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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

As primary season continues, some Democrats claim the party needs to "move to the center" to win in November. Hogwash. Democrats can't repeat the same failed playbook of the last 50 years. It's time for them to grow a spine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY

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The Failures of “Centrism”

By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 07/05/2026

Little terrarium to give them a home.

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Photo of the 3rd Rotary Aviation “Flightless-No-More” Squakdron, taking a much needed Code Yellow (pee break).

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations,,, so I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the US gofund.me/140322128

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Donate to Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes, organized by Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav, the legendary rapper and Hollywood personality, has long been… Flavor Flav needs your support for Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.

Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, “Obama: Dems need to avoid scolding and ‘virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 13/02/2026

C, but with wine. Final answer.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 29/01/2026

Yeah, give gin its moments too.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over. In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 24/01/2026

This. I’ll also add that 2a doesn’t exist if the existence of a gun is used as a reason for execution.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 10/12/2025

Once you start drinking the coffee it’s no longer empty, win win!

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 28/11/2025

Eat the pickle. Then they don’t have one and you enjoyed a tasty treat.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Art class should never stop being a thing. Like if right after lunch we all got to go down to the basement for an hour, throw on a smock, and make collages out of old magazines while somebody's eccentric, slightly witchy aunt tells us how great we're doing, I feel like we'd all be in a better place.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 08/04/2025

I remember being pushed to go to college so I could have a better future than my parents, and grandparents, working factory jobs. That’s what’s just baffling to me about this push to bring manufacturing back.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 08/04/2025

Less good ones, but I blame the metformin. Pretty regular at least.

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 03/04/2025

The Prime Minister of the Heard / McDonald Islands Speaks on Trump’s Tariffs

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Dang. This is how it's done.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 03/04/2025

I mean, makes as much sense as the rest of them. Not sure I’d want make an enemy of penguins, but I’m not a stable genius either.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 15/03/2025

They’re clearly excellent helpers.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 05/03/2025

Totally worth looking into! Those little wood palettes are just fantastic and so aesthetic, but if you want something more modular, check out the art toolkit ones. Not that I have too many travel palettes or anything…

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 03/03/2025

While I generally like Aqua more, for this one I’ll vote orange :)

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 02/03/2025

Oh to be back again, enjoy it thoroughly!!

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/03/2025

Honestly, I’m kind of liking the smaller size for a quick sketch, feels less intimidating for a beginner. Too cold for me to venture out today, but good excuse to practice with some vacation photos of somewhere warm. #watercolor #artyear

Watercolor sketch of a tropical scene in a pocket palette with a pen and water brush to the side

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/03/2025

Honestly, not bad! I’m kind of liking the smaller size, and makes for a quick sketch. Going to cut some better paper than what it came with for the next one and see if I can get used to it more. Worse ways to spend a cold day.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/03/2025

Heck, I live here and I’ve canceled planned trips this year.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/03/2025

Yup, well made too! Has enough storage for half a dozen pieces of paper in the top half, I’ll probably take a small water brush with me rather then relying on the brush included though.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/03/2025

It finally came! Ordered this pocket #watercolor palette from bluestarcraftmx on Etsy awhile back to have an all in one tiny kit for #urbansketching and it got here earlier this week. Filled it with some of my favorite colors and today seems perfect for a test run. After it stops snowing.

Pocket watercolor palette in a leather cover with 12 colors, mixing areas, and business card sized paper.

Closed pocket watercolor palette in a leather cover

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 28/02/2025

A giant middle finger to everyone who said “We can’t do “something”, think of what the republicans would do with that precedent!” Well, now we know exactly what they’ll do when you take the spineless route.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 28/02/2025

Everything I was told growing up we were against as a country.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 28/02/2025

Yup, I’ve stopped spending outside of essentials, and mostly focused on local stores where I can. Hard to justify anything else in this hellscape.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 26/02/2025

Couldn’t tell, and looks great regardless. The little “mistakes” just make it more personal and unique.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 22/02/2025

Deal. Hit me with your best, or worst, I’m easy.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 17/02/2025

Calibre with the DeDRM tools and kobo plugins to manage the collection, but had to download several hundred ebooks one by one initially. Well worth it though as the final step away from Amazon.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 16/02/2025

So glad I switched everything over to a kobo in November. Just another anti consumer move.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 16/02/2025

Only the essentials, period. Not just the 28th.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“Elon Musk Has Plunged America Into a Constitutional Crisis. He Must Be Stopped.” Powerful and much-needed appraisal from Will Stancil of the meaning of, and fallout from, this weekend’s takeover of the Treasury and USAID by Musk and his minions.

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Elon Musk Has Plunged America Into a Constitutional Crisis. He Must Be Stopped.

The world’s richest man, unelected and unvetted, has taken physical control of US government departments, funding, and secrets.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 03/02/2025

Blame? I’d be cheering them on. They’re doing more than our elected officials already.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 02/02/2025

The frustrating thing is we saw them engage millions of people for zoom calls, rallies, canvassing, and donations after the Harris nomination. Just absolute crickets now. They _could_ do something but are largely choosing to be silent and complicit.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 02/02/2025

Boggles my mind that after Harris was nominated they could engage millions of people for calls, rallies, donations, canvassing, but when our country is being looted, the constitution burned, and in an absolute crisis? Crickets. Mildly worded statements.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 02/02/2025

Exactly. And when they actually do something it’s to worry about the water damage that they might cause putting the fire out.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/02/2025

If they’re not actively and publicly fighting with everything they have against the rapid destruction of our country, they are complicit. There is a time for nuance, it’s not while the house is on fire and people are throwing more gas on it.

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Josh Gates @joshgates.net · 01/02/2025

Thank you :) I’m using photos from these trips as practice for sketching and watercolor most nights, looking forward to when this one pops up on the random rotation

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