Toastman
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Love life and the right to people’s opinion but not comments of anger, hate or misinformation
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robertarnol.bsky.social
Mass shootings by year and country.
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propublica.org
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
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zhelyazkovidev.bsky.social
Felon 47 would hate for you to share this
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rbreich.bsky.social
Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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rbreich.bsky.social
A judge blocked Trump from sending Oregon's National Guard into Portland.

That same judge then blocked Trump from deploying California's National Guard to Portland instead.

This isn't a "left wing" judge — Trump appointed her.

Says a lot about Trump's authoritarian power grab.
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files
toastman1.bsky.social
Australia news live: Bragg agrees Coalition ‘running out of people to offend’; launch timing for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel revealed
Anthony, the last thing Australia needs is using ‘Trump talk’ ‘very big deal’, come on - As an Australian I don’t want to be any way associated with pedophile President
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mirandayaver.bsky.social
New Yorker cartoons nail it again.
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cristianfarias.com
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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sethabramson.bsky.social
As a retired journalism professor, I believe every newsroom in America must now develop Civil War Protocols: how it will conduct the profession of journalism when Donald Trump declares martial law and systematically ends our democracy. If your newsroom isn't prepared for this, it's rank malpractice.
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atrupar.com
Trump is now 40 minutes late and counting. Naval cadets still standing around in total and increasingly uncomfortable silence.