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Larry Zimmerman @larryz1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
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Keep Colbert on Air!
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...
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butterflymaryann.bsky.social @butterflymaryann.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Photo dump from last evening's storm.
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butterflymaryann.bsky.social @butterflymaryann.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Photo dump from last evening's storm.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/10/2025
In the name of the war on antifa, political profiling will push into every corner of everyday life. trib.al/kWrwqv3 Workers will be driven from the workplace. Intellectuals will be run out of the country. Groups aligned with resistance will face backlash. The warning signs are already here
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Trump’s War on Antifa Is Destined to Backfire
By raising the salience of anti-fascism, the administration is likely to inspire a heightened public profile for the movement—and a deeper identification with its ideas and values.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/10/2025
We are continuing to build the MeidasTouch Podcast, one listener at a time. No marketing budget. Just your support. Your word of mouth helps spread our reports far and wide. Consider subscribing today — and if you already have, leave a 5-star review!
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Politics Podcast · Updated Daily · Ben, Brett and Jordy Meiselas are three brothers with very unique backgrounds! Ben is a top lawyer and Colin Kaepernick’s business partner. Brett is a two-time Emmy ...
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Bad Sojourner @imbudog.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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FURIOUS Portland STRIKES BACK after Trump DECLARES WAR ON IT
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
"St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will close its labor and delivery unit next month... "The closure is one of Georgia's first casualties of the GOP budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the 'big beautiful bill'... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rura...
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Rural Georgia hospital plans to close its labor and delivery unit, in part due to Medicaid cuts
St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in rural northeast Georgia will discontinue its maternal health services next month as its parent company moves to consolidate OB/GYN services to one location, the hos...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/09/2025
Trump and his movement have created an atmosphere of fear that many, many others down the right-wing food chain zealously enforce. Teachers are losing their jobs. Soldiers are facing discipline. And it sure isn’t Trump firing them. trib.al/FuSXqlC
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Remember This Week—It’s the Week America Became a Different Place
Trump 2.0 has executed any number of offenses against the Constitution, human decency, and more. But here’s why the Jimmy Kimmel matter is different—and the most dangerous move yet.
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Jozsef Abranko Artist @jabranko.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Oil sketch with a palette knife. I painted the orange horizon first, just before it appeared in nature, then adjusted the colours and tones as the light shifted. #art #artwork #painting #landscapepainting #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #sketch #clouds #paletteknife #impressionism #sailboat #sunset
Plein air painting of a sailboat resting on land, its dark silhouette set against a glowing golden sunset sky.
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/09/2025
Trump posts a deranged message to Pam Bondi pressuring her to prosecute his political enemies after a U.S. attorney quit because he refused to fabricate charges: “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/09/2025
The Supreme Court is securely in the president’s pocket, granting him “immunity” and then greenlighting move after move of his sweeping agenda when he resumed office. Despite the rulings of lower courts, it’s entirely possible this trend will continue. trib.al/TYohGec
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Trump Begs Supreme Court to Greenlight His Corrupt Firing of Lisa Cook
Donald Trump has made baseless accusations of mortgage fraud against the Federal Reserve governor.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time. Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2025
Perhaps what's scariest is the right’s insistence on mandatory mourning, enforcing it through threats—backed by the full power of the state—against anyone who dares to share truthful observations of who this man really was. trib.al/2S07rId
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butterflymaryann.bsky.social @butterflymaryann.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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John Fetterman | Biography, Politics, Height, Education, Health, & Facts | Britannica
John Fetterman is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2022 and began representing Pennsylvania in that body the following year. He had previously served as the s...
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A Virginian @avirginian1.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Reoccurring theme. How often do Democrats talk about bipartisanship? Yet Trump AFAIK has never used the word 😂.
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Will Westmoreland @westmoreland-pops.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Life’s Long Ledger!
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
And don't forget to sign them up for the Imagination Library, which is Dolly Parton's free book delivery service. They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/06/2025
They don’t care about the damage they do to society; they don’t care how many children must grow up in poverty; they don’t care about destroying everybody else’s future. So long as they can get more, more, more money! trib.al/WJZJ7M0
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The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/06/2025
Trump nearly falls flat on his face while struggling to walk up the steps to Air Force One today
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daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
"You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. This is how prayer works." ~ Pope Francis
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Matt Milunic @deadmet.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Matt Milunic @deadmet.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Trump just made it up to 98% more expensive to have a baby. Trump's baby tax is here.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States. That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 07/05/2025
Donald Trump himself appears confused about Abrego Garcia’s connection to Latin American gangs. The president insisted on ABC News that a doctored photo of supposed gang tattoos on Abrego Garcia’s knuckles was real. Experts say the photo was obviously photoshopped.
