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Vote Save America @votesaveamerica.crooked.com · 28m

TODAY'S THE DAY.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 10h

Y'all, tomorrow's #ElectionDay across the country for many important positions. In #Georgia we get to elect our #PublicServiceCommission (statewide) & some other local races. #Governor races in #VA & #NJ. #CA #Prop50 (vote yes!). Judges, legislatures, all opportunities to make a difference!! #Vote!

Elections Portal

mvp.sos.ga.gov

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Shame on you!”

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 11h

Looking to the #BillofRights, they think the #2ndAmendment is more important than the #1stAmendment.

I guess it makes sense given how opposed to knowledge they are, in general...

wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 11h

Thinking more about it, it seems like #Trump, #MAGA & #Republicans are all convinced that the 2nd thing is always unfairly 2nd. They come in 2nd in the popular vote, they think they should win. When they're #President, they think Article II should trump Article I ( #Congress). /1

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 13h

What jumped out at me is how #Trump says it's his job "to run the #country."

It's the fundamental mistake so many voters make about the #Presidency. Thanks to decades of defunding #education driven mostly by #Republicans, people don't know what the job actually is. #Congress is supposed to run it.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 16h

i.e.

So Much for Biden the Bridge President

He ran as a short-term fix but has become a long-term proposition.

www.theatlantic.com

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 16h

Biden promised to be a 1 term President so I don't put any stock in that.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 1d

I hate-hate-hate how the #Buzzfeed style headline is just... everywhere. It ruins everything, it makes it so much harder to find good information.

Like, I know that if they hadn't done it, someone else would've probably come up with it... but geeez is it annoying.

I guess it says a lot about us.

Why BuzzFeed Headlines Are So Irresistible

and how you can make yours just as scroll-stopping

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 2d

#Zoltar #RobZombie for #mayor of #NYC!

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@votesaveamerica.crooked.com

NYC Mayoral Debate Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

youtu.be

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 3d

Hopefully a better candidate comes along in #Maine before the March filing deadline, but if not I'm still more interested in @grahamformaine.bsky.social than the septuagenerian. He seems to be like genuinely #progressive & not sympathetic to Nazis.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 3d

Ready for #TrickOrTreat!

#HappyHalloween #BlessedSamhain

@hankgreen.bsky.social
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 4d

immigrants even legal ones rarely apply for any kind of welfare benefits

wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 4d

This is not limited to so-called Red States. It's also infected so-called Blue States via #Democrats pre-surrendering and buying into the anti-worker, pro-corporate bullshit about "school choice" and left-leaning curricula and local control... Many states have eviscerated their education depts.

wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 4d

... and inept

wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 4d

The original #prosecutors on a case involving threats of violence against #Obama listed true things the defendant did - seems like under-selling - #Trump had them replaced & suspended & the filings changed to omit important facts.

We've entered the next step on this terrible #fascist journey...

Is Justice Done?

You’ve probably seen or read at least something about the story that is the subject of tonight’s post.

open.substack.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's FCC just scrapped a Biden-era cap on the maximum price of prison phone calls between inmates and their families.

Telecom and private prison companies — which donated to Trump's campaign — lobbied for the rollback.

This regime's cruelty and corruption knows no bounds.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 5d

I wish I could set a reminder so I can check in with you in ten years on whether you still defend Buzzfeed-style video "titles" that say nothing more about the video than "Watch Me Watch Me!" 😀

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 5d

fuck that, I have only so much time on this Earth. I'm not wasting it chasing "maybe" useful presentations.

look, I'm not asking for a detailed summary. I just want the subject matter of the video. is it about cats? nuclear power? asteroids? lizard people? it could be anything based on the title!

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 5d

#Trump, #MAGA & #Republicans have the government shut down because they don't want to end the #filibuster & they don't want to work with #Democrats to reduce #insurance #premiums.

Now they want to starve our #children & #grandchildren.

LIVE: Republicans: Do Not Let Kids Go Hungry

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

www.youtube.com

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 5d

No like, why should I go to this specific video about "the world changing" instead of a million other videos about the world changing? What aspect of the world? Who's affected? Literally anything to set it apart from millions of other videos.

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 6d

Care to give even a hint at the main topic? I'm not asking for a compete summary, but these "you have to click to find out" #Buzzfeed ized headlines and labels drive me nuts...

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 6d

shocking.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 6d

Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

indivisible.org

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wdhughes.bsky.social @wdhughes.bsky.social · 8d

If I live another 100 years I don't think I'll ever hit it as hard as Joe is hitting it here...

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