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Left of center, pro-environment, DEI, and real history.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This is the argument we are participating in. Unbelievable.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Having spent a lot of time around Funds Development people, I can see how he got pulled into the circle and then looked away from the truth. I am not excusing his decision; I am acknowledging the reality of what it sadly takes to raise millions of dollars for a cause. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...
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‘I’m Tainted. I’m in the Files.’
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
January 6th, Epstein files, war in Iran, the list is long and damning.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is what failed leadership looks like. Trump has belittled and bullied our traditional allies and now can’t comprehend why they won’t help us.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Q: Can you give one example of fraud in a previous election that the SAVE America Act would stop? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we're not gonna litigate all that
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Every now and then, it's worth reminding yourself that every single crisis of Trump 2.0 -- the economic downturn, the chaos in our cities, the rising health crisis, the foreign wars -- has been a direct result of their own actions. If they'd done nothing at all, they'd be coasting comfortably.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
i see you elected a republican president, would you like a refresher on stock market circuit breakers? - click here to skip tutorial
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Leopards Ate My Face @leopardfeasts.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
People who choose not to get vaccinated surprised that measles sucks. #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say
Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🚨🚨 Trump MURDERED an ICU nurse THEN called him a terrorist! Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!! Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/03/2026
DOJ releases missing Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump.
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DOJ releases missing Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump
The Justice Department indicated that the documents were not previously released because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative."
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Congrats to these 4 strong law firms that refused to knuckle under. And to Princeton, Harvard, Wesleyan etc who've used their fame and resources to set that example in education. And governors and mayors. And district court and circuit-court judges. AND AMERICANS BY THE MILLIONS, across the country.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The Trump administration has unfurled banners on the Department of Education building featuring Booker T. Washington, Catharine Beecher, and Charlie Kirk. Washington and Beecher were influential figures in American education whose legacies shaped schools and teaching nationwide.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/03/2026
A celebration is acceptable only when it becomes a sanitized MAGA vision of America.
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Trump whitewashes Black History Month
A celebration is acceptable only when it becomes a sanitized MAGA vision of America.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The White House is obsessed with hiding the President's involvement in a child sex ring. It's what they spend most of their time on.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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UAW @uaw.org · 06/02/2026
"I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole." — Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth
Blue-tinted photo of civil rights activist Malcolm X, with the quote: "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
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Leopards Ate My Face @leopardfeasts.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
When you vote for the unqualified people, don't be surprised when you get bad results #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/01/2026
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Hey, as we all watch the dementia-addled psychotic president of the United States ramble incoherently on a global stage, I'd just like to say on behalf of all Americans: Our bad.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I honestly thought the war against Denmark would come before the war against Minnesota
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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is a disaster for the environment.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/12/2025
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
But will the evangelicals and GOP hear the message?
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything is a nail.
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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In Epstein's Manhattan townhouse, there is a framed photo showing Epstein with Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend, Melania Knauss. The photo was cropped to exclude Ghislaine Maxwell. Framed photos of Steve Bannon were kept in at least two rooms in the mansion. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
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A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Lair
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15/05/2025
UPDATE: Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, has sent a letter to Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Rowe thanking him for refusing to resettle white Afrikaners, saying, "What the (admin) refers to as anti-white racial discrimination is nothing of the kind."
Dear Presiding Bishop Sean,
 
I write to thank you for your call on Sunday, and to assure you of our gratitude for the stand you have taken in support of ACSA and South Africa in regard to the group of South Africans being resettled by your Administration.
 
What the Administration refers to as anti-white racial discrimination is nothing of the kind. Our government implements affirmative action on the lines of that in the United States, designed not to discriminate against whites but to overcome the historic disadvantages black South Africans have suffered.
 
By every measure of economic and social privilege, white South Africans as a whole remain the beneficiaries of apartheid. Measured by the Gini coefficient, which measures income disparity, we are the most unequal society in the world, with the majority of the poor black, and the majority of the wealthy white.
 
While U.S. supporters of the South African group will no doubt highlight individual cases of suffering some members might have undergone, and criticise TEC for its action, we cannot agree that South Africans who have lost the privileges they enjoyed under apartheid should qualify for refugee status ahead of people fleeing war and persecution from countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Afghanistan.
 
Please feel free to share this letter publicly.
 
Blessings,
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
@jalenhurts.bsky.social I couldn't be more proud of your schedule conflict. Well done!
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is a great time to remember that for the millions of people impacted by tonight’s storms, your government will not be helping you with storm recovery (see Arkansas last week). It could help you, it chooses not to. It fired all those people so it could give tax relief to billionaires.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Shipping 3 billion gallons of water out of the state of Iowa is a remarkablely bad idea. Bad for our citizens, bad for agriculture, and bad for the environment. www.thegazette.com/environment-...
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Iowa company that wanted to ship water out West asks for big pumping increase
Pattison Sand Company has asked to nearly quadruple the amount of water it pumps from wells and surface waters to expand its quarrying operation. Some worry it might lead to out-of-state water sales.
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Sparkling Wizzle @liberalbadger97.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Go Gwen 🙌🙌🙌🙌 thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Gwen Walz on RFK Jr. comments: People with autism ‘contribute more to this nation than this man ever will’
Minnesota’s first lady, Gwen Walz, slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F Kennedy Jr. over comments he made Wednesday about autism. In a Wednesday press conference on a recent report…
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
From the producers of “Honey, I shrunk the economy” and “Throw Medicaid from the train”… Brace yourself for their next horror reboot… “Black Monday: The Fuckening” Releases tomorrow nationwide.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Much has passed since inauguration, but breakfast prayer is worth remembering youtu.be/fZMU86vbhfM?...
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Bishop confronts Trump during sermon: "Have mercy"
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The Grand Old Party at its best and most honest.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The question that journalists are not asking is for Republican Senators and Congressmen “to compare and contrast Pete Hegseth texting secret plans with Hillary Clinton email issues.”
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20/03/2025
An Arizona GOP town hall sparked protests after non-registered Republicans were denied entry.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Of course Project 2025 was the plan, but 30% of the country to to.blind to see it. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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‘Beyond My Wildest Dreams’: The Architect of Project 2025 Is Ready for His Victory Lap
Paul Dans, the ousted director of Project 2025, says he’s delighted that Trump is implementing his agenda after all.
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Racism and sexism, pure and simple. While America has always been racist and sexist, I thought we were making progress. I was wrong. This is what the GOP voters supported.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/03/2025
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
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Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
WTF, Chuck?!
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marty1776.bsky.social @marty1776.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Any 8th grader can tell you that 10 provinces make up Canada and so would create 10 more states, not one. That would be 20 senators, and something like 25 congressmen, which will largely vote left of center. Canada has no desire to join, but if they did, it would fundamentally change our elections.
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