SpectralSandy
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Not Donald Trump - The entire Republican Party.
Don't let them put it all on him.
Don't let them put it all on him.
We deserve a system that funds dignity, not just rockets and tax shelters.
October 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Not Donald Trump - The entire Republican Party.
Don't let them put it all on him.
Don't let them put it all on him.
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The obvious next step is for blue states to find a mechanism to withhold taxes from the federal government.
Blue states subsidize the red states, and that is an obvious power differential that it is past time to leverage.
Blue states subsidize the red states, and that is an obvious power differential that it is past time to leverage.
The Trump regime is dissolving the Union unilaterally, that's what these actions *are*—repudiation of the American constitutional order vis-a-vis federalism.
Next move from OMB - canceling $8 billion in clean energy funds. You will note, all of the projects are in states led by Democrats
October 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The obvious next step is for blue states to find a mechanism to withhold taxes from the federal government.
Blue states subsidize the red states, and that is an obvious power differential that it is past time to leverage.
Blue states subsidize the red states, and that is an obvious power differential that it is past time to leverage.
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What have #beavers ever done for us? Ecologist Matt Phelps at @kneppwilding.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What have #beavers ever done for us? Ecologist Matt Phelps at @kneppwilding.bsky.social
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apropos of nothing, wikipedia is a more objective and informative source about the gaza genocide than any major news outlet i can think of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_ge...
![The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. The genocidal acts include mass killings, starvation, the infliction of serious bodily and mental harm, and preventing births.
Other acts include blockade, destroying civilian infrastructure, destroying healthcare facilities, killing healthcare workers and aid-seekers, causing mass forced displacement, committing sexual violence, and destroying educational, religious, and cultural sites. 10 The genocide has been recognised by a United Nations special committeel111 and commission of inquiry,[12] humanitarian and human rights organizations, [131 and international law experts 141[15) including multiple genocide studies 16) and the International Association of Genocide Scholars. (17[18]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:76bed4yvg4fex4cyqb4f7orp/bafkreig7tfkfetfpd6mt25qbva2vyt66o2szilwy3cgsc55bmvkx2fm6zq@jpeg)
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
apropos of nothing, wikipedia is a more objective and informative source about the gaza genocide than any major news outlet i can think of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_ge...
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"We should not be held to a different standard"
During shut downs, legislators still paid while Armed Service members are not.
During shut downs, legislators still paid while Armed Service members are not.
Senator Kim just finished a large Town Hall phone conference @kim.senate.gov 🙌 New Jersey "What I heard is they want us to be the adults in the room .. they know who is at fault"
"Abdication of leadership" (Republicans).
"Abdication of leadership" (Republicans).
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"We should not be held to a different standard"
During shut downs, legislators still paid while Armed Service members are not.
During shut downs, legislators still paid while Armed Service members are not.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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A Cape May Warbler in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. 💛
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A Cape May Warbler in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. 💛
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Read this and contact your State AG’s office. 👊🏻 Then pass it down.
Democratic Governors Can Arrest ICE Agents. What Are They Waiting For?
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
Democratic Governors Have the Legal Authority to Arrest ICE Agents. They Should Use It.
Even failed prosecutions would force federal agents to think twice before breaking down doors.
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Read this and contact your State AG’s office. 👊🏻 Then pass it down.
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October 18, 2025. Bring flowers. Sing songs. Flood the streets. Nonviolent resistance is the best path forward.
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
October 18, 2025. Bring flowers. Sing songs. Flood the streets. Nonviolent resistance is the best path forward.
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Central Park's Lost Budgerigar is still being seen between 81st and 86th Streets on either side of West Drive, usually in the company of a House Sparrow flock. 🦜 💛
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Central Park's Lost Budgerigar is still being seen between 81st and 86th Streets on either side of West Drive, usually in the company of a House Sparrow flock. 🦜 💛
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John Roberts made racism worse. John Roberts is an utter failure as a Chief Justice.
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
John Roberts made racism worse. John Roberts is an utter failure as a Chief Justice.
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Buenos días. Feliz miércoles y hermoso Octubre ☕️🍂😘
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Buenos días. Feliz miércoles y hermoso Octubre ☕️🍂😘
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Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/t...
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch
The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
techcrunch.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/t...
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🚨 54% of people think the best way for UK supermarkets to be run is by cooperatives.
Yet profit-hungry supermarkets currently control 96% of British food retail.
Our new reports show why the corporate-led approach to is harming our food system – and highlight a better alternative. 🧵 (1/6)
Yet profit-hungry supermarkets currently control 96% of British food retail.
Our new reports show why the corporate-led approach to is harming our food system – and highlight a better alternative. 🧵 (1/6)
September 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🚨 54% of people think the best way for UK supermarkets to be run is by cooperatives.
Yet profit-hungry supermarkets currently control 96% of British food retail.
Our new reports show why the corporate-led approach to is harming our food system – and highlight a better alternative. 🧵 (1/6)
Yet profit-hungry supermarkets currently control 96% of British food retail.
Our new reports show why the corporate-led approach to is harming our food system – and highlight a better alternative. 🧵 (1/6)
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This is my friend Krystle Hickman’s gorgeous new book, which arrived today. Krystle is one the best, most dedicated photographers I know and a real inspiration to me. She is self taught and passionate, and has documented several previously undocumented behaviors. Buy this book! 🐝🐙🌿📷#invertebrates
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This is my friend Krystle Hickman’s gorgeous new book, which arrived today. Krystle is one the best, most dedicated photographers I know and a real inspiration to me. She is self taught and passionate, and has documented several previously undocumented behaviors. Buy this book! 🐝🐙🌿📷#invertebrates
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On the current "Business as usual" path, it will be over 20,000 years until we are back to near +1.6C temperatures.
September 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On the current "Business as usual" path, it will be over 20,000 years until we are back to near +1.6C temperatures.
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Take note: US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Armed Services 👇
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Take note: US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Armed Services 👇
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Net Favorability of Benjamin Netanyahu:
All: -28%
GOP: +27%
IND: -44%
DEM: -66%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
All: -28%
GOP: +27%
IND: -44%
DEM: -66%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
September 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Net Favorability of Benjamin Netanyahu:
All: -28%
GOP: +27%
IND: -44%
DEM: -66%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
All: -28%
GOP: +27%
IND: -44%
DEM: -66%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
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neat. if y’all aren’t acting now and showing up, y’all are complicit and will be held accountable.
"Would you say the US is in a political crisis?"
Yes: 79%
No: 18%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
Yes: 79%
No: 18%
Quinnipiac / Sept 21, 2025
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
neat. if y’all aren’t acting now and showing up, y’all are complicit and will be held accountable.
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...
September 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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