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David

@ottawadavid.bsky.social

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1. Tax the rich 2. Healthcare is a human right 3. Protect workers rights 4. Fund public education 5. Tax the churches 6. Love is love 7. The climate is in crisis-fix it 8. Tax Corporations to pay for the climate crisis they created

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · Sep 10

Trump’s threats to Canadian independence explained perfectly 👇

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 1d

Neil Young Pulling Music from Amazon, Calls for Boycott: “Support Your Community”

“BEZOS SUPPORTS THIS GOVERNMENT. IT DOES NOT SUPPORT YOU OR ME.”

consequence.net/2025/10/neil...

Neil Young Pulling Music from Amazon, Calls for Boycott: "Support Your Community"

Neil Young has announced the impending removal of his music from Amazon, and is calling for a boycott of the massive online retailer.

consequence.net

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

“.. Since the pandemic, he has mostly lived on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he has bought up numerous parcels of land. He said that he wasn’t sure how many days he spends each year in San Francisco ..”

@nytimes.com $CRM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. Frank Miranda, 46, filmed ICE agents confronting him before work on Oct. 2, demanding that he answer questions about where he was born. When he refused, agents threatened him with a dog ..”

@davidjbier.bsky.social
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 13h

Peter Thiel is Palantir co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is president of Thiel Capital, and a partner of Founders Fund, a venture capital firm.

Everyone who remains in his circles is complicit.

www.commondreams.org/news/peter-t...

Instead of Charity, Peter Thiel Told Elon Musk to Use Billions for Right-Wing Crusade Against 'Antichrist' | Common Dreams

Billionaire Peter Thiel urges Elon Musk to hoard wealth to battle future "Antichrist." Thiel warns against giving to left-wing nonprofits.

www.commondreams.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

“.. Those fleeing by car would be directed to secondary roads, to clear others for the incoming army, with a map already available showing the towns where they can seek refuge.”

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/aer...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · 19h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · 19h

Carney is closer to Smith politically than anyone wants to admit.
Liberals let a fox in the henhouse.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 20h

Putin on Gaza: Our participation could be in demand, and we are ready to take part in it

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

News from the Authoritarians Club: the US Treasury has finalised a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina and directly bought Argentine pesos to help stabilise the country’s economy.

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · 1d

Facts matter

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

NYT love letter to Kushner is honestly shocking for the depth of its pandering & lies for the regime, even for them.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · 1d

What happens next year when China continues to buy elsewhere?

Do Americans think it will be business as usual next year with trump making USA into a pariah.

We are witnessing the end of an empire in real-time.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

> @jesskarl.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

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David @ottawadavid.bsky.social · 1d

Reporters don’t interview Republican candidates like that only so called liberals get that treatment.

Good for Katie Porter I’d be sick of their bullshit too! 👊

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on CNN (!): "I'm getting phone calls from people that are saying if the ACA tax credits expire, they aren't gonna be able to have health insurance. They're going to have to drop it."

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