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A world citizen who cares about its fellow citizens contributing to the betterment of humanity.

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 10/06/2025
“If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived,” writes Michelle Goldberg.
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Opinion | This Is What Autocracy Looks Like
The president didn’t bother to wait for a crisis to launch an authoritarian crackdown.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Wannabe dictator acting like a dictator.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/05/2025
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
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Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
During Hitler’s Reich, these diaries “…capture a time when many looked the other way, remained silent, or became complicit.” youtu.be/fDWYc8vTvEw
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Hitler's Reich - Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (1/4) | DW Documentary
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
How neo-Nazism actually works, according to a former white supremacist www.businessinsider.com/how-neo-nazi...
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How US neo-Nazism actually works, according to a former white supremacist
Arno Michaelis was in neo-Nazi groups for seven years. He discusses how the Nazi ideology has spread across the US.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We have overcome near-death experiences before. We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis. We are. But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
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Yes, we still have a constitutional democracy
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services. This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor). It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A powerful, important piece from @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional
Where all this goes is still up to us.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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ACLU @aclu.org · 14/03/2025
MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant. This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech. @nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/03/2025
A gloves-off trade war with the U.S. is uniting Canadians against their southern neighbor. Listen to "The Daily."
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Elbows Up: Canada’s Response to Trump’s Trade War
Anger with the country’s southern neighbor is simmering and widespread.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Did you hear that the much trumpeted mission to house 30,000 immigrants at Guantanamo Bay has completely failed and ended? Nah...they don't want you to know they burned over $16M for 290 people. But they got the pictures! Really. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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Smoke and mirrors in Cuba
They are all lying but they got the pictures and that's what matters
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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/03/2025
To be clear: The Trump administration doesn't have the authority to deport Mahmoud Khalil for voicing his beliefs. We will see them in court.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/03/2025
Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations
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Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations
The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be halted Elon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, have been ordered by a federal judge to…
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
SCOOP: The new DOGE official seeking private taxpayer information at the IRS has ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch considered part of Putin's inner circle. Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Last year I found myself on the trail with prominent Republicans who knew their conscience called them to stand up against Trump. But those in office today believe their power/survival completely depends on his approval. Only by changing that equation can we reconnect them with their conscience.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Using the powers of the Department of Justice to threaten free speech
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The UN is the hero in this dire moment of history. They have a stronger moral compass and sense of obligation than the current self-centered, self-serving, short-sighted American presidential leadership and administration.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Getting rid of the American workers who take care of American veterans is wrong. Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
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Kiki @kikionthebeach.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Jon has only gotten better in the 20 years since he eviscerated Tucker Carlson. www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/watch-...
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Watch Jon Stewart Call Tucker Carlson a “Dick” in Epic 2004 ‘Crossfire’ Take Down
The then-'Daily Show' host appeared on the now-defunct CNN show, where he referred to the hosts as "partisan hacks" and blamed the show for being divisive by reducing arguments to two-sided political ...
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Democrats @democrats.org · 04/03/2025
Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social and Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are hosting a virtual National Update and Call to Action this Wednesday at 9pm ET. Tune in tomorrow to hear more from our Party's leaders about how Democrats are fighting back against Donald Trump's reckless agenda.
A poster promoting an event with DNC Chair Ken Martin and Leader Hakeem Jeffries that reads:

National Update & Call to Action
A Virtual Event
March 5, 2025 - Open to all - 9:00pm ET

