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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10h

Here's the reality: On any given day the President might impose an effective embargo on trade with China. This is the second time he's done it *this year*. They may patch it up again, but the pattern has been set, and it will shape expectations for the rest of his term.

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 11h

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Criticize what I'm "selling" & I will label you as a monster to try and silence you

Peter Thiel : Anti-AI = Antichrist
Mike Johnson : Protest Congress capitulation = America Hater
Trump : Anti-fascist = Terrorist

Pseudo-christianity used as a cover for pure greed
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

Tired of Peter Thiel trying to destroy democracy by forcing his dystopian vision of the world on us?

You can join @purgepalantir.bsky.social, a movement that is protesting the billionaire and his companies.

And @solidaritydept.bsky.social has a full report exposing Thiel that you can share widely:

Peter Thiel - The People's Audit | DOCS

Learn about Peter Thiel's role as Chairman at Palantir Technologies. Net worth: $25.6 Billion. Key threats and impact on democracy.

classsolidarity.org

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 11h

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Criticize what I'm "selling" & I will label you as a monster to try and silence you

Peter Thiel : Anti-AI = Antichrist
Mike Johnson : Protest Congress capitulation = America Hater
Trump : Anti-fascist = Terrorist

Pseudo-christianity used as a cover for pure greed
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 14h

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Any lingering doubts that the Republicans are moving full speed ahead for authoritarian rule … ?

No Kings October 18 rallies across America are being portrayed by the Speaker of the House as terrorist led - under the new "Anti-American" label instituted by Trump
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#NoKings #50501Protest #Oct18

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 14h

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 14h

MTG broke with Trump over Epstein Files, Health Insurance and the GOP Shutdown. Now virulent Trump apologist Laura Loomer is breaking with the Regime over a Qatari Air Base in Idaho. Maybe they finally realize Trump is selling America to the highest bidder. Even to supporters of terrorism #ProudBlue

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 14h

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Why isn't this major headline news? Why isn't corporate media covering NSPM-7?

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 3d

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Does the shutdown give Trump a new legal weapon?

Cases will have to be triaged by the courts to make best use of non-appropriated funds during shutdown

In the last Trump shutdown, when asked by the Department of Justice many judges complied & suspended cases to benefit the federal government
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Justice denied: What happens to the courts during a government shutdown?

Justice delayed is justice denied, and nothing delays justice more thoroughly than telling a plaintiff their case is “non-essential” until Congress decides otherwise.

thehill.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

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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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 14h

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Any lingering doubts that the Republicans are moving full speed ahead for authoritarian rule … ?

No Kings October 18 rallies across America are being portrayed by the Speaker of the House as terrorist led - under the new "Anti-American" label instituted by Trump
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#NoKings #50501Protest #Oct18

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

Trump doesn’t like data. He wants investors, consumers, and everyone else to be in the dark, so he can lie without fear of factual contradiction. He can create even more of a fantasy world. He can pretend that he’s been wildly successful even when he’s been a terrible failure.

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 15h

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 1d

‘No backsies’: The REAL reason Mike Johnson won’t swear in new Dem rep

@chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote.

‘No backsies’: The REAL reason Mike Johnson won’t swear in new Dem rep

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Frankie 💙

Pen & Ink cartoon: US 200th memorial coin parody with "Tyranny" around the edge, and "In Grift We Trust" under Trump's exaggerated features.

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 1d

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure the Nobel Committee consider motivation and modus operandi when awarding the Peace Prize - bullying and bribing to obtain a [possible] "Gaza Peace Deal" won't cut it

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 1d

The day before that Hamas had slaughtered over 1,200 Israeli men, women, children and babies - I don't think anyone was overly receptive at that point to a "Gaza Peace Deal"

I hope for the benefit of everyone involved that the current deal Trump bullied Netanyahu into is not another false dawn 🙏

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Jake Romm @jakeromm.bsky.social · 1d

this article is the reason he won the Nobel, they told me over the phone

Strange Matters Magazine @strangemattersmag.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to friend of the mag László Krasznahorkai for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature -- a well deserved award for someone whom real heads have known for years as a master of neo-modernism.

@jakeromm.bsky.social wrote about him for us in 2023.

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No Such Thing as a Way Out - Strange Matters

Krasznahorkai employs an almost cubist prose—we are somehow given the inside of a narrator’s mind from every angle at once.

strangematters.coop

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Ally to Democracy @allyhartwell.bsky.social · 3d

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Six former U.S. Surgeons General - appointed by every Republican & Democratic president since George H.W. Bush - warn the nation about the Health & Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.

"Secretary Kennedy has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."
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#RFK

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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