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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 4h

“Despotism doesn’t impose itself on everyone all at once. It creeps inward from the margins of society.”–Brian Beutle

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The Median Experience Of Tyranny

If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn't need mantras like "never again."

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5h

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5h

The California law has tackled that problem by including what experts say is the first science-based legal definition of ultraprocessed foods in the United States

Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5h

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California Will Ban Certain Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 16h

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NO KINGS San Diego, CA · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 1d

Me too!

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

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Steven Beschloss (@america)

"What kind of monsters grab children and take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of government entity permits its agents to abuse American citizens and non-citizens without the sli...

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 3d

The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem
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The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem

The Secretary of Homeland Security has a way with words

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 4d

Me too
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

ICE agents storm Chicago apartment
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ICE agents storm Chicago apartment

Children are separated from their parents and detained in vans

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

Yup... and Gemini says:

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5d

Know what would be great counterprotesting on Thursday when Kash wants a perp walk?

Adelita Grijalva and some Epstein survivors talking about the lengths Trump is going to cover up the Epstein files.

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

“Is this about the shutdown, or is this about the Epstein files?”
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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

OMG

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Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump's face for U.S. 250th anniversary

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed in a social media post that the draft coin depicting Trump is real. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared Beach's post.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 6d

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 6d

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F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

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Jazz Is Not Dead™ @blackohiosky.bsky.social · 7d

I was there that day as a reporter for WCUE Radio in Akron. Witnessed the horror and have NEVER SINCE been able to make sense out of what I saw. Within a year I had dropped out of the radio business because on that day I wasn't allowed to broadcast what I had seen honestly and with perspective.

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

And CANNOT WEAR MASKS !!!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7d

So Qatar gets NATO Article 5 level protection, but Ukraine does not? This is raw corruption in action.

A screenshot of an X post by Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkow
..., 11h ago) stating: "This is pretty unbelievable. Qatar giving Trump that jet is really paying off for them in a big way." The post includes a quoted X post by Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid
) with an auto-translated Grok Show original message: "As part of the initiative to end the war in Gaza and as compensation to Qatar for the Israeli attack in Doha, President Trump signed on Monday a presidential order that dramatically upgrades the U.S. commitment to Qatar's security. This is an unprecedented security agreement between the U.S. and an Arab country. According to the presidential order, published today, 'The United States will regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or vital infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.' The order further states: 'In the event of such an attack, the United States will take all appropriate and lawful measures – including diplomatic, economic, and if necessary, military measures – in order to defend the interests of the United States and the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability.'"

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