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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 3d

If I wrote a book about American history it would be called, “We already told you how to fix this”: a history of American crisis and the black people who gave you solutions years before it happened.

I’m very salty to learn that regenerative agriculture is mostly crop rotation.

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 9d

Republicans control all three branches of government - yet they can’t pass a budget, and they can’t lower prices for food or healthcare costs.

All they have done is cancelled tv shows, tanked an economy and made tax cuts for billionaires.

This is Trump’s Shutdown, spread the word!

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 13d

This shut down will be catastrophic!

Spread the word and call on trump and republicans to meet with democrats to keep us from having a health insurance spike and a government shutdown!

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Steven Martin @stevenmartin.bsky.social · 13d

The impending Health Insurance Crisis is only days away.Republicans cruel budget health Premiums will surge and it will come out of our pockets. Right now Trump has shut out any proposal from Democrats to save our families. If he wants our votes on the bill, negotiate. Or it’s his shutdown.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 21d

Exactly this here and as I’ve stated many times especially in my starter packs we cannot assume any race or initiative will automatically become blue.

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · Aug 15

If you live in California you now have one goal:

Convince and encourage every family member, friend and neighbor that supporting the (eventual) redistricting referendum is the right thing to do.

Do NOT automatically assume it will pass because just you’re in a blue state.

WORK FOR IT!

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 21d

I mean you have it all figured out so we’re all ready to follow behind you! No what ifs needed, let us know when we start.

Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 21d

If successful, Speaker Johnson is now the President of the United States.

Additionally - there is no path of succession for Johnson to get cabinet members besides senate confirmation…

So you have months before Johnson is in a place to consider demand #2

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 21d

3. How long would your strike last?
4. Does your strike include plans for housing or security?
5. How are you messaging your strike? What happens when platforms suppress your content?
6. Who are the decision makers? Who says when the strike is over?

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 21d

Genuine series of questions:

1. If you support a general strike - are you currently in a labor union?
1a. If you’re in a union, has your membership talked about striking?

2. If you aren’t in a union - what are the explicit demands, and to who are you making those demands around the strike?

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 21d

It’s a distinction that feels increasingly less important - but Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is DEFINITELY a result of corruption, likely with evidence of quid pro quo, and depending on how dumb the ombudsman was - a slam dunk for a free speech violation.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 22d

www.politicususa.com/p/schumer-an...

Nothing in the Republican House CR will continue ACA subsidies or replace planned Medicaid cuts

NOTHING to address Healthcare

Democrats must stand firm
House Republicans want to vote Friday
Joint statement below

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 28d

It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · 29d

Mass shooting today in SF.

Sending love to the families and demanding courage from republicans who refuse to regulate these weapons of war.

abc7news.com/amp/post/san...

San Francisco mass shooting: At least 4 shot in SF's India Basin neighborhood, police say | abc7news.com

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abc7news.com

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The Practivist Pod @practivistpod.bsky.social · Sep 8

New episode of the Practivist Pod, AVAILABLE NOW! Hosted by @jesscraven101.bsky.social and @bluesboysteve.bsky.social with special guest Rep. Brendan Boyle 🇺🇸💙

VOTE🗳️ YES✅ on PROP 50 @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

Listen now:

open.spotify.com/show/69zjJkZ...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 8

Is your personal data being weaponized against you when you shop?

Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?

You may be thanks to a shady practice known as "surveillance pricing."

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) has introduced a bill to ban the practice.

The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 6

🚨 UPDATE on the current COVID vaccine access situation in the US.

Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.

Map of COVID vaccine availability by state

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 6

Congress should be focusing on the energy crisis we are in! Bills are surging and the Trump administration has cut tax credits that make it easier for families to get fast clean energy!

Also congress needs to approve disaster funding for people affected by the wildfires!

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · Sep 6

Congress is back from district work period, and your priorities come first.

Tell me what you think Congress should be focused on to make your life better.

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 5

Old traditions about APA style.

I’m not saying those can’t or shouldn’t change - but there are professional reasons why that isn’t being done where as influencers, commentators, bloggers and the public people are not tied by those rules.

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 5

That’s not the point. The point is, when you say “congress is not taking action” you are extending blame to democrats who actively want to solve the problem - but are not given the power to do so.

If you want change you HAVE to fight for democrats to be in a majority to fix America.

Charlotte @wolfgangcharlotte.bsky.social · Sep 5

They do.
However they will never go against Trump if they really know what he’s up to Or trying to protect himself from & im not talking legally im talking about people in other countries that are not NATO want him ☠️

Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am going to need people who are not doing comms work for 501 C3’s or legacy media TO STOP USING VAGUE LANGUAGE when talking about REPUBLICAN’S INACTION with crisis.

“Electeds” aren’t failing to pass gun control - Republican Congressmen & Senators are. They have the power to stop this!

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am going to need people who are not doing comms work for 501 C3’s or legacy media TO STOP USING VAGUE LANGUAGE when talking about REPUBLICAN’S INACTION with crisis.

“Electeds” aren’t failing to pass gun control - Republican Congressmen & Senators are. They have the power to stop this!

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Marlena (#felon47 is NOT my President) ❌👑 @ohpleeznotagain.bsky.social · Sep 5

#ProudBlue

📣 Let’s go, South Carolina! It’s time for spineless Lindsey Graham to take a hike. We must elect Dr. Annie Andrews to the U.S. Senate in South Carolina

Follow @drannieandrews.com

Support drannieandrews.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 4

Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Do you agree with me that President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed?"

RFK: "Absolutely."

Sen. Bill Cassidy: "But you just told Sen. Bennet that the Covid vaccine killed more people than Covid?"

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 4

I’m not exaggerating when I say millions of $$ are going down the drain to fund Trump’s National Guard stunt in LA.

Let's do the math:
$71M for food and necessities
$37M in payroll
Over $4M in logistics supplies
$3.5M in travel – the list goes on.

It’s time to wake up, America.

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Aaron McCall @aaronmccall.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sign up here to phone bank for YES on Prop 50 re CA redistricting to counter Trump's election rigging: linktr.ee/teampelosi

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We don't agonize, we organize!

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