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heart-deb.bsky.social @heart-deb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It still astounds me how fast the cult and their corrupt politicians will ignore and violate the Constitution in order to protect their own.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026
It’s like we built a hydrogen bomb, then entrusted Gordon Gekko to make a profit off it and Barney Fife to monitor him. What could go wrong? trib.al/mnb0mS6
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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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Greg Todd @1gregtodd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am in a weird mood today. Maybe depressed. Just sick of cruelty and lies and bombings of innocent people. I had all my funny posts ready and recipes ready to go but now doesn’t feel like the right time for some reason. Maybe later.
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gertrude1907.bsky.social @gertrude1907.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The biggest election problem is not "voter fraud" it's voter apathy. If 100% of eligible voters were registered, and 100% of registered voters went to the polls for all local, state and federal elections things would change. Please vote in the midterms even if the Democratic candidate isn't perfect.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement. [Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales]
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👋I’m working on follow backs😊 @beaches1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.
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suffolkcanary.bsky.social @suffolkcanary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Quite.
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🌙Moon Wink✨ @moonwink03.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My heart is breaking. I followed his career and got to meet him a few times in Santa Fe. He was so awesome and funny. So so smart. Dr. Frankenfurter forever! ♾️
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Michael Fiorello @mjfiorello.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My sister-in-law grew up in Puerto Rico. When I told her about Dolly Parton’s passing, she looked puzzled—no recognition of the golden voice or public persona—until her face lit up and she said, “Oh! The book lady!” I think Dolly would love to be remembered this way by a mother of two.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An important reminder to a nation full of pious busybodies:
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I picked up almost as much from the library as I did from school—real history, not that polished nonsense we were fed!
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The Questionable Proverbs Bureau @planetbob.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Chris M. Hughes, MD @cmhughesmd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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On the outside looking in @pauline001.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Agree 100%
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Bevan Miller @bevanbubbles-o00o.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hannah Arendt knew about this years before Trump.
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Sue in Rockville 💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋 @sueinrockville.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
MAGA/GOP LIE then LIE some more There is not petition, there is no list, Grace Galante acknowledged If anyone should stay away from 911 commemorations it’s Trump & Giuliani DO PEOPLE NOT REMEMBER? open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
How did inequality spiral out of control? If you’ve never watched a video of mine, please watch this one.
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How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control | Robert Reich
Here it is: The full story of wealth inequality in America.The top 1% holds 15x more wealth than the bottom 50% combined
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Some politicians yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people. Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today. But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic. Watch.
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Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Medicare for All - “That’s socialism!”Social Security - “That’s socialism!”Debt free education - “That’s socialism!”$886
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Ringwood Rascal @ringwoodrascal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Chembu🌺🧶♿ - Ko-Fi shop Updated. Checkout please! @chembarathi.northsky.social · 09/06/2026
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. - Albert Camus #Poetry 💙📚👀
Within Me

Albert Camus (1913-1960)

In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.

In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.

In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.

I realized, through it all, that...

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me,

within me, there's something stronger something better, pushing right back. -
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“In this country, we have no ‘other people.’ We are American people, all of us.” This 1940s film warning against bigotry and fascism is more relevant now than ever.
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sawney-bean.bsky.social @sawney-bean.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation."

--Walter Cronkite

The Retired School Librarian.com
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Maggie Wiggin @maggie162.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE
 Page from a book saying:

