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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Seriously. This is worth your time.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 17h

The Atlantic—one of the most prolific corporate media outlets in America—attacked me, my values, & my advocacy. And they got most everything wrong.

Here is my rebuttal. I doubt they’ll issue a retraction, but my receipts are undeniable. Please share and boost.❤️✊🏽
www.qasimrashid.com/p/journalism...

Journalism Without Justice: Jonathan Chait & the Collapse of Media Integrity

From Iraq to Trump to Gaza, America’s pundit class has perfected the art of being wrong and profiting from it. It’s long past time we hold them accountable.

www.qasimrashid.com

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

No. Sign up thinking, "This is gonna help pay for college."

God @thegodpodcast.com · 22h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, not all billionaires are directly horrible. Swift, Beyonce, Cuban, Pritzker, all of them are fairly decent people.

But still are billionaires.

Still need to be held accountable for wealth gap.

Are still enemy.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Wait. Isn't this the basis for most religion?

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Here is deal:

Both National Guard and federal forces have taken vows to support Constitution. At this point, everyone there is evaluating, and talking to others in service.

Trust me. Vast majority are in support of own vows.

At this moment, Trump cannot count on military.

Have long way to go.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Kinda like the only thing Antifa asks you to do is say, "I'm anti-fascist" to be a member.

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 21h

Weird how Antifa never asks me for money. Everyone else does, but Antifa is very quiet.

Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

For people who claim to not care about the Epstein files, they certainly seem to care about the Epstein files.

Lordy. Seems like they might be invested somehow.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Navy_Wolfman @greywolfj3.bsky.social · 18h

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Glad to help!

Good luck going through all those followers to ensure I am among them.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 17h

Was between this and Fiery Crash.

This is just my favorite.

Scythian Empires

YouTube video by Andrew Bird - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 3d

So, Oregon got a restraining order against the national guard.

Good on them.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized.

We asked the judge to issue a broad order — one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state — stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon.

She issued that order

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 3d

Favorite example of true enemies.

Also, great album.

Mr. Bad Example (2008 Remaster)

YouTube video by Warren Zevon - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 3d

This is greatest mode of wokeness.

Isn't woke*, at its core, just us standing against individuals who try to harm the most vulnerable?

* Yes, understand is just recognizing society has innate bias against minorities, especially black minorities, in things like redlining.

AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 4d

If ICE or the military is occupying your city, at the very least, do not cooperate. Do not serve them in restaurants! Close hotel doors to them! Do not let them use your restrooms! Make them as uncomfortable and unwelcome as possible.

RE: Chicago, Portland, Memphis, New York, Washington D.C.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 3d

GOP is a not-serious party.

Are shambolic collection of clowns.

AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 3d

I reread this many times. Yes, the White House spokesperson in an emailed statement to a news network purposely misspelled Newsom's name.

It happens often, I know, but sometimes it just catches the eye differently. And it becomes a reminder of where we've currently landed

lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement."

"For once, Gavin Newscum should stand on the side of law-abiding citizens instead of violent criminals destroying Portland and cities across the country," Jackson said in an earlier emailed statement to CNN, misspelling the governor's name.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 4d

Bill Hicks would never have taken blood money to perform comedy for a Saudi Arabian tyrant.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

George Carlin would never have taken blood money to perform comedy for a Saudi Arabian tyrant.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 5d

Call what it is: fascistic police state.

Stop enabling fascism and use proper language: ICE assaulted innocent protestor.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 5d

I think can assume were all innocent.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 5d

When history is written, will show news media were midwives to fascism.

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Russian Troll Factories For Progress @rtffp.bsky.social · 5d

You know, taxing billionaires to fund UBI would do two things:

By freeing people from shackles of working to survive, would allow explosion of creativity as people could follow dream project.

Also, would mean billionaires would have to run businesses people actually wanted to join.