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John Franz

@angryoldleftist.bsky.social
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We will never fix the problems we face without confronting the underlying problem, capitalism. Prove me wrong. Follow our newsletter @stjohnsfreepress.bsky.social stjohnsfreepress@substack.com

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Randall Blazak @rblazak.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why we need Dolly more than ever substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Was Dolly Parton America’s Secret Sauce?
Why we need her now more than ever
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My man looks like Mr. Potato went to Lens Crafters
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‘Cuck Loser’: Top Trump Aide Lets Loose On Jon Ossoff Over Natalie Harp Dig
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung went off on Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for taking a swipe at a close aide of President Donald Trump.
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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Meanwhile, the rich:
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Lucille Bluth: What Could a Banana Cost?
ALT: Lucille Bluth: What Could a Banana Cost?
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If any of you out there would consider helping out in my time of need, thank you. Life wasn't supposed to be this hard, but here I am. gofund.me/f01a237c6
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Growing up near the beach in Southern California, one learned early the dange… John Franz needs your support for Help John Catch Up on Bills and Medical Needs
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If any of you out there would consider helping out in my time of need, thank you. Life wasn't supposed to be this hard, but here I am. gofund.me/f01a237c6
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Donate to Help John Catch Up on Bills and Medical Needs, organized by John Franz
Growing up near the beach in Southern California, one learned early the dange… John Franz needs your support for Help John Catch Up on Bills and Medical Needs
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sometimes the edit of a headline says everything one needs to know... #FascistStevenMiller #StevenMiller
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." -Edward Abbey - A Voice Crying in the Wilderness #FuckICE #AbolishICE #JusticeNow
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Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mitch McConnell is the new Francisco Franco
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thoughts about Qatari 747 that went into service today. The corruption is obvious and needs no further emphasis. My point is to suggest that its future use will be to escape to one of the countries the US has no extradition treaty with. The correlation between them and 47s business is interesting. 🤔
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NightOwl @nightowl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
fire up the wood chipper!
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Jeff @justifiedmeh.mehcorp.net · 28/04/2026
I wish you all a Happy Mussolini-Was-Executed-On-This-Day Day!
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“Your government is run by pedophiles” is honestly hilarious.
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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
How much is the gas, per gallon, where you live? ⛽️
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
On the one-year anniversary of his detention by federal authorities, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji welcomed Mahmoud Khalil, his wife Noor, and their baby boy, Deen, to Gracie Mansion to break the fast together.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It is impossible for anyone younger the 50 to understand how grotesque and unoriginal this is. It’s always the small group of advisors or tactical team.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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613 Antifascist @613afa.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Part of looking out for a community is including everyone in that community. Not just your friends. Not just the likeable folks. EVERYONE.
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Oh, for history to repeat...
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I think it's far past time for a serious candidate for POTUS to propose complete, world wide nuclear disarmament. The mere presence of the threat (see Iran and Iraq) has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocents. The only way to end the threat is to eliminate the weapons, without war.
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Dark-Chocolate @dark-magic.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Hopefully The Felon suffers the same fate as Crassus.
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Kate @gaylekate.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Yeah, it's pretty horrible Do you think she will show up for a deposition looking like this?
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
JFC
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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Save the date: Friday, March 6, Dropkick Murphys will be headlining a tribute concert to honor Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, and to support the communities that those heroes died defending. The livestream will be at AbolishICE.live #dropkickmurphys #minneapolis #minnesota #iceout #concert
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Boise Autonomous Solidarity Hub @bigbash.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Today you should send love to your trans friends. Tomorrow, too. Maybe every day for a while.
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mikeeoj.bsky.social @mikeeoj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Walter Isaacson discussed his new book, "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written", about this sentence, on The Stephen Colbert Show tonight!
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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
God, I had forgotten about this bit. So great.
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John Franz @angryoldleftist.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@jonathancapehart.bsky.social After this nightmare is over, returning to the status quo is unacceptable. Where do we go from here?
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 08/02/2026
#OtD 8 Feb 1921 Peter Kropotkin, famous proponent of anarchist-communism, died of pneumonia in Russia. He took part in revolutionary groups in four countries and was a major contributor to anarchist theory. Works by and about him available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Conejo Valley Antifascists @cvantifascists.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
7/7 From Ventura County to across this great Land of Immigrants, we have a message for ICE: WE WILL FIND YOU AND WE WILL UNMASK YOU. SUNLIGHT IS COMING FOR YOU ALL. #OneOfOursAIlOfYours #UnmaskICE #DestroyFascism #805VC
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Clash Montréal @clashmtl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
From the scene of the looting of a Rachelle-Béry grocery store last night in the Plateau, action claimed by les Robins des ruelles.
Graffiti "Take what you need" in black paint on the window of a Rachelle Bery grocery store
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Clash Montréal @clashmtl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Sixty people entered a Rachelle Béry location on the evening of February 3, filling their bags with groceries valued around $6000, before leaving without paying."
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Folks are asking why this sort of behavior is "tolerated" from black bloc and I'd invite them to remember that during Unite the Right, black bloc intervened where cops wouldn't and likely saved the lives of more mainstream-appearing protesters multiple times.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Nearby, a six-year-old wondered if the unicorn she saw marching earlier was ok. "
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Sweet Science, Savage Art @sweetscisavart.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Tommy wasn't the only one who started a fight and lost. What do these dweebs think is going to happen when they show up to shout slurs at a crowd? What would the Right do if we did the same thing at one of their rallies?
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Sweet Science, Savage Art @sweetscisavart.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Giant man-child provokes everyone and then cries when they fight back. Typical middle school bully behavior. Good job PDX for finally sending this blowhard packing.
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
WHEN DOCUMENTING ICE, USE S. A. L. U. T. E. S-Size. How many ICE? # of People and Vehicles. A-Activity. Specifically what ICE are Actively doing? What's suspicious? L-Location. Address, Cross Streets,Landmarks. U-Uniform. What are ICE wearing? T-Time. Date & Time. E-Equipment. Guns/Devices?
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Dr. Maxine Dexter @maxinefororegon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Following the horrific news from Minneapolis, we are learning that Oregon is next in line. Stand together, stay ready, and follow my account here to learn about ways you can advocate for your community.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
a fun activity is checking to see how many tickets have been sold to the melania documentary at your local theater this weekend. across the 12 showings friday-sunday at mine, it's five tickets total.
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
It was great to come together and hear from community members in Rockwood on Tuesday. I am hosting another community listening session at the St. Johns Community Center this week, and I hope to see you there. Your voices fuel my work in Congress.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
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💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
This.
DON'T MAKE ME TAP THE SIGN.
"It is the heart of US policy, ladies and gentlemen, to use fascism to preserve capitalism while claiming to be saving democracy from communism."
- Michael Parenti
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/01/2026
Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
THIS THIS THIS
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Thorpe Langton @mspdawg.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home. So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
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Jen @ladyjenpool.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I firmly believe if we had UBI we could all be doing what we love and life would be immensely better. And it's not that people would stop doing necessary jobs. There are people who would unclog pipes for sheer satisfaction. We're all little freaks for something.
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