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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · 19h

The Glow of the embers after an enjoyable evening around the fire pit #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #photography #fire

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7d

Violent thugs are terrorizing Americans and they were sent by the White House.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 7d

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · 7d

What a better way to relax than in fromt of a warm fire #BlueSkyArtShow #rrelax #ph;otography #dogs

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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · 14d

Sometimes the road is only a few inches wide. Used frequently my rocoons and cats. #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #photography #nature

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 20d

If anyone needs to be fired it's Kilmeade

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20d

Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21d

If you're a cable host interviewing Tom Homan, at the very least you need to ask him about accepting bribes to influence government contracts.

Or -- hear me out -- you could wordlessly pull a thick envelope from your coat pocket and slide it to him across the table with a stage wink.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Our problem isn't a lack of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · 21d

Shattered door glass #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles #photography

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 26d

With the right folks in charge, it doesn't take long to get from a US economy that is "the envy of the world" to this:

"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy

The US economy is seeing a rise in long-term unemployment, with over 1.9 million Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more, sparking concerns about the labor market.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27d

Yesterday's piece from @jamellebouie.net is the only high-profile piece I've seen that specifically discusses the watchlist, its effect on academics, and its effect on public attitudes toward academia as a whole. (gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 11

What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 8

Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Sep 8

#SCOTUS all-but overruled a unanimous, 90-year-old precedent through an unexplained "administrative" stay this morning, and that's only the second-most-problematic thing it did before lunchtime.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 8

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.

Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.

Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.

We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.

What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.

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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · Aug 30

Sunlight glistening off shining icicle #BlueSkyArtShow #shiny #photography #naturephotography

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · Aug 25

“To bomb one hospital, Mr Netanyahu, may be regarded as a misfortune; to bomb the same hospital again twenty minutes later to wipe out even more medics and journalists looks like a war crime”
- Oscar Wilde, UN prosecutor.

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roger660.bsky.social @roger660.bsky.social · Aug 23

NYC & Jersey from the Empire State Building #BlueSkyArtShow #Skyline #photography

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 22

This is so important…

Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.

In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.

REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
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