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Josh Hartke

@joshhartke.bsky.social
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Democracy enthusiast. Old gamer. Big "D" Democrat. Retired bon vivant.

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Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 17h
Starting a training course for the left that just consists of me saying "something can be morally compelling but still tactically foolish" again and again and again.
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Old Joe didn't get credit for a frick'n thing:
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump’s superpower has always been that he radiates an anti-gravitas field, such that anything he touches becomes seen as fundamentally unserious. This has allowed Trump to pursue wars, tyranny, and corruption of immense gravity, while everyone tries to avoid looking like they care too much.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, where are all of your stupid truck caravans NOW, MAGA? Hmmmm???
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Josh Hartke @joshhartke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ah yes. Coalition building by telling people they have to address your pet policy first is always a way to a majority. Support my thing or you are by default my enemy. I mean, threats are key to coalitions, right?
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Josh Hartke @joshhartke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tectonic Tatooine: A Study of a Water World Gone Dry.
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Josh Hartke @joshhartke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Literally, I thought he would only hurt others.
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Reasons why I'm polite to waiters - Because I realize they're human beings, trying to make a living, not my servants.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Genuinely curious why Mamdani doesn’t get as much heat for meeting with Trump that Jeffries does for meeting with Kushner or Whitmer does for working with Trump (both Mamdani and Whitmer got deliverables).
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 20/09/2026
I don't think we disdain the center-right enough. First, they rode nativist populist tigers to power to get their tax cuts and deregulation; Then, they lost control of their own parties to those tigers; Now, they sit in lucrative jobs as columnists writing about how it's all the left's fault.
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 18/09/2026
This is absolutely mind blowing. The RFK-ization of our nation’s healthcare system encapsulated in one video clip. This was unthinkable even a few years ago. Such a disgrace.
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Kitty Kowalski @kittykowalski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember when professional athlete Pete Rose destroyed his career over Sports betting. And now they're using Sports figures to promote gambling?
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In my personal newsletter: 27 races (that aren’t for House, Senate, or governor) that you could & should donate to. amandalitman.substack.com/p/where-to-d...
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Where to donate now
Besides all the big obvious top of the ticket stuff...
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Save America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This administration would be so funny if it wasn’t so historically embarrassing and destructive. America deserves serious leaders.
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don-brown.bsky.social @don-brown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So which one of Kash’s friends trying to join the FBI had a bestiality conviction on his record?
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Josh Hartke @joshhartke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How much more abuse is his cult willing to take?
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good stuff.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Republicans JUST blocked Democrats' bill that would have ENDED Trump's tariffs on Canada and his ability to keep starting these trade wars. This would have saved Americans THOUSANDS of dollars. But Republicans chose once again to put Trump's approval over the American people.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
Lots of folks are comparing McConnell’s vote today to Feinstein’s finals days in the senate. The main difference is that Feinstein was co-sponsoring legislation to expand voting rights, while McConnell voted to cut SNAP and end environmental protections.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They live in a false reality they have built around themselves…..
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Absolutely no offense to Taylor Swift, but I am personally not looking forward to when she announces her pregnancy and 70% of public discourse is going to revolve around her pregnancy for most of a calendar year and somehow still not touch on the abysmal state of maternal health care in our country.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity
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Josh Hartke @joshhartke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So, Ed Sheeran is a coward. Easily boycotted.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/10/2024
if Trump wins and all prices go up 20 percent and his white nationalist militia thugs are kicking doors in and dragging families out into the street, millions of people will go "buh what? I wasn't voting for *that*"
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Ariellah | אריאלה @sodone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?” -Robert Reich
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Vibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love you all (well, most of you), and I’m sure I’ll probably get more blocks for this, but I’ve got to say this: In order to win, he needs to communicate with voters who are not aligned with the BlueSky consensus. At the very least, he must convince some people who hate Dems they can stay home.
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Vibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In politics, your campaign is a story you are telling. Paxton’s story is that the effete, feminine, woke Democrats are coming to cut off your children’s genitals. Talarico’s story is that the corrupt Paxton and GOP care only about their own wealth and power. Which story are you helping to tell?
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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in an edited image, a character from the game legend of mana says "If you are spending billions to kidnap undocumented people, it was never about the economy"
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Bring back the corporate death penalty www.salon.com/2026/08/19/b... #corruption #law #Blues
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Bring back the corporate death penalty
We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it
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Vibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A lot of people *need* Dems to be incompetent and evil because if they actually aren’t, then that means those people might have tricked themselves into helping the GOP. So they make shit up that Dems never said and accuse them of believing it. It’s literally a delusion of self preservation.
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waxmonkey @waxmonkey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
dems: this is important them: shut the fuck up *it is important* them: this happened because you are bad at messaging me
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Gloria Steinem have all proven that you don't need to have biological children in order to impact lives as if you were a parent.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026
Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/08/2026
Obama’s biggest mistake was wearing a tan suit that wasn’t a gift from Qatar.
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Trump skipping 9/11 at Ground Zero, with all other Presidents attending, because they won’t let him give an unhinged speech and make it about him. Genuinely fuck everyone who voted for this man forever.
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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
When Trump is gone there are going to be a lot of Republicans who suddenly want to tell you that they were diligently fighting against his crimes and terrible policies in private. Make them own that they did nothing in public.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One thing that's been bugging me today: people who claim Dolly Parton wasn't political. False. She was very political. Her art and life's work were about interrogating power + amplifying the powerless. You only think she wasn't political because she did this by example, not bullshit slogans.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/08/2026
Leader Jefferies didn’t meet with Jared Kushner to make nice. And Jeffries made damn sure there was no misunderstanding: NO ONE GETS A PASS. “If you’re stealing from the American people, shortchanging the American people or screwing over the American people, you’re going to be held accountable.“
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