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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 2d

He was telling us about this before it happened. I buy copies of these books and seed them in the Free Public Libraries in my town. Also, his Substack is nearly daily motivation to keep on keeping on.

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 3d

Essential reading from @davidpepperoh.bsky.social. There’s no shortage of info and perspectives on what’s wrong but I really appreciate that Mr. Pepper presents real, tangible pathways to progress.

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Jim Wickson (oudler) @generalsnafu.bsky.social · 12d

#Tylenol #EpsteinFiles

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RAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 20d

The current admin has got to think that the American population are just dumb as bricks. #raygun

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 20d

Our corporate citizens do not listen to words, but they’ll listen to money. Make your money talk. #Disney and all media to stand up for free speech and #jimmykimmel

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 21d

Timeline cleanse with Bodhi and Georgia. ❤️

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 21d

Happy birthday Takk! I can’t believe you’re 20 years old! One of my favorites albums by one of my favorite bands. Peak #sigurros

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Eve Granger @evegranger.bsky.social · 23d

JD Vance was hand picked, and had his political career funded by this guy.

That’s why they’re doing Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 23d

Thiel’s Tentacles…

.at open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

Peter Thiel: “Politics is Bad and Voting is Bad:" 15 Years Ago, He Laid Out His Plan To Destroy Both

A Rarely Seen Speech That Should Scare the Hell Out of Us Now

open.substack.com

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 22d

Hear hear!

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 22d

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John Lydon on Donald Trump: "I’ll never like him. I’ll vote for him, but that’s about it"

John Lydon speaks on his support for Donald Trump, describing him as “one of the most horrible little runts I’ve ever seen,” and clarifying “I’ll vote for him but that’s about it.”

www.nme.com

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BΞΞLUD @beelud.bsky.social · 22d

Reading and appreciating Langston Hughes.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 23d

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 23d

#EPSTEIN
#EPSTEIN
#EPSTEIN

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 A long-ago speech by Peter Thiel that should scare the hell out of us now:

See more here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

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Tsi'ya•Ꮵꮿ @ironriverotter.bsky.social · 25d

demanding Civility and Politeness while displaying none, is a colonial oppression tactic

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 26d

Trump steals another House seat in advance of losing the majority in 2026.

#laboratoriesofautocracy

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 26d

This is an amazing take-down of Debate Culture, which is the culture that leads pundits to say Kirk “did politics right.”

This part here is … chef’s kiss. But the whole piece is fantastic.

Massively complex ideologies with hundreds of years of scholarship behind them are reduced to a couple of fast-talking egos in Dockers thinking about the best way to make their opponent look like a dumbass. Debate is not politics. It’s theater.

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 27d

The former head of the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office, a legendary agent named Mehtab Syed (pictured), was sacked by Kash Patel. Patel’s deputy director is a podcaster with zero FBI experience. If the FBI manhunt in Utah seems like amateur hour it’s because it is.

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Sean Fay-Wolfe | Diamond Axe Studios @seanfaywolfe.bsky.social · 28d

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28d

"We need a tough guy, they say, because the Democrats are so dangerous. But now they find themselves defending Trump against the one sin that has given their movement its chief moral stature: child abuse." Doesn't seem to bother them. @monacharen.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-epst...

The Epstein Scandal Reveals MAGA’s True Face

They all knew Trump was a louse and a liar. Now they’re desperate to deny the obvious.

www.thebulwark.com

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Informed Citizens @johnrwilder.bsky.social · 29d

Virginia Foxx—NC
Michelle Fischbach—MN
Ralph Norman—SC
Chip Roy—TX
Nicholas Langworthy—NY
Austin Scott—GA
H. Morgan Griffith—VA
Brian Jack—GA

All just voted to block the Epstein Files Transparency Act which would have compelled the DoJ to release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein

Here’s the Name of Every Republican Who Voted to Kill Epstein Bill

Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted to block the Epstein Files Transparency Act, just days after survivors demanded that Congress pass the legislation.

www.yahoo.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29d

Amid growing pressure for the Trump administration to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files, a New York Times investigation reveals how the country’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation and profited from its ties to him.

Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes

Amid growing pressure for the Trump administration to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files, a New York Times investigation reveals how the country’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, enabled Epstein’s s...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 29d

"On August 29, the State Department leadership notified staff that it was terminating more than two dozen agreements...designed to create common language and tactics to push back against Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and terrorist influence campaigns overseas..."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars

The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.

www.theatlantic.com

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 ☎️ 🚨 ☎️

FLOOD THE ZONE!!

We are 2 GOP votes short of the House votes needed for the discharge petition to release the full Epstein file.

Two votes.

So…you know what to do.

With calls and emails!

Then share this.

To find the GOP member of Congress nearest you, go here: house.gov

Homepage | house.gov

Check out the info you need before coming to the People's House.

house.gov

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · Sep 3

"If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books, you're afraid of thinking."
~Andrea Junker

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