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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Feb 9

A certain SCOTUS judge flew his flag in solidarity with J6 Insurrectionists. A stain on justice!

I fly my own upside down in a time of true distress & protest against the turmoil, in defiance of the Felon who sits at the Resolute desk!

Unite the resistance. Bless us all that we survive and thrive.

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Gracias. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

Firefighters from Mexico respond to Texas Hill Country flooding, marking an international response

The search and rescue mission in the Texas Hill Country is now an international effort.

www.click2houston.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 7

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot @claypotter.bsky.social · Jul 6

We're listening.......

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 7

We went from 90 trade deals in 90 days to 90 sophomoric form letters.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨BREAKING: El Salvador told the United Nations that it has no legal authority over hundreds of Venezuelan men that President Donald Trump sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

El Salvador Contradicts Trump, Says It Has No Authority Over Migrants Held in Megaprison

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 7

I think we all know why they are saying there’s no list now. Guess who’s all over it and in lots of pictures and videos?

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Shannon Peel 🇨🇦 @shannonpeel.bsky.social · Jul 7

When talking to someone who doesn’t think like you. Who shares fake news & misinformation

Don’t start by telling them how wrong they are, start by asking questions to see if they know where they are coming from

We will only heal the divide by listening, asking questions, & respectfully rebutting

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jul 7

Thou shalt admit that the president is a rapist who destroyed the Epstein list to cover up his crimes.

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Space Force Commander Bone Spurs @sfcaptbonespurs.bsky.social · Jul 3

I WILL VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT RUNS ON DISBANDING ICE

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Jul 4

Please repost this.👇🏻Thank you!

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BrianKrebs @briankrebs.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · Jul 1

We say "fucking" to keep Google's AI from fscking up search results with AI. And now we can say "gravy" to throw off the AI scrapers?

Fucking gravy.

Thank you @aj for cluing me in.

AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas.bsky.social · Jul 1

For anyone wondering why #gravy has been trending: AI hucksters are trawling through your social media posts for training data and trends.

And you know what can gum up the gears of an automated sentence generator?

Posts that use the word gravy out of context.

#auspol #ChatGPT #AI #LLM

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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Jul 2

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‎ICEBlock

‎Stay informed about reported ICE sightings, within a 5 miles radius of your current location, in real-time while maintaining your privacy. ICEBlock is a community-driven app that allows you to share ...

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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Jul 2

ICEBlock 🧊 app (download it)
We the people can make this useful. We will not let this fascist regime use its ICE Gestapo just to let corporate prisons make money off of us!
Please download and update known locations of ICE whenever possible. #TheResistence

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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Jul 1

The reason: Murkowski got a sweetheart deal to protect Medicaid & SNAP for Alaskans only. Initially, the Senate Parliamentarian removed her deal and later on it was put back in under new language). Probably got some cash slush money to protect her rural hospitals from closing.
Watch her response:👇🏻

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TheEnder @theender.bsky.social · Jul 1

WHEN ONE IS LIKE THE OTHER.

📫Feel Free to Repost📫
🎞Join For All Daily Clips🎞

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 1

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy...

"That's just how it is."

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Brendan #NoKings @brendanvonbon.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sen Lisa Murkowski (AK) failing to fight for all Americans because she got bought off with a provision to protect Alaskan Medicaid but nowhere else is safe, I’m calling for sane Americans & any and all Int’l travelers to stay the hell away from Alaska. Citizens travel ban on Alaska. #boycottalaska

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · Jun 30

ICYMI: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorney filed an emergency motion Friday morning to delay his release after a Department of Justice attorney said the government would deport him to a “third country” immediately upon his release. Federal prosecutors agreed to delay his release until mid-July.

Abrego Garcia Files Motion to Delay Release Into ICE Custody - Nashville Banner

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorney files emergency motion to delay release due to conflicting government statements on deportation.

nashvillebanner.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Jul 1

KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THESE REPUBLICAN SENATORS!

CALL (202) 224-3121 AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON TRUMP’S BIG BULLSHIT BILL!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 1

NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

www.propublica.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 1

In the past 24 hours, Trump’s threatened Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, Japan, a judge in Israel, the CEO of AT&T, Jerome Powell, Canada, Thom Tillis, a Forbes reporter, Harvard, & migrants with being eaten by Burmese pythons in the Everglades, while releasing a new line of colognes.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨MAJOR BREAKING:

REPUBLICAN’S DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VOTES YES TO PASS THE BIG BULLSHIT BILL TONIGHT!!

Republicans are using their full debate time with no floor speakers- they’ll just run the clock. That pushes a vote to late Monday or Tuesday. The pressure is working!

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