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your Leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
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Debby Williams 💙♐️ @dwilliams1210.com · 30/05/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Donald Trump just stole $1.7B from us — and he's creating a slush fund to reward his political allies. I've never seen anything like this in my 50 years in politics. It makes Nixon look like a boy scout. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/t...
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U.S. creates $1.7B 'lawfare' fund in exchange for Trump dropping $10B IRS suit
Trump sued the IRS in late January over the leak of his tax information by an IRS employee Charles
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gertrude1907.bsky.social @gertrude1907.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Ranting on social media helps but it won't fix things. You need to get out and vote. All eligible voters need to make sure they are registered. All registered voters need to participate in every local, state and federal elections. Please don't sit out any election. Get out and vote.
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gertrude1907.bsky.social @gertrude1907.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
After this administration, I think Congress should consider a constitutional amendment requiring presidents, and legislators have upward age limits. Maybe you can't run if 75 or over, and must retire at the end of your term after turning 75. Not an ageist but dementia is dangerous in public office.
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gertrude1907.bsky.social @gertrude1907.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
"If you visit American city You will find it very pretty Just two things of which you must beware: Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!"
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gertrude1907.bsky.social @gertrude1907.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair....."
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 13/04/2026
Trump’s shocking AI post depicting himself as Jesus Christ has raised eyebrows and on X, some users pointed out a shocking and overlooked detail.
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Disturbing detail in Trump’s AI Jesus photo pointed out by X users
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Billie Etchison @sybilte420.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 17/03/2026
Out now: 69% of residents believe the United States should never declare an official religion. Just imagine the mess if the government tried to foist one religious group’s beliefs on so varied a people. Yet that’s effectively what Christian nationalists are attempting to do today.
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A Wall That’s Worth Defending
Some evangelical Christians are hammering away at the very church-state separation that allowed them, and other believers, to first flourish in America.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/02/2026
America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year—let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests.
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What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Speak out against hate, tyranny, and antisemitism!
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 28/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen releases ICE protest song
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Bruce Springsteen releases ICE protest song
Springsteen says he wrote and recorded it in response to a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 19/01/2026
“A legacy is an active thing, a verb, a transgressive appeal to memory that we must form a community around & continually raise,” wrote D. Musa Springer. Springer's op-ed reclaims MLK Jr. from the grips of imperialism. His spirit will always live on for those who need it.
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Reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr. from the grips of imperialism
Martin Luther King was a true revolutionary. His spirit can never be distorted and will always live on for those who need it
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RNS @rns.org · 17/01/2026
The Presbyterian Church (USA) calls Renee Good a martyr for her faith and part of ‘a sacred lineage of faithful witnesses who have risked and lost their lives in defense of human dignity.’ religionnews.com/2026/01/13/r...
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Renee Good was a martyr for her faith, like MLK, say Presbyterians
(RNS)— The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), says Good is part of ‘a sacred lineage of faithful witnesses who have risked and lost their lives in defense…
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 12/01/2026
Federal officials say the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis was justified. Video evidence tells a more complicated story. After immigration agents killed Good, a law professor explains when deadly force is allowed and whether the shooter could be charged.
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Immigration Agents Are Shooting People. Is It Legal?
A law professor explains whether the agent who fatally shot Renee Good could face prosecution.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 11/01/2026
“A number of extremist Christian nationalists see a future where America embraces its white Christian heritage at home and imposes its will on the world abroad. The phrase that best captures Engel’s politics is one he and his allies often repeat: repeal the 20th century.”
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Remigration, Recolonization, Rechristianization, Restoration: How Some of America’s Most Extreme Christian Nationalists See the New (Old) World Order
On the right's masculine, white nationalist, and theocratic framework.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/01/2026
Trump and his gang are deconstructing America. This is their purposeful goal and an obvious one, if you look past the daily barrage of absurdity, indecency, corruption, wrongdoing, and abuses of power. It is the story that must be conveyed to the citizenry.
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Donald Trump and the deconstruction of America
Don't let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
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Bobbie Philipsborn @bobbielovesmickey.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/01/2026
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
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The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/01/2026
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
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The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 05/01/2026
To Trump and his Make America Great Again movement, Ashli Babbitt was not an insurrectionist. She was a martyr, someone who died for her beliefs. She was a woman who had died for lack of protection.
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The making of a MAGA martyr
Ashli Babbitt was killed while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and became proof to Trump and his followers that women need protection.
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