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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Zachariah Claypole White @zachariahcw.bsky.social · 3h

Great book mail today!!! @undertow.bsky.social

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

And Trump’s threat not to pay backpay to federal workers is only going to make this worse‼️

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

Trump is much weaker than he looks. He's always been a bloated, sloppy, low-IQ flaccid failure. Now he’s a bloated, sloppy, low-IQ flaccid failure desperately trying to distract from all that by attacking US cities with our military and sending his Justice Dept after political opponents.

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priden'pioneer @pridenpioneers.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller "Blowing" up tRump every morning

a stuffed animal in a pilot 's uniform is sitting in a dark room with a cardboard head .

ALT: a stuffed animal in a pilot 's uniform is sitting in a dark room with a cardboard head .

media.tenor.com

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

On ICE raids and attacks in Chicago, local reporters have consistently shown up the national outlets attempting to report remotely.

Locals continue to break story after story even as the nationals are summarizing govt press releases. They've shown physical bravery in very dangerous circumstances.

COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social · 3d

"With local news in a severe tailspin for decades, there was a real question about whether Chicago’s media would meet the moment. But they have indeed," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in Stop The Presses.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Zachariah Claypole White @zachariahcw.bsky.social · Sep 7

“More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness… Don’t despair, the misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed—the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass and dictators die.” — Charlie Chaplin

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Jul 28

BREAKING: Roy Cooper just announced that he’s running for Senate in North Carolina.

This makes NC our best Senate pickup opportunity in 2026.

Let’s flip it.

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I just gave to Voters of Tomorrow PAC

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · Jul 27

They’ve gone from “Trump is going to bring down the world wide pedophile ring” to “it’s perfectly normal for 40 year olds to have sex with kids” pretty damn quick.

TBH, “this was normal until Jerry Springer came along” is a take no one had on their bingo card.

Azealia Banks (Republican influencer) post on another site.
Ok in Donald Trumps defense - fucking 14 year old girls was really only made a social taboo in the 1990's .
My grandmother was born in 1927 and had her first child when she was 12.
Teenage pregnancy only become frowned upon with the rise of Jerry Springer and I also can be honest about the fact that I was old enough to choose, seduce and decide to fuck grown ass men when I was 15.
I really don't get why women are fronting like they weren't fucking
40 year olds at 15 like come on now.
I'm honestly not surprised or mad at Trump for getting some 15 year old pussy because those were the times.
Goodnight USA for fucking ever.
Now ... if he was fucking a TEN YEAR OLD???? .... We have a problem.
But if the girls were 13+, - who cares move on

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · Jul 26

It’s mind boggling

He kidnapped immigrant kids

Let 400,000 people die due to COVID

Literally started a coup

Stripped healthcare from 10 million Americans by slashing Medicaid

And took food from starving kids by cutting SNAP

But it might ultimately be the Epstein scandal that brings Trump down

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 26

Velshi: The latest fox poll shows 80% of registered voters have been following the Epstein case. Of the people who've been following the case, only 13% believe the Trump administration has been open and transparent. The Epstein scandal will not be going away anytime soon

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 27

As Ukrainian forces were advancing in Kherson province in September 2022, Elon Musk cut off Starlink
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia

A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.

www.reuters.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jul 26

"Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."
–George Orwell

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Jul 24

Voters Melting GOP Congressional Phone Lines Over Epstein Files

Trump wants Epstein story to fade, but pressure is growing

meidasnews.com/news/voters-...

Voters Melting GOP Congressional Phone Lines Over Epstein Files

Trump wants Epstein story to fade, but pressure Is growing

meidasnews.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 24

I think it’s worth noting this piece generated the most unsubscribes I’ve seen in a while, and the newsletter version had the lowest open rate in many months. These horrors persist in part because too many people go to great pains to avoid them.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 22

Read my latest:

Gaza is starving

Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.

www.thehandbasket.co

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Jul 23

A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.

Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car

A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.

bit.ly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 23

FRIEDMAN: Is it accurate that at least 80% of the calls that went to FEMA call centers on July 7 went unanswered?

RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--

F: It's a yes or not question

RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers

F: That's not what the report says

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Jeffrey AKA The Hairless Hippie @mojochefjeff.bsky.social · Jul 12

www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/courage-ag...
Good news of the day from Scott Dworkin. Great, quick read.
Protests in Brazil, and Lula The President is standing firm against Trump's bluster.
Plus, ICE is getting bolder, but taking some legal hits and more
#MAGAFascistshaveGotToGo

Courage Against Trump Catches Fire, This Great News Is Proof

Huge protest against Trump in Brazil, a gross maga stunt backfires, and more

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · Feb 17

“Everything we can save is worth saving.”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Rebecca Solnit tweet quote meme: “They want you to feel powerless and surrender and let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Jul 12

"Jonathan Caravello...was reportedly “piled on by multiple agents all at once” as “he tried to help a man in a wheelchair” who was having difficulty moving after...[ICE] agents threw canisters of tear gas"

our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got

dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...

Philosophy Professor Reportedly Assaulted & Abducted During ICE Raid on Farm - Daily Nous

Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in philosophy at California State University Channel Islands, was reportedly "piled on by multiple agents all at once" as "he tried to help a man in a wheelchair" who wa...

dailynous.com

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Zachariah Claypole White @zachariahcw.bsky.social · Jul 13

So honored to have my "Ghost Story" included in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol 1!

And massive thanks to Sand Hills Literary Magazine for first giving the story a home!

Preorder here and support an incredible press:
undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · Jul 12

I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Angel Questions His Faith
by Zachariah Claypole White @zachariahcw.bsky.social

"Tell me, can God sing
like a katydid; cicada-bellow
for the seventeen silent years?"

Read the full poem at the link to the latest issue in our bio!

POETRY

by Zachariah Claypole White
The Angel Questions His Faith

Quote
"Tell me, can God sing
like a katydid; cicada-bellow
for the seventeen silent years?"

7 July 2025
Strange Horizons

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Zachariah Claypole White @zachariahcw.bsky.social · Jul 8

So excited to have a poem in one of my favorite journals,
@strangehorizons.bsky.social

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

The Angel Questions His Faith

Tell me, can God sing / like a katydid; cicada-bellow / for the seventeen silent years?

strangehorizons.com

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JelaniJones.bsky.social @jelanijones.bsky.social · Jul 3

The republican party is full of genuinely evil people. They don't need to be coerced into being pieces of shit.

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