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Bill Austin

@are-u-serious.bsky.social
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Dual Canadian🇨🇦🇺🇸American Husband dad grandpa brother Dogdad to two rescued Goldendoodles Lefty in all ways Proudly Woke An optimist but being tested Always looking under the surface ⭕️Democracy ⭕️Freedom ⭕️Tolerance ❌trump ❌maga ❌musk ❌dms ❌solicitations

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Carolirene @carolirene75.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a good one.
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
IT WAS NEVER THE IMMGRANTS IN SMALL BOATS The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is It will never reach you
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law 16 years ago today. Though it included some key reforms, it failed to include the most important way to prevent future crashes: reinstate the Glass-Stegall Act and separate Wall Street from Main Street.
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How Can We Stop Bank Failures? Make Banking Boring | Robert Reich
Silicon Valley BankSignature BankFirst Republic BankTogether, these three failed banks held more assets than the 25 bank
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Is Direct And To The Point, KegsBreath........
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What a racist pos musk is
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Any chance Spain could edit him out of all of these scenes, too? #Glory-Hog-In-Chief
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Elon Musk spent $290M to elect Trump in 2024 — and has spent $85M+ so far this cycle to keep Republicans in power. Now, Trump's DOT is gutting safety rules to clear the way for Musk's driverless Tesla Cybercab. We must get Big Money out of politics.
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Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab
“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
💚💚💚💚
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
MARCO RUBIO: “Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.’ IRAN: “Let me explain this in simple English: The United States is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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GeorgeAtomic⚛️RadioActive☢️ @georgeatomic.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If the whole planet went to complete solar & wind energy we could stop global warming in 5 years. 5 years,folks. The oil & gas industry would be relegated to machinery only.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A federal judge has rejected Elon Musk's bid to void the jury verdict finding that Musk defrauded Twitter investors by trying to drive down the company's stock price after agreeing ‌to a $44 billion takeover.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/07/2026
Republicans love to point fingers — but when it came to Trump, Roy Moore, and Matt Gaetz, they defended the indefensible. Don’t pretend your side is somehow above it. Spare me the whataboutism. Call it what it is. The GOP protected their abusers.
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We should have given them air defense when russia first attacked
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A new sequel 🤣🤣💙
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky.”
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Orange Turd in Oval Office violates the Constitution and multiple laws every day. His private military aka ICE kills innocent people with zero consequences. If it walks like a duck and talks like a dictator it can only be one thing
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Listen, if you don’t know the difference between Democratic socialism and communism, I’m not engaging with you. Crack a book.
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SON OF ANTIFA @highway38.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Vote Democratic Socialism, health care, social security, child care, education funding, gender and racial equality etc etc and etc.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It's not easy being meme-d. #Oh-Gee-I-See-Algae 👀
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Corruption for Make Benefit Glorious Family of Trump
The emoluments are the message
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Random reminder that the GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — while making cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Bitcoin just hit a 21-month low — and has crashed nearly 54% since October. Meanwhile, Trump is doubling down on his crypto grifts and making it easier for the industry to infiltrate the broader economy. Be warned. Here's what you should know.
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Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Trump's crypto corruption is off the charts.Here's how the president's latest grift could endanger our democracy and cra
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Not 👇 So Fast, America........
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Your work is not done until everyone is out of there
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Democrats have appealed a ruling that refused to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order as the administration moves to carry it out — a major escalation in one of the most consequential voting rights battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democrats appeal ruling that left Trump’s anti-mail voting order in place
Voting rights advocates have warned that Trump's scheme could inject chaos into elections, wrongly block eligible voters from receiving ballots and seize power that, under the U.S. Constitution, belon...
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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I know when we’ll see a lot of ‘em.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is 600% bullshit
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is crazy
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is the same person who tried to weaponize mortgage information to go after the President’s enemies. This man has no business being anywhere near our national intelligence and security agencies. ⬇️
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OldManLefty @jonbandit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie: "The more Netanyahu prevents the war with Iran from ending, the more obvious it becomes that he convinced Trump to start it"
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Abraham Lincoln understood, perhaps better than anyone, how personal liberty and self-reliance are at the heart of the American experience. But he also knew there are certain things we can only do together. Read more in my essay for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social:
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Abraham Lincoln by Barack Obama
There isn’t any dream beyond our reach, any obstacle that can stand in our way, when we recognize that our individual liberty is served, not negated, by pursuit of the common good
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This political cartoon by artist Jesse Duquette highlights two distinct moments of political violence in American history:

Tulsa 1921: Refers to the Tulsa Race Massacre, where a white mob destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District.

D.C. 2021: Refers to the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

Message: The cartoon argues that these events demonstrate a historical pattern of accountability not being enforced for certain acts of violence.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Did YOU?
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Paul is spot on and angry as we should we all
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Pogroms, American Style
The Trump administration’s attack on immigrants isn’t about rule of law, crime or jobs. It’s racism and sadism all the way down
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The only thing more satisfying than the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center is the unwell Orange Man-Baby's entirely predictable, seething, unhinged, self-pitying, incoherent, raging, angry, vengeful meltdown reacting to the news. Someone call a wahh-mbulance! And how is your weekend going?
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Should Democrats Move to the "Center" to Win Elections?
Despite a decade of data and losses, Democratic leadership and its donors refuse to meet a majority of Americans who are rejecting the status quo and instead demand fighters demanding massive change.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In case you need any more motivation to hold the most corrupt "president" in U.S. history accountable. #Register&VOTE 🌊
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Tom Steyer for Governor of California
Here's Why
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Bill Austin @are-u-serious.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... There is no place for racism in America
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Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly de...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Because of course
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onion person @junlper.beer · 11/05/2026
important thing to note here is dr oz cites a current american replacement rate of 1.5, which is not true. the american replacement level in 2025 was 1.79. interestingly, the white replacement rate is in fact at 1.5 though
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
“The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand”
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I love it when Republicans say things that just aren’t true in the hopes that someone will believe it
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I for one would like humanity not to end
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I like FBI Directors with prior experience in law enforcement but WITHOUT their own personalized branded bourbon. #CallMeOldFashoined
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