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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2026

The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People

The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

“The Islamic Republic massacred thousands of people this year. […] In a war between Israel, US and the Islamic Republic, there actually are no good guys as state actors.” (@raeekayassaie) *A thread from someone originally posting to IG. Boosting bc doesn’t seem to be on bluesky yet.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 30/01/2026

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/01/2026

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock? Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?

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Pru Madeley @prum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Silence is complicity. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/on-palestine

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On Palestine

My articles on the Gaza genocide.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

NEW ARTICLE! On the dangers of AI: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/soul-strip...

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Soul Stripping

Against AI, again.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

simpsons meme of someone saying WEVE TRIED NOTHING, AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF IDEAS.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

“Just leave the country” is not a solution to fascism. A large number of people can’t even leave their city or state They’re trapped in legislative poverty. They’re disabled. They have families they can’t uproot or leave behind The reasons are endless, but make no mistake, leaving is a privilege

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 25/04/2025

The week has been chaotic, but there's been A LOT of good news this week, especially in politics. A thread/

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mooneyc4.bsky.social @mooneyc4.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Longest Senate filibusters ever: Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people Cory Booker - opposing fascism #filibuster

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Cory Booker has just broken Strom Thurmond's record for longest Senate filibuster ever, which stood for 68 years. Thurmond set it objecting to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Booker set it arguing against authoritarianism. May Strom's name be forgotten and his memory erased.

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Blue Horizon @phds2.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Call Corey Booker’s office and thank him for standing up for Democratic principles! The Congressional Switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Ask for Corey Booker!

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

America’s foremost expert on not being up to the task has weighed in!

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 24/03/2025

BINGO. There is no Captain America. There is only.... America. Get in community.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

One of THE BEST podcasts. Period. Amazing content, outstanding production, and overall a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

One of THE BEST podcasts. Period. Amazing content and outstanding production! Basically, a creative, academic feat to the highest degree!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen. 📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together.

Alt Text: A digital flyer with a dark red background promotes the "Save Our Services: LET US WORK Mass Call" event. The main text is in bold white and light blue, with "LET US WORK" in large, uppercase white letters and "MASS CALL" in bold outlined text. Below, the flyer highlights four featured speakers with circular headshots: Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Robert Reich (Former Secretary of Labor & Co-Founder of Inequality Media), Liz Shuler (President, AFL-CIO), and Maurice Mitchell (National Director, Working Families Party). The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT, with a call to action in bold: "Register: bit.ly/march13RSVP."

On the left side, logos of supporting organizations are stacked vertically, including the Federal Unionists Network (FUN), AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Working Families Party (WFP), and MoveOn.

At the bottom, white text reads "+ more!!" indicating additional speakers. The flyer visually emphasizes urgency and collective action against federal worker layoffs.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator. Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long. Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Diversity in ways to overthrow the system, Equity in opportunities for everyone to overthrow it, Inclusion of everyone in the dismantling, and Access to liberation for all.

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

7/ A government that refuses to act isn’t just failing—it’s surrendering. A country that won’t rule itself has already chosen to be ruled. Read the full column here: aridrennen.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

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The Supreme Court Accidentally Made the Case for Taxing Billionaires Out of Existence

A state that values its continued existence must take steps to ensure that no single individual accumulates the power to dismantle it

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I am annoyingly, fatally optimistic about our futures. It's not that I don't know HOW bad things are or that I'm in a position of privilege to where I'm not impacted. It's not that I'm not afraid or angry or that I don't hurt. It's that I'm too observant and I see everything, the good and the bad.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

MORE INCREDIBLY RUDE EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE FRANKLY UNHINGED BEHAVIOR

A person who witnessed the episode at Johnson's office denounced Chu's and Moore's actions.

"In the face of incredibly rude, extremely aggressive and frankly unhinged behavior, the Speaker was more than gracious and allowed the members into his personal office to hear their concerns," said the person, who asked not to be named to freely discuss the matter.

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Elon Musk’s agenda takes aim at all of us including those who voted for Trump. Right now there are thousands of angry people as far as the eye can see at the treasury wondering who the hell elected Musk President?

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

denying unanimous consent for some nominees is good; denying it for all nominees is an order of magnitude better. denying it for *everything altogether* is even better still. grind the senate to a halt until this reaches a resolution you're satisfied with

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Ken Wilson 👊🇺🇸🔥😉 @kcwilson.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Some wanted the entertainment. Some thought a president has the power to waive a magic wand and lower consumer prices. Some just wanted someone in charge that would go after the people they don’t like. A lot of people bought a ticket on a ride they did not anticipate taking.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

An emotional support painting anyone? Click. Zoom in. 1. Breathe in. Look at the changes from warm to cool. 2. Breathe out. Look at the differences in color and brushstrokes on portions of the rocks above and below the waterline. #art is healing. #oilpainting #landscape #painting

