@virgoldlife.bsky.social
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Your April Fools' Day reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Your April Fools' Day reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.
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Musk staffers gained access to a system at the Interior Department. We had resisted their attempts for about two weeks to obtain administrative access to the program. Two IT officials who stood their ground are now on administrative leave and under investigation.
March 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Musk staffers gained access to a system at the Interior Department. We had resisted their attempts for about two weeks to obtain administrative access to the program. Two IT officials who stood their ground are now on administrative leave and under investigation.
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When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
March 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
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The abuser’s classic playbook is to isolate you from your friends, create a sense of helplessness, make it difficult to connect with others and force you to simply think about your survival from one day to the next. We are seeing that playbook applied to the nation as a whole.
March 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The abuser’s classic playbook is to isolate you from your friends, create a sense of helplessness, make it difficult to connect with others and force you to simply think about your survival from one day to the next. We are seeing that playbook applied to the nation as a whole.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
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Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
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You're entitled to your own opinions in your head. But if you choose to express them out loud, it's your responsibility to:
(1) Ground them in logic and facts
(2) Explain your reasoning to others
(3) Change them when better evidence emerges
(1) Ground them in logic and facts
(2) Explain your reasoning to others
(3) Change them when better evidence emerges
March 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
You're entitled to your own opinions in your head. But if you choose to express them out loud, it's your responsibility to:
(1) Ground them in logic and facts
(2) Explain your reasoning to others
(3) Change them when better evidence emerges
(1) Ground them in logic and facts
(2) Explain your reasoning to others
(3) Change them when better evidence emerges
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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.
March 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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And no matter how you’ve chosen to justify your allegiance to him, ultimately you made your decision, and quite frankly, I have lost the respect for and the affinity I had with you.
There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
And no matter how you’ve chosen to justify your allegiance to him, ultimately you made your decision, and quite frankly, I have lost the respect for and the affinity I had with you.
There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
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Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
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The UN approved a resolution for an International Day of Hope.
It was approved 161 to 1.
The only country to vote no?
America -- under orders by Donald Trump.
It was approved 161 to 1.
The only country to vote no?
America -- under orders by Donald Trump.
March 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The UN approved a resolution for an International Day of Hope.
It was approved 161 to 1.
The only country to vote no?
America -- under orders by Donald Trump.
It was approved 161 to 1.
The only country to vote no?
America -- under orders by Donald Trump.
Decorum is duplicitous.
March 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Decorum is duplicitous.
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Breaking Down Trump’s Speech — What’s True & What’s Not
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The ten Democrats who voted with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green:
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202562
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202562
March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The ten Democrats who voted with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green:
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202562
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202562
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Here are the local nominees Coloradans can root for during the 2025 Academy Awards, set to air this Sunday 🍿
Four Films by Coloradans Nominated for Fifteen Academy Awards
And the nominees are: The Brutalist, Anuja, The Wild Robot and Porcelain War.
www.westword.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Here are the local nominees Coloradans can root for during the 2025 Academy Awards, set to air this Sunday 🍿
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"Be honest, frank and fearless and get some grasp of the real values of life."
On Dr. Du Bois's birthday, read his magnificent letter of life-advice to his teenage daughter (which is excellent advice for anyone wanting to live an authentic life):
On Dr. Du Bois's birthday, read his magnificent letter of life-advice to his teenage daughter (which is excellent advice for anyone wanting to live an authentic life):
W.E.B. Dubois’s Magnificent Letter of Advice to His Teenage Daughter
“Be honest, frank and fearless and get some grasp of the real values of life… Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.”
www.themarginalian.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
"Be honest, frank and fearless and get some grasp of the real values of life."
On Dr. Du Bois's birthday, read his magnificent letter of life-advice to his teenage daughter (which is excellent advice for anyone wanting to live an authentic life):
On Dr. Du Bois's birthday, read his magnificent letter of life-advice to his teenage daughter (which is excellent advice for anyone wanting to live an authentic life):
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I hear the nagging question you ask inside your head a few hundred times a day: "Is it me, or has a huge portion of this country lost its mind?"
It isn't you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-gasli...
It isn't you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-gasli...
Don't Gaslight Yourself. You're Right To Grieve What's Happening to America.
I know what you're thinking.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I hear the nagging question you ask inside your head a few hundred times a day: "Is it me, or has a huge portion of this country lost its mind?"
It isn't you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-gasli...
It isn't you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-gasli...
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
January 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!