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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Let this from @rbhubbell.bsky.social soak in: open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

“Before leaving the discussion of this meeting, it is worth noting the grotesque impropriety of the Attorney General of the United States participating in a strategy meeting designed to rehabilitate a convicted child sex trafficker (Ghislaine Maxwell) at the same time that the DOJ has refused to pursue perpetrators and co-conspirators identified in Epstein’s files.”

Nancy Leigh @nancyleigh.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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This tells all of US a lot!

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Remember when the big issue of the day was the price of eggs? My groceries last week were double what they were a year ago and the only thing I buy on the list below is coffee. www.axios.com/2025/07/21/f...

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Grocery bills are rising as the planet cooks

American families are feeling the pinch at the supermarket.

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Wow, it’s almost as if oligarchs have systematically recreated the oppressive unjust class systems that our ancestors fled. Those systems made life so unbearable they sacrificed everything for the hope of a better life. #historyrhyming

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

From Robert Hubbell today: If you live in NV, MN, CA, NY, NJ, IL or CT, llet Senators Cortez Masto (202-224-3542) and Amy Klobuchar (202-224-3244) know how feel about a bill that threw 25% of Americans under the bus. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

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Signs of life in the Democratic Party!

July 30, 2025

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

In case you didn’t see any of the Good Trouble protests in the media… youtu.be/yNjaSrwsawc

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Good Trouble Lives On in Marin, California!

YouTube video by Indivisible Marin

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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 20/07/2025

I don't want to save The Late Show. Fuck CBS. I just want Colbert to land somewhere good and continue his work.

Photo of Stephen Colbert. Captioned:

We are officially at the “pulling comedians off the air who criticize our dear leader” phase of fascism.

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

We’re on our own. Public-owned banks can help. Been following since 2017 and have watched momentum build. Imagine, a bank that returns a community’s wealth to the community. ‪@publicbanksnow.bsky.social

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Best quote ever about the Big Horrible Bill by Sen. Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov on the Senate floor: “This place feels to me, today, like a crime scene. Get some of that yellow tape and put it around this chamber. This piece of legislation is corrupt.”

US Capitol with two pieces of crime scene tape across the front.

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Constituents are mad and worried about Medicaid cuts now, but according to mitch mcconnell they’ll “get over it.” Yes because, according to joanie ernst, “everybody dies.” The regressive party’s new slogan, “Don’t like it? Die and get over it.”

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Key points from Robert Hubbell yesterday: The president of the United States does not have the authority to declare war; congress should do its own job. I don't understand why the media doesn't address this but instead treats Iran like a reality show -- will he? won't he?

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Hubbell Saturday Livestream 6/21

A recording from Robert B. Hubbell's live video

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

For: mike lee, senator representing (?) Utah and republican senators who do not vote censure him From: History. Joseph N. Welch, Chief Counsel, U.S. Army, Army-McCarthy hearings on June 9, 1954.

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Utah, I don’t believe this represents you. You are all better than this.

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

What occurred to me only yesterday is that it didn’t enter my mind to be appalled that 47 did not respond to the murders and attempted murders of MN legislators. Nor did I see any coverage anywhere about his lack of leadership and decency. No one is surprised or appalled.

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@I’dHideAnn @elleyk.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Team Canada wins the internet with this post 🤣

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

THIS 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Day 148 ☀️Yesterday the nation showed the globe that we DO NOT support this regime or their fascist agenda. We showed that Americans are MORAL, LOVING & POWERFUL. Our “government” doesn’t represent us & we WILL take back democracy. I can SEE it now & that’s something I didn’t have before yesterday. 🦋

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

From my ex-pat friend in Portugal, who traveled to Porto for this.

Small crowd of ex-pat resisters gathering in Porto Portugal

Katie Whittemore✊🏻💙 @katiewhittemore22.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

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11 MILLION PEOPLE!! 💥💥💥 Are we nearing the magic 3.5%?? Never forget….WE hold the power. #nokings

June 14
No kings
Over 11 million people protested!

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Thank you @rbhubbell.bsky.social for reporting the actual turnout — including ex-pats in countries abroad and a patient recently out of open heart surgery — and continuing to call out the media for underreporting. roberthubbell.substack.com

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Today's Edition Newsletter | Robert B. Hubbell | Substack

A reflection on today's news through the lens of hope. Click to read Today's Edition Newsletter, by Robert B. Hubbell, a Substack publication.

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nancyk432.bsky.social @nancyk432.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Show up like the 2020 women's march. He would hate that.

