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Thanks, Supreme Court! It's now my right to prevent my kid from learning about Trump.
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Thanks, Supreme Court! It's now my right to prevent my kid from learning about Trump. | Opinion
Attempts to teach my children anything about Donald Trump place an unconstitutional burden on my First Amendment right to freely exercise my religion.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks, Supreme Court! It's now my right to prevent my kid from learning about Trump.
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"Attempts to teach my children anything about Donald Trump, including the unfortunate fact that he is president of the United States, place an unconstitutional burden on my First Amendment right to freely exercise my religion," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yhzbahez
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Attempts to teach my children anything about Donald Trump, including the unfortunate fact that he is president of the United States, place an unconstitutional burden on my First Amendment right to freely exercise my religion," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yhzbahez
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They've said their membership has grown by hundreds of thousands in the last month. They may simply use every platform they have to reach as many members as possible when they need to attend to something. Someone else posted this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside
Government employees fight the Trump administration’s chaos by organizing and publishing information on Bluesky
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
They've said their membership has grown by hundreds of thousands in the last month. They may simply use every platform they have to reach as many members as possible when they need to attend to something. Someone else posted this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let the “tragic spirit of despair” overcome us when our country needs us the most.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOJ...
FULL: Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois State of the State Address 2025
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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February 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity, Illinois, and do not let the “tragic spirit of despair” overcome us when our country needs us the most.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOJ...
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"It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours & 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. All I’m saying is when the five-alarm fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control."
February 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours & 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. All I’m saying is when the five-alarm fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control."
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Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State of the State address February 19, 2025.
"If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
"If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
February 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State of the State address February 19, 2025.
"If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
"If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this:
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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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"A coup is in progress in the United States of America. This isn't hyperbole or partisan rhetoric—it's as demonstrable as the fact that there are twenty-four hours in a day or that two plus two equals four."
This is an unnerving and clear-eyed assessment of what is happening. Recommended reading.
This is an unnerving and clear-eyed assessment of what is happening. Recommended reading.
If you've discovered me through my authorship of "The Plot Against America", I recommend this chaser, "Twenty Four Hours" which explores the bullshit mythos around Elon, and our broken public discourse.
Twenty Four Hours
The gradual normalization of Elon Musk's unprecedented power concentration reveals a dangerous erosion of democratic norms. We must confront this reality to preserve our constitutional order.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"A coup is in progress in the United States of America. This isn't hyperbole or partisan rhetoric—it's as demonstrable as the fact that there are twenty-four hours in a day or that two plus two equals four."
This is an unnerving and clear-eyed assessment of what is happening. Recommended reading.
This is an unnerving and clear-eyed assessment of what is happening. Recommended reading.
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As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
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Reupping in case you missed this concrete way to help the environment going into the next administration… youtu.be/D1MYZ6RUjMQ?...
A Way to Fight Back
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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December 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Reupping in case you missed this concrete way to help the environment going into the next administration… youtu.be/D1MYZ6RUjMQ?...
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To expand upon #2 above, if you allow a comment from a troll to be seen by people who follow you and some of them then respond, while it isn’t, your intention, your feed is providing the kind of engagement that trolls thrive upon.
Blocking them and hiding their comments is community care.
Blocking them and hiding their comments is community care.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:58 PM
To expand upon #2 above, if you allow a comment from a troll to be seen by people who follow you and some of them then respond, while it isn’t, your intention, your feed is providing the kind of engagement that trolls thrive upon.
Blocking them and hiding their comments is community care.
Blocking them and hiding their comments is community care.
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If you see our reply from a troll under one of your posts, it is both helpful and important to:
1) Block them
2) Click on the three little dots below their post and click “hide for everyone”
Engaging with trolls in any way encourages them to stay here and be more active. Give them no oxygen.
1) Block them
2) Click on the three little dots below their post and click “hide for everyone”
Engaging with trolls in any way encourages them to stay here and be more active. Give them no oxygen.
November 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
If you see our reply from a troll under one of your posts, it is both helpful and important to:
1) Block them
2) Click on the three little dots below their post and click “hide for everyone”
Engaging with trolls in any way encourages them to stay here and be more active. Give them no oxygen.
1) Block them
2) Click on the three little dots below their post and click “hide for everyone”
Engaging with trolls in any way encourages them to stay here and be more active. Give them no oxygen.
