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Brian Cheek

@briancheek.bsky.social
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Anti-Nationalist, Anti-protectionist, pro-immigration, pro-democracy. Runner, (medicore)tennis player, Tigers Baseball, Habs Hockey.

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Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Per Ukrainian military intelligence, North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast continue to suffer significant losses. kyivindependent.com/north-korean...
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North Korean troops in Kursk Oblast endure heavy losses, logistical struggles, Ukrainian military intelligence says
North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast continue to suffer significant losses, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Dec. 26.
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Tom ✦ Veteran & Advocate 🔵 @tem209.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Kurt Vonnegut quote about how the Christian right wants the Teen Commandments posted but not the Sermon on the Mount, which stresses mercy and peace making.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
The Russian government does not prioritize the safety of its own citizens or others. It uses its citizens by the hundreds of thousands as cannon fodder in the war against Ukraine. They could not care less about human lives. This is a savage and dangerous country.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/12/2024
MORE MEDIA SANE-WASHING Come on, @cnn.com, cut it out! Trump is BULLYING sovereign countries, and you’re calling it ‘teasing’ instead of what it actually is—threatening.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Matt Damon: “A teacher wants to teach.” The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
I KNEW Mark Burnett was hiding all the damaging Apprentice tapes for Trum pand he finally got his reward. "Special envoy to the UK" Fuck Burnett and his weirdo wife. Just a suggestion: Stop watching his shows. He's no friend of ours.
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🏳️‍🌈 DemSoldierJr 🏳️‍🌈 @demsoldier.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Want to know how manufactured the rage against trans athletes participating in NCAA sports is? According to the NCAA, there are approximately 510k athletes in collegiate sports, and less than TEN identify as transgender. Fucking 10. For the record, that is 0.0000196078% #USDemocracy
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Wait does the press really think its their job to "bury" President Biden in interviews? That explains a whole lot to be honest. Anyways, watch our interview that has the corporate media whining here 👉 youtu.be/TJfOAjUleTc?...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/12/2024
'Cogent, thoughtful, and optimistic’—Margaret Sullivan's piece in The Guardian highlights President Biden's interview with MeidasTouch.
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Joe Biden is going out quietly but with trademark decency | Margaret Sullivan
Some of us, at least, are going to miss Biden when he’s gone from office – even if it sort of feels like he already is
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beverly parrish🦋📎🌊 @beverlyaparrish.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Charles Darwin has entered the chat . . .
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
We should all have the backs of Amazon and Starbucks workers who are on strike this holiday season. They deserve better pay, hours, working conditions, and union recognition. Their greedy bosses should stop being Grinches, and grow hearts.
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
USA Today having more of a backbone than ABC News was not on my bingo card. Go figure! #DemVoice1
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The de facto co-president and speaker of the house endorses Germany’s neonazi party. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
President Musk knows what's good for you. You may think you know—you may think you have the ability to decide whether or not your current representative is serving you well—but you're wrong. A South African plutocrat with little education actually knows whether your family is being well represented.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Well, now isn’t this cute? Missouri’s billionaires have created their own little project 2025. You’ll notice much of the devious plan has to do with defunding education. Privatizing public schools. Sending taxpayer money to private religious schools. Its a scam. showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
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politicallypurple.bsky.social @politicallypurple.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Musk, Trump and others will never grasp what you’re saying because they have never had to decide if you’re paying for gas for your furnace or your heart meds.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Elon Musk keeps saying that people should be removed from office if they don't follow what he tells them to, but I don't remember anyone voting him into any kind of office at all.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
‼️All dictatorships are fragile‼️ The catastrophic, avalanche-like crumbling of Assad's regime has demonstrated yet again how unstable dictatorships really are. Only representative democracies, founded on freedom of choice and social contract are the foundation of stability and peace in the world.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Can confirm.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Celebrating the fall of Assad's regime... What will it be like when Putin's regime falls? Do you think Russians will celebrate?
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Syria Turkish lessons&potential prospects according to expert Ihor Tyshkevich ▪️ Turkey has emerged as the primary beneficiary of the regime change in Syria.The current task is to stabilize the situation within the country&prevent large-scale clashes among groups referred to as "the opposition"
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Bidenomics at work! The U.S. economy has created jobs every single month President Biden and Vice President Harris have been in office. In November, a surge emerged — creating a whopping 227,000 jobs. Over the last four years, President Biden has had the lowest average…
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 07/12/2024
don’t let the door hit you on the ass, etc
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
We are seeing an evolution in real time in their views of how govt works, now that they have to do something about it. But it is still half-assed. There is fraud in Medicare, mostly on the provider side, but going after "fraud" in Social Security and Medicaid is an excuse for administrative burdens.
