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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Overnight, Trump and Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government. They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights. We must fight back.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Bullets don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. Reality is over 400,000,000 guns and too much hate. Political violence is happening to both parties. We need leaders to step up. Truly sorry for Charlie Kirk and his family. He was wrong. It is not worth it.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Tech oligarchs oppose the idea of any supposedly undeserving person getting financial help from the government in 2025. But they want you to believe they’ll give *everyone* free money in the future. It doesn’t make any sense, but it’s the techno-utopian lie they will keep selling.

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Your estimates are about right.
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And then there will be many robots in industry for every human to provide products & services.
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When robots replace working people, how will those who become unemployed sustain their lives?
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There will be universal high income (not merely basic income).
Everyone will have the best medical care, food, home, transport and everything else.
Sustainable abundance.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

"This is part of the reality of Black life in this country: We must make a record of those forces that seek to erase us and erase our histories so that future generations know we did not simply accept it."

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

My statement on the latest charges against members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle.

“While New Yorkers struggle to afford the most expensive city in America, Eric Adams and his administration are too busy tripping over corruption charges to come to their defense. Corruption isn’t just about what a politician gains, it’s about what the public loses. And right now, New Yorkers are paying the price as another flurry of indictments continue to erode their trust in our democracy and distract from the affordability crisis that demands action and urgency. Our city deserves a mayor who spends their time with constituents, not stuck in courtrooms. We need a new era of leadership.”

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Insider Wire @insiderwire.com · 20/08/2025

OUTRAGEOUS: Under Trump’s ICE, Maine police officer John Luke Evans, fully authorized to work in the U.S. was arrested and forced out of the country. Federal agents knew he was legal. This isn’t about “illegal immigration.” This is about targeting anyone they want, no matter the law.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Octavia E. Butler said, “We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start.” Word.

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Pnwlonestar @pnwlonestar.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The people who thought their power and position were endangered are still around and still fighting and in some cases still passing their bigotry to their children. We moved on but they didn’t.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Come on AP. He slashed $500 million in funding for mRNA technology and then strung a bunch of words that sound good if you know literally nothing about vaccines, but this statement is actual science fiction and reporting it without saying this isn’t how immunity works at all is frankly dangerous.

Speaking hours later Tuesday at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, alongside the state's two Republican U.S. senators, Kennedy said work is underway on an alternative.
He said a "universal vaccine" that mimics "natural immunity" is the administration's focus.
"It could be effective — we believe it's going to be effective - against not only coronaviruses, but also flu," he said.

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Joy Givens @joygivens.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Hello, I'm a bestselling children's author in a film. I make wild demands of the publisher that flies me in for an emergency brainstorm on Christmas Eve for a book they want to have written, illustrated, edited, formatted, marketed, printed, and released within the next 3 months. I am Miles Finch.

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The situation in Gaza is unacceptable and antithetical to our Jewish values, and it’s incumbent on the Israeli government, the United States, and all parties to ensure that Gazans have access to food. Our full statement:

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brandonbadeaux.bsky.social @brandonbadeaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Regarding using the hypocrisy of Republican arguments against them Elie nails it,“There is no “checkmate.” There is no moment where the scales fall from their eyes. There is no point at beating the Republicans at their own game, because when they are beaten they just change the rules.”

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Immigrants generally commit fewer crimes than US citizens They’re also extremely productive-and therefore helpful to the economy So by attacking immigrants who had no criminal record Trump was directly harming America Which leaves one question-why do it One response seems fairly obvious Racism

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Ex-farm worker here. We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing. Not true AT ALL. Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are. The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour. At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Holy shit wait for it

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wes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Aha! There it is. I just want to make it clear-this is a tremendous scandal. A massive failure. Remember also that FEMA Region 6 (includes Texas) has NO REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR!

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 07/07/2025

THIS IS NOT FREEDOM.

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Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD @annaforflorida.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We are on our way to the Everglades immigration detention center built by your tax dollars and without any transparency. As state lawmakers, we have both the right and the responsibility to conduct oversight and we will be demanding full access.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

this is important work I believe white Christians need to be doing in their faith spaces. right wing Christians are perfectly comfortable ruining your Sunday over abortion. left wing Christians need to start doing the same thing about voting for the torture and death of immigrants. call it by name.

