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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 26m

By The Conservative Majority #SCOTUS? No way!

The last remaining piece of the 1965 #VotingRightsAct – section 2, which #EmpowersTheFederalGovernmentToProtectVoters from #racial #gerrymandering meant to dilute #minorities, esp. #AfricanAmerican political power – appears headed for an untimely end.

The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan

Court has repeatedly expanded states’ leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatory

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 43m

#lmao @ #MAGA trying to #TrollAndBait, Adam "The Fact Checker" Mockler, w #QAnonConspiracy #FalseNarratives, #AlternativeFacts, #PraisingTrump as if he's some #fatherly, #righteous, #nobleman of god. Like, we are all blinded be jealousy & envy that we can't tell the difference between good vs. evil.

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 1h

#ThePoliceState' #PoliceBrutality gone federal & is coming to our neighborhoods. It's time to #EndQualifiedImmunity for the sake of #LawAndOrder under the US #constitution. #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw IS #TheLawOfTheLand. #EnoughIsEnough of #ThePolice #terrorizing and #violating #WeThePeople's #CivilRights.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 1h

Fatherly, motherly, sisterly, brotherly public servants like #Hillary, #Kamala, #BernieSanders, #AOC, #JBPritzker, #GavinNewsom, #ZohranMamdani plus Are the voice of reason holding #WeThePeople back from an all out #civilwar of north vs south for the soul of America, and to shut the south up, AGAIN!

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 1h

The soundtrack, however, said something quite different; it featured the so-called #BannedVersion of #MichaelJackson’s 1995 #song “ #TheyDontCareAboutUs,” specifically a 13-second clip in which Jackson sings, “Jew Me, Sue Me, Everybody Do Me, Kick Me, Kike Me, Don’t You Black or White Me.”

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 1h

Federal agents are fully armed for combat, backed by states' #NationalGuard troops & ARE TARGETING & ATTACKING #peaceful #protesters. This #NoKings #AmericanRevolution #WeThePeople's demonstration against #fascism, #colonialism & #AbsoluteMonarchy this weekend should be interesting-to say the least.

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 2h

If #MTG can #WTFU-is #woke & live in #reality after taking the #QAnon #ConspiracyTheory #CrazyRedPill and falling deep down in the #DeepSouth's #DeepState, #RabbitHole, there's hope for humanity. The impressionable, naive that has been brainwashed; radicalized can be #rehabilitated with #NobleTruth.

Leslie 📢 @lesliepear.bsky.social · 9h

Even Marjorie Taylor Greene is blaming her own party for the shutdown. When MTG admits Republicans screwed up, you know it’s bad. She knows healthcare is on the line—and so do we.

#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 2h

On “The Arena with #KasieHunt,” #Mullin noted the #YoungRepublicanNationalFederation — the #GOP’s 15,000-member #PoliticalOrganizationForRepublicans between 18 and 40 years old, #kids! 👈 #lmao — #condemned the #YRNF's #HateGroupChat & called for the #immediate #resignations of all those involved.

Senate Republican denounces Young Republicans’ chat, breaking with Vance

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday denounced the Young Republicans’ group chat in which leaders made racist, antisemitic and homophobic jokes, breaking with Vice President Vance, who has …

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 2h

These young adults just #love saying #OurPoliticalOpponentsShouldBeRaped, & that #slavery & #rape are #awesome. They’re into calling people #*aggots & #*etards. Slurs Against #Asians.👈 #FYI: besides being called #yellow & #brown people the #Asian #racist #jokes are not offensive to #AAPI but #silly.

papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 13h

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Young Republicans Caught Being Exactly Who You Think They Are

Shocked, appalled, saddened, did we mention shocked?

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 3h

#epic. that's #art, interesting, inspiring, captivating or imagination, but can also be triggering, awakening feelings deep down inside of our subconsciousness of emotional damaging, hard times, that we've tried to forget, block out to carry on. Like, losing wars for freedom to tyrannical regimes.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 14h

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 3h

like #AOC, #BernieSanders said our mission is #UniversalHealthcareForAll
#FreeEducationForAll in the land of the free. People shouldn't die on our streets bc they couldn't afford to see a doctor & buy medicine to prevent and treat curable illnesses in the richest country in the world. It's shameful.

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Giles 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇵🇹 @davidsongc.bsky.social · 1d

Not one bit shocking. Private equity is about profits. Period.

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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 1d

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 3h

Looks like young #republicans in #MAGA #HateGroupChat already drank too much of #Trumpism hater-aid. Let the fatties get a taste of the no #FEMA, #FDA, #CDC, etc. No rural hospitals or emergency services. No health & human services. No affordable healthcare, education, groceries or housing
#KoolAid☠️

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 10h

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Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 1d

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. 20th largest economy in the would? Congratulations, #Poland.

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 1d

Poland is this year joining the world's 20 largest economies, new IMF data show.

Its GDP has risen to over $1 trillion, meaning that it has passed Switzerland to take 20th spot.

Poland joining 20 largest world economies, IMF figures show

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

Make it make sense.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 15h

I am less offended at the money to Argentina to bail out their terrible, corrupt government than by the fact that there’s no public argument about sending money to Argentina, the pros and cons of it, and what exactly it’s supposed to do for US interests. Congress exists for a goddamn reason!

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 4h

White nationalism is white supremacy.

SpudWebKam O_G_ @jagarvaken.bsky.social · 9h

The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 9h

Not sure which #Republicans #hate more? #Californians? or 'em damn #Yankees? And the insane part is most of maga has never been to #California to even say #WeHateCali, the people suck' We can't even get #tourists to leave because Californians are #polite. Oh, We're #racist in #secrecy, #WeGetAlong.

a black and white photo of a man with glasses and a quote by abhijit naskar

ALT: a black and white photo of a man with glasses and a quote by abhijit naskar

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 10h

“I put states on notice this summer: enforce the Trump Administration’s #EnglishLanguageRequirements or the checks stop coming,” Transportation Secretary “ #California is the only state in the nation that refuses to ensure big rig drivers can read our road signs & communicate with law enforcement.”

Duffy pulls $40M from California over English-only trucker rule

The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Wednesday it is withholding more than $40 million in federal highway safety funding from California, over the state failing to comply with English l…

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The Asiancy @theasiancy.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, thank you guys, lords, saints and gods. it's harder to watch, #witness, when it's just us #asian killing each other over #borders that was designed to #DivideAndConquer us by #colonialists. Let's return to #borderless #coexistence. like, we have been doing for thousands of years in pre-colonial.