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Courtney Shannon @cshannonpdx.bsky.social · 2h

There are currently a zillion open precinct committee people positions at Multco Dems as we speak. Just be a registered Dem, vote in elections, and then contact them on their webpage about it. They will vote you in as a PCP in the next monthly meeting.

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 17h

Trying to remember the article on luxury bunkers where one tech bro was asked why, after society collapsed and money became meaningless, his staff would obey his family's orders. And he said he wasn't sure by maybe he'd have them all wear shock collars.

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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 19h

Hamas agreed to this same deal by Dec 2024. But “Baskin would soon learn that the Israelis had no intention of striking any agreement before a change of administration in Washington…”
Reminiscent of Reagan/Carter and a different hostage release…

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 4d

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

Biden and Netanyahu were offered same deal a year ago, says negotiator

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 17h

My grandfather's name was changed from Zandler to Sandler because whoever did his papers couldn't believe Zandler was a name. Yes, this happened.

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 19h

EXPERIENCE HEATHER

Campaign sign reading For EXPERIENCE Vote HEATHER, but 'For' and 'Vote' are almost too small to read.

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 1d

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If you were loud for Jimmy Kimmel, crank it up for Leticia James. Authoritarian bullies count on silence to get away with it; make some noise and have her back!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if all the people braying about the "war on Christianity" might raise some objections if it were a *Democratic* administration who had its armed thugs shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and waiting outside Catholic Churches to disappear parishioners?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 1d

That is the most drugged troublemaker bear expression I've ever seen on any mammal's face.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 1d

There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?

Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 1d

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 1d

Saying, 'You better not protest if you know what's good for you' is one way to show you're not fascist.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 1d

Biden started from the view that there should ultimately be peace and a dignified Palestinian sovereignty. Bibi wanted none of that.

Trump started from the view that the Palestinians should be eliminated so beach resorts could be built on the ashes of their homes. That brought Bibi to the table.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 2d

My paternal grandma’s family is from New Orleans, & part of the family is still there. Jews live everywhere. We take part in the cultures of the places we live, & transform them as well. We are part of the cultures where we live, not strangers or outsiders.

🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · 2d

What’s weird about this meme is 1) seeing some of the comments conflate Judaism with Israel but also 2) the ignorance of very long standing Jewish communities in the South who have been making gumbo for a long time.

Here’s one family’s recipe for kosher gumbo: jewishsa.org/kosher-chick...

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Sahar ⟀ @cathlynsa.bsky.social · Nov 29

Title cards for CBS ∘ Designer: Georg Olden, His designs were characterized by a bold, minimalist style that effectively conveyed the essence of various TV shows, 1950s...1960s.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 3d

Dear god do you mean to tell me Noem used to look normal and even nice?

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

“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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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, Norway, you asked for it.

apnews.com/article/nobe...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and...

apnews.com

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 4d

And you can tell they know they've got a winner here, because they do give you the option to downgrade to "Standard." Which seems to mean you go on paying €60 for the same stuff you had before.

Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 4d

So anyhow, Adobe's automatically changing everyone's Creative Cloud plan to "Pro" and increasing our monthly payments from €60 to €80 to try and recoup all that spending on AI bullshit nobody wants. That should win them friends.

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Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 6d

JB from the top rope ✊

Max Phillips @signaltype.bsky.social · 6d

I would not ever want Dolly Parton annoyed at me. I want to live my life so that Dolly Parton is never annoyed at me.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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