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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11h

And the world thinks that this is what all Americans want.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 13h

MSAORCGA!

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Peter Arnott @peterarnott.bsky.social · 17h

Tim Snyder on Miller (and Stalin).

snyder.substack.com/p/stalinism-...

Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video)

Cause for concern

snyder.substack.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 16h

Trump and Musk, both born into privilege, believe in eugenics (which literally means "well born") and any child dumb enough to be born into a struggling population, deserves no helo, no protection. In fact, they deserve to die.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 16h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zire...

I Won't Back Down

YouTube video by Lara Trump - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 16h

Please

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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks to Republicans gutting Obamacare, the average annual health-insurance premium for the 22M Americans covered will increase 114% starting January 1, $888 to $1,904. And will triple, quadruple, almost quintuple for the neediest in 10 super-GOP states.

Dems are playing hardball to stop that.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

www.vanityfair.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 2d

"The Voting Rights Act is the most important piece of legislation in American history... It is the thing that makes this country a democracy instead of a white, male, apartheid state.

But Chief Justice John Roberts hates it. He has spent much of his career trying to destroy it."

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 2d

It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.

www.thenation.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 3d

The left needs to do more to push back when Soros is turned into a bogeyman. George Soros should be defended loudly and applauded as a hero dedicated to the promotion of social justice, democracy and human rights.

Catherine P. Henry @catherine-p-henry.bsky.social · 11d

War criminal Putin and Putin's man Terrorist Trump fear democracy, so they attack philanthropist George Soros' Open Society. Putin fears Ukraine because it is a Ukrainian and Russian-speaking democracy. Democratic ideas may jump the border and migrate into Russia. It's nothing to do with NATO.

What the Open Society Foundations Do

We are the largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, equity, and human rights.

www.opensocietyfoundations.org

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 4d

This is also a prime example of "jnow you place" aggression coined by @profkori.bsky.social

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 5d

They need to consider that they have been duped by Satan--not metaphorically but literally. How would Satan act any differently to harm children and those who need comfort and support?

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 5d

Aw. They say "Don't meet your heroes" but they are wrong. I met you and you were as insightful and delightful as I imagined.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 6d

Max Naumann died in a prison.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Nau...

Max Naumann - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

I just donated to @repdean.bsky.social for having the courage to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to his face that his dear leader is unwell and unfit. That courage should be rewarded.

Donate to Madeleine Dean

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

If you haven't seen it:

bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didn’t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

I just donated to @repdean.bsky.social for having the courage to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to his face that his dear leader is unwell and unfit. That courage should be rewarded.

Donate to Madeleine Dean

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

Not the ballroom--but the nuclear bunker that he's installing underneath is essential

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

But he was so mean to Barbra

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

with tears in their eyes...

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

Also, George Soros is a hero who has devoted massive resources to supporting social justice and fighting tyranny.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

That was horrifying. But let's not forget that the Commander-in-Chief also felt the need to brag to admirals and generals "I'm a very aesthetic person" which is hilarious.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 8d

Beau Biden (2008-09) served in Iraq, including a 7-month deployment in the combat zone. He received a bronze star.

Donald Trump Jr (2008-09) appeared as a judge on his father's reality television show The Apprentice.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 8d

I don't know if he's "progressive" but he is trying not to be an amoral hypocrite

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 8d

"I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." John Adams, great American

"I must study politics and war, so I can kill people and break things." --Pete Hegseth, meh American

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