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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 1d

Yep.

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 1d

His own people have spoken.

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 3d

EVERYONE should read this: Jane Goodall’s farewell address.

Your life matters. You have purpose, even if you dont find it. You are connectef to everything!

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Richard G (@richardg11)

Back in March, the late Jane Goodall recorded an interview knowing it wouldn’t be made public until after her passing. It was for a new Netflix documentary series called “Famous Last Words,” designed ...

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 3d

We’re going about this wrong.

Fear bypasses rationally. It leads to chaos. The universal tool of despotism.

But the love that flows between those open to it is the strongest power in the universe.

Let those of like mind connect with one another and create this Movement of Restoration. Help me.

Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 4d

Everything helps.

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Judge blocks National Guard troops from deploying to Portland

“The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts,” U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut wrote.

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 6d

You and me!

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yobrault @yobrault.bsky.social · 12d

Files please…

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 18d

“If you were writing a hackneyed novel or film about an authoritarian America, it would go exactly like this: a figure close to the regime is assassinate…”

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This Is It

Obedience and Support are the Same

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Norman Brewer @nbrew24.bsky.social · 20d

Killer Politics is free in eBook today - and the satire leveled against President "Tower" is much more fun than what Trump is doing. Please repost.

Norman Brewer @nbrew24.bsky.social · Jul 31

FREE today in ebook on Amazon. A Trump-like president inspires a white supremacist to launch attacks on innocents in a ruthless bid to incite civil war - and defend the "American way of life."
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Killer Politics (The Anti-Hero Rebellions)

Killer Politics (The Anti-Hero Rebellions) [Brewer, Norman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Killer Politics (The Anti-Hero Rebellions)

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Norman Brewer @nbrew24.bsky.social · 20d

Trump's "beautiful" bill before the Senate will make those 400 people even richer, widening an equity gap that hurts so many of his MAGA followers. I guess the cult membership makes it worthwhile.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

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Mike Barthelme @mikeb6363.bsky.social · 26d

Why can’t everybody get on this case about releasing the Epstein files again get on this case about releasing the Epstein files again

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 20d

😄😳🤪

Two wolves?

Inside me there are at least 11. 3 of them are nearly tame enough to demand belly rubs, 1 has rabies. At any one time 4 of them are chasing the 23 weasels that also live inside me. I am pretty sure there is also a very large irritable badger and perhaps a cassowary.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 22d

‘And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then, though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted." The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 25d

Because hey, why not? 😳

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 25d

The irony here is that it was probably his choice to do the right thing and call out Trump on the release of the Epstein files that got Charlie Kirk killed. 😳😢

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 27d

Everyone REALLY needs to read this!

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

It's Even Worse Than You Think, But There's Hope

Pulling back the curtain on the dark motivations behind the Trump regime's chaos, and what you can do to stop it

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28d

Lisa Murkowski is beyond pathetic.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28d

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earthbound420.bsky.social @earthbound420.bsky.social · 28d

EPSTEIN FILES 🤬💥

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · Sep 8

Asymmetric Political Warfare

Consult local statutes and file only legitimate, complaints. But file them relentlessly.

Ethics complaints, criminal referrals, FOIA bombardments, bar complaints, IRS whistleblower reports: the tools that destroy political careers.
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The Red State Resistance Blueprint

Asymmetric Political Warfare

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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · Sep 7

“How is it that 1/2 of America looks at DT & doesn’t find him morally repellent?” David Brooks asks. “He lies, cheats, steals, betrays, & behaves cruelly & corruptly, & 70 million find him, morally acceptable. Some see him as heroic, admirable, and wonderful.”

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