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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The filibuster is so fundamentally anti-democratic that forcing the authoritarian party to kill it so that they could keep taking health care and food away from Americans was probably the cleanest out from the damn thing, yet this Cones of Duneshire-ass opposition party loves rules more than wins.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Even if the Senate voted to extend ACA subsidies, the GOP-controlled House is unlikely to allow a vote on them. And there's of course no guarantee that Trump would even go along with a deal. The cruel irony is that this will end up hurting Republican states the most.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We believe healthcare is a right for every American. But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies. Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

It is a fact that people are being kidnapped and sent to disappear in detainment centers never to be heard from again in 2025's America

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Most people would be deeply broken down facing the challenges I faced in the last decade And I am tired of endlessly blaming myself, because deep down I know I'm here not just to survive but to thrive And I defy the metaphorical pipelines I was supposed to be pushed down to

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

For the longest time, I have blamed myself for many of the failures I had in my junior years of high school and college But the truth was, while some people were standing on the shoulders of giants, I was standing on a pile of rubble and ruins

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The Democrats need to illegitimatize Trump and the Republicans at every turn, to fight for the hearts and mind of the American people and the military personnel They need to position themselves as the defender of the Constitution and rule of law, to win over as much support as possible.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I think now it is a good time for the Democrats as a whole to position themselves as the restorer of the Constitution, democracy and rule of law The Republican party is no more, it is the MAGA cult now, and the Democrats need to paint them as the party of crime and the un-constitutionals

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The Trump regime is staffing the federal government and agency with people that are only loyal to him, from the FBI to the BLS It is foolish for blue state with a democratic trifecta to not start doing the same thing. They need to staff blue state law enforcement with people loyal to democracy

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

If the time ever comes that Trump tries to declare Democratic politicians insurrectionists/foreign assets, and tries to take over local law enforcement, at least on a state level there won't be as much Trump collaborators

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It is my personal opinion that the blue state governors and lawmakers need to take a look at their states local law enforcement and think of strategies to push out sheriffs and head of agencies that are Trump sympathizers

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

They already normalized the idea habeas corpus doesn't apply to everyone, despite it blatantly being against the spirit of the law, so what due process is left to protect anyone from just being accused of a rebel or insurrectionists?

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Besides what is there to stop the federal government from declaring that an insurrection or rebellion is happening? What guardrails are left in place to protect the federal government from accusing anyone of being a spy or a rebel?

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

ICE for all intends and purposes, with it's funding, with it's student loan forgiveness program and sign on bonus comparable to the US military, is a 5th branch of the military now But since it's a federal agency, like the FBI, it's a paramilitary force that could be used domestically

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The law, Posse Comitatus, only states that the federal government cannot use the military for domestic law enforcement. Military can absolutely be used when it is putting down a rebellion or an insurrection It also does not forbid the government from creating a paramilitary force

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Blue state governors, especially blue state with Democratic trifectas need to prepare for the inevitable reality when Trump and his cronies refuse to certify legitimate elections results The gerrymander battle shouldn't be the end all be all of the Democratic strategy

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The battle for the midterm by stopping Republican gerrymandering is an important fight But let's not kid ourselves, Trump and the current Republican party is not going to peaceful transition power over to Democrats if they win over the elections They have no intentions on relinquishing power

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 26/06/2025

Universal Basic Income results thread 🧵👇

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I have heard people tell me so many times that mixing wildly different ideas or paths or things won't work And they're right, because I listened to them... But I have a feeling that is going to come an end, because I realized I do know what I'm talking about

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 29/05/2025

I am so goddamn tired of this take that AI will have no economic harms at all and just bring nothing but positives. It is so incredibly dangerous to just keep on keeping on. You know what an entrepreneur's dream come true is? Having customers with money to spend, and failure not leading to poverty.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/04/2025

A bill banning basic income programs has passed the Texas Senate and now needs to also be passed by the House. If passed, it would join Idaho, Iowa, Arkansas, and South Dakota in such a ban. Billionaires are funding these efforts. They are afraid of UBI. www.scottsantens.com/billionaire-...

