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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 47m

What WILL it take?

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 5h

Hmmmph. So, when they tried to claim some kind of national emergency in LA and DC, we the people sued them and pretty much won.

Now they're claiming 'insurrection'. We the people are forcing them to try an actual law instead of just saying "Trump is all powerful."

That's something!

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12h

October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 5h

Hmmmph. So, when they tried to claim some kind of national emergency in LA and DC, we the people sued them and pretty much won.

Now they're claiming 'insurrection'. We the people are forcing them to try an actual law instead of just saying "Trump is all powerful."

That's something!

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 5h

I will!

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 12h

People leave tabs open?!

Elizabeth V @geolizzy.bsky.social · 17h

People have less than 30 tabs open at one time?!?

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 21h

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 18h

THANKS! Still hoping to find that chart...but this might help!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 19h

Yes, and there was a great interactive chart of these races by state...and I can't find it anywhere! Anybody?

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21h

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 19h

Yes, and there was a great interactive chart of them by state...and I can't find it anywhere! Anybody?

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 20h

Kathryn, I have seen an interactive chart posted that lets us click on our state and see these local elections. I CAN'T find it anymore...any ideas?

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 20h

Enjoy your birthday, young one!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 20h

Why, yes it is - which is why I brought it up! I distinctly remember it was YOU who finally figured out that the instructions I sent were for cell phones, not PCs! This has always made me suspicious that you might be quite decent at tech if you actually had the time and interest, lol!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 20h

...and this is part of why we say Black history is American history.

Which Six American Presidents Have Been Associated with White Supremacy or Eugenics?

Plus, two bonus Presidents' history has yet to include

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 23h

Well, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, maybe what's next is DJT being arrested for trying to check your power...in the land of what-should-be.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 23h

"Lite slavery". Good description.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

They’re just gonna do a little lite slavery.

In addition, the new rule allows farm employers to charge H-2A workers for their housing, which was not allowed before. "It's a way for employers to continue to house workers and also charge them, and bring down effective wages," said Marcos Lopez of the Labor and Community Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 23h

Watching...

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 23h

Same here. Seriously, though, I think some of this offense and outrage is bleeding through from these categories of folks...

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 23h

Same. Instead, I'm just deeply offended and outraged, full stop.

Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 1d

I guess if I were a Christian (or an adherent of any religion), I'd be deeply offended by what MAGA folks say and do in the name of that faith. Similarly, if I were a conservative, I'd be outraged by how the media routinely uses that label to describe fascists, racists, and conspiracy theorists.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

In my experience, learning tech stuff takes time...which you do not have! I do have time, but I still only delve into tech to problem solve...

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

Well, yes, Mrs. Betty, but they don't need it because they don't CARE!

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

"... there are no assurances that the minerals obtained from the mine will be sold domestically.

The two companies that will operate the mine: South32 Limited, an Australian company, and Trilogy Metals, in Canada. Trump also announced that the US will purchase a 10% stake in Trilogy Metals."

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

I spent time in Ambler - a village with 250 Inupiac Alaskan people - when I lived and worked in Alaska! I don't think most Americans have any idea what Alaskan wilderness really is - it's TUNDRA, folks - very fragile! Small planes are the only year-round transportation. It's THAT remote!

AND...

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s pre...

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

But who's the power behind THEM? Are they controlled by billionaires like Theil, etc.? If, so, I wonder how long they'll allow Trump to continue..

Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhh, now THIS is a great way to protest!

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

Why Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Could Be Key In Ending Shutdown

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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