Watch at YouTube.com/TheDemocrats
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has been on a tear for much of this hearing on CFPB dismantling. She's concerned the agency will be "choked out of existence before I get to rule on the merits." She wants an evidentiary hearing.
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Chris D. Jackson @chrisdjackson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🚨 UPDATE: After humiliating the U.S. on the world stage, Trump just jetted off to Florida—to golf. He’s now spent 35% of his presidency on vacation, burning through $20M+ in taxpayer dollars. The laziest "president" in U.S. history.
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Chris D. Jackson @chrisdjackson.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
🚨 BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just signed a landmark agreement providing Ukraine’s military with $3.3 billion in support. A major show of commitment to Ukraine’s fight for democracy, all while Trump gets on his knees for Putin. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Three years ago this week. 🇺🇦
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Heidi Przybyla 🎤✍️ @heidireports.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment. The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
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Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The US economy has suddenly been thrown into reverse as key GDP indicator flashes stunning negative forecast fortune.com/2025/03/01/u...
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The US economy has suddenly been thrown into reverse as key GDP indicator flashes stunning negative forecast
The Atlanta Fed's GDP tracker now indicates the economy is headed for a 1.5% contraction in the first quarter, after showing 2.3% growth just days earlier.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thousands of people gathered on Saturday at national parks from California to Maine to protest the Trump administration’s firing of at least 1,000 National Park Service employees last month. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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Thousands Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Hundreds of staff have been laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration including employees of the National Weather Service, responsible for forecasts & severe weather alerts across the country, providing crucial data for scientists / meteorologists www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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The scientific impact of Trump's cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service
Hundreds of staff have been laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That includes employees of the National Weather Service, the agency responsible for forecasts and severe we...
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
More than 75,000 digital subscribers to The Washington Post have cancelled since its owner, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced that he would radically overhaul the paper's opinion pages to reflect libertarian priorities and exclude opposing points of view. www.npr.org/2025/02/28/n...
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Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site…He called the team a "far-left government-wide computer office"… www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site
He called the team a far-left group and said it had been "deleted."
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 27/02/2025
The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the upcoming season.
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Trump Administration Cancels Meeting of FDA Vaccine Advisers, Risking Flu-Shot Delay
The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the up...
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
BREAKING: Elon Musk tries to get Verizon's FAA contract canceled -- so that he can give the $2.4 BILLION contract to his Starlink company Musk is literally going into the government -- and pocketing billions for himself MASSIVE conflicts of interest -- 100% ILLEGAL
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/02/2025
MAGA influencers are out in full force tonight, making up things that were not in this resolution. Congrats on getting your $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, $19 trillion in added deficit spending, and $880 billion in Medicaid cuts through this initial step, though.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
What you learn about “Red Skull” after working years at Elon Musk’s companies. youtu.be/_cZ7hN4f43Y?...
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I Survived ELON MUSK'S Company For 6 Years Here's What Happened
YouTube video by things your mom should’ve told you
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Elon Musk Gets '$8 Million A Day' From Taxpayers—Why Is No One Investigating His Billions Of Dollars From Federal Government” finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
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Elon Musk Gets '$8 Million A Day' From Taxpayers—Dem Question Why No One Is Investigating His Billions Of Dollars From Federal Government
Elon Musk is facing criticism from congressional Democrats for the billions his companies receive from the federal government, while questions about potential conflicts of interest remain unanswered. ...
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. “Two years ago, the largest producers were found liable for inflating prices in the 2000s. Now, some lawmakers are calling for federal regulators to investigate the industry.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
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Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?
The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry.
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs
More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven’t been ruled out.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 25/02/2025
This is straight out of Putin’s playbook.
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White House seizes control of press pool, will decide which outlets cover events with president
The move reverses the long established precedent of journalists determining who participates in the press pool.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/02/2025
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.
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Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for othe...
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
My last post gave me this idea to create a new thread of organizations. Please post websites and or organization (pro democracy) that we can support/follow/donate to. (Don't spam this post, they will be deleted.) I'll start with my own PAC (shameless plug lol) democracydefenderspac.com
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Dunn’s Democracy Defenders
Dunn’s Democracy Defenders is Harry’s commitment to building up the next generation of Democracy Defenders who will defeat MAGA...
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The reason I keep sharing Joseph Goebbels quotes? Bc Trump is following the Reich Minister of Propaganda's advice to a T: "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
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An Informer @litsbox.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
O’Rourke & Dworkin “discuss specific steps that each of us can take, from holding our leaders accountable, to giving Democrats some much needed backbone, to stepping up to reach and register the voters who will decide the balance of power…” open.substack.com/pub/betoorou...
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Anger can be power if you know that you can use it.
Beto O'Rourke and Scott Dworkin, live from El Paso, Texas
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