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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

Anyone come to mind?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 12h

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
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Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

kyivindependent.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Women's Equality Day @womensequalityday.bsky.social · 1d

What a sad life he must lead.

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 3d

This story, published in July, becomes more relevant with every passing day as lawmakers and activists work to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills.

We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:

The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes

Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.

www.autonomynews.co

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Moon-Watcher @bobsmyusername.bsky.social · 2d

This is all exactly as bad as we said it would be btw

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

The New York Times says that their journalists will not sign the Pentagon's new press pass policy:

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 3d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

{ gift article } www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2d

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

NEWS: The Epstein Survivors' press conference yesterday was postponed. New date TBD.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

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Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Women's Equality Day @womensequalityday.bsky.social · 2d

Netflix’s market cap has gone UP $10 Billion since bigots targeted them with a boycott over a transgender character in a cartoon.