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Brian Cheek @briancheek.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Ok, my history mavens out there.. could you recommend a good book about the history of the Greeks and the Persians and their conflicts? All there seems to be is mythology. I want real history. They were the superpowers of their age.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
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OldBiker @oldbiker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Massive respect to Chorley FC who will open their ground between midday & 3pm on Christmas Day. They want to provide food and drink for anyone who might be struggling or spending Christmas on their own. What a touch from the National League club! 👏👏👏
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Brian Cheek @briancheek.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I wonder if I am still number 67 on Tulsi Gabbard's enemy list. Might be important to know that about now. She can still kiss my ass for buddying up to Assad and then denying Syrian refugees a safe haven.
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Brian Cheek @briancheek.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I've done my share of cold weather wilderness camping. But wow, this year was tough! I might be getting too old for this....
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This post focused on how WaPo was obsessing about the Hunter Biden pardon rather than Kash Patel (whose appointment happens to be directly related to Hunter pardon). www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/03/h...
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How Jeff Bezos Smothered Pete Hegseth News because Hunter Biden Was Pardoned of Already Declined Charges - emptywheel
The paper owned by defense contractor Jeff Bezos chose to publish seven mostly worthless posts on Hunter Biden's pardon and not one on allegations that aspiring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth couldn't...
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Brian Cheek @briancheek.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Guy at work yesterday: well, I hope to be rich one day. Me: Yeah, I hoped to play for the Detroit Tigers one day. Ain't going to happen like this.
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Brian Cheek @briancheek.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Argh, seems the 18 girls who just want to be friends have made their way here. Report and block, report and block.
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This Day in Labor History: December 1, 1868. A young black former Union soldier named John Henry was among a group of convicts sent from Richmond to West Virginia to blast a railroad tunnel, where he would soon die. Let's talk the real John Henry, an actual human being who suffered under racism!
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels tore down a Russian flag from a former Russian base in Syria and burnt it.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/12/2024
In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.
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How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people
In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Every complaint about people abandoning Twitter is essentially “but my mom says you have to play with me!”
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Though the special forces tried to disperse the crowds, once again using water guns and tear gas, protesters refused to leave, Georgian media report. Protests are also happening in other cities across Georgia, including in small towns. The main events up till now:
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
It seems Erdogan was the first to figure out that Putin's maniacal obsession with genociding Ukraine has made it impossible for him to defend his empire. Syria, Georgia, Belarus, Venezuela, all going to be interesting.
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Historic moment in Allepo now, as the statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of Putin's puppet Bashar al-Assad is ripped down.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Last night, law enforcement officers conducted raids in Moscow's clubs.The video shows 'Mutabor'.It is reported that visitors spent several hours on the floor TASS, citing the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs, stated that it was a part of efforts to "combat LGBT propaganda."
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/11/2024
This is as if, eight years from now, Ukrainians reconquered Donetsk
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Cheryl Hines, the co-star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, promotes products from her health and beauty line for Black Friday, while her husband, the Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate, Robert Kennedy Jr., showers behind her.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I think it would be useful to specify how "progressives treated the tech industry like shit." Like, in 2023, Biden helped a Silicon Valley bank bailout. Musk wants to fire federal employees in agencies that have helped his businesses. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/fake-jobs-...
Ashley Thomas, the government employee in question, does technical work on how to make agriculture more robust under conditions of extreme weather. This seems like pretty important, with a classic public goods justification — the government is trying to figure out and share solutions to a problem that affects lots of people, and for which the market is unlikely to generate a solution by itself. Her organization’s diversification efforts include trying to expand the number of suppliers of battery metals that EV companies like Tesla rely on. Musk also attacked the chief climate officer of the Department of Energy’s loan program, which seeks to fuel green industrial development. Musk had no problem with the program when it gave Tesla a $465 million loan in 2012.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
1/ Police and vigilante groups in Russia's regions are reportedly sweeping up young people, migrants and seasonal revellers to induce them to sign military contracts, in an attempt to address huge shortfalls in the numbers of those willing to go to war in Ukraine. ⬇️
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Help us commemorate victims, preserve memory & educate the world. Amplify our voice. Your interaction here is more than just a click. It is an act of remembrance against forgetting. Like, share, or quote our posts. Let people know that @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is present here.
Posts, barbed wire fences and the main gate of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Elon Musk said “delete CFPB,” the financial watchdog that protects us from fraud. Nasdaq CEO explains that financial crimes affect 15% of USA households, slows our economy and deprives us of economic and emotional security #USDemocrats verafin.com/2024/10/fina...
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Financial Crime: Impacting the U.S. Economy
Financial crime is a serious threat to the integrity of the global financial system, with deep economic impacts for the United States.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
29 November 1944 | Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps photographed by the allies aerial reconnaissance two months before the liberation.
Historical aerial photograph of Auschwitz I concentration camp, showing structures of the camp.Aerial black and white historical photograph of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, with labels like "Gas Chamber II - Crematorium II," "Gas Chamber III - Crematorium III," and other site details such as barracks and fences.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
In a remarkable development, Syrian opposition forces have taken the 46th Regiment base from Assad's regime. They’re now only around 3 miles from the city of Aleppo. This is great news for all freedom lovers, but Tulsi Gabbard must be very unhappy.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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