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/04/2025

And the stuff that the billionaires are pulling at the state level, state by state, is pouring gasoline all over dry tinder. They want to stop universal basic income from happening and they don't seem to realize, that's the thing they should be spending money on to make happen to avoid pitchforks.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We can’t wait for national change. The road back starts with one seat at a time. A school board here. A city council there. If the far-right can take over the country from the bottom up, so can we

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Their secret? Start small. Build power locally. Scale it up. The progressive left needs to adopt the same strategy. Every school board, city council, and county committee matters. That’s where the future is decided.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

This isn’t just an American story. In Europe, Orbán’s Hungary looked like an outlier—until his ideas spread. Poland followed. Italy. And now the far-right threatens France and Germany. The playbook is global.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

With every small local seat they won, the far-right used the levers of power to spread their ideology further. One flipped county became two, then four, then eight. It was geometric growth. Now, entire states are under their control.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The GOP establishment tried to resist. But then Trump came along. He didn’t just embrace the alt-right—he unified it. After losing in 2020, he purged the old guard. Between 2020–2024, the Republican Party became fully consumed.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

As they organized, these far-right figures formed the Tea Party movement—an insurgency that pushed their ideology into the heart of the GOP. What began as a fringe became mainstream. They weren’t just loud; they were strategic.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The alt-right MAGA infection didn’t begin with Trump. It started quietly—in fringe counties across rural southern regions, dismissed by the Republican establishment. But slowly, far-right ideologues gained footholds in local governments

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Jon Munitz @jonmunitz.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Universal benefits like UBI are fast, dignified & fraud-resistant. Everyone gets the same amount. No gatekeepers. No prove you’re poor forms. Then, at tax time, those making more pay more through progressive taxes. No extra forms. No wasted overhead. Just equity without cruelty.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.

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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 24/04/2025

Politics is more clear when you remember that the "waste" in "government waste" is the profit that some rich asshole isn't making off labor in the public sector whose only purpose is the common good.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

From US Congressmembers to Judges to Universities to Federal Whistleblowers I'm heartened to see many people are putting up a fight against the fascism that's trying to completely take over The road ahead isn't going to be easy, but it's a good start

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I am in tears now, to know that Mr. Garcia is still alive and to know that we still have leaders like Senator Van Hollen who risked his own life to uphold human decency, and taking a stance in the face of tyranny

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Thank you so much, Senator Van Hollen, the history books will remember your action as a shining beacon of light in these dark chapters of the United States I pray for the safe return of Mr. Garcia, and I pray that this injustice will be undone. God bless America

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Thank you, Senator Van Hollen.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

If Trump can disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? Either everyone has due process — or no one does.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Local cities, states, and academic institution to increasingly from compacts amongst themselves and refuse federal directives The United States' federal authority is waning, we are becoming the Holy Roman Empire of the modern era

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The age of the United States has passed, already you are seeing institutions like Harvard, states like California challenging and ignoring what is an increasingly illegitimate federal government as Trump breaks law after law In the next few months to years, expect

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

So are they just gonna continue shipping completely innocent people to a slave labor gulag in El Salvador, and then when the Supreme Court says bring them back they just keep goose stepping and sieg heling??

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I prayed tonight for Abrego Garcia's safety and safe return to the United States I emailed my senator to support whatever effort they can to bring him back

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

At this point as a matter of law, principle and morality Trump has to be impeached. Flagrantly violating a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of an innocent man sent to a slave labor gulag with no due process is so immensely evil it's earth shattering.

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

We are need to prepare for the reality of a fractured America heading towards HRE-fication If Congress remains deadlocked, Supreme Court ruling can be ignored, federal authority is weakened as Blue and Red states develop rival and parallel governmental structures

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

With the 125% tariff causing mass unemployment and DOGE gutting welfare programs, what do you think will happen when people lose their houses and can't feed themselves? This is a dangerous game Trump is playing, and he needs to reverse tariffs now

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Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. @annepmitchell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2

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Aoreyus @justonite.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

If the highest office of the United States can defy a Supreme Court order, and the Supreme Court is unable to enforce the rule of law All bets will be off, like legitimately this will show people that they can break laws without consequence, and that is an ugly can of warms waiting to be open

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