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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 4h

The Cost of Checking Out: How Political Withdrawal Weakens Democracy.

The impulse to withdraw is understandable. Politics feels toxic and truth seems negotiable. But each quiet exit from civic life widens the silence where democracy once lived.

#Democracy

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 4h

No fascist crony left behind. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20h

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 23h

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📢 ECDA webinar: How can Feminists build political power today?

Just signed up for this webinar and I think it’s going to be amazing! The webinar will explore how feminist movements can organize, target, and direct their actions to build power of, by, and for wom...

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Kitchen_Feri_Witch 🖤 ☽❍☾ 🖤 @kitchenferiwitch.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 1d

Saying you are against anti fascism is an admission that you support fascism

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Martha 🇪🇺 @navadis.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers-Experte für Antifa versucht nach Morddrohungen nach Spanien zu fliehen
Mark Bray unterrichtete Kurse zum Thema Antifaschismus. Turning Point USA beschuldigte ihn, der Antifa anzugehören, was er jedoch bestreitet.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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Margaret G @mls0308.bsky.social · 1d

#HealingHearts

Survivors of abuse often have a deep need to be understood. We've spent so much time with people who've made snap judgements and don't get us. It stings.

Some people aren't going to understand no matter what. That's okay. Let them.

#CSASurvivor
#CPTSD
#Pinks
#ProudBlue

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Most of Dem Senators did not attack Bondi yesterday as they should have. Among other things they should have said, "You're lying again, Ms. Bondi" and "That's a bald-faced lie, Ms. Bondi."

The rapid rise of authoritarianism is no place for etiquette.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 1d

No kidding! On what planet!?

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jondmaas.bsky.social @jondmaas.bsky.social · 2d

3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing:

1. She's a nasty piece of flaming trash.
2. She cares about the law as her boss cares about cutting calories.
3. If she behaved the same way in front of a judge, she'd be locked up in the same kind of cell her boss spends his days desperately avoiding.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 1d

You’ll never be able to convince me ripping an American citizen out of their Chicago apartment in the dead of night, zip tying their hands and refusing to let them call their lawyer is ‘America First’

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 1d

The Moldovan government approved a new national military strategy for 2025-2035 today.

Russian media is already in a frenzy since the strategy names Russia as a security threat.

www.infotag.md/politics-en/...

GOVERNMENT APPROVES MILITARY STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA FOR 2025-2035

The government approved the military strategy of the Republic of Moldova for 2025-2035 on Wednesday. According to INFOTAG, Minister Anatolie Nosatii said the strategy envisions transforming the Mold...

www.infotag.md

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Allen Rein @allenarrr.bsky.social · 2d

The most dangerous part of Chicago is the Executive Branch of the US Government.

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 1d

I hope this does not mean the EU has folded.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Epstein cover up. Bondi's defensiveness/evasive at Tuesday's Senate hearing when asked about Epstein is what prosecutors call consciousness of guilt. Bondi is guilty of being part of cover up. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up

Tuesday's Senate hearing gave us even more proof

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Chris Thalassa @christhalassa.bsky.social · 1d