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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Full thread offers a good summary of what Gov Newsom signed, vetoed, and let die on the legislative vine. thanks @bcmerchant.bsky.social

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Turns out we *can* live without it, just fine.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@scottwiener.bsky.social has built a chatbot that belittles his opponent in the race to fill the SF congressional seat being vacated by @pelosi.house.gov is that the kind of person we want to send to congress? #racetothebottom

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Indivisible SF @indivisiblesf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

How are we stopping the NDAA from advancing? The National Defense Authorization Act is the annual bill that funds the military's spending and is typically considered a “must-pass” bill. MAGA Republicans try to use that leverage to force their agenda without consent. Learn more buff.ly/yOKILx3

White and turquise poster with photos of Senators Alex Padilla and Schiff congratulating them for blocking the MAGA agenda and asking asking viewers to call the two to ask then to continue fighting.

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MarniBoo! 🤬🧊 @silentmachine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Just something in my neighborhood that I pass every day that needs to be seen by everyone.

A painting on a building of Alex Pretti holding up a cellphone at an ICE agent.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026

BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is the secret main essential true 250th anniversary event: the brave voice of democracy and justice; the brutal forces of silencing; it's all here.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

On the (absent) morality of Substack, Jeannette Winterson: "Ok, there’s the Pope. Jesus! Who knew we’d be cheering on the Pope?" open.substack.com/pub/jeanette... @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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This, That, Other.

Had we but world enough, and time.

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21/06/2026

"The absence of that principle is what makes this administration so horrifying to many people. It's that vacuum." Steven Cash on constitutionalism, rule of law, and what holds democracy together. 👇

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Excellent work here — first installment of a study of the current admin maximally leveraging OMB power to advance their aggressive agenda. Go team @crisesnotes.bsky.social !

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"… if we have our own values, and our own deep interests, and our own love of what we do and what we want to do, and our own commitment to what matters to us, then, yes, we can make choices. That is what gives us free will, autonomy, dignity." jeanettewinterson.substack.com/p/ordinary-s...

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Ordinary Surprises

(Call it birdsong and flowers)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Way to go San Francisco's Ocean Beach!

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Good music, great food, and a community that I call home. Proud to celebrate my roots at the Caribbean Heritage Festival and honor Caribbean Marylanders who have made Maryland flourish 🌺✨

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This is my America!! We’ll see you tomorrow night (5/7) at Carnegie Hall - tickets are almost sold out. Get yours: www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/05/08/Rhiannon-Giddens-0800PM

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The largest school districts in North Carolina are all shutting down for May Day at the request of the teachers' union. 1 million union members in New Jersey are backing a large May Day action. May Day is gonna be HUGE this year w/ strikes in at least 85 cities! paydayreport.com/n-c-largest-...

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N.C. Largest School Districts to Close for May Day Strike - NJ Unions w/ 1 Million Members Back May Day - 85 Cities Holding May Day Actions

Most of the major schools districts in North Carolina are closing for May Day after teachers union around the state demanded!

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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

So powerful journalists, lobbyists, politicians hid, ran, pressed against walls. Secret Service & protocols activated. Then all went home. The daily reality of children, teachers & parents? They don't get protocols or security detail. And not all go home. It's the GUNS. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Last Night They Hid. American Children Call It Tuesday.

Washington felt ninety seconds of terror. Students, teachers, and parents live it without a security detail, an exit plan, or a way back.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

WTF @nytimes.com How is this useful to anyone? Reporting on rumors and speculation as a story...

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

To sit and dine with this man and his cronies, drink his wine, toast his health, while his gov't and the businesses that support this government ruin the lives, bodies, and careers of hard working journalists across this country is just unconscionable Blegh, gross. Take your hankies and shove it

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Yeah cause it’s the kind of thing you propose building to appease the ego of a narcissistic leader whose army just got its asked kicked by a Black military general (Touissant L’Overture) and Black enslaved people who ran your troops off their island. It’s a monument to ego and defeat. Perfect.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Deal. “More than 1,000 writers, actors and directors released a letter on Monday opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the deal would harm Hollywood’s already distressed entertainment industry.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...

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Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

What if destroying the US economy is actually the plan… Cruelty and racism are just side benefits?

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

there it is, all 7 continents

screengrab of Mary Shaw's Facebook Post from The 50501 Movement. Image of four people in winter gear who have written NO KINGS in the snow. Caption reads "4 at Deception Island, Antartica"

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Sunday Exception: Swan Perfect Landing

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Studying slash and burn of government

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 28/03/2026

Tribune photojournalist Francisco Kjolseth captured this time lapse footage of the No Kings protest march and rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Read the story here: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03...

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 28/03/2026

see you there

Handmade sign on a rectangle of cardboard, in black marker and red paint. “TO DO<br>☒ buy milk<br>☒ feed the dog<br>☐ hold them accountable<br>☐ never let this happen again”

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

58/ A domino effect where the fallout gets bigger and bigger... if we run out of feedstock, eventually refiners are going to shut down hbr.org/2026/03/the-... "These "oil and gas are in everything" graphics are about to get very real super quick for a lot of people." -- @roryjohnston.bsky.social

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Volunteers to make it happen & keep it safe for all welcome!

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

NYU Prof. Scott Galloway has compiled this "list of subscription-driven consumer tech companies having outsized influence over the national economy and our president." #resistandunsubscribe, #resistICE www.resistandunsubscribe.com

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Resist and Unsubscribe

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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 31/01/2026

Unlike our draft-dodging President, I served in combat. As a veteran, when I hear Trump's goons using military terms to describe America's streets—I find it disgusting.

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Frank Buffum @frankb-listening.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Plainly showing us their priorities

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