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windlandlady.bsky.social @windlandlady.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It only takes a few Senators to stop this defunding effort. Please show your support for NPR, PBS and your local Public Media. 💝 Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

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Trump’s $1.1 Billion Public Broadcasting Clawback Faces Pushback in the Senate

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I hope someone is documenting all the stuff we want to put back in place when this clown car is done performing. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of a plane .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of a plane .

Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

On Heather Cox Richardson’s post: “…we not getting a better deal, we’re not even getting back to where we were at the start of the Administration.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers wrote: “The US & Chinese trade negotiators have negotiated a handshake agreement to seek signoff to agree that a previously-agreed agreement was still their agreed upon agreement. (That agreement is not an agreement but a framework for seeking future agreements).” He added: “Notice that not only are we not getting a better deal, we’re not even getting back to where we were at the start of the Administration.”

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

“I love parades, but I’m not really excited about $40 million for a parade. I don’t really think the symbolism of tanks and missiles is really what we’re all about…. All the images that come to mind are Soviet Union and North Korea.” — Rand Paul (R-KY)

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The cost of federalizing the National Guard and deploying the Marines to Los Angeles: $134 million. Cost of the military parade: $25M-$45M. Inching upwards of $200M just this week. With spending like this, no wonder the government can’t afford to support citizens in real need.

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This is an important message about de-escalating by Robert Hubbel. We are smarter than that. Peaceful resistance in all forms is the only way to turn the tide. Persist! (peacefully) #stubbornpersistence #patience #peacefulprotests #flagday #de-escalate roberthubbell.substack.com/p/live-with-...

Live with Robert B. Hubbell

A recording from Robert B. Hubbell's live video

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Surf Junkie ⚓ @missingpeople.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We’re in it for the long haul. Research by Erica Chenoweth successful fight against authoritarianism is peaceful resistance — many forms from throwing sand in their gears to mass peaceful protests. Only takes 3.5% of the population to turn the tide. Get out there on Sat with our flags! #FlagDay

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Just watched some protestors or demonstrators who were successfully able to stop some looters from stealing stuff. One demonstrator said this is our city, we're protecting our city. No looting! 👍

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Mike Pafford @mepafford.org · 10/06/2025

"I am no better and neither are you We're all the same, whatever we do"

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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"He knows where to find me. Come after me. Arrest me." Gotta love this response by Newsom to the threat of Homan arresting him and Mayor Bass for trying to prevent military troops from being deployed in LA.

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From @rbhubbell.bsky.social: A perfect time to reclaim the US flag is June 14—Flag Day! It is also No Kings Day, when millions of Americans will join in protest against Trump's anti-democratic agenda. Join in:

Individuals - bring an American flag to protests/rallies; doing so will cross-message the event and individual signs.

Groups - Invest in larger flags 3’x5’ feet or larger. Bring free extra flags for fellow activists - remind them to help Reclaim Our Flag.

During protests: Chant, “Who’s flag?” - Our flag!”

Event leaders - Organize a "We the People Flag Corps" of volunteers who bring large flags and position them at the front of marches, on stages, near the podium. Indoor events hang a flag on the wall (starfield on top left).

Share on Social Media. Our Flag is photogenic! #ReclaimOurFlag

Maintaining focus and discipline amidst the chaos

From @rbhubbell.bsky.social today, LA is a distraction. The real story is: “Medicaid, Medicare cuts—because of opposition in the GOP to the massive deficits in the reconciliation bill. See Politico, Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues.” open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

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June 10, 2025

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Juicy tidbits from @rbhubbell.bsky.social on today’s substack post open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... Things are going horribly for Trump and the GOP, so Trump is attempting to divert attention from their inability to govern by staging made-for-TV melodramas.

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A wild week comes to a close.

June 7, 2025

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Spice Lord @sp1c3l0rd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

New rule: if you've avoided serving by dubious means, YOU ARENT WORTHY OF A MILITARY PARADE!

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Don't need to be a psychologist why men seek power. President taco -- Abusive father Musk -- Abusive father Obama -- Absent father G W Bush -- Daddy's Shadow Clinton -- Absent father Can we please elect a woman president now?

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Semi-Wise Crone @drpen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

From @hcrichardson.bsky.social today. Can’t think of a better reason to keep TACO where he is.

Musk’s behavior is erratic in its own right, but if there is anything but pique behind it, it appears he is threatening Trump by making a play to control the Republican Party. In response to a post by conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer suggesting that Republican lawmakers are unsure if they should side with Trump or Musk, Musk wrote: “Oh and some food for thought as they ponder that question: Trump has 3.5 years left as President, but I will be around for 40+ years.”