A zoomed in loo at rocks in a shallow pool of water. Colorful, late in the date warmth with cool shadows. Painterly when you get up close. Lots of little rocks and pebbles.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I keep trying to find “nice” photos of me working in my studio for my website/marketing. This is all I got 😂 #goblinmode On larger pieces I climb all around to get eye-level with the section I’m working on. My knees appreciate that I mostly work small. 🤦🏻 #art #painting #actionshots #workingartist

Kim crouched atop her stool and tabletop to get eye-level with a section of the painting that is too high up to see properly from the floor. She’s wearing a yellow ball cap, a gray tshirt that is ripped at the armpit, and cropped, green running pants. She’s barefoot for better grip to not slip fall. She’s working on her painting, Rocky Beach 35: Bittersweet. Which is a Rocky out cropping at East beach in Westport, MA. Moody sky full of dark clouds.

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

In the past 24 hours, I’ve had a ton of conversations with people both impacted by and frightened of the administration’s current orders. In many of those conversations, folks have found these suggestions for what to do first to be helpful, so I coalesced them into something sharable.

Background image of US capitol. Text in foreground reads “how to respond to a shock and awe strategy from your own government.” A few thoughts…

“In moments such as this, the most important information we can share (both in our social networks and publicly) is “how is ____ policy impacting me and what help do I need from others?”

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

No matter their race, creed, ethnicity, or immigration status, your neighbors are not - and never have been - your enemy. The villains in the American story have always been the wealthy and powerful interests seeking to turn you against your neighbor in order to maintain their place at the top.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This is one where I think I got it right. I didn’t overdo it. Scale was perfect and provided plenty of space for larger brushstrokes to do their thing. I was confident, relaxed. Knew when to stop. #RockyBeach 021 24x36, #oilpainting on panel #sold #painting #art #landscape #seascape #fineart

A close up of beach rocks at low tide. The shapes and brushwork are painterly and simplified. Very straightforward play between cool and warm colors to differentiate the light and shadows.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Backing up from the view of the last #painting, we end up here. A few hundred steps away, the same day, but 15 years apart. #RockyBeach 018 East Beach, Westport, MA 17.5” x 30.5”, oil on panel 2010 #landscape #seascape #art #fineart #oilpainting

Color oil painting of a rocky beach. Piles of rocks, at low tide, as a transitional space between the sand and the water. Moody, as the clouds are dark, and the water has brought out the darker colors of the rocks.

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Farming While Beige @sylvanaquafarms.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A gentle plea for everyone, and especially content creators, to make a plan to get off Meta/X platforms and take your friends and followings with you…

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

There's going to be a very popular strand of online argument which says "Well he just DID!" either because "useless libs don't get it anymore!!" or because "you fools, you clowns, the law means nothing now" and that is very much a mix of ignorance and surrender masquerading as cynicism IMO.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

“Anti-Intellectualism in American Life” and “The Paranoid Style of American Politics” by Richard Hofstadter Reads like it was written in the last decade, versus the 1960s…

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Here’s a painting that, in fact, did NOT make it into a juried show. It’s fine, it’s how it goes sometimes. Been doing this a while. But here it is so y’all can hopefully enjoy! “Rocky Beach 035: Bittersweet” 24”x40” oil on linen panel #oilpainting #painting #art #landscape #seascape #fineart

Moody ominous landscape oil painting. Location East Beach, Westport, MA. Faces east, so the shadow of the viewer is cast upon the edge of the water. The horizon is another beach off in the distance. Seemingly calm waters compressed between the rocks and clouds.

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Adam Ellis @adamtots.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

A #commission that I finished just in the nick of time for the holidays! For the only #collector I’d endure #painting two, 1/4” tall, long haired toddlers into composition for 😂 #oilpainting #linenpanel 12” x 21.5” Studio made moulding #fineart #art #landscape #seascape

Close up of the two 1/4” tall, long haired toddlers playing on the rocks. One with blonde hair, the other with brown. Two little boys in their swimming trunks.

A view pulling back a little farther from the two figures. Includes a bit more of the rocks and sky at the beach.

The finished and framed painting for my client. Ebonized walnut frame with a silver leafed inner frame. The full composition of the painting with clouds colored pink yellow and purple by the setting sun. The line of rocks moves from left to right through the middle of the painting, almost across the entire width of the painting. Leaving a sliver of water to indicate the beach.

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KimGatesman/ThirdSwitchStudios @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

The second of two pieces I have in a show opening a January 11! Imago Foundation For the Arts …in Warren, RI. www.imagofoundation4art.org/ifa-events Rocky Beach 036 - Through The Thick of It 18x24”, oil in linen panel 2024 #oilpainting #painting #ocean #landscape #seascape #art #rockybeach

Horizontal oil painting of a rocky shoreline, on a very foggy day. There is barely a horizon, merely a shadowy transition from white to gray two-thirds the way down from the top. The tide is receding so lots of smaller rocks dotted around the foreground. Low level color, nearly monotone.

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