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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 5h

Abused child placating violent father.

Republican Rep. Buddy Carter (Ga.) said he is introducing a resolution to “honor” President Donald Trump with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize — a befuddling move since the award is granted by a committee whose members are chosen by the Norwegian Parliament.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 9h

So glad to know the First Lady is having lovely chats with a genocidal murderer to ask him to return the children he abducted.

Do we even have a State Department anymore?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 5h

Steven Axelrod
@stevenaxelrod.bsky.social

Professor and writer. Recent books: New Anthology of American Poetry and Bloomsbury Handbook of Poetry.

Iron fist hits the US.

The White House budget office said Friday that *mass firings* of federal workers have started...

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 5h

Americans have been telling themselves they will not live on their knees for generations going back to our Founding.

We’re gonna be testing that claim in the coming months.

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 5h

Iraq War officially ends. The war, based on a lie, killed 100,000-500,000, including circa 5000 Americans.

The Senate voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion... George W. Bush falsely claimed that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. AP

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Popular Education @populareducation.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Race, poverty, and limited access to automobiles were key factors that left Black residents disproportionately vulnerable, especially in low-lying neighborhoods where evacuation was nearly impossible."

populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...

Demographic Disparities: Victims of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that structural inequalities, rather than nature alone, dictated vulnerability, evacuation, and post-storm recovery

populareducationblog.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

😕🇺🇸

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 6h

New CBS News chief's first move? Waste everyone's time. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

New CBS News chief's first move? Waste everyone's time.

Bari Weiss, the brand spanking new head of CBS News, is entering her Elon Musk Era. And Weiss seems really new—not because she just started the job, but new as in, “Are you brand new?” ...

www.dailykos.com

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

The downward spiral in the stock market may be more than a "blip." The plunge continues in after-market trading this evening. Next week will be interesting (potentially disturbing).

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Joseph In THEE OC @ocjoseph424.bsky.social · 6h

167 million people are responsible for this.

Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Stocks spin out, volatility, gold pulls back. US stocks sank on Friday, spiraling out after President Trump threatened China with 100% tariff hikes, dragging the major market averages into negative territory for October. (Yahoo Finance)

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 11h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

Yesterday my son predicted a recession before the end of the year. Did his prophecy begin coming true today? Or is it just a (big) blip? Trump's fault either way.

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

We are becoming a pariah state.

Jada Jones @jadajones57.bsky.social · 6h

Weird to Thank you, but not really. We need the fascist fuck to fail everywhere possible

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11d

“US Tourism Sector Hit Hard By Collapse In Canadian Travel, With Border States Like New York And Michigan Experiencing Historic Losses”
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Mike @mike-umbkm.bsky.social · 6h

Deadline White House with more reaction to the reports of the Justice Department preparing to indict John Bolton and how Trump’s abuse of power harkens back to the days of Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal -- which was the closest the American Presidency ever came to a constitutional crisis.

Trump’s DOJ ramping up attacks on political opponents, targeting John Bolton with indictment

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

Iron fist hits the US.

The White House budget office said Friday that *mass firings* of federal workers have started...

Russ Vought, director of the OMB, said on X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. (AP)

Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 6h

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Stocks spin out, volatility, gold pulls back. US stocks sank on Friday, spiraling out after President Trump threatened China with 100% tariff hikes, dragging the major market averages into negative territory for October. (Yahoo Finance)

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 18h

Moving story of ALS, Lou Gehrig, and politics.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: How Lou Gehrig's life taught me to fight for Prop. 50

The Trump administration's deadly cuts to medical research show why California must fight back and Democrats must regain control of the federal government.

www.latimes.com

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 21h

This👇. I’m on the side of antifa.

Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 1d

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 23h

🔥 🚨🔥 Meet Randy Erwin. Randy is the president of the National Federation of Federal Employees — a union representing ~ 150k employees across the country. We need more RANDY ERWIN ENERGY in this country! Sound ⬆️ & Share. 1/2