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Spinoza1960.bsky.social

@spinoza1960.bsky.social

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🇨🇦 Proud nasty canadian - Elbows up. Pro democracy. Father, husband, philosopher and reader of Baruch Spinoza and Hannah Arendt. My political heroes are Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · Mar 5

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 16h

I don't see the debate, the guy on the left is clearly both the Antifa member and the Mexican Mafia Informant...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 21h

This is per month...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 22h

We have statistics on the price of gold going back to 2500 BC. Since then, the price of gold reached $70 in 1972. So it took 4472 years to reach that price. Today, the price of gold has risen by $70 in a single day...

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Little Miss FAFO @nofuxgiven.bsky.social · 1d

NEVER FORGET 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 1d

HUGE BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Republicans on the shutdown. "I'm not going to... keep talking the talking points, when my own adult children can hardly afford health insurance premiums."

Will she become democrat...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 1d

This is so good...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls President Trump "a transformative president."

Hem.... interesting comment... transformative can mean many things...

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

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 1d

So, she did...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 2d

THEY ARE ARRESTED FOR USING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST‼️

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 2d

This is per month...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 2d

I repeat, this is per month...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 2d

Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 3d

Hassett: "China has, especially for soybean farmers, has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground with tarps over them... we're getting ready to have really strong policies to support our farmers."

Bien hecho Donald,

Agrarian Reform in Cuba

Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 3d

Doocy: If a young man or woman signs up today, are they more likely to deploy in their career to the Middle East or to the midwest?

a man in a suit and tie is wearing sunglasses and says that is an excellent question .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing sunglasses and says that is an excellent question .

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

Trump is right. In Portland, right now, there would also be a snowstorm, a tsunami, and an earthquake...

Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 5d

AOC is a great example of American leadership and public service.

In this short TikTok video she gives a tour of the Senate building, because the government is shut down and there's no one else to give one.

WATCH:

#Resist

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 5d

...and another one at the door of the Argentina ambassy...

Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 5d

Soybean farmers: China not purchasing US soybeans is causing lots of uncertainty for our industry... Soybeans are the largest ag product that is exported from the US...

If farmers were serious, they would go to the White House and unload a huge mountain of soybeans in front of the door...

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Spinoza1960.bsky.social @spinoza1960.bsky.social · 5d

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