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hilwest

@hilwest.bsky.social
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Poetry, Music, Song: Melody and Lyrics are important. There is a time to stay quiet and listen. Speak to me of nature, history, people's lives in fact/fiction and everything in between. I am forever curious.

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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sometimes the hate and fear conjured up by those absent morality, devoid of human kindness in service to greed, power, inhumanity seems to me a massive range of mountainous terrain impassible and terrifying. The question: How to begin. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social www.boycottcitizens.org/ice
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ICE Boycott List 2026: Companies to Avoid That Support ICE
Updated 2026 list of companies supporting ICE. Interactive map + sources included. Learn how these banks, tech companies, and other corporations are backing ICE.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.boycottcitizens.org/ice Funders, supporters seem to be everywhere. Where to start? How do you stop the prison industrial complex of hate, fear, profit and finance? @ms.now
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ICE Boycott List 2026: Companies to Avoid That Support ICE
Updated 2026 list of companies supporting ICE. Interactive map + sources included. Learn how these banks, tech companies, and other corporations are backing ICE.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Meditation on Gas Stations open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Steve Beckwith on Thinking about...
I have commented before that if you find yourself thinking, "That's really bad what's happening to those people but I'm OK, so far", you already live under an authoritarian regime. This piece just mad...
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Been thinking this all along....Twisted, idiocy, falsely claimed by eugenicists championed by Hitlerian false reasoning. These guys would breed themselves into "pure" extinction. Don't fall for "the stupid". @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the spirit of being banned from the White House, here are 10 things Donald Trump ~probably~ doesn't want us talking about ... 🫢 Are we missing anything?! @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/18/t... @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social Russian-induced purposeful starvation of men, women, & children in this city. Why do you not report this atrocity? Crime. @us.theguardian.com @stephencolbert.bsky.social @supportukraine.bsky.social
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Thousands are starving in occupied Oleshky. People have no food, no way out, and Russian forces bomb incoming aid - Euromaidan Press
More than 6,000 people may remain trapped in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where civilians face shortages of food, water and medicine and some risk mines to escape.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Glad to see wonderful folk in Eire sharing their "love" for the Trump family. Leave the good earth alone, DJT! It's not yours!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“That is a wild, wild claim from Marsha Blackburn.” michael rose calls out @marshablackburn for saying she won’t debate @jerrigreen4tn and acting like we’re doing great in health care, ed etc. (reality: we’re at the bottom thanks to Republican control) www.instagram.com/reel/DdJrB6c...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Junior complaining about “enriched elites” as Trump pockets billions and hands his drone company 🤔giant contracts while Americans struggle is actually incredible They think we are all idiots
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Trump tax is real
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
olgalautman.substack.com/p/why-is-the... @msnownews.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @stephruhle.bsky.social
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Why Is the Son of Medvedev’s Alleged “Wallet” Building in Silicon Valley?
As Russia continues its genocidal war against Ukraine and escalates its attacks against NATO countries, a Russian businessman whose family has repeatedly been identified as a financial “wallet” for Dm...
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
substack.com/@fudt/note/c...
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Colleen L. (@fudt)
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Christova1 @christova1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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teeerav @teeerav.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
How about the link? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Another epic backfire
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's cult worship. Anyone who follows a leader who harms them or their loved ones has fallen under the spell of a harmful individual. Who will make more bricks for pharoah's wall of hate, fear, and ignorance? Break Free America! and Vote. Keep Democracy #Vote
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Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
me in LaborOnline with a quick report and some thoughts about our screening Norma Rae here in Des Moines lawcha.org/2026/09/12/t...
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"There's No 'We' Working Twelves": Norma Rae Comes to Des Moines | LAWCHA
Hello online labor friends. I wanted to write a quick report on an Iowa Labor History Society (ILHS) event here in Des Moines. I should add, the Society
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Shana Tova🍎🍯
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After booing him, the crowd breaks out in a loud, “Ted Cruz sucks!” chant.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
GO BLUE!
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
substack.com/@fudt/note/c...
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Colleen L. (@fudt)
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
affecting the way we view democracy? eg.Gaming,(Roblox) #multinationalBusinesses Isn't the complex multinational ownership and the operation,spread of gaming, with no safeguards a danger to our democratic freedoms?
