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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Take the good news seriously too

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

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Iris @iristaylor76543.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Take a break from saving democracy. He's worth the watch. Be happy. Stay healthy. youtu.be/iBDpa8_k8Vo?...

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David Nihill: Shelf Help (Comedy + Reading Recommendations) FULL SHOW

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/08/2025

BREAKING: Hours after Texas lawmakers approved a new gerrymandered congressional map, Texans ask a court to block it. They argue the new map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 14th amendment by diluting Black and Latino voting power.

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Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Everyone who was wrong about Trump — please say so openly to those who trust you and follow you. You have influence and thus bear responsibility.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/08/2025

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

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Michael Podhorzer @mikepod.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s not a “distraction” when Trump deploys military and feds against DC—it’s part of MAGA’s fascist project. We must act as if we believe this is true, because it is, and because doing otherwise makes it impossible to think strategically about how to fight back. With @anatosaurus.bsky.social

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The MAGA Regime Comes for D.C.

With Anat Shenker-Osorio on WER Live

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2025

US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts. The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 08/08/2025

Today we honor the wounded warriors who put their lives on the line for this country. But let’s be clear—#PurpleHeartDay can’t just be symbolic. If you’re not fighting for healthcare, housing, and justice for our veterans, you’re not really honoring them.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

If you subscribe to my newsletter, Civil Discourse (it's free), you'll get analysis from a 25 year DOJ veteran on key issues at the intersection of law and politics. But also poultry. joycevance.substack.com/p/no-chicken...

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No Chickens

With apologies to those of you who’ve been looking for a little relief from the discouraging news that continues to come out of Washington, I have no chickens to offer.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/08/2025

Like the Koch brothers and other conservative billionaires, Dunn and Wilks want to slash regulations and taxes. Their endgame, however, is more radical: not just to limit the government but also to steer it toward Christian rule. (Published Oct. 2024)

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A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We're trying to play by one set of rules. And these folks on the other side play by a completely different set of rules. So much so that the president United States called Greg Abbott and told him, in essence, find 5 additional seats so he can rig the election next year."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 24/07/2025

It’s been 16 years since Congress raised the minimum wage. Meanwhile, folks are out here trying to survive on $7.25 an hour. In this economy?! I’m standing with my Labor Caucus colleagues to #RaiseTheWage, because $7.25 ain’t cutting it.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/07/2025

Authoritarianism expert @chenoweth.bsky.social is joining today’s edition of @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social’s weekly chat. We will dig into the strategic logic of our One Million Rising campaign and answer your questions. Sign up now: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This is our first time having a guest on these weekly calls, and what a guest! Got a question about the 3.5%? About authoritarianism? About effective strategies for fighting back? Join us in about an hour for live Q&A!

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

If you missed the first One Million Rising training on strategic non-cooperation last night, the fine folks at @meidastouch.com are streaming it now! youtube.com/live/QCIcT9u...

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LIVE: UPDATE on Protests and What YOU CAN DO!!!

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/07/2025

One day. That’s the slap in the face the DOJ is calling “accountability” in Breonna Taylor’s case. Now they want to act like civil rights charges were too much? Please be for real. If you’re wondering how little they value Black lives—look no further.

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DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

In November, a federal jury found officer Brett Hankison guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights during a March 2020 police raid in which she was fatally shot.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

He is simply trying to impose his will, as abusers do. It has always worked for him in the past. The trick is that once that spell is broken, it cannot be recast. This sure feels like that sort of a tipping point.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I feel like ‘Obama, Hillary, and Comey wrote the Epstein files’ is indistinguishable from a complete confession.

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

“A threat to humanity”? *Rosie O’Donnell* is a “threat to humanity”?? Who’s next, Rikki Lake? Joey Fatone?? Urkel???

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

They’re finally using the GOP playbook!!!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Where does the line between enforcing U.S. law & utter inhumanity lie? We don’t need to carefully parse its precise placement in order to understand that what this administration is doing has crossed it, is utterly reprehensible, and will be condemned by history open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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An Angry Judge in the Abrego Garcia Case

Has the federal judiciary reached critical mass?

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Paul for Equality @paullance76.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

@ezralevin.bsky.social holding protests month after month after month isn’t going to stop this fascist takeover. A general strike is chng.it/mmhKyKk2tX

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This campaign needs you now

WE THE PEOPLE DEMAND CHANGE — NOW

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We all can use this Independence Day to rouse our fellow Americans from their stupor, recall for them the offenses of our modern tyrant, and summon them to embrace the spirit of the Declaration (“We hold these truths to be self-evident...") open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Check out the Declaration’s list of grievances

It’s time to recapture our freedoms.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

There’s a live “State of the People” all night marathon happening tonight to encourage our community engaged in opposing this bill that will harm all of us NOW. You have to reach out to your representative (202-224-3121). But first get energized by tuning in. www.youtube.com/live/uax8jmJ...

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LIVE State Of The People Marathon

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

cc: Etsy — we are seeing a lot of these messages

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/07/2025

I think members of congress should have to comply with a work requirement to get healthcare.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Joe Neguse now wants to know why Mike Johnson continues to leave votes open indefinitely for hours every time they don’t have enough votes.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill, 37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare. 27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance. 578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/06/2025

It’s 2AM on a Sunday and I’m heading to the Capitol to FORCE a full reading of the Republicans’ 940-page bill. This bill will rip health care coverage away from 16 million people and cut food assistance. It’s sick. And we will not stand for it.

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Iris @iristaylor76543.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

It's not up for debate. Now which side of history do you want to be on? www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHbJKpnTK...

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/06/2025

The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. (Published May 2025) By @annaleighclark.bsky.social‬

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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

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Greg Vartan @gregvartan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

My name is Greg Vartan. I'm a Democrat ready to flip New Jersey’s 7th and bring back real leadership to our district. This race will be the closest in the country. Can you retweet, follow, and spread the word?

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