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Last week, SCOTUS heard "EMD Sales v Carrera" a case that could affect access to overtime pay for workers across the nation, which is a key target of #Project2025. Learn more about what’s at stake in our People’s Guide to the 2024-2025 Supreme Court: democracyforward.org/peoples-guid...
People's Guide to the 2024-2025 U.S. Supreme Court Term - Democracy Forward
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November 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Last week, SCOTUS heard "EMD Sales v Carrera" a case that could affect access to overtime pay for workers across the nation, which is a key target of #Project2025. Learn more about what’s at stake in our People’s Guide to the 2024-2025 Supreme Court: democracyforward.org/peoples-guid...
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It’s a question we ask all the time.
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 AM
It’s a question we ask all the time.
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Christian, if you aren't capable of manufacturing the slightest bit of compassion for the hurting and the hungry and the terrified and the desperate right now—what on earth are you singing for?
Just what exactly are you celebrating this Christmas?
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Just what exactly are you celebrating this Christmas?
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Christian, if You're Celebrating Deportations, You Shouldn't Be Celebrating Christmas
Christian,
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November 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Christian, if you aren't capable of manufacturing the slightest bit of compassion for the hurting and the hungry and the terrified and the desperate right now—what on earth are you singing for?
Just what exactly are you celebrating this Christmas?
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Just what exactly are you celebrating this Christmas?
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This is beyond a clown show.
Facts matter. Science saves lives. Anti-science destroys them.
November 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
This is beyond a clown show.
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Friday tradition: ending the week with some shared joy no matter how rough the week.
Tell me something good.
What good thing happened in your life this week?
Aced a project or ate like a king or queen, either works. Just something good.
Tell me something good.
What good thing happened in your life this week?
Aced a project or ate like a king or queen, either works. Just something good.
November 23, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Friday tradition: ending the week with some shared joy no matter how rough the week.
Tell me something good.
What good thing happened in your life this week?
Aced a project or ate like a king or queen, either works. Just something good.
Tell me something good.
What good thing happened in your life this week?
Aced a project or ate like a king or queen, either works. Just something good.
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⚠️Plastic cookware should not be used. Period. Especially BLACK PLASTIC cookware, that often mixes in toxic recycled electronic waste materials. DISPOSE OF ALL PLASTIC COOKWARE, especially if black colored plastic ones. Pass it on to your family.
Gift🎁🔗
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Gift🎁🔗
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November 22, 2024 at 4:15 AM
⚠️Plastic cookware should not be used. Period. Especially BLACK PLASTIC cookware, that often mixes in toxic recycled electronic waste materials. DISPOSE OF ALL PLASTIC COOKWARE, especially if black colored plastic ones. Pass it on to your family.
Gift🎁🔗
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Gift🎁🔗
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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This is my first official post on Blusky, and I’m only here thanks to the quick thinking of @chuckmoran.bsky.social who locked down this handle for me when he saw others trying to shake me down. Thank you Chuck. It’s wonderful to know there are still good people in an increasingly bad world.
November 20, 2024 at 9:17 PM
This is my first official post on Blusky, and I’m only here thanks to the quick thinking of @chuckmoran.bsky.social who locked down this handle for me when he saw others trying to shake me down. Thank you Chuck. It’s wonderful to know there are still good people in an increasingly bad world.
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"This is the truth. This is what's happening, and this is what we have to stand against."
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
Do Not Become Hopeless: A Conversation with Robert Reich
As today’s guest, Robert Reich reminds us, wishful thinking won’t save us from what’s coming, but neither should we bury ourselves in cynicism. The truth is,...
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November 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM
"This is the truth. This is what's happening, and this is what we have to stand against."
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
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The Tarot Card of the Year for 2025 www.thetarotlady.com/the-tarot-ca... <-After a year of nonstop challenges, 2025 is a Hermit year, which signals rest and reflection. #tarot #tarotcards #thetarotlady #tarotcardoftheyear
The Tarot Card of the Year for 2025
The Tarot Card of the Year for 2025. Each year, a different tarot card represents the vibe. In 2025, we get The Hermit, which means rest.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
The Tarot Card of the Year for 2025 www.thetarotlady.com/the-tarot-ca... <-After a year of nonstop challenges, 2025 is a Hermit year, which signals rest and reflection. #tarot #tarotcards #thetarotlady #tarotcardoftheyear
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Good government is good. We don't talk about that enough>> 🧵
November 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Good government is good. We don't talk about that enough>> 🧵