!

#BannedBooksWeek
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#LetFreedomReadDay
#Read
#Reading
#ReadMoreBooks
#SupportLibraries
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
#Freedom
#AmericanValues
#ReadForYourRights
#LoveBooks
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 4d
Have you heard? Censorship is /so/ 1984.

Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ALA.org/BBooks. ALA American Library Association.
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