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C. D. Hawley
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C. D. Hawley @cdhawley.bsky.social · Sep 12
Quote from Antonio Gramsci “The old world is dying. And the new world struggles to be born: NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS.
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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davidrussellmoore.bsky.social
Nancy Pelosi gave $4,000 to incumbent Henry Cuellar in December 2021, in his Democratic primary rematch vs. progressive Jessica Cisneros. Dem leaders circled and backed him.

The next month, FBI raided Cuellar's home.

He won the primary in June by only 289 votes. He was indicted on bribery in 2024.
Here Are the Congressional Democrats Who Donated to Anti-Choice Dem Henry Cuellar
Facing a strong primary challenge from pro-choice Jessica Cisneros, anti-abortion Democrat Henry Cuellar secured crucial campaign support from at least 18 Democratic incumbents.
readsludge.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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saltybitchables.bsky.social
“I got no skin in the game but I’m next, right?”—Joe Cool Knows His History.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Oh. Cool. Just as the President is using every power he can to suppress dissent and stifle speech, @whitehouse.senate.gov and the @judiciarydems.senate.gov are trying to hand Trump a new tool to suppress speech online.

What a joke.
judiciarydems.senate.gov Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2d
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
6 House Democrats joined House Republicans to vote to make it easier for corporations to dump toxic sewage in drinking water:

Jim Costa
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Adam Gray
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

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December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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punkrockhistory.bsky.social
Kick out the jams, motherfuckers 🔥🖤

Remembering Rob Tyner, lead singer for the Detroit proto-punk band MC5, born on this day in 1942, Detroit Rock City

Photo by Doug Fulton

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #robtyner #punkrockhistory #history #otd
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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greatdismal.bsky.social
@jwomack.bsky.social And after Waylon’s rendition of MacArthur Park had me on the verge of tears, Steve Brown introduced me to this, and equivalent experience of an entirely different flavor

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Todd Snider plays Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
YouTube video by scbret
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December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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root2702.bsky.social
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
The man who is unwilling to wear a flu mask usually is of the kind who expects everybody to listen to him when he speaks
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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angus.bsky.social
Why impeach if conviction is unlikely? You impeach to build a public record, to make a public case. To call witnesses, to gather evidence, to demonstrate the lawlessness of the regime, and to build toward future consequences, up to and including prosecution and—yes—possible conviction.
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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dadakim.bsky.social
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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qasimrashid.com
Xmas reminder: If GOP didn’t give 800 billionaires a $2T tax cut (again)—we’d have enough for SNAP & to cancel medical & student debt.

GOP sold out 200M Americans for 800 billionaires.

This is what class war on working people looks like. Stop bootlicking billionaires. Tax them out of existence.
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
I think about this one pretty much every afternoon
Gary Larson, The Far Side. It portrays a character named Professor Schwartzman testing his newest invention, a "canine decoder" helmet, which translates what dog barks into English. Several dogs are visible speaking in the panel, and all of their barks translate to the same word: "Hey.“
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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spazznone.bsky.social
If only the Democrats had the guts to actually do this, they might save America. Also let’s impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito while we’re at it!
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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marawilson.bsky.social
Now I get why she didn’t make it as a child actor
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12d
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"

Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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jamellebouie.net
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
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December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.

Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
kelseyreichmann.bsky.social Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 10d
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps

apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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insideclimatenews.org
Confidential records, weak data infrastructure and outdated regulations limit oversight of Iowa manure spreading, a former state employee says.
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going. - Inside Climate News
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
insideclimatenews.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:

Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
SUSAN RODRIGUEZ Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, is a longtime conservative lawyer whose career reflects deep partisan ties, loyalty to corporate interests, and a record of rulings that hurt workers, employees, and consumers and puts profits over people. She held multiple roles in the George W. Bush administration, including as a political appointee for the then-newly formed Department of Homeland Security, as well as with the White House counsel’s office. After a second stint at the DHS, Rodriguez spent 12 years at McGuireWoods, where she co-led the Financial Institutions Industry Team and defended banks, payday lenders, and fintech companies against lawsuits and government investigations. She now serves as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. CORPORATE DEFENSE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS At McGuire Woods, Rodriguez devoted her practice to defending large financial institutions and high-cost lenders. She co-authored industry-facing publications framing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s regulatory oversight as part of a “name-and-shame playbook,” and dismissed CFPB efforts to hold corporations accountable for consumer abuses. She defended Sprint against allegations brought by CFPB and the Federal Communications Commission related to unauthorized third-party charges and represented banks accused of violating anti–money laundering laws (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Sprint Corp.). In one case, Rodriguez defended Truist Bank against claims brought by a whistleblower executive who alleged the bank failed to report suspicious wire transfers and allowed accounts linked to criminal activity to remain open (Denise WHITING, Plaintiff, v. TRUIST BANK f/k/a Branch Banking and Trust Company, Defendant). Rather than addressing systemic fraud, the bank allegedly retaliated against the executive, demoting and ultimately firing her. Rodr… Rodriguez’s leadership role on the board of Mira Via underscores her alignment with organizations that oppose reproductive rights. Mira Via explicitly affirms life “from the moment of conception,” situating Rodriguez firmly within the anti- abortion movement. Her long membership in the Federalist Society and Republican National Lawyers Association further underscores her alignment with conservative legal networks committed to rolling back reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, and other substantive constitutional protections. STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE ADVOCACY Since joining the bench, Rodriguez has issued rulings that repeatedly favor corporations, law enforcement, and institutions over individuals seeking relief. In Rodriguez v. Wipro Ltd., she ruled against a whistleblower who raised concerns about corporate conflicts of interest and later suffered retaliation that exacerbated serious health conditions, dismissing the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. In Puranda v. City of Charlotte, she dismissed a civil rights case brought by an 18-year-old subjected to an aggressive traffic stop, where officers allegedly drew weapons, forcibly removed him from his car, and detained him without cause. In Robey v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, she rejected claims brought by parents whose child had repeatedly disclosed self-harm to a school counselor who failed to notify them, ultimately leading to a hospitalization. In each of these cases, Rodriguez prioritized institutional protection over the workers, children, and their families who simply wanted justice when they were hurt.
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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middlechildtake.bsky.social
Must-see #Iowa: Check out this first episode of a series by cinematographer Jerry Risius, Storm Lake journalist @artcullen.bsky.social and @theswinerepublic.bsky.social on issues facing Iowa: clean #water, #cancer, resilient #agriculture and #rural consolidation.

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What's Eating Iowa: Episode 1 - Water
YouTube video by Iowans for Stronger Communities
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December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Did you ever wonder what mass psychosis looks like? This cabinet meeting is exhibit A and utterly pathetic.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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climateintegrity.org
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.

The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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chadloder.bsky.social
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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propublica.org
The investigators asked Clint Massie how many more girls in the church might come forward with stories about him touching or kissing them.

“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM