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Dona Dickinson @donadickinson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today, the people of #Hungary toppled their tyrant. America, our return to democracy requires our full attention. We can see it can be done!

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

They’re seeing dollar signs, that’s it. And I can hate Louis and do other stuff too, it’s easy.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 31/03/2026

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook:
"A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity!
A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000.
It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share.
Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.)
As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck.
For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors.
Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense.
Sign me up!"

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

It was…. massive. Looking at it front near the stage, the sea of people just kept on going. I was expecting big. I wasn’t expecting that tbh with you

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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds march through Philly targeting Democrat John Fetterman, “How many kids did you kill today?” The left is done with pro-war Dems. The rage is real. Share so everyone sees this! substack.com/@rawstory/no...

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Raw America (@rawstory)

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Epstein victims had been speaking both to federal officials and publicly since the 1990s. Admin after admin betrayed them. But instead of analysis of the continuity of conspiracy, it's falsely presented as "revelation". Much as the first Trump admin got memory-holed, now the Biden admin is too.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics. "It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Mia Valentina Paz Faria
A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas
Detained for 70 days

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by
@micarosenberg
et al for ProPublica:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/02/2026

Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

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WIRED @wired.com · 16/02/2026

Last week, we reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)

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NishiCat @nishicat.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We’re safe, and we’re doing okay. This is a horrific reality that I refuse to let become normal for anyone. #iceoutwisconsin #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutminnesota

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In the '60s, an all-star team of Soviet artists assembled -- including Yuri Norstein. Together, they crafted a gentle, quiet gem called The Mitten. It's lovely stop motion, and it laid the groundwork for the team's later Cheburashka. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-film-for...

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Not sad to see it go, Adobe bought it and just sat on it. But a month’s notice? That’s wild.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

If billionaires want recognition, they already have it. They run the economy, and now the government. They can handle some criticism. I wish a stock market crash upon them, divestment, and a hundred more tax policies aimed squarely at each of them and their estates.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Minneapolis should press its momentum and demand not only withdrawal but start talking about the need for immediate reparations, loudly, with the total certainty that only winners have. "You have wronged us terribly and must pay recompense" and let them argue the second part.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Hmm. Best not to invest in this category. 🤦‍♂️

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

SCOOP: Nursing home companies donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept. Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect. His administration revoked the rule a few months later.

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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/01/2026

I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Close the camps! They’re murdering people in the camps!

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda. 1. Vote no on DHS funding bill. 2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE. 3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents. 4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 25/01/2026

Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 24/01/2026

Way bigger than the inauguration crowd, also Fuck ICE

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Minnesota is the best of us.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest. Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

No I know. I heard you. You have an unconvincing argument. It’s not persuasive. I already pointed out the logical fallacy at the center of it. You’re gonna need a new argument.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I’m not pretending anything. Your argument is nonsensical, there’s nothing to understand.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/01/2026

Never forget that billionaires spend billions to convince you that voting doesn't matter. Don't help them. Voting isn't the ONLY thing we can do, but it is the most powerful check on the executive. "Don't bother voting because there'll be no free elections" is oligarch propaganda.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

So your argument is.. to give them immunity.. until they break the rules?

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

So industry should be able to do what it likes and let the people be damned? Protect profits at all costs, companies are sacred cows. Got it.

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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Cranchiids are some of the squids of all time.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The labor share of GDP is lower today than it has been at any time since records began being kept in 1947. The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount. prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...

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A New Low for American Workers

The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Then they have an adequate legal defense. Immunity is preposterous.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The article says that cutting Quartz releases much higher amounts of silica than marble. Quartz isn’t used raw because it’s too crumbly. They pulverize it and glue it together, so when it’s cut it releases a ton more silica. Immunity is the last thing they should receive.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

That’s the rock bit. The glue bit is what’s new. I have these counters, they are a composite material. A new product.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The manufacturers know better than anyone what compounds are in their products and what particulates are released when they are cut. They are far from innocent entities that deserve immunity. Let them defend themselves in court. A good lawyer will certainly use your argument. Let the judge decide.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Why are you so interested in protecting this one particular set of companies from litigation, is a much better question. I see this as monied interests helping shield each other from very real suffering caused by their industry. I’m not at all libertarian, very much for the little guy.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Then they should have no problem defending themselves in court. The ban on suing them is the problem. No company should have immunity from liability, but politicians hand it over for some kickbacks. That’s monstrous.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 17/01/2026

This Tuesday, Jan. 20, we encourage people across the country to walk out and lobby their congressional offices in their districts. Demand that Congress advance articles of impeachment against Trump and senior Trump officials for multiple abuses of power. citizensimpeachment.com/january-20th...

The poster for the January 20, 2026 Walkout, Walk-In. Images include open doors with people walking out of a building and walking in to another builder, superimposed for an image of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
The website with more information is www.removetheregime.com

Sponsoring organizations include:
Free America * Remove the Regime * 50501 Movement * Women's March * Removal Coalition * Citizens' Impeachment * Free Speech For People

At 2:00 p.m., walk out wherever and whenever you are. From 3:00-5:00 p.m. walk in to your local congressional office to demand impeachment and removal.

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Monstrous. The industry knew the dangers, the workers and their families deserve compensation.

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/01/2026

404 Media has obtained material that explains how surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. One tool can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer. www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

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Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods

404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or…

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Neil Graf @neilgraf.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

They weren’t evidence of raping children. Though, hindsight is 20/20, as they say.

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