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Trump Team Scrambles for Reason Not to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Donald Trump has repeatedly stonewalled on Abrego Garcia’s case.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/05/2025
Living in a deep-red area doesn’t mean you’re isolated — there’s a movement growing right where you are! Join our Rural Caucus to learn how you can take on Trump, Musk, and MAGA in your own backyard: secure.everyaction.c...
Members of Oregon District 2 Indivisible participating in a protest with homemade signs, outdoors on a sunny day.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/05/2025
If you believe his nonsense about tariffs and the IRS, you’re drinking some Kool-Aid that even Ken Kesey wouldn’t have served. Or put it this way: If Trump really does fancy himself pope, well, he’s peddling a truckload of papal bull.
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Donald Trump’s Biggest, Dumbest Lie Is ... Really Big and Really Dumb
The president is peddling hot nonsense on what tariffs can do for America—and the person he’s conned the most seems to be himself.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Even the Gilded Age had enough shame to keep their corruption in back rooms not behind velvet ropes. youtube.com/shorts/PyTqd...
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In Your Face Corruption
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/04/2025
NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
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Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
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butterflymaryann.bsky.social @butterflymaryann.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The Pentagon Purge: Why Dan Caldwell's Firing Should Alarm Us All open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...
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The Pentagon Purge: Why Dan Caldwell’s Firing Should Scare the Hell Out of You
Longtime Hegseth loyalists are being purged, restraint voices are being silenced, and unqualified officials are leaking war plans on Signal. This isn’t just chaos—it’s a crisis for civilian control of...
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
JUST NOW… A JUDGE FINDS 'PROBABLE CAUSE' TO HOLD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATING COURT ORDER IN THE VENEZUELAN MIGRANT CASE-COURT ORDER… So, some good news for a change. Enjoy. 😎✨
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Today’s staggering levels of economic inequality are not inevitable. To overcome today’s oligarchy, we must look to our history. Watch:
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Trump thought tariffs were leverage. Turns out, they were the trigger. Foreign bondholders are slow-bleeding the dollar, the markets are glitching, and trust in U.S. leadership is circling the drain. #bondmarkets #globaleconomy #MarkCarney #TradeWars open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Trump Got Played, Part II: The World Is Holding Our Receipts
Now the world is tightening the screws. As foreign bondholders flex, economic data gets rigged, and the Treasury bleeds interest, America’s house of cards teeters.
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Harvard defies a $9B extortion attempt. JD Vance fumbles a trophy. Musk wants to rewrite the Constitution. It’s Tuesday in America. #bukele #massdeportation #dueprocess #elonmusk #doge open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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“Homegrowns Are Next”: Authoritarian Fantasies and Trophy Fumbles in the New American Circus
From Harvard’s billion-dollar standoff to Musk’s constitutional rewrite wish list, plus JD Vance breaks a trophy and Trump eyes tanks for his birthday, this is your Tuesday dispatch from the collapse.
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Elon Musk promised transparency. Instead, whistleblowers say his DOGE team deleted logs, disabled security tools, and triggered Russian login attempts at the NLRB. He still hasn’t testified under oath. #elonmusk #doge #whistleblower #NLRB open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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What Elon Musk Doesn’t Want You to See
While claiming transparency, he’s disabling security tools, targeting labor protections, and refusing to testify under oath.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Remember these House Republicans when midterms come around... 👇 Vote them ALL OUT! Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich. If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
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The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952, the corporate share of federal tax revenue was 32%. In 2020, it was down to 7%. Here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people. Watch More: What's the Real American Story? ►► https://youtu.be/vvCtwDAQta0 For more videos like these, be sure to subscribe. If you'd like to support our work, you can do so here: www.inequalitymedia.org/donate Follow Robert Reich: Facebook: facebook.com/RBReich Twitter: twitter.com/RBReich Instagram: instagram.com/rbreich/
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/04/2025
Wall Street tanks. China hits back. Trump golfs through the chaos. iPhones may hit $3,200, recession fears soar, and protests are erupting nationwide.... As Trump says it's a “great time to get rich.” Today’s Bulletin has it all.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 105. 4/4/25
… It was a bloodbath on Wall Street today, as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are liberating people from their retirement savings and investments.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/04/2025
“It is up to all of us to fix this. It’s not going to be because somebody comes and saves you.” - President Obama yesterday We must organize the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power. Join an event near you for tomorrow’s nationwide day of action: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Matt Milunic @deadmet.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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Matt Milunic @deadmet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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Matt Milunic @deadmet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Just a thought…👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/03/2025
Trump officials plotted Yemen strikes via text... and accidentally added a reporter. Trump feigns ignorance. Trump supporters attack protesters at Tesla dealerships. AOC shuts down Musk. And much more! Today's bulletin has arrived:
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 98. 3/24/25
… An explosive story from Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic revealed that he was invited to a group Signal chat where the planning was conducted and decisions were made on the first military action tak...
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