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@msnownews.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @connectwithjacob.bsky.social We need 2 know this history Where are their voices?Silenced? Do we want the same in the U.S? How do the mega corporations owned by China with US investors
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@eliemar.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Zero Malarkey on Meidas+
ICE is committing racketeering felonies all over the country by systematically violating the constitution and committing federal felonies Homan is not just a criminal, he is an organized crime boss
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@eliemar.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Important Friday Updates: 9/11/2026
Friday Updates: the 25th anniversary, the Houthis just took the Red Sea, inflation comes in hot, and more.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I can't wait for the return of The Rule Of Law as a normal government function. VOTE! Our democracy and survival rely on your vote! #Vote
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why do all these Nazis keep showing up on Republican campaigns, it's a real mystery washingtonsun.com/senate/huste...
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Husted Fires Political Director Over Past Nazi Posts
The former staffer had posted profile photos featuring Nazi officers and wore the attire in a group photo in 2018.
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Damn they're sensitive about Epstein. 👀
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ICYMI — "We need (old/poor) people off of Medicaid & Social Security and back into the workforce."🤔 GEORGIA Republican Congressman Mike Collins ( @ossoff.senate.gov opponent) wants you to work til you die, with fewer benefits, as they cut taxes for the rich and inequality skyrockets.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@bigbendfarmer.bsky.social @bigbendsentinel.bsky.social @pm-ya-indivisible.bsky.social @ms.now @thedemcoalition.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @bluemom24.bsky.social @bluemom-redstate.bsky.social
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Americans must wake up from this cult-given propaganda that to love American, We, U.S. people must accept the imprisonment, separation, torture, deportation of peace-loving families, immigrants and citizens. Ask ourselves why the need to build walls? why destroy creation? Who benefits? VOTE!
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Watch my banned interview with Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube: youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here's Jimmy Kimmel's interview with James Talarico—the one Trump ordered could not appear on TV. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Watch Jimmy and James Talarico on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Is this not a crime, i.e.against our U.S. Constitution 1st Amendment.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
today, after listening to your segment on "gaming hate": brandsownedby.com/what-compani...
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What Companies Does Tencent Own? – Brands Owned By
Tencent, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, is no stranger to the world of business. Known for its formidable presence in the technology, gaming, and
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social Your stories and conversations move me. After watching/listening, I want to find out more about a subject: destruction at the border, hatred and cruelty whipped up by this admin. Thank you for all reporting that you and your team at MSNOW actively do. This is what I found
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
POTus:"Believe ME!" 🙌 👍👑 me 🤔Huh???!!! 😕Why should I? What have you done for me? I though I could trust you--make America Great again?!!!🫡 POTus: I did! I'm renaming North America; changing it to "Great America" 🌎 as soon as I call my subjects at Google Maps.."
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Indeed! Pixie Dust! I'm with Justin and MPP w/Stephanie Ruhle.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My Latest: I am doing things a bit differently today. I often write to you after an important voting decision with an analysis of the outcome. Today, I can write in advance of an expected victory for voting rights in federal court in Massachusetts. newsletters.democracydocket.com/another-cour...
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Another court loss for Trump is coming. So is the next fight.
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Speaking of Trump socialism for billionaire venture capitalists...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So Dems are being harassed about Hasan Piker’s comments, which weren’t actually antisemitic… but Republicans and Trump don’t have to answer for Musk’s creepy and blatant antisemitism? zeteo.com/p/will-repub...
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hilwest @hilwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trumpism is another name for Socialism--that is socialism for and by the corporate billionaires and their off-shore gains.
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Ami Moregore @amimoregore.com · 04/09/2026
Yeah, as a constituent, when I called and told the staffers how consistently disappointed I was, I was met with a staffer that had a resigned sigh and agreed with me.
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Groovy Dave @groovusdavus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fetterman ran on a very progressive platform and has done zero to back it up. His constituents should be screaming for his resignation.
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 04/09/2026
My grandparents say Americans actually got along before the JFK assassination. Democrats and Republicans actually went to picnics and BBQs together. Regime change operations are usually unpredictable.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
👀 Fetterman staffers spilling the beans 👇🏽😳 🧵https://x.com/fettermanstaff/status/2095906052847894610?s=46 #ResignFetterman
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