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God @thegodpodcast.com · 11h

You can’t get into Heaven if you go around arresting innocent people and pardoning guilty ones.

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 27m

Who has annual physical exams every six months?

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

Ultimately…the worst Trump could do is execute you. You could die. Each one of us already has that outcome etched on our schedule. There’s no escape. Be more afraid of dying a coward.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h

"Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History"

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured & dangerous psyche. But now Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

Sinister, Malevolent, Venomous: Stephen Miller Is Like No Other White House Aide in Modern US History

Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, has never hidden his disfigured and dangerous psyche. But now Donald Trump has empowered him to execute his fascist impulses.

zeteo.com

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 29m

Reading remarks on the NextDoor app that tries to block political messages. In our town it seems YES is winning & people are posting this important bit about reverting to the commission. The same people who tried to recall Newsom from office are worried about this expense but not that one.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 6h

Nothing is more important than Prop 50 rn.
NOTHING!

If it doesn't pass, democracy is over so volunteer & donate if you're serious about keeping democracy.

We need Spanish language volunteers most especially, but we need English speaking volunteers, too.
Stopelectionrigging.com

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 6h

Have you ever volunteered for a phonebanking or a canvassing event?

If not, this would be a good 1st campaign to start.

Those who volunteer can say they are true American heroes!

Think about all the founding fathers & Civil Rights leaders sacrificed for us. Will you let that all get thrown away?

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1h

OTOH it's usually whitewashed from history that after Murrow's shows on McCarthy, "See It Now" was scrapped as a weekly series and Murrow never again anchored a regularly scheduled CBS News primetime show in his life

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 10h

CBS under the Ellison miniMurdochs and Bari Weiss will be reverting to form and history in its reaction to fascism. From 1934:
www.google.com/books/editio...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 48m

Oh, so they give the Peace Prize to people pushing to go AWAY from autocracy? I see the problem.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 2h

Susan Kendall Newman, a renowned actress and producer, has passed away at the age of 72.

Susan Kendall Newman dies aged 72 - tributes pour in for Paul Newman's daughter

www.irishstar.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Roman grave marker found in New Orleans yard left there by US soldier’s granddaughter

Erin Scott O’Brien says grandfather Charles Paddock brought back artifact with him from second world war The ancient Roman grave marker recently found in the back yard of a New Orleans home had evidently been inherited and left there by the granddaughter of a US soldier who fought in Italy during the second world war. In statements that all but solved an international historical mystery, Erin Scott O’Brien told two local media outlets that her grandfather, Charles Paddock Jr, kept the 1,900-year-old artifact in a display case at his home in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood before his death in 1986. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 47m

a man is sitting at a table holding a bottle of ketchup .

ALT: a man is sitting at a table holding a bottle of ketchup .

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 56m

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 57m

WHO will #47 blame for not getting the Nobel Peace Prize (again)?

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me. n.pr/3KNzxWq

Sorry, dad! Colin Hanks says John Candy was the 'nicest guy in Hollywood'

John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me.

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 1h

@stephruhle.bsky.social It was tough to get through your show with Paul Rieckhoff. He offers no solutions to America's problems other than to stop voting for Democrats. Usually you try to offer some hope to your viewers. He scoffed at the guest who attempted to give us that encouragement.

schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 1h

Will this reduce prices for American consumers? I don't think so.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2h

China will start levying special fees on American ships docking at its ports in a retaliatory move

China to Slap Port Fees on American Vessels in Retaliatory Move

China will start levying special fees on American ships docking at its ports, significantly escalating a months-long dispute in which Washington has targeted the Asian country for its maritime and trade dominance.

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 1h

OUCH! War with Norway is not out of the question today.

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 2h

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, in a statement announcing its decision to recognize Maria Corina Machado with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025:

schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 2h

It isn't the first good news I hope for but it will do in its stead -- no Nobel Peace Prize for #47. Will he still travel to Israel?

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 8h

Boom there it is!

untethered to the facts

no credible evidence

if that's a judge's view, no degree of deference should dictate the opposite result. This is a really important principle

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 2h

Lose the Nobel Peace Prize - declare war on Norway?

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 8h

Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday, as the Nordic nation has faced increasing pressure from Donald Trump to award it to him. Read more: bloom.bg/4nIPT18

📷️: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

schwanderer.bsky.social @schwanderer.bsky.social · 2h

What is conservative these days? Autocratic power? Federal Govt stakes in private companies? Blowing up fishing boats? Federal over state's rights?

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7h

One thing remains a constant: conservative or note, Marc A. Thiessen remains profoundly untalented and an exhausting nit.