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Jon Hutson @jonhutson.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Billionaire Autocrat Extorts $16 Million from Paramount to Settle Frivolous Lawsuit Against CBS "60 Minutes". 🤏🏾 That's the real headline!

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We’ve reached the “building concentration camps and funding secret police to arrest enemies of the regime” phase of America fascism. It would be super useful if the nominal opposition party would say that to the American people!

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This bill is a declaration of war on American families. It's the largest transfer of wealth in history from poor and middle-class Americans to the ultrawealthy, a wishlist made by the most awful people in the world.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I've done a lot of work with Sen. Warren's office in the last few weeks in particular, they've been fighting this harder than anyone else I've seen in the Senate, doing the work to push for as many possible creative ways to fight back. The grief on her face is real.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/06/2025

🔥Respect to Jasmine Crockett, a true fighter & fierce voice for accountability. She’s raised millions, mobilized the base, and never shied away from confrontation. But here’s a warning: Dems in Congress better start backing the real fighters or risk alienating the base. @repjasmine.bsky.social 1.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Every single word spent dishonestly attacking Zohran is a word not spent attacking Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which Republicans are trying to pass as we speak. Jeffries is failing to meet the moment.

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Procedural votes aren't actually supposed to be dramatic even a little bit, so them barely getting this one done should not in any way he taken as a sign the GOP has this all locked up.

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Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

How many corrupt, complicit elected Republicans say that they didn’t know blah, blah, cruel blah was in the Big Bullshit Bill? No more! Do this Democrats. Make Schumer do something! #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1

Senate Dems might ask for a reading of the 1,000 page bbb on the floor before voting.

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AFT @aft.org · 23/06/2025

There’s a sinister tax loophole for billionaires hidden in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” - and it practically pays billionaires to redirect their tax dollars away from the federal government to private schools. Here's what you need to know about the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA).

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

This really isn’t a hard message. Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Nihilism is a self-fulfilling goal. It's the same as how Prez Orange gives people permission to stop trying to be better people. Why feed people or protect them or care for them if this is the end? Why love anyone? Late capitalism wants us to be as selfish as the rich. We don't have to fall for it.

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Joy Givens @joygivens.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I honestly think he doesn't want the world to outlive him. He's an aging narcissist with significant power, a megaphone, and no one both willing and able to stop him from using either. He can't imagine a world without him at its center. Why would he care? If he's gone, none of it matters.

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 17/06/2025

Ten years ago today, a white supremacist armed with a Glock handgun and a high-capacity magazine opened fire at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine Black worshippers. 🧵

An image of worshippers in front of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina with text that says “We remember Mother Emanuel AME Church, 9 shot and killed, Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015. momsdemandaction.org”

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Political violence must always be condemned.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

DA confirms they will go to the grand jury to seek first degree murder charges after they have time to review evidence. Under Minn. Law, 2nd degree was the highest charge they could bring by complaint (w/o GJ) & they needed charges to get the arrest warrant they used Sunday night.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Weingarten: Their attacks on public education are relentless and why? Because they fear knowledge. Why do they fear teachers? They fear us because we teach critical thinking… their brand of greed, power, and privilege cannot survive in a democracy of diverse educated citizens

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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

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Joy Givens @joygivens.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I love putting my homegrown flowers into bouquets and arrangements, especially this time of year (when I can get sage blossoms and roses in the same bunch)! 🌱

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Tuberville successfully obstructed Democrats' agenda. Take a lesson. OBSTRUCT OBSTRUCT OBSTRUCT! Democrats should pull out the Congressional Review Act for every GOP bill.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 12/06/2025

Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”. This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.

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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 12/06/2025

On this day nine years ago, 49 people were shot and killed, and 53 others were wounded at Pulse, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by a man armed with a Sig Sauer assault weapon and high-capacity magazines. Most of the victims were both Latino and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

An image of a person mourning those who died in the Pulse mass shooting at a makeshift memorial. Text on the graphic says "We remember Pulse, 49 shot and killed, 53 shot and wounded, Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016. momsdemandaction.org"

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