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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · Mar 31

Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Mar 31

There is no “novel legal theory” about a third term, as some reporters are parroting. It’s not legal, and the idea of seizing permanent power isn’t a “theory,” it’s just what dictators do.

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hmmm, looks like a pattern....

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · Mar 10

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Mar 10

Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...

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NewEnglandVibes @newenglandvibes.bsky.social · Mar 1

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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · Mar 1

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.

Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 20

OK, nerdy I know - but when I was a boy my older sister's husband, basically as a PhD student at Okla State U, started working on how to contain hydrogen plasma/fusion. "If we can get it right" he said "a teaspoon of the stuff would fuel the whole country."

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Feb 20

1337 seconds next it will be 31337 seconds.

Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 18

After 50 years in prison, Leonard Peltier is free. BUT In some US counties in Native lands, MURDERS of Indian WOMEN are 10X HIGHER than for all races (DoJ). HALF of Native American WOMEN report sexual assault, a THIRD report RAPE during their lifetime, 2.5 times HIGHER than for white women (NIJ)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 18

Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 16

It's take your misogynistic puppet to school day!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 15

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 14

Just to be clear about the right way to do this.....

💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · Feb 14

The quickest way to a man’s heart is to insert a needle between the xiphoid process and left costal margin at a 15-to-30-degree angle, directed towards the left shoulder

Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 9

Very short, very powerful and clear - Of course it’s a coup (audio) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Of course it’s a coup (audio)

Miss the obvious, lose your republic

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Feb 7

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Feb 6

U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.

Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses

U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Feb 3

My old Quaker Meeting joined the lawsuit to stop ICE police from breaking in/arresting people in worship. We protect refugee families seeking safety & better lives. ICE will have to face elderly Quaker women (our toughest defensive line-women) - we'll keep working to protect the strangers among us.

Quakers Sue to Block Trump's Immigration Raids in Churches (1)

The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to conduct immigration raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment, a group of Quaker congregations said in a new federal lawsuit challenging...

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Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · Jan 31

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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:

1. Create a new $15B science fund

2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada

3. Immediate permanent residency

4. Citizenship after 2 years

Overnight a science superpower

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jan 28

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

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Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Jan 7

Saw my first "live" Deplorians in Texas last week - Unlike the dinosaurs they won't need an astroid to wipe them out since they tend to commit vehicular-suicide out of profound shame.

Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Jan 6

I'm with Harry on this.

Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · Jan 6

Choice A: invest in the NHS, strengthening the NHS

Choice B: invest in the private sector, diverting NHS funds, weakening the NHS

As a tax payer I do not consent to my money funding private healthcare.

Reduce the waiting lists by funding the NHS.

Kevin Bales @kevin-bales.bsky.social · Jan 6

I grew up in Oklahoma ...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jan 3

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