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Saving democracy. Ending racism. It’s a tough job and more of us need to work on it. Just trying to do my part….

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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Amazon just gets worse! Audible offers a two for one sale including wish list items. It doesn’t work!! Phone call with help agent. She can’t figure it out…. so she disconnects! Libro.fm ….. audiobook company supported by independent book sellers sounds better and better!!!
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Sharon🇺🇦Johnston @sharonjohnston.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Silencing freedom of the press. Essential for all dictators.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Very happy that CBS has dropped substantially in ratings since Stephen Colbert’s exit from the propaganda network. Love to see it.
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Charles Hill @charleswlhill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My homeland is leading the world right now.
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ASTONISHINGLY SHAMEFUL: HCR reported on Trump’s latest scandal: “ Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro personally pressured the Pentagon to loan $620 million to Vulcan Elements, a small North Carolina startup company in which Donald Trump Jr. has a financial stake”. Thanks Pro Publica!
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Episode 507: How America Got into This Mess and How We Recover: Reflections from a Columnist’s Life | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...
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Episode 507: How America Got into This Mess and How We Recover: Reflections from a Columnist’s Life | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Where can I download ICEBLOCK app, now that filthy rich but cowardly Apple and Google have blocked access to this ICE tracking app?
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Trump, DC & Big Balls Am I the only one who finds it statistically “ODD” that the person at the center of Trump’s reason for taking over DC because of (unsubstantiated by actual data) claims of crime is none other than the infamous “move fast and break things” DOGE employee known as “Big Balls”?’
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Scottish Press welcomes Trump
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTON · John Lewis Actions
## On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. In Boston, we’re doing ...
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Leslie Sherman @lesliesherman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I’m a senior citizen….I’m with David Hogg….been saying for years there should be term limits in Congress too. Especially if all they do is wring their hands, or put on a show for a fkn photo op. FUCKING DO SOMETHING!! STOP THE CHAOS!
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Mark M @podglaze.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Terrific read!: THE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP by Bandy X Lee etc Trump does not live in a "real world". He thinks, acts and commands from inside his very serious psychosis. He isn't trying to reshape the government or the world. He sees the world through his deformed mind
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Devastating. The cowardice and the betrayal of an incomparable news brand.
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
BREAKING: The House GOP just failed to pass their Big Ugly Bill out of the Budget Committee. They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from. Keep up the pressure.
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JD Random - RandomWhiteGuy @thereelrandom.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
CBS has an odd way of saying “the majority.” The comment is spot on btw. We are not the “best” as anything… not even close.
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 16/05/2025
Dangerous weather system puts Kentucky under state of emergency. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/dange...
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Dangerous weather system puts Kentucky under state of emergency • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency as a slew of Kentucky counties are under a tornado watch into Friday night.
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Just a Bill @bdowney2338.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Speaker Mike “If the President does it out in the open it’s not a crime” Sheep behind him “That is crazy but I’ll go along with it”
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
‼️ "A ceasefire in 2025 is unlikely. And not because of Zelensky, but because of Putin," — former CIA Director David Petraeus. What do you think? 🤔
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/05/2025
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. Here are the things that have shifted since congestion pricing went into effect in New York.
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Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/05/2025
The "TheoBros" are opening a church in Washington D.C. The leader of this mission? Doug Wilson, a pastor known for saying that women should never have been given the right to vote.
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A Christian nationalist TheoBro church is coming to DC
Its leaders see "many strategic opportunities."
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NPR @npr.org · 16/05/2025
Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after the crashes of two 737 Max jets, in 2018 and 2019, that killed 346 people. But a federal judge rejected that proposed plea deal.
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DOJ may drop case against Boeing over deadly 737 Max crashes, despite families' outrage
Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after the crashes of two 737 Max jets, in 2018 and 2019, that killed 346 people. But a federal judge rejected that proposed plea deal.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
What is happening in this country? The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering a reality show where immigrants compete in challenges for a shot at U.S. citizenship. Officials claim, “This isn’t The Hunger Games for immigrants.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/05/2025
Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ credit rating, as the country’s debt soars and interest rates remain high. The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.
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Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
Moody’s knocked the government’s credit rating down a notch as debt soars.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16/05/2025
The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
This might explain a lot!
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
U2 frontman Bono appeared on the red carpet with #Ukrainian soldiers. At the premiere of a documentary based on his autobiography late on Friday, May 16, he stated that the world is once again threatened by fascism, just as it was when the festival was founded in 1939
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/05/2025
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I understand Trump is planning a military parade to celebrate his birthday, just like his pal and fellow dictator Kim Jong Un. Cost to taxpayers: About $92 million. Way to make Donald's ego great(er) again
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/05/2025
On June 14, we're showing up everywhere Trump isn't to keep building a movement that leaves him behind. We need your help to make this nationwide day of defiance bigger than Trump's birthday parade. Sign up now for more information and help us spread the word: No thrones. No crowns. No Kings.
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No Kings June 14 · No Kings on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with No Kings.
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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 02/05/2025
A small man. A grand army. A revolting display. On June 14th, wannabe dictator Donald Trump is giving himself a massive birthday parade to satisfy his authoritarian kink. Fuck that.
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The Birthday Parade: Trump's Dictator Kink on Full Display
The massive mobilization of US Army equipment & personnel will never match the size of Trump's ego.
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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Is this a joke? Donald Trump wants to have an expensive birthday parade by our military while cutting vital services to our citizens. This is all to feed his ego, there is certainly no other purpose.
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Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Trump and DOGE are making devastating cuts to agencies and programs that serve the public — all in the name of rooting out "fraud and waste." Meanwhile, the regime is reportedly planning a military parade for Trump's birthday that could cost an estimated $92 million.  Hello?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades" www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
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CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics
Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Will Schiff investigate Trump’s “market manipulation”?
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Julie @juliehutchinskoch.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This is interesting...it explains the misinformation spread and the continued high ratings for Trump. This gal does an information trace in the news. We know that Faux News and News Max are utter failures, so why can't we get "mainstream media to report this as BS? youtube.com/shorts/oWwX-...
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Why Trump’s Approval Rating Is Still So High Despite Many Being Furious With What He’s Doing
YouTube video by Katie Couric
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
This is his theory. Just unreal. If only it were 1913.
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social @larrysummers.bsky.social “.. [Trump] Administration computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data. This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science.” Geez! What century are we in here!?
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Traveling wjth Vance in Paris. An America First take on AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/w...
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Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.
Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology — with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The White House cited eight examples of objectionable spending by USAID to justify dismantling the agency. But Leavitt’s descriptions of the awards were largely inaccurate for five of the eight examples she listed. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...
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Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Dem. Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to House Republicans: “you ain’t throwing no one off any single Committee.” Tell. Them.
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Civic Geek @civicgeek.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Sandwich?
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
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