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DharmikaMusic

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Uplifting Campfire Folk - Empowering music for inspiration and reconnecting in a twisted world. #musicwithamessage. Oh - here's my document of annotated election anomalies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whdbN8U3JPQ3mcMhyA8XJt8YDmF9mPQ10t8asNdlrWI/

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · Jan 12

Here's a song I released Friday. It's about the rivers deciding that it's time for the dams to come down, as well as our own empowerment and breaking down our walls. Let me know if you put it on your playlist so I can give it a shout-out! Enjoy!

open.spotify.com/album/3yY1RM...

Shaking It Down

Dharmika · Single · 2025 · 1 songs

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 10h

I spend too much time numb. Although your tenderness hurts, your caring heart is precious in the calloused world. Thank you for that, and please take care of yourself and your beautiful heart in any way you can.

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Senor Pantalones Grandes @philosmonstrum.bsky.social · 11h

So long as you ignore all the missing Native Americans (especially the women and girls), families along the border (especially the women and children), and all the Black folk shown in video after video being shot by police.

Cause that killing has been pretty up front for a while now.

Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 13h

Fascism doesn’t just come out and announce itself by killing people…

It starts with subtle dehumanising, subtle rhetoric, bits of propaganda…

Then it latches on to a crisis moment to double down on the rhetoric to get people on-side.

The killing is the last part.

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Honolulu Civil Beat @civilbeat.bsky.social · 10h

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

dlvr.it

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10h

"There just isn’t enough time. There’s only what we manage to make of it—what we build, what we protect, what we remember to carry to the car. The gas mask. The snacks. The question we forgot to ask. The name of the person taken." My latest.

The Emergency Is the Atmosphere

“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."

organizingmythoughts.org

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 10h

😘 This was just above your post on my feed: bsky.app/profile/onth...

Gaal Dornick @onthecountof3.bsky.social · 11h

You are worthy of kindness and gentleness.

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B R A N D O N @sirbrandonthomas.com · 11h

History makes one thing clear: most authoritarians aren’t skilled geniuses. They’re insecure, reckless, and unbothered by the moral questions that make others pause before grabbing power. Incompetence and insecurity don’t hinder them, they drive them.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h

There’s very little question at this point that Trump is an authoritarian—the question is, how skilled is he?

"Extremely disturbing": What does Trump's "antifa" executive order actually do?

"The national security state is a wonderful tool for a skilled authoritarian to crush American democracy."

www.motherjones.com

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 11h

This lovely woman has some words for us to listen to:

substack.com/@poemz/note/...

Amy King (@poemz)

Dr. Jane Goodall recorded this interview in March 2025, with the understanding that it would be released only after her death. #drjanegoodall

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 17h

It's so ridiculous that MAGAs believe the GOP line that "Democrats want to give free healthcare to immigrants."

My dudes immigrants aren't getting free healthcare in the United States. American citizens aren't even getting free healthcare. You know who is?

The people lying to you about immigrants.

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 3d

YES

"There is a pattern to breakout moments by Democrats: they are unapologetic. Jasmine Crockett’s frequent MAGA takedowns, Zohran Mamdani’s populism, Andy Beshear’s refusal to take the anti-trans bait, Chris Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador, and J.B. Pritzker’s repudiation of the regime, to name a few. There is a reason why some of these are among the only Democrats voters recall and admire: they are not saying what is poll-tested as 'popular' but rather making popular what needs to be said."

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Resistance. Refusal. Ridicule. Those are the ingredients to bring down regimes and among them ridicule is arguably the most delicious. The emperor isn't just naked; his goon squad is afraid of an inflatable frog.
Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 3d

wizard frog is insane

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Portland always was, always is Too Fabulous for Fascism.

Travis Nelson @travisnelson.bsky.social · 3d

I spent about an hour down at the ICE facility protest today. Right wing statements about the Portland “war zone” are greatly exaggerated!

We are Americans…. Whether we were born in this country or chose those country. WE CAN’T LET TRUMP DIVIDE US!
#portland #oregon #orpol #dumptrump #wethepeople

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Some people watched One Battle After Another and took notes.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 1d

The fiber cables planned as part of the Biden-broadband everywhere plan had an estimated lifetime span of 35 years with almost no maintenance required. www.ncsl.org/technology-a...

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

"There are currently one to two Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every day ... Soon, McDowell told us, there will be up to 5 satellite reentries per day." 😳

1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day

earthsky.org

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Tilmon Edwards @tilmonedwards.com · May 5

I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:

1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.

2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.

3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18h

You can’t talk seriously about gun violence in Chicago without talking about where the guns come from. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...

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Some Guy @darthd00bius.bsky.social · 17h

In the end, ICE will be brought down by someone with the screen name Roberto `); DROP TABLE targets;--

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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EvilWeevilDevil @eveyweveydevey.bsky.social · 5d

A song about a body of water? Subtly political lyrics? This is totally my jam!

Beautiful Folk Music that feels pure, natural and unproduced, as Folk should. Gorgeous!

DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a folk/folk-rock song about a river deciding that it's time to take down the dams... Or, when we finally break down our own walls...
dharmikamusic.bandcamp.com/track/shakin...

Shaking It Down, by Dharmika

from the album Linger by the Water - Download Link

dharmikamusic.bandcamp.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23h

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Lance Ellisor @ellisor.net · 1d

I think the Dem governors and mayors can and should do more, legally and nonviolently. some ideas off the top of my head
- order DOT to close roads near ICE facilities
- conduct routine power and water maintenance to facilities
- mire them in endless legal knots
- refuse any support whatsoever

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

Hide your Antifa membership cards! Pretend you bought your Subway foot-long to actually eat it! Try to look like a regular human being while protesting! Best of luck in The Purge! (Of course, continue to be kind, support each other, and speak out!)

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

One of the best!

DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

That is teaselly the sweetest photo I have seen today!

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, they are really into upholding the law - if it's a law they like! Otherwise, send in the National Guard and do whatever they want! 😂 A zoning violation notice!

John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 1d

I dunno if I'm the last one to hear about this? But the reason the president is sending the *National Guard* to Portland is because the city mailed the government's landlord...a zoning violation notice?

They are sending in the troops to avoid "a monthly code enforcement fee"??

Notice of Zoning Violation on official City of Portland letterhead

DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

Apparently they have photographs of Antifa membership cards! Show us the evidence! "Antifa-affiliated individuals" 😂

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 19h

Kristi Noem: "ANTIFA are right outside the ICE facility in Portland, shouting death to my law enforcement officials."

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DharmikaMusic @dharmikamusic.bsky.social · 18h

"Antifa-affiliated" - Did they get a photo of their membership cards? 😂

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