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madsbd.bsky.social
@madsbd.bsky.social
public pretender, humanity defender | she/her
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if the democratic party had a functional propaganda arm it could make a lot of hay of the fact that a non-trivial number of MAGA personalities and politicians are child sex offenders
March 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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As a massive fan of "Sing Sing" I felt this one deeply
March 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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republicans straight up removed their house speaker while the democrats can't even bring themselves to gently criticize hakeem jeffries. pathetic!
February 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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When someone says any variety of “if you fight back they’ll authoritarian crack down you” I always wonder what they think is going to happen if we don’t fight back
February 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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fucking cowards
Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:

• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
we are in the dumbest timeline
A Georgia congressman introduced a bill authorizing Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland, and rename it to "Red, White, and Blueland."

Denmark has consistently stated that Greenland is not for sale
Rep. Buddy Carter proposes renaming Greenland to 'Red, White, and Blueland'
www.fox5atlanta.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.
February 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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everyones relying on the courts stopping elon musk and trump right now but they’re just going to start straight up start ignoring the courts and judges soon
February 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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MORE OF THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Now we’re cooking!

Thank you for doing something, @schatz.bsky.social.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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As terrifying as it is my god this shit is so pathetic. Dressing up like you're a space marine to go storm the apartment of some random construction or restaurant worker or any kind of job you can imagine. Keeping the real Americans safe from tables of fresh fruit. I'd rather turn the gun on myself.
NEW: Federal immigration officials launched their first high-profile raids in NYC under President Donald Trump.

A motorcade of heavily militarized federal agents converged at the parking lot of the Bronx Terminal Market in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday morning.
Dramatic Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan
Federal authorities detained at least four people in a series of early morning arrests tweeted out across government X accounts.
buff.ly
January 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Stacking the court doesn’t seem so radical now does it
January 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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The federal freeze on grant funding is looking very, very bad in Atlanta. Georgia relies on federal funding for essentially *all* of its spending on housing support, and most of its spending on homelessness, mental heath and substance abuse treatment.

Providers are locked out of their accounts.
January 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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This is really good. A lot of you will be looking for something tangible you can do to protect those who are targeted by state kidnappers. I really like the idea of neighborhood ICE watches.
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Democrats have a terrible habit of panicking during moments of right-wing ascendancy and signing on to destructive laws that eventually shame them
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
January 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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it’s wild we live under the largest oligarchy the world has ever seen
December 18, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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Reading about Chris Brown spending $80,000 of taxpayers’ money on a birthday party in the middle of some of the worst months of the pandemic just made me so angry I saw colors and spots.
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Marshmello Allegedly Misused Pandemic Grants to Pay Themselves or Throw Lavish Parties
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Marshmello allegedly misused pandemic grants meant for struggling businesses according to a new report.
variety.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Sure. Why have meaningful conversations about healthcare reform or gun control when we could declare CEOs an endangered species?
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM