Duane 🍀☘️
@duanepaul96.bsky.social
l 🏳️🌈 🌈 l Los Angeles, California living 🌇🌄 All opinions and views are my very own 💬💭🗯️
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Gaza Belongs to the Palestinians
February 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Gaza Belongs to the Palestinians
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They call us “radical left.” But destroying institutions, endless war, and mass suffering is normal? If radical means Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, ending forever wars, and ending the genocide in Gaza — then count us in. #CA32 #RadicalLeft
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
They call us “radical left.” But destroying institutions, endless war, and mass suffering is normal? If radical means Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, ending forever wars, and ending the genocide in Gaza — then count us in. #CA32 #RadicalLeft
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please hire more journalists of color from working class backgrounds in 2026 thank you goodbye
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
please hire more journalists of color from working class backgrounds in 2026 thank you goodbye
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
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The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The RSF militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates, has slaughtered countless civilians in Sudan.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
The US keeps selling arms to the UAE despite their support for these crimes. And Trump only cares about cutting deals with the Emiratis.
Enough. No more weapons for war crimes.
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smoochum (1999) /// lady gaga (2009)
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
smoochum (1999) /// lady gaga (2009)
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Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim immigrant from Syria, blessed the world with a shining example of this vision when he risked his own life, and sustained injuries, to protect Hanukkah revelers under gunfire. We are filled with awe and gratitude at his courage and compassion.
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim immigrant from Syria, blessed the world with a shining example of this vision when he risked his own life, and sustained injuries, to protect Hanukkah revelers under gunfire. We are filled with awe and gratitude at his courage and compassion.
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"[M]onetized the dysfunction" is a good way to describe the American health care system too.
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"[M]onetized the dysfunction" is a good way to describe the American health care system too.
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Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
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A combo/synthesis/centaur of both Red Plenty and Cascadian Abundance
What Kind of “Abundance American” are you?
I’m Abundance Dynamism 🇺🇸
I’m Abundance Dynamism 🇺🇸
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A combo/synthesis/centaur of both Red Plenty and Cascadian Abundance
A combo/synthesis/centaur of both Red Plenty and Cascadian Abundance
What Kind of “Abundance American” are you?
I’m Abundance Dynamism 🇺🇸
I’m Abundance Dynamism 🇺🇸
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A combo/synthesis/centaur of both Red Plenty and Cascadian Abundance
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
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Stop telling workers to get a better job and start telling billionaires to stop exploiting workers.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Stop telling workers to get a better job and start telling billionaires to stop exploiting workers.
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To put this in perspective, here are some things Elon Musk could do and STILL be a billionaire:
- Pay the salaries of every elementary school teacher in the U.S.
- Fight hunger by fully funding SNAP
- House every person living in homeless shelters
Tax the damn rich.
- Pay the salaries of every elementary school teacher in the U.S.
- Fight hunger by fully funding SNAP
- House every person living in homeless shelters
Tax the damn rich.
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
To put this in perspective, here are some things Elon Musk could do and STILL be a billionaire:
- Pay the salaries of every elementary school teacher in the U.S.
- Fight hunger by fully funding SNAP
- House every person living in homeless shelters
Tax the damn rich.
- Pay the salaries of every elementary school teacher in the U.S.
- Fight hunger by fully funding SNAP
- House every person living in homeless shelters
Tax the damn rich.
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In the Netherlands, burnout is a legally recognized reason for sick leave, and workers are entitled to at least 70% of their salary for up to 104 weeks of illness.
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In the Netherlands, burnout is a legally recognized reason for sick leave, and workers are entitled to at least 70% of their salary for up to 104 weeks of illness.
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Her power wanes...
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Her power wanes...
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And then the majority bailed out the banks instead of the homeowners and 1000 Democrats lost their seats two years later.
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
And then the majority bailed out the banks instead of the homeowners and 1000 Democrats lost their seats two years later.
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