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Brooklyn American

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Veteran tech exec, CTO, public speaker, advisor. Led innovations in software from servers to mobile to AI. Liberal Dem. Not a tech bro. Dog rescuer. Science guy. Education philanthropist. A byproduct of publicly funded higher education. #SlavaUkraini

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 7h

Do they 3D print them?

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Sharon 🫶🏻💙🇺🇸🦋🍿 @sharonsf.bsky.social · 12h

#ReleaseEpsteinFiles

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 12h

Greased pigs are less slippery

Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 16h

Hey Mike, the answer is, 'you care for the sick and needy and the issue of cost should never come up'. I'm sure you read that somewhere, right?

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Ela @ela2000.bsky.social · 1d

Who will get elected to represent you and your community in government?

A YES vote means California will temporarily use new Congressional maps drawn by Democratic state officials to elect Congressional representatives in 2026, 2028 and 2030.

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Vote YES on 50!

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 16h

Before it's all over Trump's actions will have led to the deaths of more people around the world than any autocrat in history

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PebblesLA @pebblesla.bsky.social · 17h

It’s early stage civil war without calling it a civil war. Gavin fights Greg. Blue vs red. Rural against urban. Trump vs the world. Their boots hit the ground yesterday evening. News is slow around here sometimes.

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 17h

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 17h

Unless that's the door to a supermax I'm not satisfied

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 1d

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 1d

Unless Gov Abbott countermands Trump's order, the TX National Guard moving in to Chicago to control their inhabitants is literally civil war

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 1d

No one should lose their jobs but they are, all because of this regime. So why shouldn't farmers?

Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for their smugness to be permanently wiped off of their mugs

Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 1d

Great read

🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 2d

What American federalism looks like in 2025: Dem governors holding emergency sessions on encrypted apps, attorneys general filing lawsuits within hours of executive orders, & state legislatures quietly passing laws that amount to nullification of federal mandates.