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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 22h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I’ve debated with Israel’s most fervent defenders – NAZA debunks their talking points | Mehdi Hasan
The film’s testimonies from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers expose years of baseless propaganda. Don’t take my word – take theirs
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Figures that someone like that would have a soap opera name that's spelled wrong. 😑
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Mike @banditdekard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Going to have to treat this administration like a RICO case. Arrest everyone involved in the making and release of these videos. Down to the interns. Then flip them up the chain of command. And no, "my boss told me to break the law and do fascism" isn't a defense.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Illiterate lying.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Didn't those juvenile looking socks go out of fashion about 5 or 6 years ago?
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you live in the neolib / neocon beltway bubble, it certainly is.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Such a twat .
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Don't change before the empire falls; you'll laugh so hard you'll crack the walls."
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everyone connected to this putrid regime must be held accountable.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
F**k off.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why give oxygen to this moronic shrieking harpy?
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This should cover all healthcare facilities - including nursing homes.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this so f**king much.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"If your thing is gone and you want to ride on ..."
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Does he actually do any real work, or does he just whinge on Fox?
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think he means only the right sort of Democrat. 😑
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"I am America, and so can you!" 😄
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How're you going to do that, Ken, when your corporate donors are basically on board with Trump's agenda?
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
jacobin.com/2026/09/surv...
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Swing Voters Want Kitchen-Table Populism, Not a Sermon
A new survey of 6,100 voters finds that persuadable voters respond to plain talk about rent, groceries, and corruption — and tune out when Democrats lecture them about who’s dividing them.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
jacobin.com/2026/09/sept...
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25 Years After 9/11, the Zombie War on Terror Stumbles On
Nobody seems to care anymore about the fears and threats that originally motivated the war on terror. Yet 25 years after September 11, 2001, that war continues to infect American life at home and abro...
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Blut und boden. 😑
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Blue Man Group meets marrionette performance art? LOL.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
👍🙌
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bitch, please.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Roberts, Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, and Thomas should all be impeached.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
And she was being polite.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This clown needs to go.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
OMG, he is such an f-ing dork. He's like a walk-on character from a sitcom.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bought and paid for by AIPAC.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Everyone in this regime should be prosecuted - vigourously.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
aje.news/a504sv
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Israel is betting on Islamophobia to save its standing in the West
Netanyahu’s government is using anti-Muslim fear to rally a Western right increasingly receptive to its message.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Cute. But will he actually stand up to the predatory class behind these monstrosities - especially if they're aligned with Israeli tech interests? I'm not holding my breath.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Blut und eisen.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Playing footsie with these Nazis will not save you if they ever come to power, Ben. 😑
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
And this is a bad thing why?
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
He needs to be prosecuted.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
He's like a slippery postmodern version of Trump.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Are there actually any 'right' hands?
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
While they're enabling actual concentration camps here and now. 😑
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Perhaps we could also extend this entrechtung to centrist Dems who take AIPAC (and affiliates') money?
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is it. Will they outnumber us or will we outnumber them? Teach your children well.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Artificial intelligence is not just a market product or a scientific achievement. It is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy." connect the dots! Dr. McMillan Cottom has homework! go to the library, host a reading group, organize your neighbors www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
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Opinion | A Reading List for Our Age of A.I. (Gift Article)
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
So, imagine how they'd react to an actual left politician. 😉
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"The revolution will not be televised." 😑
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
jacobin.com/2026/07/demo...
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The Left Is Rising, So Centrist Dems Are Cynically Woke Again
The Democratic establishment said it was getting rid of the grating, cynical style of wokeness it blamed for its 2024 loss to Donald Trump. Then the Left began winning primaries, and those same Democr...
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And why is George Harrison dressed like Jesus? 😄
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marksrq1971.bsky.social @marksrq1971.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
He could hold heavenly drag shows there.
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