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ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · 12d

I love the rain
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I Love The Rain

YouTube video by Lenny Kravitz - Topic

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16d

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · Sep 8

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

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ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · Sep 2

Mines not a trd but still love it. 24yrs

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ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · Aug 16

Fair enough

ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · Aug 16

Buddy guy is blues(just saying)😜

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ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · Aug 10

Nora "nose" what's inside

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 26

Trump will spend his weekend promoting a new golf course at his resort in Scotland – costing taxpayers an estimated $10 million.

After this jaunt, he will have spent at least $52 million of taxpayer money on golf trips.

If that’s not fraud, waste, and abuse, I don’t know what is.

Donald Trump's Golf Spending Spree

Yesterday, Donald Trump said that the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays." Our "pro-worker president" thinks that w

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · Jul 17

"Donald Trump didn’t stumble into protecting Nazis and sex criminals. He’s making deliberate choices that reflect who he is and what he values: power without accountability, loyalty without truth, and cruelty without consequence." #EpsteinFiles #TrumpTyranny

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jul 17

A man who aligns himself with child rapists like Jeffery Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, fires Inspector Generals, pardons Nazis, & fires the people prosecuting sex crimes—is a man who is telling us that he is a Nazi & a sex abuser.

But will MAGAs still support him?
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Will The Epstein Files Finally Doom the MAGA Cult?

I can't for sure say Trump is guilty, but his actions are exactly what someone guilty of what's in the Epstein files would do

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 14

Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 15

Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.

This is dictatorship.

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ret81.bsky.social @ret81.bsky.social · Jul 4

You were one once.( Just a reminder)

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Jul 3

3. Corporations that publicly endorsed Trump's megabill:

3M
Altria
AT&T
Charter Communications
Chevron
Cisco
Comcast
Delta Airlines
Door Dash
Great Clips
Hair Cuttery
T-Mobile
Uber
United Airlines
UPS
Verizon

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · Jul 2

No one will be safe from this.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jun 19

I've said this before and I'll say this again -- why FIFA and IOC think having the 26 World Cup and 28 Summer Olympics in the United States will be anything but a disaster for non-white athletes is beyond me. Below is a preview of what to expect. This is fascistic.

Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · Jun 19

The US has denied the visas of all 12 members of the Senegalese women’s basketball team who were scheduled to travel to the country as part of their preparation for the Afrobasket tournament that begins in August. Afrobasket is also the African qualifiers for the Olympics.

#wnba

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jun 18

Do immigrants increase crime rates?
Are immigrants a drain on the economy??
Are immigrants taking our jobs???

Here I debunk 7 Major Anti-Immigrant Myths to arm you with the tools to counter the Trump regimes racist & anti-immigrant rhetoric. Please read & share!
www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-...

Debunking 7 Major Anti-Immigrant Myths

Arming you with the tools to counter racist anti-immigrant rhetoric, and instead demand justice for all people in America

www.qasimrashid.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jun 9

At no point in this entire article of 16 paragraphs does ABC mention that another cop killed this cop by shooting her in the back. Nor does it mention the name of the cop who killed this cop. Nor does it mention that the civilians involved never fired at them.

ABC might as well be state media.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here’s a clear example of the Feds making things worse on the ground in L.A.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jun 9

A reminder that the man who ignited violence at the George Floyd protests was identified by police as a white supremacist conspiring to harm the causes of racial justice. Felt like that’s important to share as we observe the Trump regime spew an onslaught of disinformation about LA.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Jun 8

Hegseth is threatening to deploy US Marines on US Citizens

If you are a US servicemember & unsure on how to respond to an illegal order, please utilize the resources at your disposal: Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487 for free & confidential guidance.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-is-d...

Trump Is Deploying the Military on Americans

Let’s Call This What It Is: Fascism. And let's organize effectively to counter this extremism

www.qasimrashid.com

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · May 28

A painting of a bird next to the words "all hail the king of the fucking morons"

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Juliet Dowling @jdrf.bsky.social · May 21

No more needs to be said 👇🏻

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · May 21

Fascism is when you charge an elected Black Congresswoman for her 'crime' of conducting oversight of an ICE facility as her job requires—but pay $5M in reparations to the family of a white supremacist insurrectionist for getting killed while trying to violently overthrow the Govt.

This is America.

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · May 18

#RewildYourHeart

Credit: Bill Watterson

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · May 10

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · May 10

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