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Victor Lipman

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(Mostly) retired business guy. Psychology Today contributor on management / leadership. Management matters, and so does democracy. We need leaders who want to unite, not divide. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-the-manager

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 17d

yep, a massive distraction...

as politics is downstream of culture

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17d

Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 1d

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Trump would rather burn down the country than release the Epstein Files.

Over 80% of voters want it released.

Release the Epstein Files.

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GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 1d

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Antifa is not an organization.
• There are no “founders” of Antifa.
• There is no centralized leadership of Antifa.
• There is no Antifa “membership.”
• There are no “chapters” of Antifa.
• You cannot “join” Antifa.
• Antifa is a PHILOSOPHY - the idea that fascism is bad and should be resisted.

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 4h

VERY important to educate... particularly when so much of the population is consuming a steady diet of propaganda 😐

Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 4h

why was it postponed? what happened? 🤔

Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 4h

sad but true

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Amanda Delcambre @amandadelc.bsky.social · 1d

To anyone saying we’re being an alarmist, the alarm is sounding. We’re done hitting snooze. It’s time to wake up and the reality is we are not the same country anymore.

The greatest threat to the American experience is the American president. Let that sink in!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Step 4 of the plan:

Seize control of Congress's spending and tax powers to use those powers to reward loyalists and punish opponents.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Step 3 of the plan:

Use the military to perform political intimidation in places with high levels of opposition to the regime.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Step 2 of the plan:

Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Step 1 of the plan:

Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 4h

Worth watching & sharing. Excellent summary that more Americans (especially Republicans in Congress need to hear).

Because i don't believe that most Americans (even folks who support Mr. Trump) really do want to live in an authoritarian society?

Do they? 🤔

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent work, Senator - Republicans (and many Democrats) need to understand exactly what is going on.

Autocracy 101 - tell the story! 👍

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 6h

follow the money 💰

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Epstein bank records sought by top House Democrat from Jamie Dimon, other CEOs

The Trump administration is under fire for refusing to make public investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump.

www.cnbc.com

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 6h

I'm glad President Trump's efforts seem to have significantly helped the Israel-Gaza peace process.

Now I'd like to see the president devote the same level of energy to bringing unity & peace to this country. 🇺🇸

Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 8h

let's hope the American public has at least a few critical thinking skills left 🤞🤞

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h

Every single word in this piece is important

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14h

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 8h

pretty low bar 🤔

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

when i saw marsha fucking blackburn was being honored by journalists i thought i was having a neurological episode

Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · 13h

June 11: GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduces a bill to defund NPR and PBS because of their "left-wing propaganda" and "radical leftist gender ideology."

October 7: The news industry's main trade group gives Blackburn its "Support Journalism Champion Award."

Just shameless.

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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 22h

howzabout trying retirement?

folks (esp. with outsized egos) never know when to quit 🤔